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Re: Requiring Students to Have Laptops
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Gaynor, Suzanne)
Wed Feb 8 21:00:17 2017
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From: "Gaynor, Suzanne" <gaynors@HARTWICK.EDU>
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Jim,
We only make recommendations and qualify that we will only support student
laptops that meet those recommendations. So if someone walks in with a
Linux device, we will not try to get it on our network. A link to our
website recommendations is below.
http://www.hartwick.edu/about-us/technology-services/technology-resource-ce=
nter/trc-services-for-students/laptop-recommendations/
Suzanne
Suzanne Gaynor
Director, Technology Resource Center
Hartwick College
gaynors@hartwick.edu
607-431-4670
On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 4:24 PM, Rizzo, Jim <JRIZZO@providence.edu> wrote:
> The School of Business here is pushing to require their students to have
> laptops. The policy they sent us for review does not require specific
> laptops or brands, only that they have Windows available (including on a
> Boot Camp partition on a Mac). So I=E2=80=99m curious if there are any sc=
hools out
> there with laptop ownership requirements with similar policies or with
> policies that include a laptop program (like you must purchase specific
> laptops from a specific vendor). Any information about these types of
> policies would help. This is the college=E2=80=99s first foray into requi=
ring
> students to own a computer.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>
>
>
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> Jim Rizzo
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> Providence College Information Technology
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Jim,<div><br></div><div>We only make recommendations and q=
ualify that we will only support student laptops that meet those recommenda=
tions. So if someone walks in with a Linux device, we will not try to get i=
t on our network.=C2=A0 A link to our website recommendations is below.</di=
v><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.hartwick.edu/about-us/technolog=
y-services/technology-resource-center/trc-services-for-students/laptop-reco=
mmendations/">http://www.hartwick.edu/about-us/technology-services/technolo=
gy-resource-center/trc-services-for-students/laptop-recommendations/</a><br=
></div><div><br></div><div>Suzanne</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><b=
r clear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail=
_signature">Suzanne Gaynor<div>Director, Technology Resource Center</div><d=
iv>Hartwick College</div><div><a href=3D"mailto:gaynors@hartwick.edu" targe=
t=3D"_blank">gaynors@hartwick.edu</a></div><div>607-431-4670</div></div></d=
iv>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 4:24 PM, Rizzo, Jim <=
span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:JRIZZO@providence.edu" target=3D"_bl=
ank">JRIZZO@providence.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-le=
ft:1ex">
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<div class=3D"m_630463829604189476WordSection1">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">The School of Busin=
ess here is pushing to require their students to have laptops. The policy t=
hey sent us for review does not require specific laptops or brands, only th=
at they have Windows available (including
on a Boot Camp partition on a Mac). So I=E2=80=99m curious if there are an=
y schools out there with laptop ownership requirements with similar policie=
s or with policies that include a laptop program (like you must purchase sp=
ecific laptops from a specific vendor).
Any information about these types of policies would help. This is the coll=
ege=E2=80=99s first foray into requiring students to own a computer.<u></u>=
<u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u=
></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">Thanks,<u></u><u></=
u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">Jim<u></u><u></u></=
span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u=
></span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Jim Riz=
zo<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Helpdes=
k Manager<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Provide=
nce College Information Technology<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt;color:black">(401) 8=
65-1277<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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=C2=A0<u></u></span></p>
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