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| Acadia University Wolfville, Nova Scotia |
Initiative referred to as Acadia Advantage; 1st notebook university in Canada; 1996-97 for students in Bus Admin, Computer Science, selected Arts, Physics; all students by year 2000 | first machines were IBM 586, 540
MB HD, 4X CD, 12 MB RAM; 1998-99 models were 385ED's with P166, 48 MB RAM,
2.1 GB HD, & CD-ROM; 2000-01
models were IBM's with Intel Celeron 500 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 6 GB HD; for 2002-03
ThinkPad R31's with 1.06 GHz, 20 GB HD, 256 MB RAM, DVD/CD-RW; for 2004-05
Dell Latitude D600's; for 07-08 Dell Latitude D620 with 1.67 GHz 667 MHz Dual
Core Pentium M, 14.1" Wide Screen LCD, 1 Gig RAM, 80 Gig HD, 8X DVD +/-
RW Optical Drive, 57xx Gigabit Network Adapter, NVIDIA QUADRO 256 MB Video
Card, Intel Pro 3945 Wireless Card 802.11a/b/g |
www.acadiau.ca/advantage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID 83460 Provo, UT 84602 |
required for all students beginning F'08 | HP laptop with Intel T5470 1.6
Core 2 Duo; 1 GB Ram (1x1 GB) 667 Mhz FSB; 120 GB SATA 5400 HDD; 10/100 NIC
DVD+/-RW; 15.4" WXGA Display; 384MB Shared Graphic Card; 56K Modem; Intel A/B/G Wireless Card or MacIntosh laptop with Intel 2.1 Core 2 Duo; 1 GB Ram (1x1 GB) 667 Mhz FSB; 120 GB SATA 5400 HDD; Gigabit NIC; 24x Combo Drive DVD/CDRW; Airport A/B/G/ Wireless; Mac OS 10.X; 13.3" Display |
http://www.byui.edu/laptop/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College of Idaho Caldwell, ID 83605 |
Began distribution to freshman June 2001, target of 2004 for all students; now, strongly recommends that students own a laptop computer | HP Omnibook XE3 Pentium III 700 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 10 GB HD, 32X CD-ROM, Windows2000, Office2000 Pro; for 2002-03 HP Omnibook xt6050's with PIII, 1.06 GHz, 256 MB RAM, 20 GB HD, DVD/CD-RW | http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Algonquin College Ottawa, Ontario |
trial program 97-98 with 53 laptops for faculty; Enterprise Network Specialist and Business Marketing are current laptop programs | Initial partnership with Digital Equipment of Canada; later IBM ThinkPads; now, Lenovo ThinkPad Z60m with 15.4" XGA TFT Display, 1.5 GHz Intel Celeron M 370 CPU, 40GB Hard Drive, 256MB DDR2 RAM (additional 256MB upgrade required to meet standard), CD-RW / DVD-Rom Drive, Windows XP Home, Built-in G Wireless | http://www.bookstore.algonquincollege.com/mychoice.php | ` | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American Intercontinental University Dunwoody, GA Buckhead, GA South Florida (Weston and Plantation) Los Angeles, CA London, England Dubai, UAE |
An IBM compatible laptop is required for each of the following programs: Bachelor of Business Administration; B.S. in Criminal Justice; Bachelor of Information Technology; MBA; Master of Information Technology; and Master of Education; a Macintosh laptop is required for each of the following programs: BFA in Visual Communications; BFA in Interior Design; and BFA in Fashion Marketing and Design | http://www.aiuniv.edu/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona School of Health Sciences Mesa, AZ |
Begun in 1995 with notebooks leased, now students required to bring notebooks | Initially Apple notebooks, after 2001 evolved to web-based program and dual platform | http://www.atsu.edu/ashs/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State University W.P. Carey MBA | IBM ThinkPads with four options | http://wpcarey.asu.edu/mba/laptop/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Azusu Pacific University | Students choose from one of three tiers based on specifications of program | Apple or IBM | http://laptop.apu.edu/index.php | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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; for 2002-03 Intel P IV, 2 GHz, 256 MB RAM, 30 GB HD, DVD/CD-RW | http://www.bakerspgs.edu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State University Teachers College Muncie, IN 47306 |
Begun in fall 2002 for teacher education students | Minimum configuration of Apple iBook for 2004-05: 1GHz PowerPC G4; 256MB DDR266 SDRAM; 30GB Ultra ATA Drive CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive; ATI Mobility Radeon 9200; FireWire 400; USB 2.0 | www.bsu.edu/teachers/laptops/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barry University 11300 NE Second Ave. Miami, Florida 33161 |
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 | Jeffrey Groom, PhD, CRNA Nurse Anesthesiology (800) 756-6000 ext. 3365 email: jgroom@mail.barry.edu |
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| Bentley College Waltham, MA 02154 |
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 | F2001 specifications: Pentium III, 800 MHz, 256 RAM, 20 GB HD, CD-ROM; for 2002-03 ThinkPad A31's; for 2003-04 P IV or P M processor with 512 RAM, 20 GB HD, CD-RW; for 2004-05 T42 with Intel Pentium M 1.6 MHz with 2MB L2 Cache, 14-inch SXGA, 512 MB RAM, 64MB Video RAM, 60 GB 7200 rpm disk drive, CDRW/ DVD ROM | students are billed for a
notebook unless they prove that they purchased elsewhere; roughly 75%
purchase through the institution contact: Fred Bachofner, Computer Resource
Center; mailto:fbachofner@bentley.edu www.bentley.edu/tech_learning/mobile_computing.cfm |
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| Berea College Berea, Kentucky 40404 |
The EDGE (Empowering a Dynamic Generation through Education) program provides each student with a laptop. When students obtain junior classification, they receive a new laptop computer which they will keep upon graduating from Berea College. | for F'05 students that are classified as seniors will receive the Dell Latitude C500; students that are classified as freshman, sophomores, and juniors will receive the Dell Latitude C510 | http://www.berea.edu/iss/laptopsupport/newusers.asp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Berklee College of Music 1140 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02215 |
required for all incoming students F2005 | for the 2004-2005 academic year are: Apple Macintosh G4 PowerBook computer with 15.2" TFT display, 1GHz PowerPC G4 processor, 1MB L3 cache, 512MB RAM, 60GB Hard Drive, DVD/DVD-R/ CDR/ CD-RW SuperDrive, ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 video card, 64MB DDR video memory, Gigabit Ethernet, Firewire 400, USB ports, AirPort card built-in, DVI & S-Video out | http://www.berklee.edu/computers/1_overview.html http://www.apple.com/education/profiles/berkleeschool/ |
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| Bethel College 325 Cherry Avenue McKenzie, TN 38201 |
Initially ThinkPad 390E, 4.8 GB HD, 64 MB RAM, CD-ROM; beginning 2002-03 Gateway Solo 1450SE 1.2 GHz, 128 MB RAM, 20 GB HD, DVD | phone - 901.352..4000 http://www.bethel-college.edu/ Sandi Deming, IT Center Manager |
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| Bowie State University Bowie, MD 20715 |
laptop initiative with initial distribution to freshmen | www.bowiestate.edu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bridgewater State College Bridgewater, MA 02325 |
Beginning F'04 with requirement for new students | http://www.bridgew.edu/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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; for 2004-05 IBM Thinkpad T-41 or R-50, an HP NC-6000 or NX-9110, or a Dell Latitude D-600 or D-800 | http://www.law2.byu.edu/admissions/laptop.php | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant University Smithfield, RI 02917 |
Initiated for students in Class of 2006 | IBM ThinkPads with P IV, 1.4 GHz, 256 MB RAM, wireless; for class 2007 to 2009: 15” SXGA TFT Active Matrix Display Intel® Pentium ® 4 M Processor 1.7 GHz * 60 GB Hard Drive 512 MB DDR SDRAM Intel Integrated Graphics Card DVD+-RW/CD-RW Combo Drive Integrated 16 Bit Stereo Speakers Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet Integrated 802.11a/b/g Intel Wireless Interface Bluetooth Personal Area Network Adapter 1394 Firewire 56 Kbps v. 92 Modem UltraNav Touchpad USB 2.0 2 ; THINKPAD® R52 Series (Class of 2007-2009) | http://web.bryant.edu/~laptop/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buena Vista University 610 W. Fourth St. Storm Lake, Iowa 50588 |
Required for f-t Storm Lake students fall 2000. | Gateway Solo 2550's with 500 MHz, 96 MB RAM, 24X CD-ROM; wireless network, Microsoft Office, GroupWise; for 2002-03 P IV's, 1.4 GHz, 256 MB RAM, 20 GB HD, CD-RW | Initiative known as eBVyou Ken Clipperton, Managing Director of University Information Systems http://www2.bvu.edu/ |
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| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Pamona, CA 91768 |
Required for MBA/MSBA programs | Minimum configuration for 2004-05 Intel P4 or AMD Athlon, 1.4gHz or faster, 256 MB RAM, 40 GB HD, DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo Drive, Floppy Disk Drive, modem, Ethernet Card | www.bus.csupomona.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canadore College North Bay, Ontario |
Pilot 1995-96; phasing in over three year period; all students were to have notebooks 1998-99 academic year | Recommend Pentium II 350 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 6 GB HD; Windows2000; IBM ThinkPad, Toshiba, Compaq,or Dell | www.canadorec.on.ca/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 |
1999 all incoming graduate students are required to use notebook computers, students may purchase pre-configured notebooks if meet minimum specifications | www.cmu.edu/computing/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Case Western Reserve University Circle Cleveland, OH 44106 |
