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The following list of Colleges & Universities with Laptop or Notebook Computer Initiatives are from the following site created and maintained by Ray C. Brown, Executive Director - Associated Colleges of Central Kansas (ACCK): http://www.acck.edu/~arayb/NoteBookList.html#_blank

Please scroll beyond the list for specific details on each institution.

Colleges & Universities with Laptop or Notebook Computer Initiatives

Acadia University Albertson College of Idaho Algonquin College Baker University Barry University Bentley College Bethel College, Tennessee Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School Buena Vista University Canadore College Cardinal Stritch University College of Business & Management Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve Clayton College & State University Clemson University College of Engineering & Science Coastal Carolina College Boreal Colorado Technical University Columbia University Business School Columbus State Community College Concordia University-Montreal Concordia University-St. Paul Cornerstone University Dakota Wesleyan University Dartmouth College Tuck School of Business Duke University School of Medicine Drew University Florida Technical College Floyd College Fontbonne College Executive MBA Gallaudet University George Fox University Greenville College Grove City College HEC-Montreal (Business School of University of Montreal) Hartwick College HogeschoolvanAmsterdam Holland College Houghton College Huntingdon College ITESM Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health Johnson C. Smith University Kaetsu Women's College Keio University Lakeshore Technical College Longwood College Loras College Mayville State University Milwaukee School of Engineering Mississippi State University Montreat College Morris Brown College MiSU-Detroit College of Law National University of Singapore New Jersey Institute of Technology Niagra College Nichols College North Dakota State University  Department of Architecture & Landscape Architecture Northern Michigan University Northland Community & Technical College Northwest Missouri State University Northwest Technical Colleges Northwestern University J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management

Ohio Dominican College Pine Technical College Polytechnic University Queens University School of Business Quincy University Rasmussen College Red River Community College Remington College Baton Rouge Campus Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rollins College Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Ryerson Polytechnic University St. Clair College of Applied Arts & Technology St. Francis University St. Gregory's College St. Joseph's University Haub School of Business St. Mary's University Sacred Heart University Seton Hall University Sheridan College Sierra Nevada College Southwestern College Strayer University Alexandria Campus SUNY College at Oneonta SUNY Morrisville Teikyo Loretto Heights University Temple University School of Business & Mgmt U.S. Coast Guard Academy U.S. Merchant Marine Academy University of California Irvine Graduate School of Management UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management University of Cincinnati College of Engineering University of Connecticut School of Business Administration University of Denver University of Florida Colleges of Pharmacy & Engineering University of Georgia Terry School of Business University of Hong Kong English Centre University of Illinois College of Law University of the Incarnate Word University of Maryland-College Park College of Business & Management University of Minnesota-Crookston University of Missouri College of Education University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Dakota Aerospace Studies, Family Nursing, & Law University of Oklahoma College of Engineering University of Oregon School of Law University of Ottawa University of South Florida Health Sciences Center University of Southern California School of Business Administration & School of Medicine University of Texas Graduate School of Business, & Schools of Engineering and Law University of Warwick University of Western Ontario Valley City State University Vanderbilt University College of Engineering Vermont College of Norwich University Villanova University College of Commerce & Finance Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Wake Forest University Waldorf College Webb Institute of Naval Architecture Western Carolina University Western Michigan University West Virginia Wesleyan Winona State University Zayed University

