A second FCMS strategic plan cornerstone is distance education. FCMS maintains a PictureTel videoconferencing system for campus wide use. The first entire course to be delivered using the system was offered by SUCE in the spring. Planning and testing is underway for a fall African American Studies class to be linked between Syracuse, Cornell, Binghamton, and Morgan Universities. This and a combination of more installed classroom systems and training for faculty has reduced CPS's student worker staff considerably.
Income is down as well.
There were only two documented cases of theft during 1997-1998. A VCR, audio switcher and audio amplifier were stolen from Link Hall. However, a VCR taken from a School of Management classroom was recovered. This was the first year in recent memory with such minimal loss of classroom equipment. The efforts and vigilance of CPS, TSS, Public Safety, custodial staff, and perhaps a bit of luck are credited with the absence of theft this year.