Date

Event

April, 1995

Ten-year agreement signed with IBM to provide ThinkPad computers to students and faculty on Wake Forest’s Reynolda campus

August, 1995

585 ThinkPads distributed as part of the ThinkPad Program’s Pilot Phase

January, 1996

Wake Forest faculty members receive ThinkPad computers

Spring, 1996

Wake Forest staff members receive ThinkPad computers

Spring – Summer, 1996

Information Systems Help Desk re-designed to support ThinkPad Project

July, 1996

Jay Dominick named CIO

Fall, 1996

First ThinkPad distribution to all first-year students. Wake Forest becomes only the second school in the country to provide ThinkPad computers to students.

March, 1997

Wake Forest makes its first appearance on Yahoo! Internet Life’s list of "America's 100 Most Wired Colleges," ranked at 33rd

May, 1997

Construction begins on the new Information Systems Building

August, 1997

Freshmen and Sophomores receive individual printers

October, 1997

Wake Forest wins silver award in Beyond Computing magazine’s Partnership Awards for the alignment of information technology operations with the University’s primary missions

August, 1998

WIN, the Wake Information Network intranet, goes live

August, 1998

Juniors exchange the ThinkPad for the first time

March, 1999

Wake Forest ranks 3rd on Yahoo! Internet Life’s list of "America's 100 Most Wired Colleges."

Fall, 1999

For the first time, all Wake Forest undergraduate students are using personal ThinkPad computers

May, 2000

First class of Wake Forest students to use ThinkPad computers during their entire undergraduate career graduates from Wake Forest

June, 2001

Wake Forest hosts IBM’s annual ThinkTank conference for all ThinkPad schools

October, 2003

Wake Forest ranked the 2nd most connected campus in America by The Princeton Review

Fall, 2004

Wake Forest unveils high-speed wireless network in all campus buildings

August, 2006

Wake Forest named to CIO Magazine’s CIO 100 list

Fall, 2006

Wake Forest celebrates tenth anniversary of ThinkPad Project