Campus Pipeline Now Powering 65 Online Campuses; Fifteen More Colleges and Universities Using the Campus Pipeline Web Platform This Month.Business Editors/Education & High-Tech Writers NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 2000 Sixty-five colleges and universities, 15 more than this time last month, are now using the Campus Pipeline(TM) Web platform to create comprehensive online campuses that enhance and connect their technologies of choice under one online roof. "It was important for us to build upon the technology investments we had already made. The Campus Pipeline Web platform fully integrates with our technologies of choice, extending the life of our student information systems and distance learning programs," noted Dr. Steven Gamble, president of Southern Arkansas University History Southern Arkansas University was founded as the Third District Agricultural School in 1909. One of four such schools established by the Arkansas Legislature in that year. It officially opened in January 1911 as a district secondary school for southwest Arkansas. . "Increasing the longevity of our technological investments will enable us to make investments in other areas of the University." Schools that have recently introduced the Campus Pipeline Web platform to their complete population of students, faculty and staff include: -- Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Ga. -- Ivy Tech State College, which serves the entire state of Indiana through 23 regional campuses -- Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Ark. -- Texas A&M - Commerce in Dallas, Texas -- The University of Scranton in Scranton, Pa. -- University of Memphis in Memphis, Tenn. -- University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Greensboro, N.C. -- Westark College in Fort Smith, Ark. -- Western State College in Gunnison, Colo. The University of Scranton The University of Scranton is a private, co-educational Jesuit university, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in the northeast region of the state. The school was founded in 1888 by Most Rev. William O'Hara, the first Bishop of Scranton, as St. Thomas College. utilized the Campus Pipeline Web platform to provide automatic communication between their SCT Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) A tumor occurring at the base of the fetus's tailbone. Mentioned in: Prenatal Surgery student information systems (SIS), their campus news and email sources, as well as to connect the SIS with their unique prospective student technology. "Because our many technology offerings now talk to one another automatically, Scranton community members have the information they need in its most current version any time they need it," noted Scranton Chief Information Officer, Robert Collins. The labor involved in customizing and integrating is minimal in comparison with many Web initiatives due to Campus Pipeline's open application programming interface (API). Technical implementation and customization can be accomplished in as little as one week. Even schools integrating multiple technologies can quickly accomplish an enterprise-wide implementation and introduction of the Campus Pipeline Web platform. "In just one month, we connected 23 campuses and more than 40,000 students with the Campus Pipeline Web platform," stated Carmen Carmen throws over lover for another. [Fr. Lit.: Carmen; Fr. Opera: Bizet, Carmen, Westerman, 189–190] See : Faithlessness Carmen the cards repeatedly spell her death. [Fr. Garner, director of enrollment services, Ivy Tech IVY TECH Ivy Tech State College (Indiana Vocational Technical College System) State College. In addition to integrating a school's chosen technologies, the Campus Pipeline Web platform is easily customizable to reflect each school's unique identity and personality. The platform includes Web-based email Web-based email or webmail is a term referring to an e-mail service intended to be primarily accessed via a web browser, as opposed to through an application such as Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express, Mozilla's Thunderbird or Apple's Mail. , course-specific chat rooms and message boards, a personalized campus and world news service, academic and career research centers, faculty and student Web sites and online shopping tools. Through integration with the schools' choice of student information systems, distance learning programs and other online services, the Campus Pipeline Web platform can also deliver access to registration, grade posting and viewing, online ticket purchasing, tuition payment and other online services. Other schools currently using the Campus Pipeline Web platform are located coast to coast throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , and include four-year research and teaching institutions, Canadian institutions, as well as two-year and distance learning institutions. Many schools currently running the Campus Pipeline Web platform have been ranked among the "most wired" schools by Yahoo! Internet Life Yahoo! Internet Life was a monthly magazine published by Ziff-Davis, which licensed the name from Yahoo!, a well known search engine website. It was created and launched by Barry Golson, the former executive editor of Playboy and TV guide. Magazine, including the University of Idaho The university was formed by the territorial legislature of Idaho on January 30, 1889, and opened its doors on October 3, 1892 with an initial class of 40 students. The first graduating class in 1896 contained two men and two women. , Northeast Mississippi Community College Northeast Mississippi Community College is a community college located in Booneville, Mississippi in the United States. The college was founded in 1948 as Northeast Mississippi Junior College, , Raritan Valley Community College Raritan Valley Community College is an accredited, coeducational, two-year, public, community college located in North Branch (within Branchburg Township), New Jersey. RVCC offers Associate's degree programs leading to an Associate of Arts (A.A.), Associate of Science (A.S. , The University of Scranton, Vincennes University Founding as Indiana Territory’s University Vincennes University is the oldest university north of the Ohio River and west of the Alleghenies. This institution was founded in 1801 as Jefferson Academy and incorporated as Vincennes University on November 29, 1806. , and Volunteer State Community College. Other Campus Pipeline schools have been ranked among the "2001 Best Colleges" by U.S. News and World Report, including Appalachian State University History Appalachian State University began in the summer of 1899 when a group of citizens of Watauga County, NC, under the leadership of D.D. Dougherty and B.B. Dougherty, began a movement to establish a good school in Boone, NC. Land was donated by D.B. , Mercer University, Pepperdine University, Rollins College, Saint Joseph's University, Samford University, and The University of Scranton. About Campus Pipeline Inc. Campus Pipeline's Internet infrastructure is setting the standard for higher education. The company collaborates with colleges and universities to create comprehensive intranets that cultivate online relationships within higher education communities. Through the Campus Pipeline(TM) Web platform, the company helps schools integrate campus communication, academic resources, administrative services, campus news, distance learning, and all other Web applications securely together online. Salt Lake City-based Campus Pipeline Inc. is backed by investors including American Express, Dell, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, Inktomi, Lynx Technology, and SCT, and has additional strategic relationships with companies including Educational Testing Services, Oracle Corp., TIAA-CREF TIAA-CREF Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association - College Retirement Equities Fund and WebCT. For more information, visit www.campuspipeline.com or call 888/682-PIPE. Campus Pipeline and the Campus Pipeline logo are trademarks of Campus Pipeline Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. Editor's Note: School and company logos, photos and contacts, as well as tours of school sites, are available upon request. For information about other schools that have introduced a Campus Pipeline Web platform, please visit our press room at www.campuspipeline.com. |
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