Broward Computing Services
Fort Lauderdale Computer LabThe Fort Lauderdale Computer Lab is located in the sixth floor of the Higher Education Complex (HEC) building, room 611.
This computer lab contains 30 Windows
and Mac computers, as well as multiple printers. All the computers are connected to the campus network and have full access to the Internet.
This open lab is open to all FAU students, and allows them to complete class assignments, conduct research, and perform any other FAU-related academic work.
Hours of OperationMonday - Thursday: 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday & Saturday: 12 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: CLOSED
Joe Sher
Computer Lab Manager
Office: HEC-609
Phone: 954-762-5194 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 954-762-5194 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
E-mail: jsher@fau.edu
Lab Phone:954-762-5273 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 954-762-5273 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Hardware Available
The Fort Lauderdale Computer Lab contains 2 scanners, 2 black and white laser printers, 1 color laser printer, 1 inkjet wide-format color printer, and 1 color plotter printer.
Precision T3400 Windows 7
Quad Core
iMac|Intel MAC OS 10.6 Snow Leopard
Core 2 Duo
Software Available
(Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)
(Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)
(Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver)
(Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver)
(Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier,
After Effects, Encore)
The Fort Lauderdale Computer Lab is equipped with a pay-for-print system.
The system requires a valid FAU student ID (Owl card), a faculty ID or a visitor's card. The visitor's card can be purchased within the lab for $1.
Users can add money to their card as needed, using a cash-to-card machine, which is available inside the computer lab.
Type of Printing