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"Project Reboot"
GREENVILLE, SC -
Furman University's "Project Reboot" is a program
designed to help local charities by donating and
supporting outdated Furman University computer systems.
Lance Jenkinson significantly contributed to the success
of "Project Reboot" by teaching help desk staff how to
more efficiently reprogram the computers selected for
donation. This increased the number of systems
prepared from 1 system to 10+ systems per week.
Later that year "Project Reboot" won the InnoVision
Technology Award in Community Service.
Furman
Awarded Top Prizes For Outstanding Technological
Innovation And Excellence
Furman University won two top prizes
and was a finalist in another category when the 2003 InnoVision Technology Awards were handed out to
recognize outstanding technological innovation and
excellence in the Upstate.
More than 500 people attended the Nov. 12 ceremony
hosted by the Palmetto Expo Center in Greenville.
Furman's Operation Reboot, a program that restores
antiquated university computers and donates them to
non-profit agencies, received the community service
award. Operation Reboot, which was launched three years
ago by Computing and Information services staff and
student volunteers, has placed more than 100 computers
at deserving charities, most of them in the Greenville
area. Recipients have included the Greenville Rescue
Mission, YWCA, shelters for homeless and battered women,
and the Newberry Public Schools.
The Furman Physics Department and Computing and
Information Services were awarded the Innovation in
Education Award for a project that uses newly developed
software to link and harness the combined calculating
power of 16 lab computers to study star clusters.
The environmentally friendly design of Herman N. Hipp
Hall also received honorable mention for the Technology
Application Award. In addition, Furman Board of Trustee
member Tom Hartness received the Charles Townes Award
for lifetime achievement.
"Our participation - and success - in this program,
gives our university great exposure," said Richard
Nelson, CIS director and member of the InnoVision
Advisory Board. "It also highlights Furman's many
contributions to the technological advancement of the
Upstate."
Developed through the joint efforts of Deloitte & Touche
and IKON Technology Services in 1999, InnoVision is the
Upstate's premiere program devoted to highlighting
technological excellence and innovation.
[For more information, contact Furman University at
864-294-2000 (www.Furman.edu)]
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