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INSTITUTION
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IMPLEMENTATION
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COMPUTERS
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NOTES
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Acadia
University
Wolfville, Nova Scotia
President Kelvin Ogilvie
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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
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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.
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Total tuition
$5,190 (Canadian $)
phone - 902.542.2201
http://www.acadiau.ca/advantage
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Algonquin
College
Ottawa, Ontario
Robert C. Gillett, President
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trial program
97-98 with 53 laptops for faculty
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partnership with
Digital Equipment of Canada
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http://www.algonquinc.on.ca/
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Baker
University
Baldwin
City, KS
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Provided to
graduate & undergraduate students
in Business Administration and Management programs in School of
Professional and Graduate Studies
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Acer Extensa
501DX with 266 MHz, 32 MB RAM, 3.1 GB HD, CD-ROM
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http://www.bakerspgs.edu/
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Barry
University
11300 NE Second Ave.
Miami, Florida 33161
President: Sr. Jeanne O'Laughlin
O.P., Ph.D.
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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.
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IBM ThinkPad 380
XD
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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
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Bentley
College
Waltham, MA 02154
President Joseph Morone
6,599 total enrollment,
F95
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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
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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/
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Bethel
College
325 Cherry AVenue
McKenzie, TN 38201
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1st ThinkPad
University in Tennessee
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ThinkPad 390
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phone -
901.352..4000
http://www.bethel-college.edu/thinkpad/index.htm
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Brigham
Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School
Provo, UT 84602
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Required student
purchase of laptops
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For 1999-2000
Recommend300 MHz Pentium processor, 64 MB RAM, CD-ROM, 4 GB HD,
Windows 98
Dell or
Compaq laptops
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http://www.law.byu.edu/General/Laptop.html
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Canadore
College
North Bay, Ontario
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Pilot 1995-96;
completing second year; phasing in over three year period; all
students will have notebooks1998-99 academic year
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Recommend Pentium
II 350 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 6 GB HD; Windows2000; IBM ThinkPad, Toshiba,
Cmaq,or Dell
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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
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Cardinal
Stritch University College of Business & Management
Milwaukee, WI
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required for
students in Computer Enhanced MBA program
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http://user2.stritch.edu/~cbmhelp
http:www.stritch.edu
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Carnegie
Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
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1999 all incoming
graduate students are required to use notebook
computers
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students may
purchase pre-configured IBM ThinkPads or bring their own notebook if
it
meets minimum specifications
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see http//www.cmu.edu/computing/
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Case
Western Reserve
University Circle
Cleveland, OH 44106
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138 freshmen
medical student received Apple PowerBooks
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http://www.cwru.edu/
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Clayton
College & State University
Morrow, GA 30260
President Richard Skinner
4,895 students; 135 f.t.
faculty, F95
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notebooks to
faculty F 96; to all students F 97
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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/
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Clemson
University College of Engineering & Science
Clemson, SC 29634
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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.
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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.
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http://www.clemson.edu/
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College
Boreal
Sudbury, Ontario
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first community
college in Canada to
adopt notebook computers; Bloc-notes
ThinkPad Project; 175 students and staff in a pilot
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IBM ThinkPads
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For Information::
Renee Champagne, Executive
Director
of Public Affairs,
phone: 705.675.6673 ext.
3016 http://www.borealc.on.ca/
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Columbia
University Business School
Uris Hall
116th St & Broadway
NY, NY 10027
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Student Notebook
Computer Initiative; notebooks required for all M.B.A. students
beginning Fall 1992
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minimum standard
P133 IBM compatable, 32 MB RAM, 1 GB HD, CD-ROM; Novell &
GroupWise environment
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Asst Dean for
Computing & Information
Services 212.854.8169
http://www.columbia.edu/
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Columbus
State Community College
550 East Spring Street
Columbus, OH 43215
16,795 students F95
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1996-97 for Acct.
and Health Information Technology majors
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student
machines: IBM 486/75 Mhz,
360 MB HD, 8 MB HD
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http://www.colstate.cc.oh.us
1.800.621.6407
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Concordia
University-Montreal
1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd.
