Grand Valley State University has been named to Yahoo! Internet Life magazine's list of America's Most Wired Colleges for the second straight year.
The list of 100 universities, which appears in the magazine's current issue and on the Web, rates the schools in a variety of computing-related categories, including the use of computers in classrooms, access from student housing, student services on line, library resources, and space available on the Web and networks.
Grand Valley recognizes the impact of technology on the instruction of our students and on the creativity and effectiveness of our faculty, said Vice Provost Bob Fletcher.
Because we place so high a value great teaching and active scholarship we invest in the future of our students by staying ahead of the technology curve, he added.
GVSU was ranked 64th on the 2000 list, moving up from number 91 last year. Except for Michigan State University, which ranked 60th, GVSU is the only Michigan university in the nation's top 100 wired universities.
