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Encyclopedia > Indiana State University
Indiana State University

Established 1865 (details)
Type: Public
Endowment: $41.4 million
President: Lloyd W. Benjamin
Faculty: 463
Students: 10,568[1]
Undergraduates: 8,537
Postgraduates: 2,031
Location: Terre Haute, IN, USA
Campus: small city: 235 acres (0.951 km²)
Athletics:
14 Division I NCAA teams
called Sycamores
Colors: Yale Blue and white           
Mascot: Sycamore Sam
Website: www.indstate.edu

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Contents

Accreditation

ISU is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Academic programs across the University are accredited by more than 30 different agencies. Additionally, the University holds institutional membership in ten major national associations. The current Carnegie classification for ISU is Doctoral/Research University-Intensive. The University offers more than 100 majors, notably education, business, criminology, nursing, music, athletic training, human resource development, and construction technology; the university's geography and clinical psychology programs are nationally recognized. ISU is consistently ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the 'Best of the Midwest.' The College of Education's Graduate Program was recently named as a 'Top 100' by US News and World Report. The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is a report classifying all accredited degree_granting colleges and United States. ...


About

The ISU Campus.
The ISU Campus.

The Indiana State University main campus is located on the north side of Terre Haute’s downtown business district and covers more than 140 acres in the heart of the city. More than 60 brick and limestone buildings, laboratories and plazas comprise the main campus. Starting in the 1960s and continuing through the 1990s, ISU lost many of its historic buildings, but efforts to beautify the campus continue: a section of Seventh Street that runs by the university has been converted into a boulevard with flower beds and antique lightposts; the old power plant was razed in 2002 and replaced with a modern facility; Stalker Hall reopened in fall 2005 after a major renovation; Normal Hall, an Italian Renaissance-style building dating from ca. 1900 that originally served as the library, is being renovated; and there are plans to raze the functional but unattractive Schools of Education and Business and house them in the renovated, historic University Hall (Education) and current Terre Haute Federal Building (Business). These improvements come at a time when the city government is pushing to revitalize downtown Terre Haute by rebuilding the Terre Haute House, a historic hotel which was demolished in December 2005. Image File history File links IndianaStateUniveristyCampus. ... Image File history File links IndianaStateUniveristyCampus. ... Snow does nothing to delay the demolition of the north wing; December 2005 The Terre Haute House was a historic former hotel located in downtown Terre Haute, Indiana that was demolished despite numerous efforts to preserve it. ...


The Indiana State University field campus is an outdoor teaching, learning, and research area designed to accommodate educational programs and services. The field campus is located on a scenic 93-acre plot of land approximately 18 miles east of Terre Haute near Brazil, Indiana, and includes eight man-made lakes. Brazil is a city in Clay County, Indiana, United States. ...


History

History at a glance
(Indiana) State Normal School Established 1865
Indiana State Teachers College Renamed 1929 Governance (Indiana) State Teachers College Board[1][2]
Indiana State College Renamed 1960
Indiana State University[3] Renamed 1965 Governance Indiana State University Board of Trustees[4]

Indiana State was established by an Indiana statute on December 20, 1865 as the (Indiana) State Normal School. As the State Normal School, its core mission was to educate elementary and high school teachers. The school awarded its first baccalaureate degrees in 1908. Master’s degrees were granted in 1928. 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Indiana (disambiguation). ... A normal school or teachers college is an educational institution for training teachers. ...


Student Publications

The first student publication, the Normal School Advance appeared in November 1895. In June 1915, an annual was first published. In 1924, the yearbook was renamed the Sycamore. In 1929, the newspaper was renamed the Indiana Statesman. The yearbook was discontinued in the spring of 1993. Two years later, IQ Magazine was established (quarterly) as a means of continuing a written and photographic history of the institution and its events. In 2006, an independent monthly student newspaper called the Watchman debuted that provided "a forum for free expression of conservative ideals and philosophy."[2]


Former regional campuses

Eastern Division

The Eastern Division was created in 1918 in the building that was donated by the Ball family that formerly housed a sequence of private normal schools in Muncie, Indiana. The Eastern division became Ball State Teachers College in 1929 when Indiana State Normal School became Indiana State Teachers College. The Indiana State Teachers College Board of Trustees governed both colleges until 1961, when Ball State was made independent as Ball State Teachers College with its own board of trustees. As the ultimate milestone in their parallel transformation from normal school system to now separate universities, in 1965 the State of Indiana renamed both Indiana State and Ball State to be universities: Indiana State University and Ball State University. Ball Corporation, earlier Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Co. ... A private university is a university that is run without the control of any government entity. ... A normal school or teachers college is an educational institution for training teachers. ... Muncie (IPA: ) is a city in Delaware County in east central Indiana, best known as the home of Ball State University and the birthplace of the Ball Corporation. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Ball State University is a state-run research university located in Muncie, Indiana, USA. Located on the northwest side of the city, Ball States campus spans more than 1,000 acres (4 km²). The student body consists of more than 20,000 students, of which over 18,000 are...


