But we must stay abreast of change in this area more than any other because here change is most swift. We will soon welcome Internet II to the campus and provide all students, faculty and staff with a powerful new Microsoft Package. That is just the beginning of where we must go. The fifth challenge is to exploit Partnerships and Collaboration. Joining together with others will be necessary to secure a competitive advantage.
Collaboration is a powerful way of leveraging resources.
So we must partner in every opportunity. A good example of a partnership is our new venture with South Plains College in which they will offer remediation courses to our students at the Reese Center. So is the collaboration with the Health Sciences Center that has resulted in The Institute of Environmental and Human Health at Reese Center. In addition to these challenges, we face several special situations where we must also focus our attention. The first is the rural situation.