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Date: Nov 5, 2004

Big happenings

Date: Nov 5, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: Emma
"http://www.usm.edu/pr/prnews/oct04/global.htm A strategic alliance with Microsoft!!! Most universities have had this set-up for ages. But USM, being the innovative leader, that no one in the community cares about (RG), has done the remarkable. "

Some years ago didn't USM have a Vice President for Academic Affairs say he was going to make USM the most computer literate campus in America?

Date: Nov 5, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: We're #1
"Some years ago didn't USM have a Vice President for Academic Affairs say he was going to make USM the most computer literate campus in America? "

Well, under the Fleming administration, we did have a Chief Information Officer (John McGowan) who modernized the aging computer systems and brought wireless technology to the campus. There was even a story in the Chronicle about it.

Date: Nov 5, 2004

Most computer literate? With SOAR? Designed by Neandrathals? I know one (large) department where half the faculty don't even have computers in their offices. They sent out an e-mail telling everyone that all dept. messages would be on e-mail (and of course, half of the people didn't get it).

It must have been Dr. Joseph Goebbels who said this.