Montreal, Quebec
CNH 3G1M8
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required for
students enrolled in International Aviation MBA program
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http://www-commerce.concordia.ca/amba/amba1/aviat3.htm
amba/amba1/aviat3.htm
telephone: 514.8848.2424
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Concordia
University-
St. Paul
275 North Syndicate
St. Paul, MN 55104
President Dr. Robert A. Holst
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Educational
Technology Initiative begining F98 for all students
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IBM Thinkpads
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contact:
Eric LaMott
lamott@luther.csp.edu
http://www.csp.edu/csp/infotech
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Cornerstone
University
Grand
Rapids, MI 49525
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Required for
freshmen beginning F2000
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IBM ThinkPads
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http://cornerstone.edu/
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Dartmouth
College
Tuck School of
Business
Hanover, NH 03755
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began transition
in 1995 to mobil computing environment for students
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minimum
requirement Intel Pentium, 16 MB RAM, Windows 95, Microsoft Office
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http://www.dartmouth.edu/tuck/computing/student-memo-8-96.html
computing/student-memo-8-96.html
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University
of Denver
University Park,
Denver, CO 80208
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will require
laptops for first year undergraduates begining fall quarter 1999
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http://www.du.edu/laptops
telephone: 303.871.2000
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| Drexel
University
3141 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Requires
students to own or have immediate access to either a portable or
desktop system, since 1983. |
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http://www.drexel.edu/
http://www.drexel.edu/IRT/ |
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Drew
University
Madison, NJ 07940
President Thomas H. Kean
2,043 students F95
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Computer
Initiative (CI) started in 1984 with personal computer requirement
initially with desktops
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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
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contact:
Neil Clarke
Director, Academic Technology
nclarke@drew.edu
telephone: 973.408.3315
http://www.drew.edu/infosys/index.html
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Duke
University School
of Medicine & College of Allied Health
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Used in Physician
Assistant Program
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http://www2.mc.duke.edu/ed/
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Florida
Technical College
1819 N. Semoran Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32807
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provided in two
year degree programs
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http://www.flatech.edu/
telephone: 407.678.5600
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Floyd
College
Rome, GA 30162
President H. Lynn Cundiff
2,952 student F95
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initiative known
as Universal Personal Information Technology Access (UPITA);
distribution of notebooks to full-time faculty F 96; to all
students
F 97
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$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/
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Fontbonne
College
St. Louis, MO
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laptops required
for Options MBA, executive evening program
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(314) 862-3456
http://www.fontbonne.edu/acadeSet.html
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Gallaudet
University
800 Florida Avenue NE
Washington DC 20002
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ACE: Access to
Computing for Education Pilot Laptop Project
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IBM ThinkPad
380's for 97-98 academic year
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contact:
Greg Ritter
ghritter@gallux.gallaudet.edu
http://www.gallaudet.edu/
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George
Fox University
Newberg, Oregon 97132
1,442 undergraduates F97
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notebooks for all
full-time students; started with Mac Classic desktops F 91; students
purchase machines
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first notebooks
were PowerBook 145b’s in 94-95; 150’s 95-96; 190cs 96-97; 1400cs
97-98
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Rawlan Smith,
Director of Computer
Support Center
phone - 1.800.765.4369
http://www.georgefox.edu/
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Georgia
Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia 30332 Phone: (404) 894-2000 |
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http://www.sco.gatech.edu/
Great Site!! |
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Greenville
College
Greenville, IL
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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
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IBM ThinkPad
380's and 390e's; going wireless with 11mpbs Aironet cards
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Contact:
Randy Comfort, Admissions
1.800.345.4440
Brian
Morgan, Mobile Systems Support
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Grove
City College
Grove City, PA 16127-2104
President John H. Moore
2,280 students F95
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notebooks to
faculty spring 1994 and entering students Fall 1994; printers
provided for each computer; students retain computer at
graduation;
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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
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John Inman,
Director of Distributed
Computing
telephone: 412.458.2000
http://www.gcc.edu/
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Hartwick
College
Oneonta, NY 13820
President Dr. Richard Detweiler
1,502 students F95
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began with
laptops for new students F’93
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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
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telephone:
607.431.4200
www.hartwick.edu/
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Hogeschool
van
Amsterdam,
Holland
19,000 students, 2,000 staff
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notebooks to
1,000 students in teacher training college F 97; roll-out to
additional 6,000 students F 98
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considering four
vendors (HP, IBM, Toshiba, Tulip)
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project referred
to as "Digital Backpack";
contact: Henk Korevaar
korevaar@euronet.nl
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Holland
College
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http://www.hollandc.pe.ca/
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Houghton
College
Houghton, NY 14744
President Daniel Chamberlain
1,389 students F95
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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.
