MSACS Firsts and Innovations Quality since 2002

• First premium program in the College of Science [2002]
• First distance program in the College of Science [2002]
• 2nd graduate program in the College of Science [2002]
• First KSU program to offer attendance options: in-class, live-distant, recorded lecture [2002]
• First KSU program with conference or certification options [2002]
• First program to offer all-distance option in the College of Science [2003]
• First KSU program to provide students with PDAs [2004]
• First international/global course in the College of Science [2005]
• First thesis opton program in the College of Science [2006]
• First College of Science program to provide faculty research support as part of the thesis program [2006]
• First KSU program to incorporate iPOD/PDA-casting as a class attendance option [2006]
• First KSU program to build and support Research Groups [2006]
• First KSU program to provide vitual machine support [2007] with XP, Vista, and flavors or Linux on the same machine.
• First 'true' KSU thesis graduate - 2007.
• HTC Shift Ultra-Mobile PC allows students to participate in live classes anywhere they have connectivity.