The second component of the Learning-Centered Technology Initiative is the distribution of laptops to individual tenured and tenure-track faculty members.
Beginning in spring 2005 through fall 2007 more than 530 laptops were delivered.
Eligible faculty chose a Dell laptop or an Apple Macintosh MacBook Pro.
If faculty require assistance in choosing which laptop would best meet their needs, they may contact their college tech (http://www.csupomona.edu/~ehelp/techs.html) or Marcy Gates (mgates@csupomona.edu).
New tenure-track faculty starting in Academic Year 2008-2009 will choose one of two laptops, either a Windows laptop or a Macintosh. Preliminary specifications for each are listed below. Please note that specifications may change slightly at any time. The new tenure-track faculty member's choice must be approved by their dean and their college technical support specialist. For further information on the sign-up process, contact Faculty Affairs.
The available Windows laptops come with a keyboard, mouse, port replicator, tote bag and a security cable lock. They also have a flat screen monitor and a network cable.
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Dell software:
Software is being loaded by the College Technicians, who will apply campus-licensed software as appropriate for each faculty member.
The available Macintosh computers include a keyboard, mouse, monitor, tote bag and a security cable lock. MacBooks Pros have the OS X operating system. Faculty who received their laptops by March, 2006, have one of two models listed below. Note that the new tenure-track faculty arriving in fall, 2006, will get a slightly upgraded model that is replacing the G4. Specifications for the newer models will be published here in the coming months.
The MacBook Pro, which includes
For more information about the Apple MacBook Pro, go to: http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/
The OS is OSX. Application software is being loaded by the College Technicians, who will apply campus-licensed software as appropriate for each faculty member. The electronic mail program will be configured at the time of distribution, with the approval of the college technician so that the faculty member's electronic mail matches the usage preferred and supported by the college technician(s).
This page was last updated on May 9, 2008.
