We re having a very difficult time keeping up with information technology. Support for the technology initiative includes trying to meet the governor s challenge to graduate twice the number of engineering and technology students in three years and triple the number in three years. Recent Information Systems and Technology graduate, Troy Miller, testified to the committee the effectiveness of the program. Now a student in the WSU MBA program, taking online classes, Miller works at Iomega in their online department. I pretty much live online, Miller said.
Information technology is here to stay.
It s pervasive throughout business and education. Provost David Eisler also touted to the committee about the success of the WSU online program, while assuring them of the need for support to fund computer labs and other technology. WSU English major Allison Palumbo told the committee she would be able to graduate one or two semesters early because of the availability of online classes. Taking online courses allowed me to take more of a workload, Palumbo said. The budget request is only preliminary and the committee is almost through half the requests they are scheduled to hear.