ISU—Evansville

Indiana State University–Evansville was created as a branch campus in 1965. But local leaders claimed that if the campus was to thrive it would need to gain independent status. Opposition came immediately from Indiana State University along with Indiana and Purdue universities, which were concerned that granting the campus independence would set a precedence for other small branch campuses around the state.[3] After finally gaining the support of state legislators, business leaders, and local groups, it was granted independent standing as the University of Southern Indiana in 1985. For other uses, see Indiana (disambiguation). ... Purdue University is a public land-grant university system within the state of Indiana. ... University of Southern Indiana Campus map. ...


Presidents

  • William Albert Jones, 1869-1879
  • George Pliny Brown, 1879-1885
  • William Wood Parsons, 1885-1921
  • Linnaeus Neal Hines, 1921-1933
  • Ralph Noble Tirey, 1934-1953
  • Raleigh Warren Holmstedt, 1953-1965
  • Alan Carson Rankin, 1965-1975
  • Richard George Landini, 1975-1992
  • John William Moore, 1992-2000
  • Lloyd William Benjamin, III, 2000-Present

Academics

Colleges and School

Indiana State University is academically organized into five colleges and one school:

  • College of Arts and Sciences
    • containing the Departments of: African and African American Studies • Art • Chemistry • Communication • Criminology • Ecology and Organismal Biology • Economics • English • Family and Consumer Sciences • Geography, Geology, and Anthropology • History • Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics • Life Sciences • Mathematics and Computer Science • Music • Philosophy • Physics • Political Science • Psychology • Social Work • Sociology • Theater
    • also containing: Center for Biodiversity Studies • Criminology Institute • Center for Economic Education • Center for Governmental Studies • Sociology Research Lab (SRL) • Center for the Study of Health, Religion, and Spirituality • Science Education Center • Center for Urban and Environmental Change
  • College of Business
    • containing the Departments: Analytical • Organizational
    • also containing: Small Business Development Center • Gongaware Center for Insurance Management • NetWorks • Center for Public Service and Community Engagement • Center for Research, Enterprise and Economic Development (CREED) • Leadership Development Institute (LDI)
  • College of Education
    • containing the Departments of: Communication Disorders • Counseling • Curriculum, Instruction, and Media Technology • Educational Leadership, Administration, and Foundations • Educational and School Psychology • Elementary, Early, and Special Education
    • also containing: Professional Development Schools (PDS) • Blumberg Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Special Education • Indiana Special Education Administrators' Services (ISEAS) • North Central Association (NCA) • Upward Bound Program • Project PRE (Partnering to Reform Education)
  • School of Graduate Studies
  • College of Nursing, Health, and Human Services
    • containing the Departments of: Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Nursing • Athletic Training • Health and Safety • Physical Education • Recreation and Sport Management as well as The Landsbaum Center for Health Education • Richard G. Lugar Center for Rural Health • West Central Indiana Area Health Education Center (AHEC)(This College was created July 1, 2007, incorporating the former College of Nursing and the College of Health and Human Performance).
  • College of Technology
    • containing the Departments of: Aerospace Technology • Electronics and Computer Technology • Industrial and Mechanical Engineering Technology • Industrial Technology Education • Manufacturing and Construction Technology
    • also containing: Indiana Packaging Research and Development Center • Technology Services Center • Workforce Development

Degrees

  • Undergraduate baccalaureate degrees: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E), Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.),
  • Graduate degrees: Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Master of Science (M.S.), Master of Education (M.E.), Master of Music (M.M.), Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.)

Accreditation

Indiana State University as a whole has been accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools continuously since 1915.[4] The Higher Learning Commission is part of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. ... The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) is one of six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...


