We don t use technology just for the sake of using technology, but to improve every course and every service on campus. We planned and took action. This has led to a change in the culture of this campus and in the very nature of teaching and learning here today. Since 1993, the campus has continually integrated technology into its coursework and its physical environment. Every faculty member at UMC works with course web pages and other computer technologies in some way.
All students have notebook computers and web page accounts.
Over 85 percent of all classrooms are wired to the campus local area network and to the Internet. Most classrooms have Internet connections at every seat, and all residence hall rooms provide Internet connectivity. Our faculty and staff have worked every day to improve the educational environment with technology, says Sargeant. This number one ranking reinforces the added value of our educational outcomes as seen by our students and by employers. The magazine increased the number of colleges in the survey pool this year and broke the rankings into four separate categories in an effort to compare similar institutions.