Digital Otter Center offers pro bono assistance to community

Computer science students will provide free assistance to members of the community weekly starting March 11.

At the Digital Otter Center, Cal State Monterey Bay’s newest community outreach program, students will provide a variety of technology services on a drop-in basis to individuals, startups and non-profits. High school computer clubs and senior centers are also invited to take advantage of the service.

Free services include:

The Digital Otter Center will be held in the Business and Information Technology Building on Divarty Street, next to the Tanimura & Antle library, from 4 to 7 p.m. every Friday from March 11 to May 6.

Students will be on hand in the first floor of the building to greet visitors and direct them to the appropriate location for the service they need.

Community members are asked to complete a brief survey so CSUMB can fine-tune the services available.

Please note that while the service is free, visitors must purchase a parking permit from a machine on the lot.

For more information, contact Cassandra Humphrey at chumphrey@csumb.edu or Dr. Eric Tao at etao@csumb.edu

Published March 7, 2016