Notable Indiana State Initiatives

Laptop Initiative

Starting in fall 2007, Indiana State University will become the first public university in Indiana to require all incoming freshmen to have a laptop. In 2010, all undergraduate students will be required to own a laptop computer.[5] The Lenovo ThinkPad was selected in 2006 as the preferred laptop for students and faculty as the university moves toward becoming a laptop institution.[6] Lenovo Group Limited, formerly known as Legend Group Limited, is the largest personal computer manufacturer in the Peoples Republic of China, and as of 2004 is the eighth largest in the world. ... IBM ThinkPad R51 ThinkPad is the brand name for a range of portable laptop and notebook computers originally designed and sold by IBM. Since early 2005 the ThinkPad range has been manufactured and marketed by Lenovo, which purchased the IBM PC division. ...


Notable Indiana State alumni

  • Jerry Baker, Sports Broadcaster, Indiana Pacers, Indianapolis Colts, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, High School Basketball Tournament
  • Clint Barmes, MLB baseball player, Colorado Rockies
  • Bruce Baumgartner, 2-time Olympic Gold Medalist; 3-time World Champion; NCAA Champion Wrestler; Sullivan Award winner, Athletic Director, Edinboro University (Penn)
  • Birch Bayh, Former United States Senator, Indiana, 1963-1981; authored 2 Constitutional Amendments, 25th Amendment, which established the rules for presidential succession and disability and 26th Amendment, which lowered the voting age to 18.
  • Joseph Benti, television newsman; anchor of CBS Morning News
  • Larry Bird, President, Basketball Operations, Indiana Pacers, NBA Hall of Famer
  • Robert E. Casey, Jr, Assistant Deputy Director, Directorate of Intelligence, FBI
  • Lotus Coffman, long-time president of the University of Minnesota
  • Brian Dorsett, MLB baseball player, New York Yankees
  • Vencie Glenn, NFL defensive back 1986-1995
  • Tony Hulman George, President, Indianapolis Motor Speedway; Founder, Indy Racing League
  • David Hanners, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, Dallas Morning News
  • Phil Hinkle, State Representative, Indiana House District 92, 2000-Present
  • Tunch Ilkin, NFL 2-time Pro Bowl football player, Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Martin Dennis Jenkins, president, Morgan State University
  • Wallace Johnson, MLB baseball player, Montreal Expos
  • Brian D. Kerns, Former United States Representative, Indiana 7th District, 2001-2003
  • Duane Klueh, College Basketball All-American, Winningest Basketball Coach, Indiana State
  • Christopher Kyle, Hollywood Screenwriter and Playwright
  • Gerald Lamkin, President, Ivy Tech Community College
  • David L. Lohr, Former State Representative, Indiana House District 46, 1994-1996.
  • Dr. Kam Lulla, Senior Scientist, NASA, Johnson Space Center
  • Edward Martin, NFL football player, Dallas Cowboys
  • John Edward McGilvrey, president, Kent State University
  • Dr. Candace Miklozek McNulty, Director of Sierra Nevada Cardiology Associates
  • Alvy Moore, movie and television personality; Hank Kimball on "Green Acres"
  • Walter Piety Morgan, president, Western Illinois University
  • John T. Myers, Former United States Representative, Indiana 7th District, 1967-1997
  • William K. Nasser, World renowned cardiologist
  • Cynthia Shepard Perry, U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone, U.S. Ambassador to Burundi
  • Andrew C. Porter, former president, AERA, professor, Vanderbilt University
  • Patrick R. Ralston, Executive Director, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, 1989-1997
  • Susan Porter Rose, Former Deputy Assistant to the President of the United States and Chief of Staff to First Lady Barbara Bush
  • Lenny Rzeszewski, College Basketball National Champion, All-American
  • Lou Anna K. Simon, President, Michigan State University
  • Chuck Smith, MLB baseball player, Florida Marlins
  • Zane Smith, MLB baseball player, Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Kurt Thomas, Olympic Gymnast, 3-time National Champion, Sullivan Award winner
  • J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner - Forensic Psychologist/Television Personality
  • John Wooden, Basketball Coach, UCLA, Indiana State, South Bend Central

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Notable Indiana State Faculty

  • John Wooden, Basketball Coach, UCLA, Indiana State, South Bend Central
  • Benjamin Moulton, (Retired) Geography and Geology
  • Howard McMillen, (Retired) Creative Writing; author of The Ice Pick
  • Gale Christianson, (Emeriti) History; Europe, science, biography. author of The Last Posse: A Jailbreak, a Manhunt End of Hang-'Em High Justice Greenhouse: The 200-Year Story of Global Warming Isaac Newton and the Scientific Revolution Edwin Hubble: Mariner of the Nebulae Writing Lives is the Devil! Essays of a Biographer at Work Fox at the Wood's Edge: A Biography of Loren Eiseley In the Presence of the Creator: Isaac Newton and His Times This Wild Abyss: The Story of the Men Who Made Modern Astronomy (1978)

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School Seal

The Seal of Indiana State University depicts a book with a torch. The book symbolizes knowledge and truth gained here and the torch symbolizes the light of inspiration that comes to students in these halls. It was approved as the seal in 1929.