138 freshmen medical student received Apple PowerBooks in 1993 | Fall 2000 Dell Inspiron 4000 | CWRU School of Medicine's
Experience with Giving Laptop Computers to Students, at http://mediswww.meds.cwru.edu/bit/infosys/staff/papers/HSLC.html |
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| Centenary College Hackettstown, NJ 07840 |
Laptops for all students as part of totally wireless campus network | http://www.centenarycollege.edu/cms/index.php?id=1271 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA 15232 |
distributed to all incoming first-year students for 2005-2006 | HP Compaq tc 4200 Tablet PCs | http://www.chatham.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Campus Charité Mitte c/o Klinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe Schumannstr. 20/21 D-10117 Berlin |
initiative known as Medu-Mobile | http://www.medumobile.charite.de/mmcc_55.htm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clayton College & State University Morrow, GA 30260 |
notebooks to faculty F 96 and to all students F 97; institution requires students to have "on demand access" to a notebook computer and provides notebooks for faculty | Initiative initially known as Universal Personal Information Technology Access (UPITA), a joint project with Floyd College; then Phase II known as ITPCHOICE | http://itpchoice.clayton.edu/ contact: Ronald (Ron) W. Barden Executive Director, Office of IT & Services Ronbarden@mail.clayton.edu telephone: 770.960.2096 |
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| Clemson University Clemson, SC 29634 |
Laptop Computer Pilot Program F 98 with approximately 100 freshmen students. For Fall 2003 mandated for Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors in College of Engineering & Science, Freshmen and Sophomores in College of Business & Behavioral Science, and Freshman in College of Architecture, Arts & Humanities and College of Health & Human Development, also all MBA students; all incoming freshmen 2005-06 | Students are required to purchase a Dell Latitude CPi (233MHz P-II), but some exceptions are made for students already owning suitable laptop. Second pilot in Fall 1999, with consideration of mandatory policy in Fall 2000 based on assessment of experience in the first two groups. ThinkPad R31's for 2002-03; ThinkPad R40's or T40's for 2003-04 | link to laptop support page: http://dcit.clemson.edu/departments/laptop_support/ link to laptop faculty development program with strong focus on pedagogy http://dcit.clemson.edu/departments/ETS/laptop_faculty/index.php or, http://laptopfaculty.clemson.edu. |
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| Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC 29528 |
Laptop Technology Initiative was established in the summer of 2001 to allow students majoring in Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Chemistry/Physics and Marine Science to use notebook computers in the classrooms and laboratories in order to facilitate the learning process. All students enrolling in Computer Science 140 and 150 in the summer 2004 and fall 2004 semesters are required to have their own laptop computers. Laptop computers are strongly recommended for those who major in Applied Mathematics, Chemistry/Physics and Marine Science. | Laptop mandate in Computer Science Department | http://www.coastal.edu/scs/index.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 www.borealc.on.ca/ |
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| College of Mount Saint Joseph Cincinnati, OH 45233 |
All full-time, traditional undergraduate students are required to own a notebook computer. First-year, traditional undergraduate students are required to purchase a notebook computer through the Mount. Graphic Design students and some Art majors have the option to purchase an Apple notebook computer in place of the Microsoft based notebook computers. | 2000-01 ThinkPad 1161 with 550 MHz, 128 RAM, 5 GB HD; 2001-02 ThinkPad 1171 with 700 MHz, 128 RAM, 10 GB HD; for 2002-03 ThinkPad R31 with 1.066 MHz, 256 RAM, 20 GB HD; for 2006-07 Gateway M465-E, with Intel Core Duo T2300, 1.66 Ghz, 667 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 Cache, 1 GB, 533 MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2-512 MB memory modules), 40.0 GB 5400 Serial ATA HDD, Graphics display 15.4" WXGA TFT, 1280 x 800, Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950, Optical Drive 24X/10X/24X CD-RW / 8X DVD Combo drive, Network cards Intel 802.11 A/B/G & Intel 10 / 100 / 1000 Ethernet port | http://inside.msj.edu/ http://connect.educause.edu/Library/Abstract/TheFirstFiveYearsofaStude/38991 |
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| College of New Rochelle New Rochelle, NY 10805 |
beginning with fall 2004, first-year students in the School of Arts & Sciences and School of Nursing will receive laptops | DELL Latitude laptop featuring Pentium M 14.1 SXGA, 256 MB, 30 GB Hard Drive, Windows XP, 56K Modem, 24X CDRW/DVD, TrueMobile wireless card, MS Office XP Pro Academic, and 128 MB USB Memory Key. | http://www.cnr.edu/CNR/cnr-press-022004.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA 23187 |
all students who enter in the fall of 2006 will have a notebook computer; for 2005-06 a pilot program phase that provides all students the option of purchasing a notebook computer; known as myNotebook initiative | initially provided IBM T42 notebooks; Thinkpad T60's for 2006-07 | http://www.wm.edu/mynotebook/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State University | Proposed for fall 2003 for College of Business | http://www.biz.colostate.edu/ugrad/laptopPro.htm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Technical University 3901 W. 59th St. Sioux Falls, SD 57108 |
Use of computers in designated laptop courses. | Gateway Solo 255SE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Recommendations for laptops | Asst Dean for Computing &
Information Services 212.854.8169 http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/computers/purchase/Laptop.html www.columbia.edu/ |
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| Columbus State Community College 550 East Spring Street Columbus, OH 43215 |
1996-97 for Acct. and Health Information Technology majors | In 1996-97, IBM 486/75 Mhz, 360 MB HD, 8 MB HD | www.cscc.edu 1.800.621.6407 |
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| Concordia University-Montreal 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. Montreal, Quebec CNH 3G1M8 |
required for students enrolled in International Aviation MBA program | www.concordia.ca telephone: 514.848.2424 |
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| Concordia University-St. Paul 275 North Syndicate St. Paul, MN 55104 |
Educational Technology Initiative beginning F98 for all students | IBM Thinkpads | contact: Eric LaMott lamott@luther.csp.edu http://www.csp.edu/ |
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| Coppin State University 2500 W. North Avenue Baltimore, MD 21216 |
Eagles Laptop Program initiated in April 2001 | Gateway Tablet PC M275 Intel Pentium M Processor 715 (1.5GHz); 256MB DDR SDRAM; 40GB hard drive | http://www.coppin.edu/current_students/laptop_lease.asp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornerstone University Grand Rapids, MI 49525 |
Required for freshmen beginning F2000 | IBM ThinkPads | cornerstone.edu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornish College of the Arts Seattle, WA 98102 |
Required for student in the Design Dept. | http://www.cornish.edu/design/laptops.htm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School of Pharmacy Creighton University Omaha, NE 68178 |
began issuing notebooks to entering students F2000 | http://pharmacy.creighton.edu/programs/laptop.asp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dakota State University Madison, SD 57042 |
Students with 64 or fewer credits will be required to rent tablet PC; juniors will be required participants in fall '05 and seniors in fall '06; | http://www.dsu.edu/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dakota Wesleyan University 1200 W. University Ave. Mitchell, SD 57301 |
e-connections pilot starting F2000 with 45 students majoring in music or with minors in computers and technology programs | Gateway M275's | http://www.dwu.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth College Tuck School of Business Hanover, NH 03755 |
Two year full-time MBA program with 450 students. Laptop ownership required under continuing technology initiative started in 1995. Currently in the ThinkPad University Program. Campus network includes EtherNet ports for every seat in most classrooms and a new wireless network (Fall 2001). | A laptop computer is mandatory. A standard, pre-configured IBM ThinkPad is available via an approved vendor. Loaner computers available to participating students if they have a hardware failure. Students can also bring a recommended ThinkPad model and purchase the software template. Other laptops receive no technical support. Fall 2001 package: choice of three T22 models with optional Cisco Aironet wireless cards. | www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/ Contact: Stan Pyc, Director of Information Technology stan.pyc@dartmouth.edu www.dartmouth.edu/tuck/about/admin/computing.html |
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| University of Denver University Park, Denver, CO 80208 |
will require laptops for first year undergraduates beginning fall quarter 1999 | Minimum specification for 2005-06: Windows XP Professional SP2, Office 2003 Professional, 1.6 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB HD, CD-ROM 24x (CDRW Recommended) | http://www.du.edu/laptops | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePauw University Greencastle, IN 46135 |
