Project Indigo encompasses the best of Capital University. Individualized, holistic support to help every student succeed. Digital tools to promote access and enhance our face-to-face interactions. And Go! — a call to action for our students, staff, and faculty to transform our classrooms, our campus, our communities, and our world.
At Capital University, we’re connected by a common bond and a strong affinity for this place. Now, we’re connected by even more: Project Indigo, a platform that keeps us all informed. It’s a network that ensures that we’re all included. A system that gives everyone equal access to education, so we all have the same opportunity to gain knowledge and grow into our fullest potential. It’s part of our ongoing commitment to empowering all students to achieve success — and while tools, technology, and devices will change over time, that steadfast promise will remain forever.
All undergraduate students and Bexley campus faculty and staff will receive iPad devices and Apple Pencils.
Incoming students will receive more information in the coming weeks about Project Indigo Days this July. On these days, students can come to campus and pick up their iPad and Apple Pencil. While you are here, take a Main Street tour, enjoy tasty food, and connect with other incoming and returning students on campus. (Don’t worry, if you can’t attend a Project Indigo Day, we’ll have your iPad and Apple Pencil for you when you move in!)
Returning students will receive their iPad and Apple Pencil when they return to campus in August. Additional communication will be shared as we get closer to beginning of the academic year.
Faculty and staff who have not yet picked up their iPad and Apple Pencil can schedule a time to do so with IT by emailing indigo@capital.edu.
All faculty, staff, and students can log in to our iLearn training page for self-paced tutorials and helpful tips. This page will be ever-evolving so feel free to post ideas for trainings or tutorials you’d like to see on the message boards! Live trainings will be available for faculty and staff throughout the summer and throughout the academic year. Live trainings for students will pick up in August and run throughout the academic year.
Calling all enthusiasts! We need you! Faculty, staff, and students who are interested in participating in our team of content leaders, experts, and trainers, please email indigo@capital.edu. Student Digital All Stars will be new student employee positions this year!
We are using the 8th generation iPad and the 1st generation Apple Pencil. Apple’s core values of accessibility, innovation, access, and equity match Capital’s core values and mission. Equipping our students, faculty, and staff with iPad devices and Apple Pencils allows us to connect with students and take student success to a new level.
Project Indigo magnifies Capital’s commitment to student access, learning, and success. It allows us to provide individualized student access and support in new and profound ways and to use digital tools to enhance face-to-face connections and relationships. We will be able to challenge all members of our institution to go affect change in the classroom, the community, and in our world.
The University has been developing the digital infrastructure to support all aspects of this project for the last three years, including: network capacity, hardware, software, and the device itself. The project is funded through federal and state dollars, the technology fee, and generous donations from alumni.
If you find an iPad or Pencil on campus, please take it to the IT Help Desk in Blackmore Library. Our IT team will be able to identify and reach out to its owner. Thanks for aiding in a reunion!
Incoming students will receive their iPads and Apple Pencils at special events in July. If you can’t make it to campus, we will hold on to it for you until Welcome Weekend or mail it out to you. More details to come!
You will get an iPad and an Apple Pencil.
Yes! If you do not currently have an Apple ID, you’ll need to create one. If you already have your own Apple ID, it is best to use that one to set up your iPad.
If you take a Leave of Absence for a semester or year, you are welcome to keep your iPad and Apple Pencil as we still consider you a student at Capital, even on your Leave, so we want you to stay connected to us! When you graduate, your iPad is yours. If you withdraw or transfer, you will need to turn in the iPad and Apple Pencil to the IT Help Desk in Blackmore Library before you leave campus.
You will need this iPad. Because it’s from Capital, we can share apps you may need on campus, for a specific class, and send you information. You’re welcome to use your device as well.
No. Capital is not monitoring you in the background. We do expect all students in our community to know and follow the Acceptable Use Policy (PDF).
The University has been developing the digital infrastructure to support all aspects of this project for the last three years, including: network capacity, hardware, software, and the device itself. The project is funded through federal and state dollars, the technology fee, and generous donations from alumni.
Yes! We will have training opportunities during Welcome Weekend and throughout the academic year. We’ll also have a student team with open hours throughout the week to help with specific questions.
Of course! Feel free to download apps you want and watch all the Netflix you can fit in (between classes and all the cool things you’re doing on campus)!
Yes! Make the iPad your own.
We expect all members of our community to follow the Acceptable Use Policy (PDF).
Your iPad is managed, but what this means is Capital University can push and pull apps, bookmarks, eBooks, PDFs, and a few more items. What Capital cannot do, is see what you are doing on the device, or how you’re using it.
You can email the IT Help Desk at helpdesk@capital.edu for any technical help. You can also reach out to us at orientation@capital.edu for any other questions.
You may want a computer – that's a personal choice. You can buy a keyboard case or wireless keyboard to use with your iPad, which makes it a very convenient option. Individual academic departments will communicate any specific hardware and software needs to their students.
No. Until you graduate, Capital owns the device.
Yes!
You’ll use the iPad in all types of ways inside and outside the classroom – and you’ll probably use the device in ways we haven’t even imagined yet! You will likely find yourself using the iPad in all your classes – either through ways the instructor is using it or for taking notes, looking things up, etc.
You will receive your iPad in August before classes begin. Watch for announcements!
You will receive an 8th generation iPad and a first-generation Apple Pencil.