Please contact Ray Brown at ray-brown@acck.edu if you are aware of other notebook campuses or additional information that presents a more complete description of activity on any single campus.  Last update October 2001.
INSTITUTION	IMPLEMENTATION	COMPUTERS	NOTES
Acadia University Wolfville, Nova Scotia President Kelvin Ogilvie	Initiative referred to as Acadia Advantage; 1st notebook university in Canada; 1996-97 for students in Bus Admin, Computer 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;	phone - 902.542.2201 www.acadiau.ca/advantage
Albertson College of Idaho Caldwell, ID 83605	Began distribution to freshman June 2001, target of 2004 for all students	HP Omnibook XE3 Pentium III 700 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 10 GB HD, 32X CD-ROM, Windows2000, Office2000 Pro	Phone - 208.459.5000 www.albertson.edu/comm/laptop/index.htm
Algonquin College Ottawa, Ontario Robert C. Gillett, President	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; now using IBM ThinkPads	www.algonquincollege.com/intech/laptop
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	www.bakerspgs.edu
Barry University 11300 NE Second Ave. Miami, Florida  33161 President: Sr. Jeanne O'Laughlin O.P., Ph.D.	Program called ANET 2000.  Graduate education program for nurse anesthetist education where laptop computers are utilized as complement to video teleconferencing instruction, educational software applications, and instructional web page.  Students required to lease or purchase laptop computer.	IBM ThinkPad 380 XD	IT Advisory Council considering expansion of concept campus wide. Jeffrey Groom, PhD, CRNA Program Director Nurse Anesthesiology (800) 756-6000 ext. 3365 email: jgroom@mail.barry.edu www2.barry.edu/vpaa-snhs/anesthe.htm
Bentley College Waltham, MA  02154 President Joseph Morone	1985 issued 900 microcomputers to freshmen; began with trial program; required undergraduates to rent or buy in 1989; in 1995 required all student to buy		students are billed for a notebook unless  they prove that they purchased elsewhere; roughly 75% purchase through the  institution contact: Fred Bachofner, Computer  Resource Center;  mailto:fbackofner@bentley.edu www.bentley.edu/undergraduate/mobile/mobile.html
Bethel College 325 Cherry AVenue McKenzie, TN  38201	1st ThinkPad University in Tennessee	ThinkPad 390	phone - 901.352..4000 www.bethel-college.edu/thinkpad/index.htm
Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School Provo, UT  84602	Required student purchase of laptops	For 1999-2000 Recommend300 MHz Pentium processor, 64 MB RAM, CD-ROM, 4 GB HD, Windows 98 Dell or Compaq laptops	www.law.byu.edu/General/Laptop.html
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	Initiative known as eBVyou Ken Clipperton, Managing Director of University Information Systems ebvyou.bvu.edu
Canadore College North Bay, Ontario	Pilot 1995-96; completing second year; phasing in over three year period; all students will have  notebooks1998-99 academic year	Recommend Pentium II 350 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 6 GB HD; Windows2000; IBM ThinkPad, Toshiba, Compaq,or Dell	contacts:  Emerson Hunt hunte@internet.canadorec.on.ca or, Allan Reid reida@internet.canadorec.on.ca see:  www.canadorec.on.ca/
Cardinal Stritch University College of Business & Management Milwaukee, WI	required for students in Computer Enhanced MBA program		www.stritch.edu
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	1999 all incoming graduate students are required to use notebook computers	students may purchase pre-configured IBM ThinkPads or bring their own notebook if it meets minimum specifications	www.cmu.edu/computing/
Case Western Reserve University Circle Cleveland, OH  44106	138 freshmen medical student received Apple PowerBooks		www.cwru.edu/
Clayton College & State University Morrow, GA  30260	notebooks to faculty F 96; to all students F 97	Policy change to students and faculty purchasing their own computers rather than leasing from the institution, F2001	initiative known as Universal Personal Information Technology Access (UPITA); initially, a joint project with Floyd College contact: Jim Davis, Director of  Institutional Research & Planning; davis@gg.clayton.edu telephone:  770.961.3400 www.clayton.edu/
Clemson University College of Engineering & Science Clemson, SC  29634	Laptop Computer Pilot Program F 98 with approximately 100 freshmen students.  special class sections in English, chemistry, math, engineering, and physics.  Laptop classes will extend into the sophomore year, but not beyond during the pilot phase.  Classrooms will be equipped for ethernet access at each student seat.	Students are required to purchase a Dell Latitude CPi (233MHz P-II), but some exceptions are made for students already owning suitable laptop.  Current plans call for a second pilot in Fall 1999, with consideration of possible mandatory policy in Fall 2000 based on assessment of experience in the first two groups.	www.clemson.edu/
