National Campus Computing Project  Marshall   Peer   Master I 
     University   Group   Public  
Number of Respondents                  1                  3             87
GENERAL CAMPUS POLICIES ABOUT DESKTOP COMPUTERS      
Does your institution have:      
  A formal policy promoting or mandating computers/ technology resources for      
     Curriculum utilization?            100.0                 -            32.9
     Undergraduates?            100.0                 -            35.7
     Graduate/Professional students?            100.0                 -            25.0
     Distance education?            100.0             50.0          36.0
  A computer instruction, computer competency, technology literacy or information literacy requirement for all undergraduates?            100.0             50.0          46.0
  A special computer use/technology fee or annual/term computer use charge for all students?            100.0             50.0          62.1
  Average computer use fee (where charged)  $           160  $           225  $        116
  Code of conduct/acceptable use policy for campus e-mail accounts and individual Web pages?            100.0             50.0          93.0
Operating systems recommended/supported*      
  Mac OS 9 or earlier            100.0             50.0          81.6
  Mac OS X            100.0             50.0          56.3
  UNIX            100.0             50.0          70.1
  Linux                 -               50.0          44.8
  Windows 95/98/ME            100.0            100.0          89.7
  Windows NT Workstation            100.0            100.0          85.1
  Windows 2000            100.0            100.0          87.4
  Windows XP            100.0                 -            16.1
  Open VMS            100.0             50.0          27.6
  Novell                 -              100.0          41.4
  None                 -                   -              2.3
Do you require or strongly recommend microcomputer ownership for      
  All students      
     No                 -              100.0          57.5
     Recommend            100.0                 -            39.1
     Require                 -                   -              3.5
  Students in specific disciplines or programs      
     No                 -                   -            40.7
     Recommend            100.0            100.0          54.3
     Require                 -                   -              4.9
  Students in individual academic units/prof. programs      
     No                 -                   -            44.4
     Recommend                 -              100.0          46.9
     Require            100.0                 -              8.6
Does your institution recommend a particular brand/product for*      
  Hardware      
     students?            100.0                 -            28.7
     faculty?            100.0             50.0          77.0
     administrators/staff?            100.0             50.0          80.5
  Software      
     students?            100.0             50.0          66.7
     faculty?            100.0            100.0          84.7
     administrators/staff?            100.0            100.0          88.2
Brands/kinds recommended by your institution*      
  Apple/Macintosh      
     iMacs                 -                   -            46.0
     G-4 desktop computers                 -               50.0          70.1
     iBooks                 -                   -            24.1
     PowerBooks                 -                   -            37.9
  Windows Compatibles      
     Pentium III class desktops/notebooks                 -               50.0          71.3
     Pentium Celeron desktops/notebooks                 -                   -            23.0
     Pentium IV class desktops/notebooks            100.0                 -            63.2
  Unix/Linux Systems      
     Compaq                 -                   -            13.8
     IBM                 -                   -            11.5
     Sun                 -                   -            40.2
     Dell                 -                   -            28.7
     Silicon Graphics                 -                   -            11.5
     HP                 -                   -              5.7
     Other                 -               50.0            8.0
Percentages by campus category.      
*Columns may total more than 100% since responses were not mutually exclusive.
Comparison Group:  Ohio University (main); Southern Ill Univ, Edwardsville; and East Tenn State Univ.
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE RESALE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS      
Does your institution have pricing or resale agreement with      
  Hardware vendors?      
     No                 -                   -            34.2
     No, sell through on-campus facility                 -                   -              1.3
     Yes, sold through bookstore                 -                   -            27.9
     Yes, sold through entity not affiliated with bookstore                 -                   -            10.1
     Yes, sold by an off-campus dealer                 -               50.0            8.9
     Yes, sold online with one or more vendors            100.0             50.0          17.7
  Software vendors?      
     No                 -               50.0          24.7
     No, sell through on-campus facility                 -                   -              3.7
     Yes, sold through bookstore                 -                   -            35.8
     Yes, sold through entity not affiliated with bookstore                 -               50.0          19.8
     Yes, sold by an off-campus dealer            100.0                 -            12.4
     Yes, sold online with one or more vendors                 -                   -              3.7
Does your institution require computer buyers to purchase software as part of the resale program?      
  No                 -                   -            81.2
  Strongly encouraged                 -               50.0          15.3
  Required            100.0             50.0            3.5
Does your institution have a written policy regarding duplication of copywrited software/software piracy?      
  No                 -                   -              2.3
  No, but under development                 -               50.0            9.2
  Yes            100.0             50.0          88.5
Percentages by campus category.      
   
USES OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY      
How strongly do you agree or strongly agree:*      
  Faculty have unreasonable expectations about user support            100.0             50.0          51.7
  Technology has improved instruction on my campus            100.0            100.0          95.4
  We plan to require all students to own a computer by Fall 2003                 -                   -            11.6
  Access to Internet 2 by Fall 2002 is essential to long-term needs                 -                   -            37.9
  Colleges should permit commercial advertising on campus web sites/portals                 -               50.0          17.2
  Our adm. systems provide effective support for conducting college business            100.0            100.0          79.1
  My campus does a good job of planning our short- and mid- range tech. Needs            100.0             50.0          74.4
The single most important IT issue over the next 2 or 3 years is:      
  Provide online/distance education via the web                 -                   -              7.1
  Providing adequate user support                 -                   -            20.0
  Assist faculty integrate technology into instruction            100.0            100.0          22.4
  Financing replacement of aging hardware/software                 -                   -            11.8
  Moving toward campus-wide wireless networks                 -                   -                -  
  Integrating academic and administrative computing                 -                   -              3.5
  Providing student portal services                 -                   -              4.7
  Integrating eCommerce into campus services                 -                   -              2.4
  Hiring/retaining qualified IT staff                 -                   -            14.1
  Upgrading/replacing administrative IT/ERP systems                 -                   -            14.1
Means by campus category.      
