{"id":755,"date":"2017-01-23T21:57:37","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T02:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=755"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:06:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:06:40","slug":"755","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2017\/01\/23\/755\/","title":{"rendered":"Laptop loaner program honored"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_756\" style=\"width: 309px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-756\" class=\" wp-image-756\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/LSA-laptop-team-web-200x133.jpg\" alt=\"Four women standing in a row.\" width=\"299\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/LSA-laptop-team-web-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/LSA-laptop-team-web-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/LSA-laptop-team-web.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Lisa Ahlgren, Gretchen Kopmanis, Susan Perreault, Erin Ranville.\u00a0<\/em><em>Absent: Rob Wilke, Justin Day (U-M HR)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>On December 6, the LSA Undergraduate Laptop Loan Program team received a <a href=\"https:\/\/hr.umich.edu\/working-u-m\/awards-recognition\/distinguished-diversity-leaders-award\">Distinguished Diversity Leaders Award<\/a> (DDLA) for \u201cextraordinary commitment and dedication to diversity at the University of Michigan.\u201d Launched in 2015, the Undergraduate Laptop Loan Program provides a more inclusive learning environment by ensuring that low-income students have access to the same laptop computing capabilities available to students from higher socioeconomic strata. To date, over 400 incoming freshman have been provided with university-owned laptops to use during their academic career. Each student receives a MacBook Air loaded with UM-licensed software, a protective case, warranty coverage, and tools for secure backup. Congratulations to <strong>Lisa Ahlgren<\/strong>, <strong>Gretchen Kopmanis<\/strong>, <strong>Susan Perreault<\/strong>, <strong>Rob Wilke<\/strong> <strong>(LSA) Justin Day<\/strong>, <strong>Erin Ranville<\/strong> <strong>(ITS)!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On December 6, the LSA Undergraduate Laptop Loan Program team received a Distinguished Diversity Leaders Award (DDLA) for \u201cextraordinary commitment and dedication to diversity at the University of Michigan.\u201d Launched in 2015, the Undergraduate Laptop Loan Program provides a more inclusive learning environment by ensuring that low-income students have access to the same laptop computing capabilities available to\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2017\/01\/23\/755\/\">Read More 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