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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.
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ITESM
Mexico
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started August
1998 with IBM Thinkpad 380ED recommended
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http://www.mty.itesm.mx/
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Johns
Hopkins University School of Public Health
Charles & 34th Streets
Baltimore, MD 21218
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recommend Dell
notebooks with P233, 64 MB RAM, 3.2 GB HD, CD-ROM
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http://www.jhsph.edu/
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Johnson
C. Smith University
Charlotte, NC
Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy, President
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starting Fall
1999
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IBM ThinkPads
& Lotus Notes, LearningSpace
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http://www.jcsu.edu/
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Kaetsu
Women's College, Japan
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free loan of
notebook computers for students in Management Information and
International Economics programs
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http://www.kaetsu.ac.jp/
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Keio
University
Shonan Fujisawa Campus
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4,000 students
with notebooks
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http://www.sfc.keio.ac.jp/
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Lakeshore
Technical College
1290 North Ave.
Cleveland, WI 53015
President Dennis Ladwig
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F96 distributed
to students in Materials Management cylce of ACCEL Program; students
charged $88/course lease fee
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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
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contact:
Michael Lanser,
VP for Educational Support,
mila@ltc.tec.wi.us
http://www.ltc.tec.wi.us/
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L
'Ecoledes hautesetudes Commerciales (School of Universite de
Montreal)
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http://www.umontreal.ca/
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Mayville
State University Mayville,
ND 58257
President Dr. Ellen Chaffee
778 students Fall 95
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F 96 distributed
notebooks to faculty; Summer 97 and Fall 97 distributed to all
students
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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
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http://www.masu.nodak.edu/
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Meredith
College
3800 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27607-5298 |
HT2
Project
Requires freshmen to have and use a laptop
computer beginning Fall 2001 |
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http://152.35.128.16/faculty/acc/default.htm
http://152.35.128.16/ht2pilot/default.htm |
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Mississippi
State University
Mississippi State, MS 39762
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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)
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http://www.msstate.edu/
http://www.engr.msstate.edu/computer_initiative
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Montreat
College
Montreat, NC 28757
President William Hurt
356 students F95
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notebook
computers mentioned under
School of Professional & Adult
Studies;
phone - 1-800-622-6968
http://www.montreat.edu/
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National
University of Singapore
10 Kent Ridge Crescent
Singapore 119260
18,000 students and 3,000 staff
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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.
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Notebook vendor
selection May 1998. Anticipated minimum standard P166,
32 MB RAM, 2.1 GB HD, CD-ROM,
Windows95, MS Office
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http://www.nus.edu.sg/global
contact: Ravi Chandran cceravi@nus.edu.sg
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| New
Jersey Institute of Technology
University Heights
Newark, NJ 07102-9895 |
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Pentium
III 550 Mhz CPU, 128 MB RAM, 10 GB Hard Drive, 48X CD-ROM Drive, 250
MB Zip Drive, 1.44 MB 3.5" Floppy Disk Drive, Computer Based
Training, 15" SVGA Color Monitor, V.90 Modem and 10/100 Network
Card, Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse, Windows NT Workstation, Office
Professional 2000, FrontPage 2000, MathCad 8 Professional, Visual
Studio Professional 6.0, Borland C++ Builder 5.0, Network Associates
Anti-Virus |
http://www.njit.edu/
Contact: Mr. Alan Leurck, Director of Academic
Computing
Ph. (973) 596-2933 |
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Niagra
College
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http://www.niagarac.on.ca/
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Nichols
College
Dudley, MA
President Debra Murphy
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notebooks are a
requirement for "day undergraduate program"; a new model
is selected each year;
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Toshiba Satellite
440CDX with P133 processors, 16 MB RAM, CD-ROM & Office
Professional
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Steve Reynolds,
Chief Information Officer
steve@nichols.edu
(508) 213-2206
http://www.nichols.edu/
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North
Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC |
Currently
in planning stages for introduction of a required program for
College of Engineering. |
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http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/committees/computer/student-cpus/ |
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North
Dakota State University Department of Architecture & Landscape
Architecture
Fargo, ND 58105
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started
requirement during 1996-97 academic year
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require students
