The McNeill Lab is located in the lower level of McNeill Hall, room 5. This lab is only available to Simpson students during the hours listed below. The McNeill Lab is available for reservation. It is staffed with a student lab consultant designated by a lab consultant sign during evening hours – please feel free to ask for assistance. The lab has extended hours during finals for our students' convenience. Check Information Services News for specific hours during finals.   For more information, contact Rita Watson, Computer Lab Manager at (515) 961-1869.

Available Hardware

Macintosh Computers: 16
Additional Equipment: Color Laser Printer, Scanner

Base Software

• Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 Professional
• FireFox 2.0
• Microsoft Office 2004 (Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word)
• Norton AntiVirus
• Safari 2.0.4

Discipline Specific Software

• Adobe Illustrator CS2
• Adobe ImageReady CS2
• Adobe InDesign CS2
• Adobe Photoshop CS2  
• Dreamweaver 8.0
• Fireworks 8.0
• Flash 8.0
• Final Cut Express HD 3.5.1
• LiveType 2.1
• Soundtrack 1.5

 

Scanner software is installed on 1 computer.

Fall and Spring Semester Hours

 

Monday - Thursday	8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Friday	8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday	Closed

May Term Hours

 

Monday - Thursday	8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Friday	8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday	Closed

Summer Hours

 

Monday - Thursday	8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friday	8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday	Closed