Clayton College & State University's groundbreaking Information Technology Project received major acclaim last week in a speech given by Microsoft CEO and chairman Bill Gates at the 1998 Conference on Information Technology in Miami.

Along with emphasizing the scope and future of information technology, Gates addressed the role of information technology in local colleges.

Last year, Clayton College & State University partnered with Floyd College in Rome to launch the Information Technology Project, an initiative providing more than 8,000 students on both campuses with powerful notebook computers, unlimited Internet use, e-mail accounts and classrooms equipped with state of the art multimedia equipment.