to purchase a notebook with 48 MB RAM and SVGA display
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contact:
Dennis Colliton, Interim Chair
dcollito@plains.nodak.edu
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Northern
Michigan University
Marquette, MI 49855
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ThinkPads for
Teaching, Learning, and Communication; pilot began Jan 1999;
notebooks for faculty Fall 1998; notebooks to all FT students Fall
2000
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IBMThinkPads
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$385/semester
additional cost for students
http://www.acs.nmu.edu/laptop/default.html
telephone: 906.227.1000
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Northland
Community & Technical College
Thief River Falls, MN 56701
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laptops required
for students in Accounting and Computer/Electronic Technology
programs
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Northwest
Missouri State University
Maryville, MO 64468
President Dr. Dean Hubbard
6,001 students F95
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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
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started with
Toshiba laptops, IBM 365’s for 96-97
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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
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Northwest
Technical Colleges, MN
Bemidji
Detroit Lakes
East Grand Forks
Moorhead
Wadena
5,400 students
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72 ThinkPads
first used on East Grand Fork's campus F94
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over 3,000 IBM
ThinkPads in use across 5 campuses in northwestern MN
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adopting
notebooks for specific programs
phone - 1.800.451.3441
http://www.ntc-online.com/
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Northwestern
University J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management
633 Clark
Evanston, IL 60208
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http://www.kellogg.nwu.edu/
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Pine
Technical College
Pine City, MN 55063
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Beginning F98
required for students in Microcomputer Network Technician Program
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phone:
320.629.6764
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Queens
University School of Business
Kingston, Ontario
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required for M.B.
A. students; university purchase with student-paid fees as part of
tuition; required for entering freshmen undergrads beginning
F'98
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IBM ThinkPads
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http://business.queensu.ca/
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Quincy
University
Quincy, IL 62301
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provided to
degree completion students in Bachelors degree in Business
Administration program
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http://www.quincy.edu/divisions/business/
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Rasmussen
College
Minnetonka, MN 55305
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Laptop program
since F95 Quarter with day students; the following quarter with
evening students
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IBM ThinkPad380's
and Acers at Minnetonka campus; Acers at St. Cloud campus;
AT&T's at Eagan & Mankato campuses
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contact:
Eric Staupe,
Director of Information
Systems, erics@rasmussu.edu
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Red
River Community College
2055 Notre Dame Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3H 0J9
President Dr. Anthony Knowles
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notebooks for 50
faculty and 200 students in fall 1997
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telephone --
204.632.2161
http://www.rrc.mb.ca/
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Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute
110 8th St., Troy, NY 12180 |
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http://www.rpi.edu/dept/admissions/www/laptop/ |
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Rollins
College
1000 Holt Avenue
Winter Park, FL 32789
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pilot with
laptops to 200 incoming Presidential Scholars F97
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IBM
ThinkPad380D's with Pentium150; 16 MB RAM; 1.35 GB HD; 8X CD-ROM
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Rose-Hulman
Institute of Technology
Terre Haute, IN 47803
President Samuel Hulbert
1,335 students F95
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started 1995-96
with entering freshman required to purchase laptop model for the
year they enter
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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
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Mary Anne Pierce,
Laptop
Implementation Coordinator
telephone: 812.877.1511
http://www.rose-hulman.edu/
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Ryerson
Polytechnic University
350 Victoria Street, B735
Toronto, Ontario M5B 2K3
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started F' 96
with pilot in School of Business Management
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IBM Pentium
ThinkPads; Windows95, WordPerfect & Netscape loaded; $700 per
semester fee
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initiative
referred to as the
Link Program
http://www.ryerson.ca/
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Sacred
Heart University
5151 Park Ave.
Fairfield, CT 06432
President Dr. Anthony Cernera
5,605 students F95
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started 1995-96
with notebooks to all in-coming freshman
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98-99 - IBM
Thinkpad 380DX
99-00 - IBM Thinkpad 390e
Windows 98, Office97,
Microsoft Exchange
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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,
canaans@sacredheart.edu
telephone: 203.371.7946
http://www.sacredheart.edu/
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St.
Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology
2000 Talbot Road West
Windsor Ontario N9A 654 Canada
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St. Clair Edge
project
|
Thinkpad 380D's
selected for 1997-98
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telephone:
519.966.1656
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St.
Gregory's College
1900 W. MacArthur
Shawnee, OK 74801
President Dr. Frank Pfaff
269 students F95
|
Era of
Transformation;
beginning requirement for all entering
freshmen F97
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CTX Ezbooks
364-DK
P166, 40 MB RAM, 2 GB HD, 16x CD-ROM
for 1998-99
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Mike Pfaff, MIS
Director
Jason Burdette, Tech Support
Coordinator
telephone - 405.273.9870
http://www.sgc.edu/html/8.0.laptop_university.html
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Seton
Hall
South Orange, NJ 07079
Chancellor Rev. Thomas Peterson, OP
10,244 students F95
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one-third of
freshman F97, entire freshman class F98
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IBM380D with
p150, 16MB RAM, 1.35GB HD
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phone:
973.761.9000
http://www.shu.edu/compute
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Sheridan
College
Oakville, Ontario
L6H 2L1
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adopting on
program by program basis starting with Computer Program 5/98 and six
additional programs by 9/98
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phone:
905.459.7533
http://www.sheridanc.on.ca/
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Sierra
Nevada College
Incline Village, NV 89450
President Vance T. Peterson
586 students & 89
faculty 96-97
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telephone:
702.831.1314
http://www.sierranevada.edu/
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Southwestern
College
100 College Street
Winfield, KS 67156
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will lease IBM
ThinkPads for 1st year students entering F'99, to all students by
2002; $960/year tech fee
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Pentium
Celeron/300 MHz, 64 MB RAM, 3.2 GB HD, 3.5 floppy, CD-ROM, sound
card; Wndows98, MS Office
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contact: Phil
Jarvis, Director of Information Services
pjarvis@jinx.sckans.edu
www.sckans.edu/home.html
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SUNY
College at Oneonta
Oneonta, NY 13820
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pilot laptop
initiative Spring 1998 - Spring 2000
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proposal for
students to purchase notebooks
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http://www.oneonta.edu/uncas
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SUNY
Morrisville
Morrisville, NY 13408
Ray Cross, President
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Initiative
referred to as ThinkPad University; 1st mandatory Laptop program in
SUNY; Fall '98 for students in Architectural Technology, Computer
Information Systems, Travel & Tourism, and Aquaculture; 10+
additional programs for Fall '99
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Fall '98 -
ThinkPad 380XD, 233 MHz Pentium, 64 MB RAM, 3.2 GB HD, 24X CD, 56K
Modem, 10BaseT Ethernet card, Windows95,carrying case.
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Partnerships with
IBM, Cabletron,
Port, and Security Tracking of Office
Property
http://www.morrisville.edu/
Jean L. Boland, Director,
Computer
Services; bolandjl@morrisville.edu
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Teikyo
Loretto Heights University
Denver, Colorado 80236
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Toshiba notebooks
provided to students from Japan
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http://www.tlhu.edu/
for information e-mail: EduTech@TLHU.edu
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Temple
University
Philadelphia, PA 19122
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laptops required
for Executive MBA program in School of Business & Management;
provided to freshman in Honors Program F99
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Thinkpad 390
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John De
Angelo,
Assoc. Dean for Information Technology
(215) 204-4721
http://www.sbm.temple.edu/foxbit/laptop.htm
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University
of Connecticut
School of Business
Administration MBA Program
Storrs, CT 06269
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students required
to bring laptops
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minimum standard
specified Pentium, 16 MB Ram, CD-ROM, Windows95
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http://www.ucc.uconn.edu/~wwwnews/rel97229.htm
rel97229.htm
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University
of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611
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begun in July
1998; all entering Freshman, transfers reuired to have laptop;
requirements vary according to college and even department; College
of Engineering requires laptop or mobile or portable computer.