will require entering students and sophomores to purchase a laptop beginning fall 2005 | www.depauw.edu/univ/laptop/details.asp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drew University Madison, NJ 07940 |
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; Compaq Armada E500 for 2000 | contact: Neil Clarke Director, Academic Technology nclarke@drew.edu telephone: 973.408.3315 www.depts.drew.edu/acadtech/ http://depts.drew.edu/cns/museum/ |
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| Drexel University Philadelphia, PA 19104 |
required for all students in College of Medicine | https://webcampus.drexelmed.edu/time/AY0809/compreq.asp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai Women's College | http://dwc.hct.ac.ae/ps/campustech.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke University School of Medicine & College of Allied Health | Used in Physician Assistant Program | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Durham College Oshawa, Ontario Canada |
Mobile Program for six years; approx. 2,000 students involved; program includes Mac laptops | ThinkPads R52 for 2005-06 PM 750 (PM 1.86), 2 MB, 512 MB, PC533 DDR2 SDRAM, 533 MHz, 60 GB HDD, CD-RW/DVD | Junior Groves Director, Mobile Computing (905) 721-3146 Gerry Pinkney V.P. Information Technology http://www.durhamcollege.ca http://www.uoit.ca |
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| Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL 61920 |
required in Communication Disorders & Sciences Dept.; pilot for F'08 in Journalism Dept. with requirement for all students F'09 | HP laptops for students in Communication Disorders & Sciences; Mac laptops for Journalism students | http://www.eiu.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI 49307 |
required by 3rd year for students in Product Design Engineering Technology; initiative started in 2001 | www.ferris.edu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fitchburg State College Fitchburg, MA 01420 |
Beginning F'06 with requirement for new students | http://www.fsc.edu/it/laptop/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306 |
currently required for students in College of Law; for all students beginning F'07 | http://www.law.fsu.edu/admitted_students/laptop.html | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Technical College 1819 N. Semoran Blvd. Orlando, FL 32807 |
provided in two year degree programs | http://www.flatech.edu/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Floyd College (now Georgia Highlands College) Rome, GA 30162 \ |
initiative known as Universal Personal Information Technology Access (UPITA); distribution of notebooks to full-time faculty F 96; to all students F 97; there is now a requirement for students to provide laptops | Started as a joint project with
Clayton State http://www.highlands.edu |
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| Fontbonne University St. Louis, MO |
laptops required for Options MBA, executive evening program | www.fontbonne.edu/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fort Hayes State University 600 Park St. Hays, KS 67601 |
required for incoming students beginning F'07 | http://www.fhsu.edu/mobilecomputing/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Framingham State College 101 State Street Framingham, MA 01701 |
The project started in the fall of 1998 with four classes participating. About 80 students were distributed laptops to use in their classes. To date, over 270 class sections have been involved in the program, with approximately 4,000 students having access to a wireless laptop. In the fall of 2002, the College inaugurated a program that will lead to all undergraduate students having wireless laptops by the fall of 2005 by requiring all incoming new students (freshmen and transfer) to have their own laptop. | http://www.framingham.edu/wireless/wireless_project.htm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | www.gallaudet.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Fox University Newberg, Oregon 97132 |
notebooks for all full-time students; started with Mac Classic desktops Fall 91; now referred to as Computers Across Curriculum project | first notebooks were PowerBook 145b's in 94-95; 150's 95-96; 190cs 96-97; 1400cs 97-98 | www.georgefox.edu/offices/inst_technology/cac/index.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington University 2121 I Street NW Washington, DC 20052 |
required for students in the law school | Windows XP Professional; Pentium III or greater at 1.0GHz or greater; 256MB or greater. (512MB or greater is recommended) | http://www.law.gwu.edu/Library/Computing/Notebooks/Pages/Default.aspx | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greenville College Greenville, IL 62246 |
Notebook computer initiative anticipating distribution to all students in fall 2000; with incoming freshmen receive a new laptop and keep until senior year; now offer voluntary laptop program | Initially IBM ThinkPad 380's and 390e's; now part of Dell's University Program with Dell Latitude D600's and D800's specified for 2003-2004 | www.greenville.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grove City College Grove City, PA 16127-2104 |
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; Compaq Evo for 02-03 with P III 1.2 GHz, 30 GB HD, 256 MB RAM, DVD/CDRW; for 2004-05 HP Tablet PC tc1100 with 1.0GHz Intel Pentium-M Processor, 512MB RAM, 60GB, 5400 RPM HD, 10.4" XGA TFT Display, 32MB Video SDRAM | http://www.gcc.edu/ITS_(Information_Technology_Services).php | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HEC-Montreal (Business School of University of
Montreal) Montreal Quebec, Canada |
MBA program (1 year full-time, 2 years part-time) 250 students. BBA program (3 years full-time) 3000 students. There are over 6000 network and electrical outlets in the classrooms (every seat) library, work areas and offices. | A laptop computer is mandatory. A standard IBM Thinkpad, pre-configured and sold by the student COOP, is strongly recommended. Students can use any laptop if it is compatible with network infrastructure. Model 365 in 1997, 380 in 1998, I-Sere 1410 and 1412 in 1999, and 390 in 2000. | Students buy their own
computer. HEC-Montreal hosted of the IBM ThinkTank 2000 conference |
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| Harrisburg University of Science & Technology 215 Market Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 |
minimum specifications: Processor: Pentium 1.5 GHz; 512 MB; 40 GB HD; Wireless: 802.11 g; CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination; 16 MB Accelerated 3D video card; Windows XP Professional | http://www.harrisburgu.net/campuslife/technology/laptop.php | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartwick College Oneonta, NY 13820 |
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; HP nx6310 laptop to all new full-time students
beginning fall 2006. The nx6310
features a 1.66GHz Intel CoreTM Solo processor, 15” display, 512 MB memory,
60 GB hard drive, CD reader/writer and
DVD player, wireless networking, Ethernet adapter, and 56K modem. Software includes Microsoft Windows XP Pro,
Microsoft Office 2003 Pro, Internet Explorer, Symantec Anti-Virus, Adobe
Acrobat Reader, SPSS; for Class of 2012, The Lenovo R61 7733 with 2.2 GHz
Intel Core Duo T7500 processor; 120 GB hard drive, 14.1 inch Wide TFT 1280 x
800 ( WXGA ) screen, 2G memory chip (one slot open for optional additional
memory), Integrated DVD +/-RW, built-in wired (Fast Ethernet) and wireless
(802.11a,b,g) networking, integrated 56K modem |
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| Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Holland |
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 |
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| Holland College | http://www.hollandc.pe.ca/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houghton College Houghton, NY 14744 |
Known as E.T.I. Educational Technology Initiative; Notebooks were first distributed to freshmen F 97. | Toshiba Satellite 200CDS for
97-98; the campus now has a partnership with Compaq. Compaq Armada's through 2001-02; beginning
Fall 2002 part of ThinkPad University program; Thinkpad A30 Series for Fall
2003 with 1.6 GHz, 256MB RAM 30GB HD, CD-RW; R40 for F2004; R50 for F2005;
ThinkPad R52 for F2006 with 1.72 GHz Centrino Processor, 15" Active
Matrix Screen, 512MB RAM, 40GB HD, and 24x10x24x CD-RW/DVD |
http://campus.houghton.edu/orgs/techserv/ETI/default.asp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Huntingdon College 1500 East Fairview Ave. Montgomery, AL 36106 |
Known as Huntingdon Plan; notebooks distributed to freshmen F2000 | Gateway 1450SE with P III 1.3 MHz, 256 MB RAM, 30 GB HD | http://www.huntingdon.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN 47809 |
initially a scholarship program with distribution to faculty members, incoming President’s Scholars, Networks Scholars and ISU Laptop Award scholarship recipients; F2007 requirement for all FTF | Lenovo Thinkpad R52 initially; beginning 2009-10 Dell Latitude E6400 with 160GB hard drive, 2.26GHZ processor, 4 GB of memory, DVD burner, 256MB video card, 14.1 inch wide-screen monitor and a 9-cell battery designed to last up to 18 hours between charges. It is the same unit that the university provides to faculty | http://www.indstate.edu/laptop/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47405 |
MBA in Accounting or MS in Information Systems degree programs at the Kelley School of Business; Maurer School of Law | http://kelley.iu.edu/TS/ServicesSupport/CustomerSupport/Notebooks/page1767.html http://law.indiana.edu/degrees/jd/admitted/doc/computer_requirement.pdf |
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| ITESM Mexico |
