The girl above is happy because she received an Apple iPhone from the university. Abilene Christian University has decided to provide all the 2008 incoming freshmen an Apple iPhone. They have added 15 web apps for their students that allow them to ~ locate professors’ offices, answer in-class surveys, check meal ticket balance, take quizzes, check grades, check schedules etc.

ACU says:
“We are not merely providing cutting-edge technology tools to our incoming students. We are also providing the web applications that ensure these tools will become critical to the students’ learning experience. Because 93 percent of ACU students bring their own computers with them to college, we are choosing to take them to the next level by providing converged mobile devices.”

Apparently those iPhones are not FOC, they are added to the student’s tuition bill.

[via New Launches]