Coastal Carolina		Laptop mandate in Computer Science Department
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/
Colorado Technical University 3901 W. 59^th 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	minimum standard P133 IBM compatible, 32 MB RAM, 1 GB HD, CD-ROM; Novell & GroupWise environment	Asst Dean for Computing & Information Services 212.854.8169 www.columbia.edu/
Columbus State Community College 550 East Spring Street Columbus, OH  43215	1996-97 for Acct. and Health Information Technology majors	student machines:  IBM 486/75 Mhz,  360 MB HD, 8 MB HD	1.800.621.6407
Concordia University-Montreal 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. Montreal, Quebec CNH  3G1M8	required for students enrolled in International Aviation MBA program		http://www-commerce.concordia.ca/ amba/amba1/aviat3.htm telephone:  514.8848.2424
Concordia University- St. Paul 275 North Syndicate St. Paul, MN  55104 President Dr. Robert A. Holst	Educational Technology Initiative beginning F98 for all students	IBM Thinkpads	contact:  Eric LaMott lamott@luther.csp.edu www.csp.edu/infotech
Cornerstone University Grand Rapids, MI 49525	Required for freshmen beginning F2000	IBM ThinkPads	cornerstone.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		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
University of Denver University Park, Denver, CO  80208	will require laptops for first year undergraduates beginning fall quarter 1999		http://www.du.edu/laptops telephone: 303.871.2000
Drew University Madison, NJ  07940 President Thomas H. Kean	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.drew.edu/infosys/index.html
Duke University School of Medicine & College of Allied Health	Used in Physician Assistant Program
Florida Technical College 1819 N. Semoran Blvd. Orlando, FL  32807	provided in two year degree programs		www.flatech.edu telephone: 407.678.5600
Floyd College Rome, GA  30162 President H. Lynn Cundiff	initiative known as Universal Personal Information Technology Access (UPITA); distribution of notebooks to full-time faculty F 96; to all students  F 97		Started as a joint project with Clayton State; Floyd  is a 2-year institution telephone:  706.802.5000 www.fc.peachnet.edu
Fontbonne College St. Louis, MO	laptops required for Options MBA, executive evening program		(314) 862-3456 www.fontbonne.edu/acadeSet.html
Gallaudet University 800 Florida Avenue NE Washington DC  20002	ACE: Access to Computing for Education Pilot Laptop Project	IBM ThinkPad 380's for 97-98 academic year	contact:  Greg Ritter ghritter@gallux.gallaudet.edu www.gallaudet.edu
George Fox University Newberg, Oregon  97132	notebooks for all full-time students; started with Mac Classic desktops F 91; students purchase machines	first notebooks were PowerBook 145b’s in 94-95; 150’s 95-96; 190cs 96-97; 1400cs 97-98	Rawlan Smith, Director of Computer  phone - 1.800.765.4369 www.georgefox.edu
Greenville College Greenville, IL	Second year of notebook computer initiative with distribution to all students in fall 2000; incoming freshmen receive a new laptop and keep until senior year with optional upgrade to a newer laptop for a fee	IBM ThinkPad 380's and 390e's; going wireless with 11mpbs Aironet cards	Contact: Brian Morgan, Mobile Systems Support
Grove City College Grove City, PA 16127-2104 President John H. Moore	notebooks to faculty spring 1994 and entering students Fall 1994; printers provided for each computer; students retain computer at graduation;	Compaq Contura 425c for 94-95; Contura 410 95-96; Armada 1120 for 96-97; Armada 1510 for  97-98; software Works 3.0/4.0	John Inman, Director of Distributed Computing telephone:  412.458.2000 www.gcc.edu
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. http://www.hec.ca/en/ HEC-Montreal is the host of the IBM ThinkTank 2000 conference, June 4-6, 2000. http://www.hec.ca/thinktank/
Hartwick College Oneonta, NY  13820 President Dr. Richard Detweiler	began with laptops for new students F’93	Zenith Z-Lite for Class of 98 Zenith Black Star for Class of 99 Toshiba Satellite Pro for Class of 2000 IBM 365XD for Class of 2001	telephone:  607.431.4200 www.hartwick.edu/
Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Holland	notebooks to 1,000 students in teacher training college F 97; roll-out to additional 6,000 students F 98	considering four vendors (HP, IBM, Toshiba, Tulip)	project referred to as "Digital Backpack";  contact: Henk Korevaar korevaar@euronet.nl
Holland College			http://www.hollandc.pe.ca
