For instance, when the final proposed plans were defined for the network upgrade and its associated fee increases were defined, the students where given an electronic poll to receive their feedback. The poll showed that 79 percent of the students favored the project. Student charges and bills have been on-line for student viewing for nearly 8 years along with long distance telephone bill detail and laser printing bill detail. This detail information is only printed if and when students invoke a hardcopy option. Students can print their own unofficial copy of their current transcript which helps students appreciate the importance of their academic record.
Students can print their current class schedule and faculty can print their class rosters.
Students can view their final grades on-line even before they receive the formal report. Students can see on-line what a long distance telephone call will cost per minute before they make the call. With 100 percent of faculty and students on the network, e-mail is the standard for communications. Notices of the day, displayed after network logons, has become the standard for announcing special campus-wide activities. Charging for purchases at the bookstore or for supplies at any department on campus can be completed on-line by utilizing the network and several cashiering software applications.