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| Columns::December 1, 2003 Around academe Student ‘engagement’ varies The latest National Survey of Student Engagement found that, nationwide, business students report the least contact with faculty members while chemistry students boast the most student-faculty interaction. This marked the fourth year for the National Survey of Student Engagement; it reported the responses of 145,000 freshmen and seniors at 437 four-year colleges in the spring of 2003. “Engagement” was measured by how involved students were in the material they studied and in the learning process itself. Ohio State winner: IBM In an attempt to cut operating costs, Ohio State University has negotiated a deal that will confine new computer purchases within the university system to IBM products. The university normally spends $25 million a year on computer equipment. IBM will provide desktop computers, notebooks and servers with a 35 percent discount; IBM’s usual discount for higher education customers is 10 percent. Moreover, the higher discount will apply to all buyers at Ohio State, regardless of number of machines ordered.
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