Houghton College Houghton, NY  14744 President Daniel Chamberlain	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.  The model for next fall is the Compaq Armada 1500c.  Incoming students will receive an inkjet printer.	telephone:  716.567.9200 http://www.houghton.edu
Huntingdon College 1500 East Fairview Ave. Montgomery, AL 36106	Known as Huntingdon Plan; notebooks distributed to freshmen F2000	Gateway Pentium III 733 MHz, 64 MB RAM, 15 GB HD; Office2000	Telephone: 334.833.4486 http://www.huntingdon.edu/
ITESM Mexico	started August 1998 with IBM Thinkpad 380ED recommended		http://www.mty.itesm.mx
Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health Charles & 34th Streets Baltimore, MD  21218	recommend Dell notebooks with P233, 64 MB RAM, 3.2 GB HD, CD-ROM		http://www.jhsph.edu
Johnson C. Smith University Charlotte, NC Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy, President	starting Fall 1999	IBM ThinkPads & Lotus Notes, LearningSpace	http://www.jcsu.edu
Kaetsu Women's College, Japan	free loan of notebook computers for students in Management Information and International Economics programs		http://www.kaetsu.ac.jp
Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus	4,000 students with notebooks		http://www.sfc.keio.ac.jp
Lakeshore Technical College 1290 North Ave. Cleveland, WI  53015 President Dennis Ladwig	F96 distributed to students in Materials Management cycle of ACCEL Program; students charged $88/course lease fee	TI510 Extensa provided to instructors; TI650 ExtensaCD provided to students with 133 MHz Pentium processor, 16 MB RAM; 10x CD-ROM; OfficePro95; IBM ThinkPads as of 12/98	contact:  Michael Lanser, VP for Educational Support, mila@ltc.tec.wi.us http://www.ltc.tec.wi.us
Longwood College Farmville, VA 23909			804.395.2000 http://web.lwc.edu/helpdesk/dell/
Loras College 1450 Alta Vista Dbuque, IA 52004	Distributed to faculty;F2001 distribution to all students; initiative known as connect@loras	IBM ThinkPads
Mayville State University Mayville, ND  58257 President Dr. Ellen Chaffee	F 96 distributed notebooks to faculty; Summer 97 and Fall 97 distributed to all students	IBM 365 ED provided for faculty with  100 MHz, 540 MB HD, 24 MB RAM, CD-ROM; student machines for 97-98 with P133 processors	http://www.masu.nodak.edu
Michigan State University-Detroit College of Law 130 E. Elizabeth Detroit, MI 48201		Technology Initiatives Program (TIP)	313.226.0100 http://www.dcl.edu/TIP/program.htm
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	Sharyn L. Hearn Technology Program Manager Computer & Communication Services Department-S301 (414) 277-7280 (Office) mailto:hearn@msoe.edu http://www.msoe.edu/
Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS  39762	School of Architecture (laptops used in design classes & laboratories); College of Engineering (pilot in Biological Engineering with freshmen F'98, college-wide for all freshmen F'99)		http://www.msstate.edu/ http://www.engr.msstate.edu/computer_initiative
Montreat College Montreat, NC  28757 President William Hurt			notebook computers mentioned under  School of Professional & Adult Studies;  phone - 1-800-622-6968 http://www.montreat.edu
Morris Brown College 64 Martin L.King Jr. Dr. NW Atlanta, GA 30314	Required all students to purchase laptops F 2000	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.	Notebook vendor selection May 1998.  Anticipated minimum standard P166, 32 MB RAM, 2.1 GB HD, CD-ROM, Windows95, MS Office	http://www.nus.edu.sg/global contact:  Ravi Chandran  cceravi@nus.edu.sg
New Jersey Institute of Technology University Heights Newark, 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
Niagra College			http://www.niagarac.on.ca
Nichols College Dudley, MA President Debra Murphy	notebooks are a requirement for "day undergraduate program"; a new model is selected each year;	Toshiba Satellite 440CDX with P133 processors, 16 MB RAM, CD-ROM & Office Professional	Steve Reynolds,   Chief Information Officer steve@nichols.edu (508) 213-2206 http://www.nichols.edu/
North Dakota State University Department of Architecture & Landscape Architecture Fargo, ND  58105	started requirement during 1996-97 academic year	require students to purchase a notebook with 48 MB RAM and SVGA display	contact:  Dennis Colliton, Interim Chair dcollito@plains.nodak.edu
Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI  49855	ThinkPads for Teaching, Learning, and Communication; pilot began Jan 1999; notebooks for faculty Fall 1998; notebooks to all FT students Fall 2000	IBMThinkPads	$385/semester additional cost for students http://www.acs.nmu.edu/laptop/default.html telephone: 906.227.1000
Northland Community & Technical College Thief River Falls, MN  56701	laptops required for students in Accounting and Computer/Electronic Technology programs
Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO  64468 President Dr. Dean Hubbard	1st Electronic Campus in 1987 with terminals in every dorm room & office; 1995-96 notebook pilot with 90+ students and 15 faculty members; 350 students and 75 faculty in 96-97; initial goal of all faculty by 2000; discontinued initiative 4/97	started with Toshiba laptops, IBM 365’s for 96-97	Initiative known as EC+; $395+/semester  cost for notebook; students leased  directly from IBM telephone:  816.562.1212 http://www.nwmissouri.edu
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	adopting notebooks for specific programs phone - 1.800.451.3441 http://www.ntc-online.com
Northwestern University J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management 633 Clark Evanston, IL  60208			http://www.kellogg.nwu.edu
Ohio Dominican College 1216 Sunbury Road Columbus, OH 43219	Required for all incoming students F2000.	First ThinkPad institution in Ohio. Initiative known as "Invitation to Tomorrow"	http://www.odc.edu
Pine Technical College Pine City, MN  55063	Beginning F98 required for students in Microcomputer Network Technician Program		phone: 320.629.6764
Polytechnic University Brooklyn, NY 11201	IBM ThinkPad T20's for all freshmen F2000	wireless network at Brooklyn campus	http://web.poly.edu/notebook
Queens University School of Business Kingston, Ontario	required for M.B. A. students; university purchase with student-paid fees as part of tuition;  required for entering freshmen undergrads beginning F'98	IBM ThinkPads	http://business.queensu.ca
Quincy University Quincy, IL  62301	provided to degree completion students in Bachelors degree in Business Administration program		http://www.quincy.edu/divisions/business/
Rasmussen College Minnetonka, MN  55305	Laptop program since F95 Quarter with day students; the following quarter with evening students	IBM ThinkPad380's and Acers at Minnetonka campus; Acers at St. Cloud campus; AT&T's at Eagan & Mankato campuses	contact:  Eric Staupe, Director of Information  Systems, erics@rasmussu.edu
Red River Community College 2055 Notre Dame Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba  R3H 0J9	notebooks for 50 faculty and 200 students in fall 1997		telephone -- 204.632.2161 http://www.rrc.mb.ca
Remington College Baton Rouge Campus 1900 N. Lobdell Baton Rouge, LA 70806			225.922.3990 http://www.sctmemphis.edu/eai_00/pages/ schools/baton/baton1.htmlschools/baton/baton1.html
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 110 8^th St. Troy, NY 12180	Incoming freshmen required to have a laptop that meets RPI specifications.	F99-IBM ThinkPad 600E; F2000 ThinkPad T20	Telephone-518.276.6000 http://www.rpi.edu/dept/cis/web/laptops/index.html
Rollins College 1000 Holt Avenue Winter Park, FL  32789	pilot with laptops to 200 incoming Presidential Scholars F97	IBM ThinkPad380D's with Pentium150; 16 MB RAM; 1.35 GB HD; 8X CD-ROM
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN  47803 President Samuel Hulbert	started 1995-96 with entering freshman required to purchase laptop model for the year they enter	AMS (CA mfg) selected vendor first two years; TI in yr 3 and 4; TI Extensa 660CD for 97-98; ACER Extensa 710 for 98-99	Mary Anne Pierce, Laptop  Implementation Coordinator telephone:  812.877.1511 www.rose-hulman.edu
Ryerson Polytechnic University 350 Victoria Street, B735 Toronto, Ontario M5B 2K3	started F' 96 with pilot in School of Business Management	IBM Pentium ThinkPads; Windows95, WordPerfect & Netscape loaded; $700 per semester fee	initiative referred to as the  Link Program http://www.ryerson.ca/
Sacred Heart University 5151 Park Ave. Fairfield, CT  06432 President Dr. Anthony Cernera	started 1995-96 with notebooks to all in-coming freshman	98-99 - IBM Thinkpad 380DX 99-00 - IBM Thinkpad 390e Windows 98, Office97, Microsoft Exchange	initiative referred to as Student Mobile  Computing Program (SMCP) 24/7 tool-free technical support on-going software training, on-site repair center, purchase or lease; two year lease with option for technology refresh contact: Shirley Canaan, canaans@sacredheart.edu telephone:  203.371.7946 http://www.sacredheart.edu
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	telephone: 519.966.1656
St. Gregory's College 1900 W. MacArthur Shawnee, OK  74801 President Dr. Frank Pfaff	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	Mike Pfaff, MIS Director Jason Burdette, Tech Support    Coordinator telephone - 405.273.9870 http://www.sgc.edu
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	Telephone - 814.472.3000 www.sfcpa.edu
St. Joseph's University Haub School of Business 5600 City Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19131	Distributed to incoming freshmen	Gateway Solo	(610) 660-1000
