Mercy Student Computing Program:

The Mercy Student Computing Program emerged as a response to the

* 1998-2003 Board strategy to move Mercy ... from viability to vitality

    Goal IV: Assuring the integration of technology into operations and instruction

* 1998 Technology Vision and Goals statement

* 2004-2010 Board Goal 5:

    ...continues the integration of technology into school operations and

    curriculum on both a strategic and operational level.

The Mercy Student Computing Program was designed to implement these

directives and to provide support for the tight integration of

  * Current and emerging technology literacy requirements, guidelines,

      college expectations and career trends

  * Academic and personal productivity software

  * Staff professional development opportunities

  * In-house repair and tablet pool which supports tablet availability for every class session

  * Physical infrastructure to support the demand of an enterprise network of nearly 1,000 users

  * System of policies and procedures managing issues of technology integration

The Mercy Student Computing Package is one aspect of the larger Mercy Student Computing Program.

For details of the Mercy Computing Package and purchasing follow the link MercyStudentComputing Package.