[ED-TECH] Microsoft Campus Agreement - Student Option

Ed-Tech list members,

Great news! It looks like UM will be providing Microsoft Office 2003 to students this fall. That should make it easier for those of you who have students turn in papers electronically, since you won't have to deal with AppleWorks, Microsoft Works, Word Perfect, or any format other than Microsoft Word, if you so choose. And students can all have Excel, PowerPoint, and more. The details haven't been released, and the download site will probably appear later, but I thought this was so positive I should share it with you. I will provide more details in when I have them.

DISCLAIMER: I had nothing to do with this coming about. I didn't even know it was happening until today.

NOTE: When I say "all students" I don't know the details. It will probably be something like enrolled for credit, degree seeking students. But the exact details will be announced in the future.

MORE COMING: Stay tuned for more details.

Bill Vilberg

Assoc. Dir. of Instructional Advancement

305-284-3944

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From: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 11:51 AM
Subject: Microsoft Campus Agreement - Student Option

You are cordially invited to an information session regarding the new MS Campus Agreement Student Option the University has enrolled in. It will be held on Wednesday, August 9, from 2:00pm to 3:00pm in the Flamingo Ballroom C & D.

Thanks to Provost LeBlanc, Sr. Vice Provost Green and all the deans, we are able to offer Office 2003 (for both Windows and Mac) and Windows XP upgrade free to all currently enrolled, for credit, degree seeking students. This session is designed to describe the software deployment along with promotional materials we intend to provide and distribute during the “Back To School” period.

We apologize for such short notice but wish to inform and work with each of your areas to make this program a success for our students. If you cannot attend, please send someone in your stead. Also, feel free to invite any of your colleagues you deem necessary to attend. If it is impossible for anyone from your school/unit to attend, please let us know and we will make arrangements to work with you on an individual basis. Thank you in advance for your support and cooperation.

Walter Bechtel

Assistant Vice President, End User Support

Information Technology - University of Miami

1365 Memorial Drive, Ungar 347

Coral Gables, FL 33146

(305) 284-6246 phone/(305) 284-2840 fax

walt@miami.edu

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