St. Mary's University One Camino Santa Maria San Antonio, TX 78228	Will provide notebook computers to freshmen fall 2000; $571/semester tuition increase	Tangent Shuttle notebook with Pentium II MMX, 96 MB, 500 MHz	Dr. Charles Garrison, Director Academic Technology Services Cgarrison@stmarytx.edu http://www.stmarytx.edu/
Seton Hall South Orange, NJ  07079 Chancellor Rev. Thomas Peterson, OP	one-third of freshman F97, entire freshman class F98	IBM380D with p150, 16MB RAM, 1.35GB HD	phone:  973.761.9000 http://www.shu.edu/compute
Sheridan College Oakville, Ontario L6H 2L1	adopting on program by program basis starting with Computer Program 5/98 and six additional programs by 9/98		phone:  905.459.7533 http://www.sheridanc.on.ca
Sierra Nevada College Incline Village, NV  89450 President Vance T. Peterson			telephone:  702.831.1314 http://www.sierranevada.edu/
Southwestern College 100 College Street Winfield, KS  67156	will lease IBM ThinkPads for 1st year students entering F'99, to all students by 2002; $960/year tech fee	Pentium Celeron/300 MHz, 64 MB RAM, 3.2 GB HD, 3.5 floppy, CD-ROM, sound card; Wndows98, MS Office	contact: Phil Jarvis, Director of Information Services pjarvis@jinx.sckans.edu www.sckans.edu/home.html
Strayer University	Alexandria campus
SUNY College at Oneonta Oneonta, NY  13820	pilot laptop initiative Spring 1998 - Spring 2000	proposal for students to purchase notebooks	http://www.oneonta.edu/uncas
SUNY Morrisville Morrisville, NY  13408 Ray Cross, President	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, 56K Modem, 10BaseT Ethernet card, Windows95,carrying case.	Partnerships with IBM, Cabletron,  Port, and Security Tracking of Office Property http://www.morrisville.edu Jean L. Boland, Director, Computer Services; bolandjl@morrisville.edu
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
Temple University Philadelphia, PA  19122	laptops required for Executive MBA program in School of Business & Management; provided to freshman in Honors Program F99	Thinkpad 390	John De Angelo,  Assoc. Dean for Information Technology (215) 204-4721 http://www.sbm.temple.edu/foxbit/laptop.htm
U.S. Coast Guard Academy 15 Mohegan Ave., New London, CT 06320	distribution to students 1994		www.cga.edu
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY 11024	distribution to students 1992		www.usmma.edu
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 will support 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.	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. Contact: Ben Mehling, CIO http://www.gsm.uci.edu/ or select "Computing Services" at http://www.gsm.uci.edu/Students/SiteFrameset.htm
UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management
University of Cincinnati College of Engineering	Started requiring enterting freshmen to own a PC in 1998-99; starting with 2000-2001 required portable PC with wireless network access		www.eng.uc.edu/resources/college/collegecomputing/soc/soc2001
University of Connecticut School of Business Administration MBA Program Storrs, CT  06269	students required to bring laptops	minimum standard specified Pentium, 16 MB Ram, CD-ROM, Windows95	http://www.ucc.uconn.edu/~wwwnews/ rel97229.htm
University of Florida Colleges of Pharmacy & Engineering Gainesville, FL  32611	begun in July 1998; all entering Freshman, transfers reuired to have laptop	min. of 166 MHz Pentium, 32 MB RAM, 2 GB HD, CD-ROM, Office97	http://www.cop.ufl.edu/ www.eng.ufl.edu/computerrequirements.htm
University of Georgia Terry College of Business			www.terry.uga.edu/mba/compreqparttime.htm
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/
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 210.829.6005	Fall 2000-2001 for all f-t sophomores & juniors; laptops distributed to 50 faculty on June 30, 2000	ThinkPad 2628 with Mobile Celeron 500 MHz, 64 MB RAM, 60 GB H, 24X CD-ROM, Office2000, HP 810C Color Printer	Dr. Cheryl Anderson Director, Instructional Technology http://universe.uiwtx.edu/~Laptop
University of Maryland-College Park College of Business & Management College Park, MD  20742	recommend student computer purchase of IBM or compatable; strongly urge purchase of portable	minimum standard of 120MH Pentium, 16 MB HD, 1 GB HD	http://www.mbs.umd.edu/tr/
University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston, MN  56716 Chancellor Don Sargeant	1993-94 distributed to all students	started with IBM ThinkPad 350’s; IBM 340’s in 94-95; IBM 701CS’s in 95-96	charge $260/quarter in 95-96 telephone:  281.281.6510 http://www.crk.umn.edu
College of Education University of Missouri Columbia, MO  65211	three semester pilot program began Dec 1996; program discontinued after pilot	310 Mac Powerbook 1400’s distributed 12/96; 295 distributed F 97	Sharon Huntze, Director &       Assoc. Dean; Dale Musser, Asst. Prof.,       Program Coordinator phone - 314.882.7831 http://www.coe.missouri.edu/~dean/laptop