started August 1998 with IBM Thinkpad 380ED recommended | http://www.mty.itesm.mx/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health 615 N. Wolfe Street Baltimore, MD 21205 |
http://www.jhsph.edu/IS/Wireless | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johnson C. Smith University Charlotte, NC 28216 |
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/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King College Bristol, TN 37620 |
Model for 2003-04, IBM ThinkPad 2723 1.3 GHz, 256 MB, 40 GB HD | http://www.king.edu/experienceking/technology/index.asp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lakeshore Technical College 1290 North Ave. Cleveland, WI 53015 |
Distributed F96 to students in Materials Management cycle of ACCEL Program (this portion ended due to fact that most of program is delivered on-line); in 2003 lease laptops and stenograph machines to its Judicial Reporting students. The combination gives students practical, hands-on experience and helps them to reduce the time needed to reach the speeds necessary in their chosen careers. Students are charged $75 for the laptop plus $30 for the stenograph machine | 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; for 2003 HP XE4100, 1.2 GB Celeron processor, 256 MB, 20GB HD, 8x DVD with read/write CD | contact: Michael Lanser, VP for Educational Support, mailto:mikelanser@gotoltc.edu http://www.gotoltc.com/ |
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| Landmark College River Road South Putney, Vermont 05346 |
Initiative started in 2002 | Toshiba Satellite A10 for Spring 2004 with P4, 2.2 GHz, 256 MB, 40 GB HD, DVD/CDRW | www.landmarkcollege.org/about/technology/notebooks.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lawrence Technical University 21000 West Ten Mile Road Southfield, MI 48075 |
Began January 2000 with laptops for incoming freshmen & freshmen and sophomores in Architecture; rollout to all undergraduates F03; laptops also provided to all faculty and staff; cost of laptop and software built into tuition; for the 05-06 academic year, graduate students will be able to participate for an additional fee | TechBooks built on Compaq hardware by alumnus; Windows2000; Office2000 Pro; Adobe Acrobat; Microsoft Outlook; for 04-05, introduced model T-3000 computers from MPC Computers (Boise, Idaho); Windows XP, Microsoft Office XP, Adobe Acrobat reader, Maple, Microsoft Anti-Spyware, Microsoft FrontPage 2002, Microsoft Media Player, Microsoft Project 2002 Microsoft Visual Studio, MySQL (windows version), Nero CD, Quicktime, Real Audio, Scientific Viewer, Sophos Anti-virus and Winzip 9. Basic systems configured with 512 Mb memory, 40Gb hard drive, Enhanced graphics card, CD-RW and high resolution 15" LCD | http://www.ltu.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leiden University Medical Center Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC) Onderwijscentrum IG, kamer C5-54 Postbus 9600, 2300 RC Leiden |
Started with notebooks among all fist year students (approx. 300 each year) in 2000. The first medical school in the Netherlands with notebook initiative. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Island University | School of Accountancy | http://www.liu.edu/liu_start.html | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Longwood University Farmville, VA 23909 |
Started F1998 for incoming first year students; partnership with Dell | www.longwood.edu/helpdesk/Laptop/index.htm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loras College 1450 Alta Vista Dubuque, IA 52004 |
Began with distribution to faculty; started with first year students, sophomores, and juniors in F2001; seniors added in F2002; initiative initially known as connect@loras | IBM ThinkPads | http://www.loras.edu/explore/laptop.asp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana State University Graham Hall Residential
College Baton Rouge, LA 70803 |
Students in the program are required to have a laptop computer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grant MacEwan College Edmonton, Alberta CA |
www.business.gmcc.ab.ca/accounting-cw/overview/notebook%20specs_2002.ht | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MA 01247 |
Beginning F'05 with requirement for new students | http://www.mcla.mass.edu/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mayville State University Mayville, ND 58257 |
F 96 distributed notebooks to faculty; Summer 97 and Fall 97 distributed to all students; first TabletPC Campus with distribution of Gateway M275 notebooks to all students and faculty beginning Summer 2004 | 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; ThinkPad 390Es for 01-2 with 366 CPU, 64 MB RAM, 4.8 GB HD, CD-ROM; Gateway 1450's for Fall 2002 | http://www.masu.nodak.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Meredith College Raleigh, NC 27607 |
Meredith Technology Initiative (MTI) | IBM ThinkPad R40 with 2.2 GHz, 256 KB, 40 GB HD | http://www.meredith.edu/mti/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merrimack College Girard School of Business and
International Commerce North Andover, MA 01845 |
IBM ThinkpadT42, 1.5MHz, 512 MB, 40.4 GB HD, B&G Wireless 10/100/1000 Network Adapter, 56K Fax/Modem 14.1" Display Windows XP PRO CDRW/DVD Combo Drive | http://warrior.merrimack.edu/about/offices_services/it/Pages/LaptopProgram.aspx | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Methodist University 5400 Ramsey St. Fayetteville, NC 28311 |
Required after F2005 for Professional Golf Mgmt program; also required for Professional MBA; recommended for other students | IBM ThinkPads | http://www.methodist.edu/mba/notebooks.htm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State University-Detroit College of Law 130 E. Elizabeth Detroit, MI 48201 |
Technology Initiatives Program (TIP) | http://www.law.msu.edu/tech/students/computer.html | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee School of Engineering 1025 N. Broadway Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-3109 |
Approved for 2000-2001 start | current computers: Compaq Armada E500; 650 MHz Pentium III; 12GB HDD; 128 MG Ram MultiBay 4X DVD/ LS120 SuperDisk Drive; HP N800C's selected for 2003-04 with wireless capability | Sharyn L. Hearn Technology Program Manager Computer & Communication Services Department-S301 (414) 277-7280 (Office) mailto:hearn@msoe.edu http://www.msoe.edu/ |
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| Minneapolis College of Art & Design Minneapolis, MN 55404 |
required beginning F2006 | Apple Macintosh | http://www.mcad.edu/showPage.php?pageID=1397 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota State University, Mankato Mankato, MN 56001 |
Provided for students entering under 2000-01 catalog and faculty in College of Business | Dell Latitude D600 1.4 GHz, 512 MB, 40 GB HD, CD-RW, DVD+RW | www.cob.mnsu.edu/notebook/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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/ www.engr.msstate.edu/prospective_students/computer_initiative/college_specifications/ |
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| Montreat College Montreat, NC 28757 |
notebook computers mentioned
under School of Professional & Adult Studies; phone - 1-800-622-6968 http://www.montreat.edu/ |
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| Morningside College 1501 Morningside Ave. Sioux City, IA 51106 |
www.morningside.edu/academics/notebook.cfm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morris Brown College 64 Martin L.King Jr. Dr. NW Atlanta, GA 30314 |
Required all students to purchase laptops F2000 | Toshiba laptops | http://www.morrisbrown.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National University of Singapore 10 Kent Ridge Crescent Singapore 119260 |
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. | minimum standard for 89-99 P166, 32 MB RAM, 2.1 GB HD, CD-ROM, Windows95, MS Office; currently three notebook vendors (Fujitsu, Toshiba, Apple) | http://www.nus.edu.sg/comcen/notebook/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Jersey Institute of Technology University HeightsNewark, NJ 07102 |
Distribution of desktops to first time freshmen beginning 1985; cost included in tuition + $50/semester maintenance fee | For F2000 Pentium III/550 MHz; 128 MB; 10 GB HD; CD; Zip drive | Institution is seriously
considering notebooks for F2001 Contact: David F. Ullman, Assoc. Provost & CIO (973) 642-4380 http://csd.njit.edu/compreq/index.php |
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| New York University School of Law 245 Sullivan Street, 3rd Floor New York, New York 10012-1099 |
All students, whether in the J.D. or Graduate Division, enrolled in or registered for any course are required to have, for exams and other purposes, a Windows-based PC laptop with a wireless Internet connection. Every student is required to type his or her exams on a computer, and handwriting will not be permitted on exams. | Minimum: Windows XP PC, Pentium M, equivalent or better; 512 MB of memory; 40 GB HD; 56K internal modem; USB Flash Drive 256 MB or bigger; CDRW/DVD combo drive; 10baseT Ethernet card and cable; Wireless card, IEEE 802.11b | http://www1.law.nyu.edu/nyulawglobal/graduateadmissions/laptop.htm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagra College 5881 Dunn St. Niagara Falls, Ontario L2G 2N9 |
2002-03 is 2nd year of initiative with laptops required for programs in Mechanical Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Construction Engineering, and Hotel Management Systems | For 2002-03, Dell Latitude CPxH with Pentium III 500/750 MHz, 256 MB, 6 GB HD, CD-ROM | http://computing.niagarac.on.ca/student/laptop/ telephone: 905.735.2211 |
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| Nichols College Dudley, MA 01571 |
