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High Plasma Alert!

Donation From Alumnus Gives Life to Business Tech Lab

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Click Photo to Enlarge Business students enjoy the larger screens and additional desktop space provided by the new and improved computer lab.

Click Photo to Enlarge With the experience that comes from using current technological tools of the trade, ORU business students will dive into an increasingly competitive job market with knowledge of the programs and software being used in today's most successful businesses.

A recent anonymous donation by an Oral Roberts University alumnus has allowed ORU's School of Business to purchase 17 brand-new state-of-the-art computers, complete with optimum memory and computing power and 17-inch flatscreen plasma monitors. Two of the computers are specially designed for Management Information Systems [MIS] majors, with even more memory, power, and larger monitors.

"Along with the specialized software the business classes use, [the new computers] will give our students the competitive edge they need to survive in today's job market." Ardith Baker, instructor for undergraduate business, explained.

These faster, more powerful computers will enable students to compute problems and access the Internet faster, and the larger monitors allow the students to see the display better and to work with more programs, Web sites, and documents simultaneously on the screen. The flatscreen plasma monitors also take up less space on the desktop, allowing students more room to spread out all their books and project materials.

Next on the School of Business's wish list is a Smart Board projection system in the business lab that would enable more interactive teaching. "It is our desire to continuously improve the lab for teaching purposes," Baker said. "A Smart Board or comparable projection system would be very advantageous for the work that our students are required to do."