Steen said the first test kiosks are already in place on the first and second floors of the Science Center, and more will be opening around campus soon.
One kiosk which promises to be busy is located in the now-defunct convenience store in the Freshman Union.
"Students like to read their e-mail quickly, respond and then move on," Steen said. "So we're going to try to be in prime locations for that."
Returning undergraduates will also notice that all e-mail and newsgroups are now run by one computer, which gives students a "fas" prompt instead of a "hucs7, 8, or 9" prompt.
Steen said this one machine, which replaced four older processors, should be able to handle at least 400 concurrently logged-on users.
Many students complained last year when overburdened servers slowed and, at times, stopped e-mail delivery.