The Big Picture

The Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) was launched in 2004 as a major collaborative venture of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Duke University and North Carolina State University. Supported by the state of North Carolina, RENCI focuses on finding solutions to complex, multidisciplinary problems. The institute is a virtual organization that includes facilities at the three Triangle universities, East Carolina University, UNC Asheville and UNC Charlotte. RENCI brings together academia, government, industry and world-class computing and technology resources to find innovative solutions to these problems.

RENCI engagement centers provide a focal point for campus collaboration.  In addition to the UNC-Chapel Hill center, there are centers at Duke University and at NC State University.  In addition, there are regional engagement centers at UNC Asheville, East Carolina University, and UNC Charlotte.

The RENCI@UNC Chapel Hill Engagement Center

The RENCI@UNC Engagement Center is the focal point for collaboration on the UNC campus.  Located in the ITS-Manning building, the center houses several unique visualization environments, and is staffed by experts in multiple areas.  Together, the visulization environments, the engagement center staff, and other hardware and software resources create unique capabilities that can be applied to a wide range of collaborative opportunities.

Collaboration – The RENCI Mission

The RENCI @ UNC Engagement Center plays a key role in RENCI’s efforts to work with campus faculty and staff.  The engagement center provides substantial physical resources, technology, and expertise, and also acts as a conduit for the extensive capabilities represented by the rest of the RENCI organization.

RENCI@UNC Locations

RENCI is physically located in two areas of the UNC Chapel Hill campus.  The first location is in the ITS-Manning Building, near the UNC Hospitals complex.  The second location the HSL Collaboration Center, on the second floor of the Health Sciences Library building. The main RENCI headquarters is also located in Chapel Hill, at the Europa Center.

ITS-Manning Details

ITS Manning is located at 211 Manning Drive. Business hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors can access the building by checking in at the front lobby. Limited visitor parking spaces are available in the ITS Manning lot. Visitors can also park in the UNC Hospitals Dogwood Parking Deck, located across Manning Drive from UNC Hospitals, for $1/hour.

The Chapel Hill Campus Shuttle (U Bus line) conveniently stops right in front of ITS-Manning.  Check out the status of the U Bus on NextBus.