If you take a Leave of Absence for a semester or year, you are welcome to keep your iPad and Apple Pencil as we still consider you a student at Capital, even on your Leave, so we want you to stay connected to us! When you graduate, your iPad is yours. If you withdraw or transfer, you will need to turn in the iPad and Apple pencil to the IT Help Desk in Blackmore Library before you leave campus.
You will need this iPad. Because it’s from Capital, we can share apps you may need on campus, for a specific class, and send you information. You’re welcome to use your device as well.
Yes! If you do not currently have an Apple ID, you’ll need to create one. If you already have your own Apple ID, it is best to use that one to set up your iPad.
No. Capital is not monitoring you in the background. We do expect all students in our community to know and follow the Acceptable Use Policy (PDF).
The University has been developing the digital infrastructure to support all aspects of this project for the last three years, including: network capacity, hardware, software, and the device itself. The project is funded through federal and state dollars, the technology fee, and generous donations from alumni.
Yes! Please contact Student Success at success@capital.edu for assistance.
Yes! We will have training opportunities during Welcome Weekend and throughout the academic year. We’ll also have a student team with open hours throughout the week to help with specific questions.
Watch for more information over the summer on how to join our peer leadership team!
Of course! Feel free to download apps you want and watch all the Netflix you can fit in (between classes and all the cool things you’re doing on campus)!
Yes! Make the iPad your own.
We expect all members of our community to follow the Acceptable Use Policy (PDF).
You can reach out to the IT Help Desk at helpdesk@capital.edu or 614-236-6508 for help with your device. For general questions about Project Indigo, reach out to us at indigo@capital.edu.
You may want a computer – that's a personal choice. You can buy a keyboard case or wireless keyboard to use with your iPad, which makes it a very convenient option. Any needs for specific majors will be communicated to students by departments.
No. Until you graduate, Capital owns the device.
Yes!
You’ll use the iPad in all types of ways inside and outside the classroom – and you’ll probably use the device in ways we haven’t even imagined yet! You will likely find yourself using the iPad in all your classes – either through ways the instructor is using it or for taking notes, looking things up, etc.
You cannot jailbreak your device, as that puts it at risk from a security standpoint. It can also make the device much more difficult to troubleshoot, if something goes wrong. Information Technology does have a method to see if your device is jailbroken, and if it is, we will reach out to you so we can reset it back to its normal state.
Apple’s core values of accessibility, innovation, access, and equity match Capital’s core values and mission. Equipping our students, faculty, and staff with iPad devices and Apple Pencils allows us to connect with students and take student success to a new level.
There are no requirements on how faculty/staff use the device. Through trainings and using the device and different apps, we think many faculty/staff will see the benefits and ways to implement in their day- to-day work and education of the students. Students have been using e-textbooks for several years and the device gives them the opportunity to do that with more books, when available. Faculty are not required to change textbooks for their classes. If you want to learn more about affordable learning options that include e-textbooks, visit the Blackmore Library faculty resource site.
Yes! The best way to familiarize yourself with the device is to use it!
We expect all members of our community to follow the Acceptable Use Policy (PDF).
You’ll want to bookmark the Project Indigo! iLearn course, which will be a constantly evolving resource with app usage ideas, success stories, and basic tips and tricks. You’ll also be able to lie on the Digital AllStars, a team of Capital faculty, staff, and students who can help you get the most of the iPad in your classrooms and interactions with students.
We would love to get you involved! Reach out to Deanna Wagner (dwagner1453@capital.edu) for more information.
If you find a specific app that you want to use, please contact IT by emailing helpdesk@capital.edu, and we’ll work with you to push to the specific iPads, or by putting it into the Self Service app, if it is something that anyone can use.
Contact our Barnes and Noble Capital University Bookstore to see how they can assist you with providing digital textbooks for your classes. Cassandra Straley, our bookstore manager, is available at sm713@bncollege.com and they have a digital content FAQs site. If you want to learn more about affordable learning options that include e-textbooks, visit the Blackmore Library faculty resource site. There are many other options to explore including Apple iBooks, Cengage , and Amazon.
Apple’s core values of accessibility, innovation, access, and equity match Capital’s core values and mission. Equipping our students, faculty, and staff with iPad devices and Apple Pencils allows us to connect with students and take student success to a new level.
The University has been developing the digital infrastructure to support all aspects of this project for the last three years, including: network capacity, hardware, software, and the device itself. The project is funded through federal and state dollars, the technology fee, and generous donations from alumni.
Project Indigo magnifies Capital’s commitment to student access, learning, and success. It allows us to provide individualized student access and support in new and profound ways and to use digital tools to enhance face-to-face connections and relationships. We will be able to challenge all members of our institution to go affect change in the classroom, the community, and in our world.
Apple’s core values of accessibility, innovation, access, and equity match Capital’s core values and mission. Equipping our students, faculty, and staff with iPad devices and Apple Pencils allows us to connect with students and take student success to a new level.
Project Indigo magnifies Capital’s commitment to student access, learning, and success. It allows us to provide individualized student access and support in new and profound ways and to use digital tools to enhance face-to-face connections and relationships. We will be able to challenge all members of our institution to go affect change in the classroom, the community, and in our world.
Apple’s core values of accessibility, innovation, access, and equity match Capital’s core values and mission. Equipping our students, faculty, and staff with iPad devices and Apple Pencils allows us to connect with students and take student success to a new level.