INSTITUTION

IMPLEMENTATION

COMPUTERS

NOTES

Acadia University
Wolfville, Nova Scotia

President Kelvin Ogilvie
 
 

Initiative referred to as Acadia Advantage; 1st notebook university in Canada; 1996-97 for students in Bus Admin, Computer Sci, selected Arts, Physics;  all students by year 2000

first machines were IBM 586, 540 MB HD, 
4X CD, 12 MB RAM; 1998-99 models are 385ED’s with P166, 48 MB RAM, 2.1 GB HD, &  CD-ROM.

Total tuition $5,190 (Canadian $)

phone - 902.542.2201
http://www.acadiau.ca/advantage
 

Algonquin College
Ottawa, Ontario

Robert C. Gillett, President

trial program 97-98 with 53 laptops for faculty

partnership with Digital Equipment of Canada

http://www.algonquinc.on.ca/

Baker University

Baldwin City, KS

Provided to graduate & undergraduate  students in Business Administration and Management programs in School of Professional and Graduate Studies

Acer Extensa 501DX with 266 MHz, 32 MB RAM, 3.1 GB HD, CD-ROM

http://www.bakerspgs.edu/

Barry University
11300 NE Second Ave.
Miami, Florida  33161

President: Sr. Jeanne O'Laughlin O.P., Ph.D.

Program called ANET 2000.  Graduate education program for nurse anesthetist education where laptop computers are utilized as complement to video teleconferencing instruction, educational software applications, and instructional web page.  Students required to lease or purchase laptop computer.

IBM ThinkPad 380 XD

IT Advisory Council considering
expansion of concept campus wide.

Jeffrey Groom, PhD, CRNA
Program Director
Nurse Anesthesiology
(800) 756-6000 ext. 3365
email: jgroom@mail.barry.edu

http://www2.barry.edu/vpaa-snhs/anesthe.htm

Bentley College
Waltham, MA  02154
 
 

President Joseph Morone

6,599 total enrollment, F95

1985 issued 900 microcomputers to freshmen; began with trial program; required undergraduates to rent or buy in 1989; in 1995 required all student to buy

students are billed for a notebook unless 
they prove that they purchased elsewhere; roughly 75% purchase through the 
institution; students pay $250 down and 
balance over 3 years

contact: Fred Bachofner, Computer 
Resource Center; 
fbackofner@bentley.edu

phone - 781.891.2000
http://www.bentley.edu/

Bethel College
325 Cherry AVenue
McKenzie, TN  38201

1st ThinkPad University in Tennessee

ThinkPad 390

phone - 901.352..4000
http://www.bethel-college.edu/thinkpad/index.htm

Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School
Provo, UT  84602

Required student purchase of laptops 

For 1999-2000 Recommend300 MHz Pentium processor, 64 MB RAM, CD-ROM, 4 GB HD, Windows 98
Dell or Compaq laptops

http://www.law.byu.edu/General/Laptop.html

Canadore College
North Bay, Ontario

Pilot 1995-96; completing second year; phasing in over three year period; all students will have  notebooks1998-99 academic year

Recommend Pentium II 350 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 6 GB HD; Windows2000; IBM ThinkPad, Toshiba, Cmaq,or Dell

contacts:  Emerson Hunt
hunte@internet.canadorec.on.ca
or, Allan Reid reida@internet.canadorec.on.ca

see:  http://www.canadorec.on.ca/
or http://cpa.canadorec.on.ca/info/laptop.asp

Cardinal Stritch University College of Business & Management
Milwaukee, WI

required for students in Computer Enhanced MBA program

http://user2.stritch.edu/~cbmhelp
http:www.stritch.edu

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

1999 all incoming graduate students are required to use notebook
computers

students may purchase pre-configured IBM ThinkPads or bring their own notebook if it
meets minimum specifications

see http//www.cmu.edu/computing/
 

Case Western Reserve
University Circle
Cleveland, OH  44106

138 freshmen medical student received Apple PowerBooks

http://www.cwru.edu/

Clayton College & State University
Morrow, GA  30260

President Richard Skinner

4,895 students; 135 f.t. faculty, F95

notebooks to faculty F 96; to all students F 97
 
 
 
 

initiative known as Universal Personal Information Technology Access (UPITA);
joint project with Floyd College

contact: Jim Davis, Director of 
Institutional Research & Planning; davis@gg.clayton.edu

telephone:  770.961.3400

http://www.clayton.edu/

Clemson University College of Engineering & Science
Clemson, SC  29634

Laptop Computer Pilot Program F 98 with approximately 100 freshmen students.  special class sections in English, chemistry, math, engineering, and physics.  Laptop classes will extend into the sophomore year, but not beyond during the pilot phase.  Classrooms will be equipped for ethernet access at each student seat.

