Nearly 400 dormitory rooms on campus were outfitted with Dell Pentium processors this summer. Every room has one for roommates to share at no charge to the students. The free in-room computers with Internet access even came with a tuition freeze this year, a bonus that Dan Miller, the college's vice president of student affairs and enrollment, said may have boosted enrollment. New student enrollments increased 26 percent from 1997. There are 381 new students at the Franklin County school this year, compared with 302 a year ago.
Safety is a big issue as is affordable tuition, and the reputation of a school's academic programs.
And access to technology really completes the package. As part of the lecture, I ask my students to e-mail questions that I can incorporate into the discussion. It's more interactive. Raising funds for wiring At Hampton University , computers are provided in the residence hall rooms of freshman honor students. Although many of the college's buildings were built in 1868, one of Hampton University's goals is to lay the fiber optics necessary to accommodate classroom and dorm room computers.