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/ |
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| Nipissing University North Bay, Ontario P1B 8L7 |
In 2002-2003 the Mobile Computer Initiative (MCI), which began as a pilot program in 2001, will include the Junior/Intermediate division. In 2003-2004, the program will include the Primary/Junior division. In 2004-2005, the MCI will involve every division in the faculty. | http://www.nipissingu.ca/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina State University College of
Engineering Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 |
starting with 500 incoming freshmen F 2005 | http://www.eos.ncsu.edu/soc/initiative/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State University Department of Architecture
& Landscape Architecture Fargo, ND 58105 |
started requirement during 1996-97 academic year | required students to purchase a notebook with 48 MB RAM and SVGA display | www.ndsu.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern University Boston, MA 02115 |
Toshiba Portege 3500 convertible Tablet PC | http://www.cba.neu.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; for 2001 iSeries 128 MB RAM, 10 GB HD; for 2002 ThinkPad R31 with Intel Mobile Celeron 1.1 GHz, 256 MB RAM, 20 GB HD, DVD/CD-RW | $385/semester additional cost
for students http://www.nmu.edu/academics/tlc.htm telephone: 906.227.1000 |
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| Northland Community & Technical College Thief River Falls, MN 56701 |
laptops required for students in Accounting and Computer/Electronic Technology programs | http://www.northland.cc.mn.us/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO 64468 |
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 initial laptop initiative 4/97; by F'05 distribution to all students in campus housing | started with Toshiba laptops, IBM 365's for 96-97; Gateway 305e's for 2004-05 | Initial initiative known as
EC+ telephone: 816.562.1212 www.nwmissouri.edu/COMPSERV/Newsletter/NotebookProject2.htm www.nwmissouri.edu/COMPSERV/CampusNotebooks/Notebooks.htm |
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| Northwest Nazarene University Nampa, Idaho 836686 |
wireless laptop initiative started in 2001 | http://www.nnu.edu/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwest Technical Colleges, MN Bemidji Detroit Lakes East Grand Forks Moorhead Wadena |
72 ThinkPads first used on East Grand Fork's campus F94 | over 3,000 IBM ThinkPads in use across 5 campuses in northwestern MN | http://www.ntcmn.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern University J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of
Management 633 Clark Evanston, IL 60208 |
Required ThinkPad 570's in 1999; Fall 2001 ThinkPad T22 with P III 800 MHz; Fall 2002 ThinkPad T23 with P III 1.13 GHz | http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio Dominican University 1216 Sunbury Road Columbus, OH 43219 |
Required for all incoming students F2000. Initiative ended spring of 2003. | Was first ThinkPad institution in Ohio. Initiative known as "Invitation to Tomorrow" | http://www.ohiodominican.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State University College of Medicine & Public Health 370 West 9th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43210 |
will be distributing laptops to first-year medical students starting fall 2005. The initiative was launched because of the university’s commitment to prepare students for medical, technological and business challenges of the world they will be entering. | IBM ThinkPad T43-C1U, wireless card, USB key, Windows XP Professional, and McAfee Anti-Virus software | http://is.med.ohio-state.edu/laptopprogram.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine Athens, Ohio 45701 |
required beginning with Class of 2011 | • Windows based laptop with
wireless network capability • Intel® Core™ Solo 1.66GHz • 14.1"
Display • Wireless ABG • Integrated Ethernet 10/100 based T • 512MB RAM (1 GB Recommended) • 40GB HD • CD-RW/DVD-ROM • USB 2.0 & FireWire Ports • VGA Output • 6 cell battery • Windows XP Professional or Windows Vista Business/Ultimate |
http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/it/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma Christian University Oklahoma City, OK 73106 |
Laptops to faculty F2000, student pilot Spring 2001, launched campus wide laptop & wireless initiative F2001 | Known as eCampus Project;
student model is IBM A22m with integrated wireless; used Dell computers for a
time; now Apple MacBook with 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB, 160GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm, SuperDrive 8x (DVD±RL/DVD±RW/CD-RW), AirPort Extreme Card, Bluetooth Built-in iSight camera |
http://www.oc.edu/apple/upgrade.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pennsylvania
College of Art & Design Lancaster, PA |
http://www.pcad.edu/laptop.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pennsylvania State University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine University Malibu, CA 90263 |
M.A. in Educational Technology and students under 2003/04 catalog in Seaver College business programs | Dell Latitude D-series | http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/business/academics/technology/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pine Technical College Pine City, MN 55063 |
Beginning F98 required for students in Microcomputer Network Technician Program | http://www.pinetech.edu/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Polytechnic University Brooklyn, NY 11201 |
IBM ThinkPad T20's for all freshmen F2000; $500/semester fee | wireless network at Brooklyn campus; Pentium IV's, 256 MB RAM, 40 GB HD, CD/DVD for 2002-03 | http://www.poly.edu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M Prairie View, TX 77446 |
The Laptop Pilot Program is an initiative to provide laptop computers for all entering students in the architecture and the school of nursing | http://www.pvamu.edu/pages/234.asp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT 06518 |
Required for freshmen in School of Business beginning 1998 and for all students campus-wide with F2003 | For 2003, Dell Latitude D600 Pentium M processor 1.4 GHz, 256 MB, 30 GB HD | http://www.quinnipiac.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
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| Red River Community College 2055 Notre Dame Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba R3H 0J9 |
notebooks for 50 faculty and 200 students in fall 1997 | http://www.rrc.mb.ca/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Remington College Baton Rouge Campus 1900 N. Lobdell Baton Rouge, LA 70806 |
http://www.remingtoncollege.edu/batonrouge/index.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 110 8th St. Troy, NY 12180 |
Incoming freshmen required to have a laptop that meets RPI specifications. | F99-IBM ThinkPad 600E; F2000 Think Pad T20; F2001 Think Pad T20; F2002 Think Pad T22; F2005 Think Pad T43 with Intel Pentium M Processor 760 at 2.0GHz; 1GB RAM; 80GB 5400RPM internal hard drive; 14.1" SXGA+ (1400x1050) TFT display; 128MB ATI Mobility Fire V3200 video chipset; 10/100/1000 on-board Ethernet and 56K modem; 802.11a/b/g integrated wireless; CD Writer/DVD Writer | http://www.rpi.edu/dept/cis/web/laptops/index.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI 02903 |
required for students enrolled in depts of Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Photography, Furniture Design, Interior Architecture, and Architecture. | http://www.risd.edu/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rochester College Rochester Hills, MI 48307 |
required for new students entering F2008; Each student’s computer will be in his or her name with a three-year extended warranty. Students will not have to return the laptops when they graduate, but if they leave before completing three years of classes at Rochester College, they will be required to pay a pro-rated charge for the laptop based on the number of semesters completed. | Apple MacBooks | http://www.rc.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rollins College 1000 Holt Avenue Winter Park, FL 32789 |
pilot with laptops to 200 incoming Presidential Scholars F97 | Initially, IBM ThinkPad 380D's with Pentium150, 16 MB RAM, 1.35 GB HD, 8X CD-ROM; | http://www.rollins.edu/it/about%20it/campustech/laptop_programs.shtml | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN 47803 |
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; Fall 2002 Compaq Evo N800c with Mobile Intel Pentium 4 (1.7 GHz), 256 MB RAM, 60 GB HD, DVD/CD-RW; for 2004-05 HP Compaq nw8000 with Mobile Intel Pentium M (1.7 GHz), 128 MB DDR video, DVD+RW and Windows XP | www.rose-hulman.edu/TSC/policies/laptop/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ryerson Polytechnic University 350 Victoria Street, B735 Toronto, Ontario M5B 2K3 |
started F' 96 with pilot in School of Business Management; initiative referred to as the Link Program | IBM Pentium ThinkPads; Windows95, WordPerfect & Netscape loaded; $700 per semester fee | http://www.ryerson.ca/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart University 5151 Park Ave. Fairfield, CT 06432 |
started 1995-96 with notebooks to all in-coming freshman; initiative referred to as Mobile Computing Program | 1998-99 Thinkpad 380DX; 1999-2000 Thinkpad 390e; 2000-01 ThinkPad A22; 2002-03 Dell Latitude c840; Apple iBooks for juniors in Art, Media Studies and Communication Technology; Lenovo Thinkpad T43 for F'05 | http://www.sacredheart.edu/pages/266_mobile_computing_program.cfm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St.
Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology 2000 Talbot Road West Windsor Ontario N9A 654 Canada |
St. Clair Edge project | Thinkpad 380D's selected for 1997-98 | http://www.stclaircollege.ca/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Cloud Technical College St. Cloud, MN 56303 |
required for programs in
Administrative Support Careers—all options; Computer Careers—Programming;
Land Surveying/Civil Engineering Technology; Computer-Aided Design and
Manufacturing; Architectural Construction Technology |
http://www.sctc.edu/current-students/campus-technology/laptop-computer-program | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Francis University Loretto, PA 15940 |
Laptop Initiative; requirement phased in over 4-year period beginning with freshman of 2000-2001 | Preliminary configuration for F2001 Pentium III, 700 Mhz, 64MB, 6 GB HD; Fall 2002 Pentium III, 1.6 GHz, 128 MB, 30 GB HD, CD-RW/DVD | http://www.francis.edu/itTemplate.aspx?id=1750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Gregory's University 1900 W. MacArthur Shawnee, OK 74801 |
Era of Transformation; beginning requirement for all entering freshmen F97 | CTX Ezbooks 364-DK P166, 40 MB RAM, 2 GB HD, 16x CD-ROM for 1998-99 | www.stgregorys.edu/html/laptop/laptop_university.php?pageid=48 Mike Pfaff, MIS Director Jason Burdette, Tech Support Coordinator telephone - 405.273.9870 |
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| St. John's University 8000 Utopia Parkway Jamaica NY 11439 |
Beginning F'03 implemented a freshman laptop initiative, wireless networks that are ubiquitous on 3 campuses [to be extended to 2 other graduate centers this year]; Campus Pipeline academic portal called St. John's Central. Distributed laptops to 3000 freshmen and 365 faculty who requested a laptop. The laptop vendor selected was IBM. Wireless network is CISCO. Deployment was managed using extensions of SCT Banner. | James Benson Chief Information Officer/Dean of Libraries Voice: 718.990.2043 Fax: 718.990.2044 Cell: 917.864.3421 email: bensonj@stjohns.edu http://new.stjohns.edu/services/laptop.sju |
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| St. Joseph's University 5600 City Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19131 |
Distributed to incoming freshmen in Arts & Science (Psychology and Interdisciplinary Health) and the Haub School of Business | Apple iBooks for Arts and Science; for School of Business: Fall 2002 Gateway Solo 1450; Fall 2003 ThinkPad with 2 GHz, 256 MB, 30 GB HD, DVD | http://www.sju.edu/laptop/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Leo University St. Leo, FL 33574 |
Initially distributed iBook laptops to 850 students and faculty in F2000; ThinkPad University in F2003 with laptops distributed to 1,200 University Campus students and faculty; Dell Latitude 630s for F'08 | IBM Thinkpad R51, Celeron-M 1.3, 256mbRam, 30GB Hard Drive with Active Protection System, CDRW-DVD Combo drive, 10/100 Ethernet and 802.11 b/g wireless network, 14"XGA LCD display. | http://www.saintleo.edu/SaintLeo/Templates/Inner.aspx?pid=3471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis College of Pharmacy 4588 Parkview Plaza St. Louis, MO 63110 |
Gateway | http://www.stlcop.edu/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Mary's University One Camino Santa Maria San Antonio, TX 78228 |
Began providing notebook computers to freshmen fall 2000; | Tangent Shuttle notebook with Pentium II MMX, 96 MB, 500 MHz; Dell Latitude computers for Fall 2002 | Dr. Charles Garrison Director Academic Technology Services Cgarrison@stmarytx.edu http://www.stmarytx.edu/technology.php |
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| Salem State College Salem, MA 01970 |
Beginning F'05 with requirement for new students | http://www.salemstate.edu/laptop/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salve Regina University Newport, RI 02840 |
all incoming students beginning F'06 | HP Compaq 6910p Notebooks | http://www.salve.edu/offices/it/laptops/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State University San Jose, CA 95192 |
Wireless Laptop Project in School of Art and Design, School of Journalism and Mass Communication and several departments in the College of Education; began in F 03 | http://www.sjsu.edu/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago 37 S. Wabash Chicago, IL 60603 |
add approx. 450 students per year with laptops to all undergrads by 2008 | Apple Powerbooks | http://www.artic.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall South Orange, NJ 07079 |
one-third of freshman F97, entire freshman class F98 | Initially ThinkPad 380D P 150, 16MB RAM, 1.35GB HD; for Fall 2003 ThinkPad R40 2.2 GHz, 40 GB, 512 MB, DVD/CDRW | http://technology.shu.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sheridan Institute of Technology & Advance
Learning Oakville, Ontario L6H 2L1 |
adopting on program by program basis starting with Computer Program 5/98 and six additional programs by 9/98; initiative now referred to as Delta 3 | ThinkPads and iBooks depending on program | http://mobilecomputing.sheridaninstitute.ca/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sierra Nevada College Incline Village, NV 89450 |
telephone: 702.831.1314 http://www.sierranevada.edu/ [no evidence of program was obvious on web site 4/03] |
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| South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Rapid City, SD 57701 |
Tablet PC's required beginning with entering class F2006 | http://sdmines.sdsmt.edu/cgi-bin/global/a_bus_card.cgi?SiteID=416805 http://sdmines.sdsmt.edu/cgi-bin/global/a_bus_card.cgi?SiteID=416804 |
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| Southern New Hampshire University 2500 North River Rd Manchester, NH 03106 |
All undergraduate freshmen, Three Year Degree students, and IT Majors | http://www.snhu.edu/1074.asp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern College 100 College Street Winfield, KS 67156 |
will lease for 1st year students entering F'99, to all students after 2002 | Previously ThinkPad Pentium Celeron/300 MHz, 64 MB RAM, 3.2 GB HD, 3.5 floppy, CD-ROM, sound card; for 2002-03, Dell Latitude, 1.0GHz Pentium III, 256 MB RAM, 20 GB HD, CD-ROM | http://cat.sckans.edu/physics/Laptop%20Learning.htm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ 07030 |
For Class of 2006, Compaq EVO N800C P IV 1.8 GHz with 256 MB and 30 GB HD | http://www.stevens.edu/csc/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strayer University | Alexandria campus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stillman College 3600 Stillman Tuscaloosa, AL 35403 |
1,500 students provided with either Toshiba or Apple laptops F2001 | www.stillman.edu/stillman/news/publicrelations/technologyaward.html | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SUNY College at Oneonta Oneonta, NY 13820 |
pilot laptop initiative Spring 1998 - Spring 2000 | http://www.oneonta.edu/ [no evidence of initiative was obvious on web site 4/03] |
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| SUNY Morrisville Morrisville, NY 13408 |
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 | Fall '98 - ThinkPad 380XD, 233 MHz Pentium, 64 MB RAM, 3.2 GB HD, 24X CD; for 2002-03 1.6 GHz Pentium 4 256 MB, 20 GB HD, CD-RW 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 |
Toshiba notebooks provided to students from Japan | http://www.tlhu.edu/ for information e-mail: EduTech@TLHU.edu |
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| Temple University Philadelphia, PA 19122 |
laptops required for Executive MBA program in School of Business & Management; provided to freshman in Honors Program beginning F99 | Fall 2002 ThinkPad R31 1.06 GHz, 20 GB HD, 128 MB RAM, CD-ROM | John De Angelo, Assoc. Dean for
Information Technology (215) 204-4721 www.sbm.temple.edu/emba/ www.sbm.temple.edu/laptop/faq.html |
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| Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 79409 |
required beginning F2007 | http://www.arch.ttu.edu/programs/2007/computer_req.asp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thiel College Greenville, PA 16125 |
Beginning 2004-05 | http://www.thiel.edu/admin/info_tech/notebook-initiative.htm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts
University Medford, MA 02155 |
http://www.library.tufts.edu/vet/lservices/nomad.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates University | http://academics.uaeu.ac.ae/computing/laptop.asp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Air Force Academy U.S. Air Force Academy, CO 8040 |
notebooks approved for Class of 2005 | www.usafa.af.mil/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Coast Guard Academy 15 Mohegan Ave. New London, CT 06320 |
distribution to students 1994 | http://www.cga.edu/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY 11024 |
distribution to students 1992 | http://www.usmma.edu/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Military Academy West Point, NY 10996 |
Cadets have been issued computers since 1986; began issuing notebook computers in 2002 | http://www.dean.usma.edu/ietd/cchall.cfm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Akron Akron, OH 44325 |
Technology Without Boundaries | IBM T-23 P3 1.1 GHz with 256 MB | www.uakron.edu/its/laptop.php | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 |
Required for MBA students in Manderson Graduate School of College of Commerce and Business Administration; also by College of Nursing in an program with Trinity Medical Center offering undergraduate and masters degrees via Internet-based course delivery. Laptops provided to students through U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services grant. | Minimum requirement: Intel Pentium M 1.50GHz or higher, 512 MB or more (prefer 1 DIMM over 2+ DIMMs), HDD 40GB (or more) @ 5400RPM | http://mba.cba.ua.edu/admissions/requirements/laptop_system_requirements.php "Trinity and UA Offer On-line Nursing Degrees," Birmingham Business Journal, April 4, 2007. |
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| University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 72701 |
required for MBA students in Walton College of Business | http://gsb.uark.edu/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Buffalo 3435 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14214 |
required in School of Dental Medicine for first year students beginning F'2000 | Apple is the platform for F'2008 | http://www.sdm.buffalo.edu/programs/dds/informatics.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of California Irvine Graduate School of Management | Beginning in 1987 UCI's Grad School of Management provided laptops to all Executive MBA students, and by 1996 every Executive, Fully-employed MBA, and Health Care MBA students had cost of a required laptop built into fees and all full-time MBAs were required to purchase. All laptops come pre-configured with "UCI Master". | Each UCI supports 2-3 laptop choices. In Fall of 1999 UCI supported Toshiba Satellite Pro 4300 and ultra-light Portege 3480s, with 600+ MHz processors, 10/100 Ethernet, 12 GB hard drives and standard 3 year warranty. Total enrollment (students) approximates 950 masters candidates. | Over 13 years experience
