Abilene Christian University released that starting with the incoming 2008 Freshman class all students will receive an iPhone or iPod touch. The cost of these units will be built into each student’s tuition in hopes of bringing new technology and resources on the go for these students. They have prepared over 15 web applications making it easy for students to locate professors’ offices, answer in-class surveys and quizzes and even check their meal ticket balance.

“We are not merely providing cutting-edge technology tools to our incoming students,” said Roberts. “We are also providing the web applications that ensure these tools will become critical to the students’ learning experience. Because 93 percent of ACU students bring their own computers with them to college, we are choosing to take them to the next level by providing converged mobile devices.”

For the past ten months Abilene’s faculty and staff have been conducting research and are always looking for new possibilities through handheld devices. This college campus located in Texas and attracts about 4700 students from all across the US, by integrating technology they will be expanding the diversity among the students and allowing peace of mind with a piece of technology helping them along the way.

[Via ACU University]