*Scale from 1="Strongly Disagree" to 4="Strongly Agree".
CURRENT IT/COMPUTER FACILITIES AND RESOURCES      
Headcount enrollment on campus as of Spring 2001          14,248          10,674       10,532
Number of institution owned desktop or notebook computers and workstations            2,600            3,250         2,322
Number of institution owned Unix workstations                32                55             72
Number of personally owned desktop computers            3,500            2,500         1,392
Proportion of individuals who own desktop or notebook computers      
  Students      
      Desktops             60.0             65.0          58.6
      Notebooks             20.0             12.5          10.2
  Faculty      
      Desktops             99.0             97.0          83.0
      Notebooks             30.0             30.0          14.6
Number of desktop/notebook computers purchased by:      
  2000-01      
     Students            2,400            1,000         1,104
     Faculty              160              100           205
     Administrators/staff              125              100           187
     Campus labs, clusters & other instructional use              400              400           276
  2001-02      
     Students            3,000            1,000         1,304
     Faculty              180              550           220
     Administrators/staff              140              100           190
     Campus labs, clusters & other instructional use              475              500           282
Number of desktop computer labs, clusters and classrooms                 55                42             74
  How many dedicated to departments or units?                32                23             40
Number of desktop computers/workstations in all labs/classrooms/clusters      
  Computers            1,400              825           818
  Unix Workstations                21                55             30
Number of network servers                70                55             62
Percentage of operating systems installed on institutionally-owned computers and servers      
  Computers/clients      
     Mac               3.0               9.0          14.7
     Win 95/98/2000             80.0             85.0          69.6
     Win NT             15.0               4.5          15.2
     Unix               1.0               2.0            3.6
     Linux               1.0               0.5            1.9
  Network servers      
     Mac                 -                   -              4.2
     Win NT             34.0             44.0          42.9
     Win 2000 Server             36.0             10.0          22.7
     Unix             11.0             45.0          17.2
     Linux             15.0                 -            10.6
     Novell                 -                 6.0          18.1
FTE of IT help desk/technical support personnel             29.0             31.0          20.0
Ratio user support (enrollment/help desk)             491.3            344.3         526.6
Percentage of faculty with individual/personal Web page             43.0             37.5          30.0
Percentage of classes that use:      
  Computer-based classrooms/labs             40.0             32.5          27.8
  Computer simulations             40.0             25.0          19.3
  Presentation handouts             70.0             85.0          48.1
  Electronic mail             70.0             62.5          67.2
  Commercial courseware/instructional resources             28.0             35.0          20.1
  Internet resources              80.0             50.0          54.6
  Course management tools for online course resources             35.0             20.0          20.8
  Web pages for class materials and resources             36.0             35.0          44.5
Means by campus category.      
ACADEMIC & INSTRUCTIONAL COMPUTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES & RESOURCES      
Does your campus/institution have/provide      
  Plan for integrating IT into the curriculum            100.0            100.0          49.4
  Projects for developing desktop instructional software/courseware            100.0            100.0          74.7
  Support for faculty developing instructional software/courseware            100.0            100.0          92.0
  Support for faculty developing software for their research            100.0             50.0          62.1
  Program for rewarding courseware development            100.0            100.0          50.6
  Technology resource center focusing on use of IT            100.0            100.0          83.9
  Agreements/licenses for duplication of software products            100.0            100.0          81.4
  Plan for using Internet resources in instruction            100.0             50.0          43.7
  Plan for using Internet resources in distance education            100.0            100.0          56.3
  Plan for using Internet for marketing to off-campus audiences            100.0                 -            47.6
  Program to reward use of IT in faculty review/promotion process            100.0                 -            21.8
  Maintain library of academic courseware             100.0            100.0          38.4
  Program assessing the impact of IT on instruction            100.0            100.0          27.6
Policy regarding ownership of Web-based resources developed by faculty            100.0            100.0          60.5
  Program to provide supplemental IT training for IT staff            100.0            100.0          51.7
  Assess impact of IT on instructional services and academic programs            100.0                 -            35.6
  ADA-compliant Web pages                 -               50.0          64.0
Does your institution have a strategic plan for:       
  Information technology?      
     no                 -                   -              5.8
     currently preparing a plan                 -                   -            24.4
     yes            100.0            100.0          69.8
  Electronic commerce?      
     no                 -               50.0          55.8
     currently preparing a plan                 -                   -            29.1
     yes            100.0             50.0          15.1
  Distance education?      
     no                 -                   -            26.4
     currently preparing a plan                 -                   -            27.6
     yes            100.0            100.0          46.0
  Campus portal services?      
     no            100.0             50.0          43.7
     currently preparing a plan                 -               50.0          29.9
     yes                 -                   -            26.4
  Wireless networks?      
     no                 -                   -            35.6
     currently preparing a plan            100.0             50.0          42.5
     yes                 -               50.0          21.8
  Deploying course management tools?