Students are required to purchase a Dell Latitude CPi (233MHz P-II), but some exceptions are made for students already owning suitable laptop.  Current plans call for a second pilot in Fall 1999, with consideration of possible mandatory policy in Fall 2000 based on assessment of experience in the first two groups.

http://www.clemson.edu/

College Boreal
Sudbury, Ontario

first community college in Canada to 
adopt notebook computers; Bloc-notes ThinkPad Project; 175 students and staff in a pilot

IBM ThinkPads

For Information::
Renee Champagne, Executive Director 
of Public Affairs,
phone:  705.675.6673  ext. 3016  http://www.borealc.on.ca/

Columbia University Business School
Uris Hall
116th St & Broadway
NY, NY  10027

Student Notebook Computer Initiative; notebooks required for all M.B.A. students beginning Fall 1992

minimum standard P133 IBM compatable, 32 MB RAM, 1 GB HD, CD-ROM; Novell & GroupWise environment

Services 212.854.8169
http://www.columbia.edu/

Columbus State Community College

550 East Spring Street
Columbus, OH  43215

16,795 students F95

1996-97 for Acct. and Health Information Technology majors

student machines:  IBM 486/75 Mhz, 
360 MB HD, 8 MB HD

http://www.colstate.cc.oh.us

1.800.621.6407
 

Concordia University-Montreal
1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd.
Montreal, Quebec
CNH  3G1M8

required for students enrolled in International Aviation MBA program

http://www-commerce.concordia.ca/amba/amba1/aviat3.htm
amba/amba1/aviat3.htm

telephone:  514.8848.2424
 

Concordia University-
St. Paul

275 North Syndicate
St. Paul, MN  55104

President Dr. Robert A. Holst

Educational Technology Initiative begining F98 for all students

IBM Thinkpads

contact:  Eric LaMott
lamott@luther.csp.edu

http://www.csp.edu/csp/infotech

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, MI  49525

Required for freshmen beginning F2000

IBM ThinkPads

http://cornerstone.edu/

Dartmouth College
Tuck School of Business
Hanover, NH  03755
 

began transition in 1995 to mobil computing environment for students

minimum requirement Intel Pentium, 16 MB RAM, Windows 95, Microsoft Office

http://www.dartmouth.edu/tuck/computing/student-memo-8-96.html
computing/student-memo-8-96.html

University of Denver
University Park,
Denver, CO  80208

will require laptops for first year undergraduates begining fall quarter 1999

http://www.du.edu/laptops

telephone: 303.871.2000

3141 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Drew University
Madison, NJ  07940

President Thomas H. Kean

2,043 students F95

Computer Initiative (CI) started in 1984 with personal computer requirement initially with desktops

Zenith 181 first notebook as standard 1988; Zenith SupersPort 1989-91; DECpc 1992; Panasonic CF-1000 1993; DECpc 1994; Digital HiNote 1995; TI Extensa 510 in 1996; Acer Extensa ESS2 for 1998

contact:  Neil Clarke
Director, Academic Technology
nclarke@drew.edu

telephone:  973.408.3315

http://www.drew.edu/infosys/index.html

Duke University School of Medicine & College of Allied Health

Used in Physician Assistant Program

http://www2.mc.duke.edu/ed/

Florida Technical College
1819 N. Semoran Blvd.
Orlando, FL  32807

provided in two year degree programs

http://www.flatech.edu/

telephone: 407.678.5600

Floyd College
Rome, GA  30162

President H. Lynn Cundiff

2,952 student F95

initiative known as Universal Personal Information Technology Access (UPITA); distribution of notebooks to full-time faculty F 96; to all students 
F 97

 $200/quarter fee; 250 notebooks 96-97; 
joint project with Clayton State; Floyd 
is a 2-year institution

telephone:  706.802.5000

http://www.fc.peachnet.edu/

Fontbonne College
St. Louis, MO

laptops required for Options MBA, executive evening program

(314) 862-3456

http://www.fontbonne.edu/acadeSet.html

Gallaudet University
800 Florida Avenue NE
Washington DC  20002

ACE: Access to Computing for Education Pilot Laptop Project

IBM ThinkPad 380's for 97-98 academic year

contact:  Greg Ritter
ghritter@gallux.gallaudet.edu

http://www.gallaudet.edu/

George Fox University
Newberg, Oregon  97132

1,442 undergraduates F97

notebooks for all full-time students; started with Mac Classic desktops F 91; students purchase machines

first notebooks were PowerBook 145b’s in 94-95; 150’s 95-96; 190cs 96-97; 1400cs 97-98

Support Center

phone - 1.800.765.4369
http://www.georgefox.edu/

Greenville College
Greenville, IL

Second year of notebook computer initiative with distribution to all students in fall 2000; incoming freshmen receive a new laptop and keep until senior year with optional upgrade to a newer laptip for a fee

