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Re: Requiring Students to Have Laptops
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Hunter Fuller)
Mon Feb 13 16:53:34 2017
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We recommend Macs and Windows, but we support Linux on our networks as
well. (There is a somewhat large Linux presence due to geeky students,
students doing research, and geeky students doing research.)
Here are our recommendations:
http://www.uah.edu/images/administrative/oit/purchasing_a_computer_for_coll=
ege.pdf
Here are our minimum requirements for the network:
http://www.uah.edu/oit/services/networks
On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 8:00 PM Gaynor, Suzanne <gaynors@hartwick.edu> wrote=
:
> Jim,
>
> We only make recommendations and qualify that we will only support studen=
t
> 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-=
center/trc-services-for-students/laptop-recommendations/
>
> Suzanne
>
> Suzanne Gaynor
> Director, Technology Resource Center
> Hartwick College
> gaynors@hartwick.edu
> 607-431-4670 <(607)%20431-4670>
>
> 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
>
>
>
> --
>
> Jim Rizzo
>
> Helpdesk Manager
>
> Providence College Information Technology
>
> (401) 865-1277
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> http://www.providence.edu/ihelp
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<div dir=3D"ltr">We recommend Macs and Windows, but we support Linux on our=
networks as well. (There is a somewhat large Linux presence due to geeky s=
tudents, students doing research, and geeky students doing research.)<div><=
br></div><div>Here are our recommendations:<br><a href=3D"http://www.uah.ed=
u/images/administrative/oit/purchasing_a_computer_for_college.pdf">http://w=
ww.uah.edu/images/administrative/oit/purchasing_a_computer_for_college.pdf<=
/a></div><div><br></div><div>Here are our minimum requirements for the netw=
ork:<br><a href=3D"http://www.uah.edu/oit/services/networks">http://www.uah=
.edu/oit/services/networks</a></div><div><br><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_q=
uote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 8:00 PM Gaynor, Suzanne <<=
a href=3D"mailto:gaynors@hartwick.edu">gaynors@hartwick.edu</a>> wrote:<=
br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;borde=
r-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_msg=
">Jim,<div class=3D"gmail_msg"><br class=3D"gmail_msg"></div><div class=3D"=
gmail_msg">We only make recommendations and qualify that we will only suppo=
rt 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.=C2=A0 A link=
to our website recommendations is below.</div><div class=3D"gmail_msg"><br=
class=3D"gmail_msg"></div><div class=3D"gmail_msg"><a href=3D"http://www.h=
artwick.edu/about-us/technology-services/technology-resource-center/trc-ser=
vices-for-students/laptop-recommendations/" class=3D"gmail_msg" target=3D"_=
blank">http://www.hartwick.edu/about-us/technology-services/technology-reso=
urce-center/trc-services-for-students/laptop-recommendations/</a><br class=
=3D"gmail_msg"></div><div class=3D"gmail_msg"><br class=3D"gmail_msg"></div=
><div class=3D"gmail_msg">Suzanne</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra gmai=
l_msg"></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra gmail_msg"><br clear=3D"all" class=
=3D"gmail_msg"><div class=3D"gmail_msg"><div class=3D"m_2632923449049182471=
gmail_signature gmail_msg" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature">Suzanne Gayno=
r<div class=3D"gmail_msg">Director, Technology Resource Center</div><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail_msg">Hartwick College</div><div class=3D"gmail_msg"><a href=3D=
"mailto:gaynors@hartwick.edu" class=3D"gmail_msg" target=3D"_blank">gaynors=
@hartwick.edu</a></div><div class=3D"gmail_msg"><a href=3D"tel:(607)%20431-=
4670" value=3D"+16074314670" class=3D"gmail_msg" target=3D"_blank">607-431-=
4670</a></div></div></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra gmail_msg">
<br class=3D"gmail_msg"><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_msg">On Wed, Feb 8,=
2017 at 4:24 PM, Rizzo, Jim <span dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_msg"><<a h=
ref=3D"mailto:JRIZZO@providence.edu" class=3D"gmail_msg" target=3D"_blank">=
JRIZZO@providence.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br class=3D"gmail_msg"><blockqu=
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gmail_msg">The School of Business here is pushing to require their students=
to have laptops. The policy they sent us for review does not require speci=
fic 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 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 clas=
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