Colors

In 1899, it was announced that Yale Blue and White would replace the colors of Salmon Pink and White. The colors are also applied to the Blue and White Parade and the Blue and White Dance held during Homecoming each fall.


Traditions

Donaghy Day

Named after Fred Donaghy, graduate of the Normal School (1912) and a professor of life sciences, this campus tradition was initiated in 1976 as a day set aside for the community to celebrate the season and to work to help beautify the campus and surrounding community.


Homecoming

The term Homecoming was first used in print announcements for the Alumni-Varsity Basketball Game on Dec. 9, 1916. By the year 1919, this event became known as Blue and White Day and featured dances and entertainment for alumni of the Normal School. In 1921 the events were organized around a football game scheduled earlier in the autumn. A bonfire and pep rally were added to the festivities in 1922; the Blue-and-White Parade in 1923; and in 1937, Bette Whitmore (Kappa Kappa) was elected ISU¹s first Homecoming Queen.


Founders Day

January 6 - Commemorates the opening of the institution in 1870 when 23 students presented themselves to a faculty of three on the first day of classes at the Indiana State Normal School. is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...


Mascots

Early on in the school's history, the athletes were referred to as the "Fighting Teachers", until the students chose the name "Sycamore Trees", from the abundance of the trees in Indiana and the Wabash River Valley. In 1969, a committee created the concept of "Chief Quabachi" of the fictional Sycamore tribe as a representative for the school. This remarkable Native American chief (and accompanying "legend") was used as a mascot until 1989. In 1995, the university welcomed Sycamore Sam, a blue and white fox-like creature, to the ISU family. Sycamore Sam can be spotted at many sporting events and around campus during orientation or other major events. The Wabash River at Lafayette, Indiana, showing the Main Street bridge, and the Amtrak station. ...


Tandem

This student-organized race was first run as part of Spring Week activities in 1970. Teams are comprised of coed mixed pairs, which compete on tandem bicycles.


Trike

The Indiana State Tricycle Derby was first run in 1963 as a 10-lap race around the sidewalks of the Quadrangle on children's tricycles. The races featured a men's and women's division (the Powder Puff Derby). The races now feature men's and women's teams racing on specially built tricycles at the new Recreation East complex at Ninth and Sycamore streets. In October 2005, the Michael Simmons Student Activity Center opened at Rec East, containing bleacher seating, an all-purpose room, restrooms, an observation deck, and storage.


The Walk

The unofficial tradition during homecoming is known as "The Walk." A large number of students, typically reaching in the thousands, make the two mile walk east on Wabash Avenue towards the Football Stadium (approximately two miles) stopping and having a drink at each bar along the way. This tradition has met with great resistance throughout the years by the university faculty, Terre Haute residents and the Terre Haute Police Department. However, every bar on Wabash opens at 7am and welcomes students, alumni, and everyone else who wants to experience "The Walk".


The Walk can be traced back to the early 1980s when students walked from Saturday night football games back to campus, stopping for a beer at every establishment that served beer, including the Pizza Hut, on Wabash and ending up at the "Ballyhoo" also referred to as "The Bally". In its original form the "Walk" was called the "Stag-a-thon" since each participant stopped in at about 13 to 15 bars before reaching the Bally for the final celebration of the night.


Songs

School Song

"March On (You Fighting Sycamores)," the university’s fight song, was authored and arranged by Joseph A. Gramelspacher, an ISU professor of music, as a pep song. It was first performed at a homecoming-eve pep rally on Oct. 20, 1939.


Alma Mater

Charles M. Curry, Professor of English and Literature authored The Alma Mater. It was originally entitled, "Indiana’s Normal" and first printed in a June 1912 issue of the Normal Advance.