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 Busines School; F99 the School of Dentistry doctor of dental science students must buy laptops	students will be able to purchase through Student Stores; institution will offer low-interest four-year loans & increase financial aid budgets	see: http://www.unc.edu/
Aerospace Studies, Family Nurse Practioner Specialist, & Law University of  North Dakota Grand Forks, ND  58202			http://www.aero.und.edu/resources/   aeronotebook/aerointro.html http://ruby.und.nodak.edu/news/ lawcomp.htm
College of Engineering University of Oklahoma  Norman, OK 73019	one-half of new students 97-98; all new students 98-99	students choose among Compaq Presario 1090ES, Compaq Armada, or IBM 380's	http://www.coe.ou.edu/laptop
University of Oregon School of Law Eugene, OR  97403		support provided for Apple PowerBooks or IBM ThinkPads	http://www.law.uoregon.edu
University of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario  Canada	required for students enrolled in Executive MBA program		http://www.emba.uottawa.ca telephone:  613.564.9500
University of South Florida Health Sciences Center Tampa, FL  33620	required for medical students	Dell Latitude with 233 MHz Pentium; 32 MB RAM; 3.2 GB HD	http://www.med.usf.edu/is/ standards/index.html
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-abc.hsc.usc.edu contact, Rick Pinckert, 213.442.3630
University of Texas Graduate School of Business; Schools of Engineering & Law Austin, TX  78712	F98 students required to buy or lease	Dell notebook with minimum standard of 233 MHz; Microsoft NT, Office,FrontPage98	Larry Leibrock, Chief Technology  Officer of the business school also see:  http://bevo2.bus.utexas.edu/laptop www.engr.utexas.edu/itg/laptop/index.cfm
University of Warwick	Plan to become 1^st British university requiring student ownership starting in 2003
University of Western Ontario			http://www.uwo.ca
Vanderbilt University College of Engineering		Pilot wireless laptop program
Valley City State University Valley City, ND  58072 President Dr. Ellen Chaffee	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	$445 per semester portion of technology  fee funds leases telephone:  701.845.7202 http://www.vcsu.nodak.edu
Vermont College of Norwich University Montpelier, VT  05602 President Dr. Richard Schneider		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]	contact:  Michelle Tobin mtobin@norwich.edu telephone:  802.828.8500 http://www.norwich.edu/newcollege
College of Commerce & Finance Villanova University Villanova, PA  19085	IBM 380 series notebooks required of all undergraduates beginning with Class of 2001, same model offered to other students for purchase		Dr. Matthew Liberatore, Director of Thinkpad Project (610) 519-4330
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Blacksburg, VA  24061	required for Departments of Architecture and Art & Art History; suggested for several other departments		http://www.compreq.vt.edu
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC  27109 President Thomas Hearn, Jr.	1995-96 pilot 1996-97 with 925 freshmen 1999-2000 all students	IBM ThinkPad 365's for F96; IBM 380's for F97	Initiative referred to as Plan for the  Class of 2000 telephone:  910.759.5000 http://www.wfu.edu
Waldorf College Forest City, IA  50436 President William Hamm	1996-97 distributed to all students	IBM ThinkPads	cost included in $14,400 tuition  package for 96-97; wired all dorms,  classrooms and library telephone:  515.582.2450 http://www.waldorf.edu
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 dirves; 96 MB RAM, 4.9 GB HD; students contect 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/
Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC  28723	notebooks required for entering freshmen fall of 1999	IBM380 series notebooks required for all undergraduates beginning with Class of 2001.  The same model offered to other students for purchase.	see http://www.wcu.edu/
Western Michigan University		Laptop mandate for undergraduate business majors
West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon, W Va 26201 President William Haden	1997-98 distribution to f-t freshmen and all students by 2000	IBM ThinkPads	phone - 304.473.8000 http://www.wvwc.edu
Winona State University Winona, MN  55987 President Darrell W. Krueger	notebooks for one-third of faculty Summer 97; plan approval by major/dept; four pilot depts 98/99 Chemistry, Marketing, Music, Nursing	Laptop Universal Access Initiative IBM ThinkPad 380's	phone - 507.457.5000 http://www.winona.msus.edu/luniac
Zayed University Dubai & Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Required for all students and faculty	IBM ThinkPads with Windows NT Groupwise and MS Office	The university opened in Fall 1998. http://www.zu.ac.ae/