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min. of 166 MHz
Pentium, 32 MB RAM, 2 GB HD, CD-ROM, Office97
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http://www.circa.ufl.edu/computers/
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University
of Hong Kong
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going Sept. ’98
with 1st year students in ESL/Academic Communication; expanded to 3
year alliance offering 2,300 1st year students opportunity to
purchase IBM notebooks
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Contact: Nigel
Bruce, English Centre
or Dr. Craig Blurton craigb@hku.hk
http://ec.hku.hk/
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University
of Illinois College of Law
Urbana, IL 61801
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computer
ownership requirement; highly recommend laptop computers
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support limited
to IBM-PC compatibles with March'97 recommendation of Pentium 120
with 16 MB or more memory, 800 MB HD or larger
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http://www.law.uiuc.edu/
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University
of Maryland-College Park College of Business & Management
College Park, MD 20742
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recommend student
computer purchase of IBM or compatable; strongly urge purchase of
portable
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minimum standard
of 120MH Pentium, 16 MB HD, 1 GB HD
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http://www.mbs.umd.edu/tr/
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University
of Minnesota-Crookston
Crookston, MN 56716
Chancellor Don Sargeant
1,557 students F95
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1993-94
distributed to all students
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started with IBM
ThinkPad 350’s; IBM 340’s in 94-95; IBM 701CS’s in 95-96
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charge
$260/quarter in 95-96
telephone: 281.281.6510
http://www.crk.umn.edu/
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College
of Education
University of
Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
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three semester
pilot program
began Dec 1996; program discontinued
after pilot
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310 Mac Powerbook
1400’s distributed 12/96; 295 distributed F 97
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Sharon Huntze,
Director &
Assoc. Dean;
Dale Musser, Asst. Prof.,
Program
Coordinator
phone - 314.882.7831
http://www.coe.missouri.edu/~dean/laptop/
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University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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required
notebooks for Freshmen class of 2000; two professional schools
currently have requirements, The School of Medicine and the
Kenan-Flagler Busines School; F99 the School of Dentistry doctor of
dental science students must buy laptops
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students will be
able to purchase through Student Stores; institution will offer
low-interest four-year loans & increase financial aid budgets
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see: http://www.unc.edu/
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Aerospace
Studies, Family Nurse Practioner Specialist, & Law University
of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND 58202
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http://www.aero.und.edu/resources/
aeronotebook/aerointro.html
http://ruby.und.nodak.edu/news/
lawcomp.htm
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College
of Engineering
University of
Oklahoma
Norman, OK 73019
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one-half of new
students 97-98; all new students 98-99
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students choose
among Compaq Presario 1090ES, Compaq Armada, or IBM 380's
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http://www.coe.ou.edu
Follow links for
"Students & Future Students" and then "Laptop
Program". Also, view information about the wireless
program.
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University
of Oregon School of Law
Eugene, OR 97403
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support provided
for Apple PowerBooks or IBM ThinkPads
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http://www.law.uoregon.edu/
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University
of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario Canada
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required for
students enrolled in Executive MBA program
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http://www.emba.uottawa.ca/
telephone: 613.564.9500
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University
of South Florida Health Sciences Center
Tampa, FL 33620
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required for
medical students
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Dell Latitude
with 233 MHz Pentium; 32 MB RAM; 3.2 GB HD
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http://www.med.usf.edu/is/standards/index.html
standards/index.html
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University
of Southern California School of Business Administration &
School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA 90089
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The School of
Business Administration requires graduate students to use a computer
and strongly suggests use of a laptop. The School of Medicine
anticipates 250 or more students will be using laptops F'98.