distributing laptops to all students in a program makes UCI's business school
second only to Harvard as the original laptop computer pioneer. UCI continues to build the cost of the
laptop into fees for all except state supported full-time MBA students;
whereby the School provides a $500 tuition rebate towards the purchase of one
of the recommended laptops. All
students are required to own a laptop. http://www.gsm.uci.edu/ |
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| UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management | http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x1268.xml | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH 45221 |
Started requiring entering freshmen in College of Engineering to own a PC in 1998-99; starting with 2000-2001 required portable PC with wireless network access; now also required in College of Design, Architecture, Art, & Planning | Minimum standard for 2003-04 P4, 256 MB RAM, 20 GB HD, CD-RW | http://www.eng.uc.edu/currentstudents/collegecomputing/soc/ http://www.daap.uc.edu/compreq/ |
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| University College Dublin Quinn School of Business Dublin, Ireland |
Students in the Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Commerce (International) and the Bachelor of Business and Legal Studies programs participated in the first year of the laptop initiative; students on the Bachelor of Actuarial and Financial Studies and BSc Economics and Finance programmes participated in second year. | http://www.csi.ucd.ie/LocalInformation/TechSupport/StudentLaptops.shtml | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Connecticut School of Business Administration MBA Program Storrs, CT 06269 |
Undergraduate and MBA students required to have laptops | http://www.business.uconn.edu/page.asp?id=1.1.4.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Dayton Dayton, OH 45469 |
All students will be required to purchase notebooks beginning F2003 | Minimum for 2002: Pentium III, 256 MB, 20 GB HD, CDR-W; Tangent Shuttle 1.7GHz; Pentium 4 1.7GHz, 256MB, 40GB HD, 32MB RAM, CDR-W/DVD Combo Drive | http://www.udayton.edu/admission/computer_initiative.php | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611 |
Colleges of Pharmacy & Engineering begun in July 1998; all entering Freshman, transfers required to have laptop; Windows laptop required for accounting, architecture, building construction, business administration, mechanical/aerospace engineering & Macintosh for students in fine arts, Class of 2010 in College of Medicine | Specifications vary by department & college | http://www.cop.ufl.edu/ www.eng.ufl.edu/computerrequirements.htm http://www.cba.ufl.edu/programs/computer.asp http://www.med.ufl.edu/oea/osa/pp_computer_requirement.shtml |
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| University of Georgia Terry College of Business | Required for full-time MBA students | http://www.terry.uga.edu/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Hong Kong | 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 | Contact: Nigel Bruce, English
Centre or Dr. Craig Blurton craigb@hku.hk http://ec.hku.hk/ |
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| University of Houston Law | Required for first year law students | Dell Latitude D600 Pentium M, 1.4 GHz, 512MB, 40GB HD | http://www.law.uh.edu/lit/newstudents/index.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho 83844 |
Pilot fall 2003 in College of Business & Economics with distribution of laptops to all juniors and seniors by fall 2004; initiative known as IXL for Idaho Excellence in Learning | ThinkPad R40 in F03; R50 in F04; R51 in F05 with Pentium M 1.6 GHz, 512 MB, 40 GB HD, CD-RW/DVD | http://www.ixl.uidaho.edu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Illinois-Chicago School of Architecture 845 W. Harrison Chicago IL 60607-7024 |
Begun F2003 for freshmen and 1st year grad students | http://www.arch.uic.edu/admissions/newlaptop.php | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Illinois College of Law & College of
Commerce Urbana, IL 61801 |
computer ownership requirement; highly recommend laptop computers | support limited to IBM-PC compatibles with March'97 recommendation of Pentium 120 with 16 MB or more memory, 800 MB HD or larger | http://www.law.uiuc.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of the Incarnate Word 4301 Broadway San Antonio, TX 78209 |
All undergraduate students (and certain graduate students) required/expected to enter the university with laptop/tablet technology and wireless capability. Laptops were first distributed to faculty on June 30, 2000 and for all f-t sophomores & juniors in Fall 2000-2001. | Began with ThinkPad 2628's with Mobile Celeron 500 MHz, 64 MB RAM, 60 GB H, 24X CD-ROM, Office2000, HP 810C Color Printer; beginning Spring 2003, ThinkPads with PIII, 933 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 20 GB HD; For Fall 2006, Gateway M280E convertible tablet computer with Intel® Pentium® M Processor 740, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB HD, 7-in-1 media card reader, Modular 24x/10x/24x CD-RW and 8x DVD combo, Notebook Total Protection Plan, Custom logo Carrying Case and 256 MB Memory Stick OR Gateway M465-E Notebook computer, with Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2300, 512MB RAM, 80GB hard drive, 6-in-1 media card reader, CD-RW and 8x DVD, Notebook Total Protection Plan, Custom logo Carrying Case and 256 MB Memory Stick | Dr. James Parlett Chief Information Officer University of the Incarnate Word 210.829.3866 http://support.uiwtx.edu/GetStarted/Laptop.html |
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| University of Louisville Louisville, KY 40292 |
required for freshmen in Speed School of Engineering beginning Fall 2007, by 20011 all students | tablet PC's | http://speed.louisville.edu/tabletpc/index.php | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 |
required for students in College of Education beginning Fall 2005 | iBooks equipped with 512MB
RAM, 30GB hard disk drive and CD-RW/DVD-ROM "Combo" optical drives. The systems will be equipped with Apple’s standard suite of software |
http://www.umaine.edu/edhd/laptops.htm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Maryland-College Park College of Business
& Management College Park, MD 20742 |
recommend student computer purchase of IBM or compatible; strongly urge purchase of portable | minimum standard of 120MH Pentium, 16 MB HD, 1 GB HD | http://www.oit.umd.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Melbourne School of Law Melbourne, Australia |
http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Michigan Ross School of Business and the School of Art & Design | The School of Art & Desing distributed Powerbook G4 laptops to faculty and staff in 2001 and to graduate students In February 2002; | http://www.bus.umich.edu/Technology/Laptops/ http://www.art-design.umich.edu/it/laptop_initiative.php |
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| University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston, MN 56716 |
1993-94 distributed to all students | started with IBM ThinkPad 350's; IBM 340's in 94-95; IBM 701CS's in 95-96; Dell Latitude D600's for 2004-06 | http://helpdesk.umcrookston.edu/hardware.htm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN 55812 |
required for all students in Labovitz School of Business and Economics and the College of Education & Human Service Professionals beginning F2008 | Windows XP Pro/Vista or Mac OS
10.x 1.4 GHz CPU (Centrino, P4-M/Mac) 60 GB or larger hard drive 1 GB RAM 10/100 Ethernet network 802.11 g(b) wireless network CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive 1 GB USB Flash Drive (to transfer files) |
http://www.d.umn.edu/lsbe/technology/laptop.php http://www.duluth.umn.edu/cehsp/technology/requirements.html |
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| University of Mississippi University, MS 38677-1848 |
currently required for students majoring in School of Business Administration, School of Pharmacy; for MIS beginning F2006 | minimum requirement for the
laptop's processor is an Intel Pentium M 2.0 GHz or a dual core 1.66 GHz; 1 GB RAM of memory and either Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional |
http://intranet.bus.olemiss.edu/laptop_mba.htm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Missouri Columbia, MO 65211 |
The College of Education completed a three semester pilot program beginning Dec 1996. The program was discontinued after the pilot. The School of Journalism will be requiring wireless laptops for all undergrad and grad students beginning Fall 2005. | http://www.journalism.missouri.edu/undergraduate/computer-requirements.ht | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131 |
required for all entering students in the Law School | http://lawschool.unm.edu/admissions/laptop-program.php | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599 |
required notebooks for Freshmen class of 2000; two professional schools currently have requirements, The School of Medicine and the Kenan-Flagler Business School; F99 the School of Dentistry doctor of dental science students must buy laptops. School of Information and Library Science of also requires all incoming students to have a laptop starting from Fall 2001. | Known as Carolina Computing Initiative. Students purchase through Student Stores; institution will offer low-interest four-year loans & increase financial aid budgets | http://sils.unc.edu/programs/msis/computingreq.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of North Carolina Greensboro Greensboro, NC 27412 |
required for Freshmen beginning F2007 | students can select Lenovo R60 Thinkpad or Apple MacBook Pro | http://its.uncg.edu/Laptop/About/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC 28403 |
http://www.uncw.edu/itsd/laptop.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aerospace Studies, Family Nurse Practitioner Specialist,
& Law University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND 58202 |
http://helpdesk.aero.und.edu/f2_Laptops/index.php | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College of Engineering University of Oklahoma Norman, OK 73019 |
one-half of new students 97-98; all new students 98-99 | Initially choice among Compaq Presario 1090ES, Compaq Armada, or IBM 380's; for 2002-03 Tosiba Salellite 1715 or Dell Latitude C10 | http://www.coe.ou.edu/en/page/laptop_program/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Ontario Institute of Technology Oshawa, Ontario Canada |
campus wide Mobile Program with approx. 3,000 students; started 2003-04 | ThinkPad R52 for 2005-06 PM 750 (PM 1.86), 2 MB, 512 MB, PC533 DDR2 SDRAM, 533 MHz, 60 GB HDD, CD-RW/DVD | Junior Groves Director, Mobile Computing (905) 721-3146 Gerry Pinkney V.P. Information Technology http://www.durhamcollege.ca http://www.uoit.ca |
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| University of Oregon School of Law Eugene, OR 97403 |
Choice of Apple PowerBook G4 or Dell D660 for 2003-04 | http://www.law.uoregon.edu/technology/laptops.php | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario Canada |