Intercollegiate Sports and home venues

Indiana State Sycamores logo
Indiana State Sycamores logo

Athletic Facilities

Hulman Center, originally named Hulman Civic-University Center, is a multi-purpose arena opened in December 1973. It seats 10,200 people for basketball and is home to the Indiana State University Sycamores men's and women's basketball teams of the Missouri Valley Conference. It has hosted multiple concerts and the Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament title game in 1979, the year legendary Larry Bird helped the undefeated Sycamores reach the final game of the NCAA tournament. ISU Hulman Center Hulman Center is a 10,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Terre Haute, Indiana. ... Former Missouri Valley Conference logo The Missouri Valley Conference (also called MVC or simply The Valley) is a college athletic conference whose members are located in the midwestern United States. ... Former Missouri Valley Conference logo The Missouri Valley Conference (also called MVC or simply The Valley) is a college athletic conference whose members are located in the midwestern United States. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is a retired American NBA basketball player, widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, and one of the best clutch performers in the history of sports. ...


The Varsity soccer and baseball fields are located within a mile of the main campus along the scenic Wabash River. Memorial Stadium, the home field for Indiana State's NCAA Football Championship Subdivision football team of the Gateway Football Conference, is located on Wabash Avenue, two miles east of the main campus. The Duane Klueh Tennis Complex, Walter E. Marks Field for track and field and the Ferne Price Field for softball are among the many athletic facilities located on campus. The Wabash River at Lafayette, Indiana, showing the Main Street bridge, and the Amtrak station. ... The Gateway Football Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the midwestern United States. ...


Indiana State University has hosted three NCAA Division I cross country championships at the spectacular LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course at the Wabash Valley Sports Center, three miles east of Terre Haute. The facility is ranked among the finest cross country courses in the world. The LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course, in Terre Haute, Indiana was dedicated October 17, 1997. ...


Men

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Women

The school's athletic teams are known as the Sycamores. They participate in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Gateway Football Conference for football only and the Division I Missouri Valley Conference in all other sports. Athletically, it is best known as the alma mater of basketball legend Larry Bird; World Champion gymnast Kurt Thomas; and World and Olympic Champion wrester, Bruce Baumgartner. The legendary basketball coach John Wooden coached the Sycamores before accepting the Head Coaching position at UCLA. The Men's Basketball team finished as the NAIB National Champions in 1950 and as National Runner-Up in 1946 and 1948. They were also the NCAA College Division (Div II) National Runner-Up in 1968 and the Division I National Runner-Up in 1979. The 1950 team comprised the core of the 1950 Pan-American Gold Medal Team. Kurt Thomas led the Men's Gymnastics Team to the 1977 NCAA National Championship. This article is about the sport. ... ISU Hulman Center Hulman Center is a 10,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Terre Haute, Indiana. ... The Minnesota State Highschool Cross Country Meet A cross country race in Seaside, Oregon. ... The LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course, in Terre Haute, Indiana was dedicated October 17, 1997. ... The Wabash Valley is a region with parts in both Illinois and Indiana. ... A sport consists of a physical activity or skill carried out with a recreational purpose: for competition, for self-enjoyment, to attain excellence, for the development of a skill, or some combination of these. ... Soccer redirects here. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... A womens 400 m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Finland. ... Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... Soft ball is also a sugar stage Softball is a team sport popular around the world but especially in the United States. ... This article is about the sport. ... For the ball used in this sport, see Volleyball (ball). ... Youth Cheerleaders during a football halftime show. ... Sycamore is a name applied at various times and places to three very different types of trees, but with somewhat similar leaf forms. ... NCAA redirects here. ... This article is about the NCAA division. ... The Gateway Football Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the midwestern United States. ... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... Former Missouri Valley Conference logo The Missouri Valley Conference (also called MVC or simply The Valley) is a college athletic conference whose members are located in the midwestern United States. ... This article is about the sport. ... Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is a retired American NBA basketball player, widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, and one of the best clutch performers in the history of sports. ... Kurt Thomas is the name of the following notable people: Kurt Thomas - a current NBA player Kurt Thomas - an American gymnast Categories: Disambiguation ... Bruce Baumgartner (born August 31, 1962, in Haledon, New Jersey) is a retired American amateur wrestler and current Director of Athletics for the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. ... John Robert Wooden (born October 14, 1910, in Hall, Indiana) is a retired American basketball coach. ...


References

  1. ^ High Learning Commission. Retrieved on 2007-08-26.
  2. ^ Tribune Star Staff Report (October 24, 2006). Conservative newspaper debuts on ISU campus. Terre Haute Tribune Star. Retrieved on 2007-08-25.
  3. ^ "USI independence was struggle", Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved on 2007-03-25. 
  4. ^ High Learning Commission. Retrieved on 2007-08-26.
  5. ^ Indiana State Laptop Initiative. Retrieved on 2007-08-26.
  6. ^ Indiana State adds ThinkPad to list of essential school supplies. Retrieved on 2007-08-26.

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