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The Foundation has received a $27,000 grant from the Hudson River Bank & Trust Foundation to purchase tablets and laptops for the Learning Assistance Center.<\/p>\n
The Learning Assistance Center — known on campus as the LAC — is located on the lower level of the Marvin Library Learning Commons, and provides instructional support as needed to students.<\/p>\n
Dr. David Clickner, interim assistant to the vice president for Academic Affairs, said, \u201cThe equipment will allow faculty and staff to support students using a combination of face-to-face, paper and pencil support and, now, computer and internet-based support using the tablets purchased with grant funds. Further, tablets will increase faculty members’ mobility when working with students on an internet or computer-based application. No longer tied to a desktop computer, they can use the tablet and work right beside the student as he or she works.\u201d<\/p>\n
This gift will enhance the efforts of the dedicated faculty and increase the numbers of students served.<\/p>\n