subscribesubscriber servicescontact usabout ussite mapBuy a Classified
Tue, Feb 09 2010 
Breaking News:  UPDATE: ISU confirms Coach Jim Wiedie suspended for remainder of season  February 09, 2010 02:53 pm

Published: February 28, 2006 09:14 pm    print this story   email this story  

Indiana State adds ThinkPad to list of essential school supplies

Special to the Tribune-Star

Indiana State University has selected the Lenovo ThinkPad as its preferred computer for students and faculty as the university moves toward becoming a notebook institution.

Developed by IBM, the ThinkPad is now manufactured and marketed by Lenovo, the world’s third-largest personal computing company after its acquisition of IBM’s personal computer business in 2005.

ISU will become the first public university in the state to require all students to have notebook computers, beginning with incoming freshmen in fall 2007.

The university is one of a handful of institutions nationally, including the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and Clemson University, to institute similar mobile computing initiatives.

“When we announced the Notebook Initiative last September, we pledged that our students would receive high quality, business-grade laptops worthy of the investment they and their parents are making in an ISU education,” said C. Jack Maynard, ISU provost and vice president for academic affairs. “The selection of the Lenovo ThinkPad fulfills that pledge.”

ISU chose Lenovo because of its superior service and support, the quality of ThinkPad notebooks and the advanced wireless capabilities of the PCs.

ThinkPads help simplify the network connectivity process through ThinkVantage Access Connections 4.1, which helps mobile users set up and automatically switch from one available network connection to the next.

Through Access Connections, students and faculty will be able to seamlessly move from classes to dorm rooms and wired to wireless environments.

The widespread use of laptop technology will leverage the power of mobile computing to provide campuswide access through the university’s extensive wireless network, said Susan Powers, professor of curriculum, instruction and media technology and chairwoman of ISU’s notebook implementation committee.

“The notebook initiative gives us an opportunity to use technology to support learner-centered, knowledge-centered, assessment-centered and community-centered learning environments. It is a window of opportunity for true innovation. Lenovo ThinkPad will be an excellent partner in our strategies to expand the learning environment of ISU,” Powers said.

For more information, see www.lenovo.com.

print this story   email this story  



Photos


(Submitted photo) / (Click for larger image)

Terre Haute



autoconx
Premier Guide
Find a business

Walking Fingers
Maps, Menus, Store hours, Coupons, and more...
Premier Guide
Terre Haute

Terre Haute News Morning Headlines

Terre Haute ClickLocal

Terre Haute Tribune-Star Newspaper Dial-A-Pro

Terre Haute Tribune-Star Newspaper Live in the Clubs

Terre Haute News on Twitter

Today's Featured Jobs

Janitorial in Paris, IL
FT janitorial
position in the Paris IL
area, evenings.
Clean drug screen
and background.
Comp
...>MORE

RN Needed
PARIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
RN needed in our Critical Care Unit.
Current IL. license, 1 year Med/Surg ex-
p
...>MORE

See all ads

Today's Featured Autos

99 Saturn
99 saturn 4 cyl au-
to., 38 MPG, all
elect. looks, runs &
drives good, $3900-
obo. (812)460-0106...>MORE

97 Nissan
97 Nissan Altima,
4cyl. auto, 4dr,
$2495. Call
(812)208-2716
...>MORE

See all ads

Today's Featured Homes

Clinton Chateau
Clinton Chateau Apts
Elderly, Handicap,&
Disabled only!! Rent
based on your in-
come with utilitie
...>MORE

NE area
Nice 2 bdr $550 +
dep + utils, w/d, 1
furn/1 unfurn, 239-
8506 NE area.

...>MORE

See all ads

Today's Cool Stuff

Austrailian Shepherd pups
akc Austrailian
shepherd pups, cur-
rent on shots/worm,
Starting @ $75
(812)835-3433

...>MORE

Cherry Dining room set
9 piece Cherry Din-
ing Room $2,000.
(812)894-3560

...>MORE

See all ads


 

Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.CNHI Classified Advertising NetworkCNHI News Service
Associated Press content © 2009. All rights reserved. AP content may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Our site is powered by Zope and our Internet Yellow Pages site is powered by PremierGuide.
Some parts of our site may require you to download the Flash Player Plugin.
View our Privacy Policy
Advertiser index