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The Lipscomb University Information Technology Department is able to provide offers to our employees and students for many different hardware vendors, software vendors as well as mobile phone discounts. Follow the links below or to the left nav bar to find the deals!
NOTICE: Purchasing for University computers must adhere to the Computer Purchasing Policy found on the Business Office website.
Business Office Website
Hardware Discounts and Deals
NOTICE: ALL computer purchases for computers owned by LIpscomb University must be placed by Information Technology.
Before purchasing a computer, check with the chairperson of your major department to see if a Windows based or Macintosh system is more appropriate for your anticipated area of study.
A laptop computer has the advantage of being mobile and, if equipped with a wireless connection, is able to connect to the network almost anywhere on campus. We recommend that when you purchase a machine that you keep in mind the different software applications that will be used when deciding on memory and processor speed.
The following manufacturers have set up customized discount pages for Lipscomb users, but you if you are looking at another brand, we encourage you to look for education discounts on their sites as well.
NOTE: This is for Personal Purchases only. Please refer to the Computer Purchasing Policy if purchasing a computer for the University.
Apple
Recommendations:
Macbook Air 4GB RAM
Macbook Pro 8GB RAM
Apple Discount Page
Dell
Recommendations:
Dell Inspiron 15R 6GB RAM 1TB Hard Drive
Dell Student and Employee(Personal) Discount Page
Software Discount and Deals
Microsoft
Microsoft Office Lipscomb Employee Discount
As part of our Campus License Agreement Microsoft now allows Lipscomb employees to purchase the full versions of either Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 (for Windows computers) or Office 2008 for Mac for discounted price under the Microsoft Home Use Program (MSHUP). For more information, follow the link below.
https://u-b-web1.lipscomb.edu/MSHUP/ (Lipscomb Username and Password Required)
Microsoft Ultimate Steal Program for Students
This program allows students the ability to purchase Microsoft products at discounted prices. In addition, the ultimate Steal website provides students tutorials on how to use products, free products students can use in their studies and projects as well as communities to enable students to share ideas and communicate and collaborate. Visit the website to find out more.
www.ultimatesteal.com
Microsoft Student
One stop portal for students to provide discounts on software, training tools, contests, etc. Visit the website to find out more.
www.microsoft.com/student/en/us/default.aspx#fun-stuff
Microsoft Chemisrty Add-In for Word
Provides for the authoring and rending of semantically-rich chemistry information in Word 2007 documents.
research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/chem4word
Math Worksheet Generator
Microsoft Math Worksheet Generator generates multiple math problems based on a sample, then creates a worksheet you can distribute.
www.educationlabs.com/projects/MathWorksheetGenerator/Pages/default.aspx
Adobe
All purchanses for Instutional Usage MUST be ordered through the HelpDesk.
This link is for Personal purchases ONLY!
http://www.bkstr.com/
Mobile Phone Discounts and Deals
For Employee University paid phones and service please place a request here.
Lipscomb University Employees
Lipscomb University Employees are eligible to recieve discounts on their personal mobile phones. To find out more and get the discounts please visit our Employee Discount site.
NOTE: This site will require you to be logged into your Lipscomb Google Apps account to view.
Lipscomb University Students
Lipscomb University Students are eligible to recieve discounts on their personal mobile phones. To find out more and get the discounts please visit our Student Discount site.
NOTE: This site will require you to be logged into your Lipscomb Google Apps account to view.