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recommendation in
June 96 for Pentium with Windows95 or PowerMac 7500/OS 7.5.3 with 16
MB RAM or greater
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Business--http://cwis.usc.edu/dept/sba/resources/internal/computers.html
sba/resources/internal/computers.html
Medicine--http://www-abc.hsc.usc.edu/
contact, Rick Pinckert,
213.442.3630
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University
of Texas Graduate School of Business
Austin, TX 78712
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F98 students
required to buy or lease
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Dell notebook
with minimum standard of 233 MHz; Microsoft NT, Office,FrontPage98
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Larry Leibrock,
Chief Technology
Officer of the business school
also see: http://bevo2.bus.utexas.edu/laptop
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University
of Western Ontario
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http://www.uwo.ca/
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Valley
City StateUniversity
Valley City, ND 58072
President Dr. Ellen Chaffee
986 students F95
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1996-97
distributed to all students and faculty
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IBM 365CSD’s
for faculty, 486 DX4/75 MHz, 2x CD, 540 MB HD, 12 or 24 MB RAM; IBM
701CS’s for students, 486 DX4/75 MHz, 720 HD, 12 MB RAM; replacing
student 701c’s with IBM 380’s Spring 98
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$445 per semester
portion of technology
fee funds leases
telephone: 701.845.7202
http://www.vcsu.nodak.edu/offices/itc/notebooks/
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Vermont
College of Norwich University
Montpelier, VT 05602
President Dr. Richard Schneider
950 students F95
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New College,
students spend intense two-week residencies on campus in Montpelier
at the beginning and end of each semester. In between, they
work from their own home base through
notebook computers containing online
seminars, the advisor's office, the coffee house, the student union,
and the library. The College hopes to have as many as 80
students enrolled by August 1998. [source CampusWatch
Nov 98]
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contact:
Michelle Tobin
mtobin@norwich.edu
telephone: 802.828.8500
http://www.norwich.edu/newcollege
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College
of Commerce & Finance
Villanova
University
Villanova, PA 19085
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IBM 380 series
notebooks required of all undergraduates beginning with Class of
2001, same model offered to other students for purchase
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Dr. Matthew
Liberatore, Director
of Thinkpad Project
(610) 519-4330
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Virginia
Polytechnic Institute & State University
Blacksburg, VA 24061
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required for
Departments of Architecture and Art & Art History; suggested for
several other departments
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http://www.compreq.vt.edu/
For Engineering:
http://www.eng.vt.edu/compreq2000/
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Wake
Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
President Thomas Hearn, Jr.
5,748 students F95
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1995-96 pilot
1996-97 with 925 freshmen
1999-2000 all students
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IBM ThinkPad
365's for F96; IBM 380's for F97
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Initiative
referred to as Plan for the
Class of 2000
telephone: 910.759.5000
http://www.wfu.edu/Computer-information/
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Waldorf
College
Forest City, IA 50436
President William Hamm
573 students F95
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1996-97
distributed to all students
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IBM ThinkPads
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cost included in
$14,400 tuition
package for 96-97; wired all
dorms,
classrooms and library
telephone: 515.582.2450
http://www.waldorf.edu/
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Webb
Institute of Naval Architecture
Glen Cove, NY
11542
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Distributed to
all students beginning August 1999
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Dell Inspiron
7000's with DVD, floppy, and zip dirves; 96 MB RAM, 4.9 GB HD;
students contect to campus network through Radiolan wireless
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Webb is a
tuition-free college so there is no additional direct cost for
students. Students are
expected to pay insurance deductible if there is damage.
Contact:
Erica Hansen, Director of
Campus Computing
ehansen@webb-institute.edu
http://www.webb-institute.edu/
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Western
Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC 28723
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notebooks
required for entering freshmen fall of 1999
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IBM380
series notebooks required for all undergraduates beginning with
Class of 2001. The same model offered to other students for
purchase.
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see http://www.wcu.edu/
http://www.wcu.edu/compute.html
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West
Virginia Wesleyan
Buckhannon, W Va 26201
President William Haden
1,680 students F95
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1997-98
distribution to f-t freshmen and all students by 2000
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IBM ThinkPads
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phone -
304.473.8000
http://www.wvwc.edu/com/comtop.htm
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Winona
State University
Winona, MN 55987
President Darrell W. Krueger
7,192 students F95
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notebooks for
one-third of faculty Summer 97; plan approval by major/dept; four
pilot depts 98/99 Chemistry, Marketing, Music, Nursing
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Laptop Universal
Access Initiative
IBM ThinkPad 380's
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phone -
507.457.5000
http://www.winona.msus.edu/luniac
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Zayed
University
Dubai & Abu
Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Required for all
students and faculty
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IBM ThinkPads
with Windows NT Groupwise and MS Office
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The university
opened in Fall 1998.
http://www.zu.ac.ae/
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