IBM ThinkPad 380's and 390e's; going wireless with 11mpbs Aironet cards

Contact:
Randy Comfort, Admissions
   1.800.345.4440

Brian Morgan, Mobile Systems Support

Grove City College
Grove City, PA 16127-2104

President John H. Moore

2,280 students F95

notebooks to faculty spring 1994 and entering students Fall 1994; printers provided for each computer; students retain computer at graduation; 

Compaq Contura 425c for 94-95; Contura 410 95-96; Armada 1120 for 96-97; Armada 1510 for 
97-98; software Works 3.0/4.0

Computing
telephone:  412.458.2000

http://www.gcc.edu/
 

Hartwick College
Oneonta, NY  13820

President Dr. Richard Detweiler

1,502 students F95

began with laptops for new students F’93

Zenith Z-Lite for Class of 98
Zenith Black Star for Class of 99
Toshiba Satellite Pro for Class of 2000
IBM 365XD for Class of 2001

telephone:  607.431.4200

www.hartwick.edu/

Hogeschool van
Amsterdam, Holland
 
 

19,000 students, 2,000 staff

notebooks to 1,000 students in teacher training college F 97; roll-out to additional 6,000 students F 98

considering four vendors (HP, IBM, Toshiba, Tulip)

project referred to as "Digital Backpack"; 

contact: Henk Korevaar
korevaar@euronet.nl

Holland College

http://www.hollandc.pe.ca/

Houghton College
Houghton, NY  14744

President Daniel Chamberlain

1,389  students F95

Known as E.T.I. Educational Technology Initiative; Notebooks were first distributed to freshmen F 97.  The institution is now in the third year of the initiaitve.

Toshiba Satellite 200CDS for 97-98; the campus now has a partnership with Compaq.  The model for next fall is the Compaq Armada 1500c.  Incoming students will receive an inkjet printer.

ITESM
Mexico

started August 1998 with IBM Thinkpad 380ED recommended

http://www.mty.itesm.mx/

Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health
Charles & 34th Streets
Baltimore, MD  21218

recommend Dell notebooks with P233, 64 MB RAM, 3.2 GB HD, CD-ROM

http://www.jhsph.edu/

Johnson C. Smith University
Charlotte, NC

Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy, President

starting Fall 1999

IBM ThinkPads & Lotus Notes, LearningSpace

http://www.jcsu.edu/  

Kaetsu Women's College, Japan

free loan of notebook computers for students in Management Information and International Economics programs

http://www.kaetsu.ac.jp/

Keio University
Shonan Fujisawa Campus

4,000 students with notebooks

http://www.sfc.keio.ac.jp/

Lakeshore Technical College

1290 North Ave.
Cleveland, WI  53015

President Dennis Ladwig

F96 distributed to students in Materials Management cylce of ACCEL Program; students charged $88/course lease fee

TI510 Extensa provided to instructors; TI650 ExtensaCD provided to students with 133 MHz Pentium processor, 16 MB RAM; 10x CD-ROM; OfficePro95; IBM ThinkPads as of 12/98

contact:  Michael Lanser,
VP for Educational Support,
mila@ltc.tec.wi.us

http://www.ltc.tec.wi.us/

L 'Ecoledes hautesetudes Commerciales (School of Universite de Montreal)

http://www.umontreal.ca/

Mayville State University Mayville, ND  58257

President Dr. Ellen Chaffee

778 students Fall 95

F 96 distributed notebooks to faculty; Summer 97 and Fall 97 distributed to all students

IBM 365 ED provided for faculty with 
100 MHz, 540 MB HD, 24 MB RAM, CD-ROM; student machines for 97-98 with P133 processors

http://www.masu.nodak.edu/

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS  39762 

School of Architecture (laptops used in design classes & laboratories); College of Engineering (pilot in Biological Engineering with freshmen F'98, college-wide for all freshmen F'99)

http://www.msstate.edu/

http://www.engr.msstate.edu/computer_initiative

Montreat College
Montreat, NC  28757

President William Hurt

356 students F95

notebook computers mentioned under 
School of Professional & Adult Studies; 
phone - 1-800-622-6968
http://www.montreat.edu/

National University of Singapore
10 Kent Ridge Crescent
Singapore  119260

18,000 students and 3,000 staff

Initiative referred to as NUS Global Campus; starting July 1998 with
first year students in Computer Science, Engineering, Architecture & Building; optional for
Arts, Sciences, Medicine and Dentistry.  All students by year 2000.  Students will purchase
computers.

