Academically superior students are encouraged to enroll in individual special projects or in Honors Study. Students may work as assistants in the computer labs and in the Learning Center tutoring fellow students. It is also possible for students to be employed by local businesses and as tutors of local elementary and secondary students. For access to computers, Longwood students enjoy some of the best opportunities available at any college or university. Information Technology has one lab equipped with Unix-based workstations and other labs with microcomputers.
New equipment is added regularly.
Students have access to the College's mainframe computer. All labs are networked and are open from early in the morning to late at night, at no charge to students. Many commercial software packages, such as spreadsheets, word processors, and database management programs, are available for student use in the Computer Center. Beginning with the 1998-1999 school year, all entering freshmen will be required to own their own laptop computers. You will be able to connect to Longwood's local network from your dorm room, and use your computer from other locations on campus.