required for students enrolled in Executive MBA program | http://www.emba.uottawa.ca/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD 57069 |
required in Graphic Arts Dept., Nursing, and in Physician Asst. Program | http://www.usd.edu/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of South Florida Health Sciences Center Tampa, FL 33620 |
required for medical students | Dell Latitude with 233 MHz Pentium; 64 MB RAM; 100 GB HD for 2003 | http://hsc.usf.edu/is/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Southern California School of Business
Administration & School of Medicine Los Angeles, CA 90089 |
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. | recommendation in June 96 for Pentium with Windows95 or PowerMac 7500/OS 7.5.3 with 16 MB RAM or greater | Business--http://cwis.usc.edu/dept/sba/resources/internal/computers.html
Medicine--http://www.usc.edu/schools/medicine/ contact, Rick Pinckert, 213.442.3630 |
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| University of Southern Mississippi 118 College Drive Hattiesburg, MS 39406 |
required for students majoring in Interior Design and for Arts majors pursuing BFA | www.usm.edu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Stanford Law School | http://www.law.stanford.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Strathclyde Curran Building 101 St. James Road Glasgow, G4 OLN |
Laptop pilot initiative begun F2000 with first year business students | IBM ThinkPads | http://www.strath.ac.uk/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN 37996 |
Required for MBA students and in College of Engineering | http://mba.utk.edu/Prospective_Students/technology.html | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, TN 38163 |
required for all students entering F2007 | http://www.utmem.edu/nursing/future%20students/computerrequirements.php | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Texas Graduate School of Business; Schools of
Education, Engineering & Law
Austin, TX 78712 |
College of Education initiated a program requiring all students entering professional development sequence to acquire an Apple iBook in Fall '02 | www.engr.utexas.edu/itg/laptop/index.cfm
http://wwwhost.cc.utexas.edu/education/laptopOverview.html |
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| University of Vermont School of Business Administration | Incoming freshmen required to purchase Gateway personal convertible laptop/tablet computer | http://www.bsad.uvm.edu/Admissions/Requirements/MobileComputingReq.htm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Virginia Darden Graduate School of Business Administration | http://www.darden.virginia.edu/html/standard.aspx?menu_id=28&styleid=4&id | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Warwick | Planned to become 1st British university requiring student ownership starting in 2003; proposal was later withdrawn due to student protest and criticism of academic community | Several articles written: Left, S. "Can Warwick close the digital divide?" Guardian. 7 February 2001. "Students at a British University Oppose Plan Requiring Laptops." Chronicle of Higher Education. 23 February 2001. Tysome, T. "Lecturers fear impact of e-learning project on jobs." London Times Higher Education Supplement. 12 April 2001; Canovan, C. "NUS: laptop plan looks like elitism." London Times Higher Education Supplement. February 2001. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Western Ontario | http://www.uwo.ca/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 53706 |
required in Applied Securities Analysis Program beginning F2007 | http://www.bus.wisc.edu/finance/laptop/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Wisconsin -Milwaukee | Department of Architecture and in the Peck School of the Arts; program in Dept. of Architecture is referred to as 'e3' | Fall 2002 model was a Dell Latitude 840, Pentium 4, 1.8GHz, 512MB RAM, 15" screen, CD-RW, built-in wireless networking | http://www3.uwm.edu/arts/about/laptop.html http://www.uwm.edu/SARUP/e3/ |
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| University of Wisconsin - Stout | Referred to as the "e-scholar" program; started in 2002-03 with first-year students and expanded to all students in 2005-06 | http://www.uwstout.edu/es/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ursinus College Collegeville, PA 19426 |
Began distribution to entering freshmen F2000 | Dell Latitude C500, 700 MHz, 10 GB HD, 128 MB RAM, CD-ROM | http://www.ursinus.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt University College of Engineering | Pilot wireless laptop program | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valley City State University Valley City, ND 58072 |
1996-97 distributed to all students and faculty | 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; for 2001-02 550 MHz ThinkPads, 192 MB, 12 GB HD, CD-ROM; IBM R40's beginning F2003; Dell Latitude D630 with Intel Core 2 Duo processors, 800 MHz Front Side Bus & 4MB Smart L2 Cache, Intel Core Duo processor T7300 (2.0 GHz), Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2, Chipset Intel 958 with 2 GB memory | http://itc.vcsu.edu/laptopinitiative/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont College of Union Institute & University Montpelier, VT 05602 |
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] | http://www.myunion.edu/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova University Villanova, PA 19085 |
IBM 380 series notebooks required of all undergraduates beginning with Class of 2001; Dell Latitude D620 for Class of 2011 with Intel Core 2 Duo 1.83 GHz processor, 14.1" WXGA+ LCD, 60 GB HD, 256MB NVIDIA, video Card, 24X CDRW/DVD, 1 GB Ram, integrated 10/100 network card, 802.11 a/g wireless card | http://www.villanova.edu/unit/laptopprogram/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business Richmond, VA 23284 |
for 2008-09 Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 2 GHz 800 FSB,
Memory 1 GB, 2 GB (strongly recommended), HD 120 GB (or more), Optical Drive
DVD +/- RW, Video Adaptor Support for DirectX 9 graphics with 128 MB (or
more) of video RAM, Network Connectivity Wireless - 802.11g (or better),
Ethernet - 100Mb/sec (or better), Network Cable 6’ RJ-45 Cable, Removable
Media 4GB USB memory key |
http://www.bus.vcu.edu/tharp/sci_school.html | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Blacksburg, VA 24061 |
required for Departments of Architecture and Art & Art History; College of Business; suggested for several other departments; College of Engineering requiring tablet pcs beginning F06 using new Fujitsu LifeBook T4000 | http://www.compreq.vt.edu/ http://www.cob.vt.edu/compute/ |
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| Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC 27109 |
1995-96 pilot; 1996-97 with 925 freshmen; 1999-2000 all students; Initiative referred to as Plan for the Class of 2000 | IBM ThinkPad 365's for F96; IBM 380's for F97 | telephone: 910.759.5000 http://www.wfu.edu/Computer-information/ |
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| Waldorf College Forest City, IA 50436 |
1996-97 distributed to all students | IBM ThinkPads | http://www.waldorf.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wayne State University Detroit, MI 48202 |
required for College of Engineering beginning Fall 2006; also for students in College of Education | Gateway M285E convertible notebook computers in Engineering; Apple MacBooks specified for Education | http://www.eng.wayne.edu/news.php?id=551 www.coe.wayne.edu/laptop |
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| Webb Institute of Naval Architecture Glen Cove, NY 11542 |
Distributed to all students beginning August 1999 | Dell Inspiron 7000's with DVD, floppy, and zip drives; 96 MB RAM, 4.9 GB HD; students connect to campus network through Radiolan wireless | 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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| Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA 02115 |
Issued to students in architecture with distribution to all incoming students for F'05 | http://www.wit.edu/laptop/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Liberty State College West Liberty, WV 26074 |
plan to provide to incoming freshmen beginning Fall 2007 | http://www.westliberty.edu/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon, W Va 26201 |
1997-98 distribution to f-t freshmen and all students by 2000 | initially IBM ThinkPads; Dell Latitudes with choice of D520, D620 or D820 for F 2006 | http://www.wvwc.edu/com/comtop.htm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine | http://www.wvsom.edu/ComputerServices/index.cfm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC 28723 |
At one time, notebooks required for entering freshmen fall of 1999 | IBM380 series notebooks were specified beginning with Class of 2001; web site on 12/01 does not specify notebooks and indicates networkable computers are required | http://www.wcu.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wetern
Illinois University Macomb, IL 61455 |
laptop initiative in the broadcasting department in the College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC) | http://www.wiu.edu/mobilecomputing/ http://www.wiu.edu/mobilecomputing/mc-blog/?page_id=23 |
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| Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY 42101 |
http://www.wku.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 49008 |
Laptop mandate for undergraduate business majors | http://www.wmich.edu/oit/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Westfield State College Westfield, MA 01086 |
Beginning F'06 with requirement for new students | http://www.wsc.mass.edu/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley College Marshall, TX 75670 |
discontinued after 2003 | IBM Thinkpads | www.wileyc.edu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Penn University Oskaloosa, IA 52577 |
required in College for Working Adults | http://www.wmpenn.edu/CollegeforWorkingAdults/tabid/175/Default.aspx | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winona State University Winona, MN 55987 |
notebooks for one-third of faculty Summer 97; plan approval by major/dept; four pilot depts 98/99 Chemistry, Marketing, Music, Nursing; to 7,000 students F02 | Universal Access Initiative
(LUNIAC) initially IBM ThinkPad 380's; F02 choice of Gateway 450 SL, Solo
5300 SL or Apple iBooks; Gateway M275 tablet pc's beginning fall '04; for
fall '05 M285 Convertible Notebook PCs. The one-year contract with Gateway is for 4,200 notebooks, the largest tablet PC implementation for higher education in the country. |
http://www.winona.edu/its/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Worcester State College Worcester, MA 01602 |
Beginning F'04 with requirement for new students | http://www.worcester.edu/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale
University School of Management New Haven, CT 06520 |
http://mba.yale.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zayed
University Dubai & Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Required for all students and faculty | IBM ThinkPads with Windows NT Groupwise and MS Office | http://www.zu.ac.ae/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||