Notebook vendor selection May 1998.  Anticipated minimum standard P166,
32 MB RAM, 2.1 GB HD, CD-ROM, Windows95, MS Office

http://www.nus.edu.sg/global
contact:  Ravi Chandran  cceravi@nus.edu.sg

Niagra College

http://www.niagarac.on.ca/

Nichols College
Dudley, MA

President Debra Murphy

notebooks are a requirement for "day undergraduate program"; a new model is selected each year; 

Toshiba Satellite 440CDX with P133 processors, 16 MB RAM, CD-ROM & Office Professional

Steve Reynolds,
  Chief Information Officer
steve@nichols.edu
(508) 213-2206

http://www.nichols.edu/

North Dakota State University Department of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Fargo, ND  58105

started requirement during 1996-97 academic year

require students to purchase a notebook with 48 MB RAM and SVGA display

contact:  Dennis Colliton, Interim Chair
dcollito@plains.nodak.edu

Northern Michigan University
Marquette, MI  49855

ThinkPads for Teaching, Learning, and Communication; pilot began Jan 1999; notebooks for faculty Fall 1998; notebooks to all FT students Fall 2000

IBMThinkPads

$385/semester additional cost for students

http://www.acs.nmu.edu/laptop/default.html

telephone: 906.227.1000

Northland Community & Technical College
Thief River Falls, MN  56701

laptops required for students in Accounting and Computer/Electronic Technology programs

Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, MO  64468

President Dr. Dean Hubbard

6,001 students F95

1st Electronic Campus in 1987 with terminals in every dorm room & office; 1995-96 notebook pilot with 90+ students and 15 faculty members; 350 students and 75 faculty in 96-97; initial goal of all faculty by 2000; discontinued initiative 4/97 

started with Toshiba laptops, IBM 365’s for 96-97

Initiative known as EC+; $395+/semester 
cost for notebook; students leased 
directly from IBM

telephone:  816.562.1212

http://www.nwmissouri.edu/www_root/northwest/compserv/index.html
 

Northwest Technical Colleges, MN
Bemidji
Detroit Lakes
East Grand Forks
Moorhead
Wadena

5,400 students

72 ThinkPads first used on East Grand Fork's campus F94

over 3,000 IBM ThinkPads in use across 5 campuses in northwestern MN

adopting notebooks for specific programs

phone - 1.800.451.3441

http://www.ntc-online.com/
 

Northwestern University J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management
633 Clark
Evanston, IL  60208

http://www.kellogg.nwu.edu/

Pine Technical College
Pine City, MN  55063

Beginning F98 required for students in Microcomputer Network Technician Program

phone: 320.629.6764

Queens University School of Business
Kingston, Ontario

required for M.B. A. students; university purchase with student-paid fees as part of tuition;  required for entering freshmen undergrads beginning F'98

IBM ThinkPads

http://business.queensu.ca/

Quincy University
Quincy, IL  62301

provided to degree completion students in Bachelors degree in Business Administration program

http://www.quincy.edu/divisions/business/

Rasmussen College
Minnetonka, MN  55305

Laptop program since F95 Quarter with day students; the following quarter with evening students

IBM ThinkPad380's and Acers at Minnetonka campus; Acers at St. Cloud campus; AT&T's at Eagan & Mankato campuses

contact:  Eric Staupe,
Director of Information 
Systems, erics@rasmussu.edu

Red River Community College
2055 Notre Dame Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba 
R3H 0J9

President Dr. Anthony Knowles

notebooks for 50 faculty and 200 students in fall 1997

telephone -- 204.632.2161

http://www.rrc.mb.ca/
 

Rollins College

1000 Holt Avenue
Winter Park, FL  32789

pilot with laptops to 200 incoming Presidential Scholars F97

IBM ThinkPad380D's with Pentium150; 16 MB RAM; 1.35 GB HD; 8X CD-ROM

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Terre Haute, IN  47803

President Samuel Hulbert

1,335 students F95

started 1995-96 with entering freshman required to purchase laptop model for the year they enter

AMS (CA mfg) selected vendor first two years; TI in yr 3 and 4; TI Extensa 660CD for 97-98; ACER Extensa 710 for 98-99

Mary Anne Pierce, Laptop 
Implementation Coordinator

telephone:  812.877.1511

http://www.rose-hulman.edu/
 

Ryerson Polytechnic University
350 Victoria Street, B735
Toronto, Ontario M5B 2K3

started F' 96 with pilot in School of Business Management 

IBM Pentium ThinkPads; Windows95, WordPerfect & Netscape loaded; $700 per semester fee

initiative referred to as the 
Link Program

http://www.ryerson.ca/

Sacred Heart University
5151 Park Ave.
Fairfield, CT  06432

President Dr. Anthony Cernera

5,605 students F95

started 1995-96 with notebooks to all in-coming freshman

98-99 - IBM Thinkpad 380DX
99-00 - IBM Thinkpad 390e
Windows 98, Office97,
Microsoft Exchange

initiative referred to as Student Mobile 
Computing Program (SMCP)
24/7 tool-free technical support
on-going software training, on-site repair
center, purchase or lease; two year lease with
option for technology refresh

contact: Shirley Canaan,
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