This is the site of the Campus Computing Project with the annual national survey of IT issues at Universities. Among the most credible sources available.

http://www.campuscomputing.net

Computer Purchase/Access Requirement

This site provides links to eight universities with student Computer requirements:

http://www.unf.edu/~ltaylor/stucomp.htm

Acadia University -- The Acadia Advantage

Bentley College -- Mobile Computing Program

Buena Vista University -- eBVyou

California State University, Fresno -- Computer Requirement

Clayton College & State University/Floyd College -- UPITA

Concordia University -- Educational Technology Initiative

Cornerstone University -- Laptop computer program

Dartmouth College

Drew University -- Academic Technology

Framingham State College -- Boston Globe Announcement

George Fox University -- Computers across the Curriculum

Greenville College -- Campus Laptop Program

Grove City College -- Information Technology Initiative

Hartwick College Technology Initiative

Houghton College -- Educational Technology Initiative

Huntingdon College -- The Huntingdon Plan

Johnson C. Smith University -- IBM HBCU ThinkPad University/Lotus Initiative

Loras College -- Connect with Technology

Mayville State University -- Notebook Initiative

Nichols College -- Personal Laptop Computer Plan

Northern Michigan University -- TLC Laptop Initiative

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) -- Mobile Computing at Rensselaer

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology -- Laptop Program

Sacred Heart University -- Student Mobile Computing Program

Seton Hall University -- Ubiquitous Computing/Mobile Computing Projects

Shenandoah University -- Computer Laptop Program for Students

Southwestern College (Kansas) -- Laptop program

St. Gregory's University -- Laptop U

St. Mary's University (Texas) -- Notebook computer program

SUNY Morrisville

SUNY Oneonta -- Universal Computer Access for Students

University of Denver -- Laptops & Learning

University of Florida -- Student computer requirement

University of Minnesota Crookston -- The Original "ThinkPad-U"

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill -- Carolina Computing Initiative

University of the Incarnate Word

University of Warwick -- Students oppose laptop plan from The Chronicle of Higher Education

University of West Alabama -- Alabama's eCampus

Valley City State University -- Notebook Computer Initiative

Wake Forest University -- ThinkPad Program

West Virginia Wesleyan College -- A Small College's Mixed Results With Technology from The Chronicle of Higher Education

Western Carolina University -- WCU Computer Requirement

Winona State University -- LUNIAC

IBM ThinkPad University

Apple iServices

Gateway

Classroom Control -- Enterasys Networks (pdf download)

Lectures vs. Laptops -- The New York Times Editorial/Op-Ed (free registration required)

Exams Using Laptops from The Chronicle of Higher Education

Wireless Campus

Dartmouth College wireless computer network

University of North Carolina at Wilmington -- Project Numina

University of South Dakota -- Wireless Handheld Computers from The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Wireless Revolution from The Chronicle of Higher Education

SUNY Morrisville Wireless Project from The Chronicle of Higher Education

Wireless Brings Convenience and Savings from The Chronicle of Higher Education

Carnegie Mellon Wireless Project from The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Academy Unplugged from Matrix Magazine

Wireless on Campus from Syllabus (See November 2000 archive listing)

The Wireless Decision from Syllabus (See December 2000 archive listing)

Research: Wireless Is Double-edged Sword from The Chronicle of Higher Education

Enterprise Portal

Portals in Higher Education, EDUCAUSE Review, July/August 2000 (pdf download)

The Portal's Progress from Syllabus (See September 2000 archive listing)

The Power of Portals from College Planning & Management

Educational Portals: Shaping the 21st-Century Community from Converge Magazine

Campus Portal Systems -- TLT Group

Campus portal strategy, EDUCAUSE Quarterly, November 2000 (pdf download)

Connecticut College -- MyConn

UCLA -- MyUCLA

University of Washington -- myUW

uPortal by JA-SIG

Teaching and Learning with Technology Resource Center

DePauw University -- National eLearning Center

Horizon

American Association for Higher Education/TLT Group

Faculty Training, Development and Support by Edward Barboni

Teaching, Learning and Technology Centers -- TLT Group

Planning Links

Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB)

The Society for College and University Planning (SCUP)

Applying Technology to Your Core Mission from College Planning & Management

Liberal Arts Education and Information Technology: Time for Another Renewal, EDUCAUSE Quarterly, November 2000 (pdf download)

Life-cycle budgeting, CAUSE/EFFECT, Summer 1996