04 Apr 2022 Community Anchor Program Enabling Digital Equity in Oklahoma Libraries By Therese Perlowski Estimated reading time: 7 minutes “Eliminating the digital divide enables all citizens to participate fully in our society and economy.” -Sonja Wall, Senior Director of OneNet and OCAN Services. Oklahoma’s state research and education network, OneNet, is committed to… Read More
22 Apr 2021 Community Anchor Program Illinois Century Network Breaks Down Barriers for Digital Learning with New State Consortium Estimated reading time: 4 minutes As schools begin the process of returning to in person learning, hybrid classrooms are the “new normal” for many districts. Hybrid learning requires schools to meet unprecedented bandwidth needs as each classroom navigates the reality of trying to… Read More
23 Mar 2021 Community Anchor Program I-Light: Connecting Small Colleges to National and Regional Research Networks Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By Therese Perlowski, Internet2 CAP Program Manager Thanks to I-Light, Indiana’s high-speed fiber-optic network for the research and education community, small colleges are receiving help to apply for and receive funding that previously only went to larger… Read More
09 Jun 2020 Community Anchor Program The Alabama Supercomputer Authority: Connecting Libraries and Communities in Alabama Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By Therese Perlowski, Internet2 CAP Program Manager Already serving 600 locations and over 550,000 students, the Alabama Supercomputer Authority is utilizing its “Alabama Research and Education Network” (AREN) network to expand its capabilities with a project to… Read More
07 Apr 2020 Community Anchor Program KINBER: Closing the Digital Divide in Rural Pennsylvania Estimated reading time: 4 minutes By Therese Perlowski, Internet2 CAP Program Manager The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has illustrated how broadband access is critical to our country’s students, businesses, and public safety. Yet many communities continue to be left behind. Pennsylvania’s research and education… Read More
03 Mar 2020 Community Anchor Program KanREN: Empowering Local Community Through Connection and Collaboration Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By Therese Perlowski, Internet2 CAP Program Manager KanREN, the Kansas state research and education network, connects government and community anchor institutions to more than just the internet; it connects them to the greater community. When Jim Wisdom,… Read More
04 Dec 2019 Community Anchor Program Networkmaine: Cultivating Community Collaboration to Expand Regional Research Capabilities Estimated reading time: 4 minutes By Therese Perlowski, Internet2 CAP Program Manager When faced with a computational biology student who needed to analyze a data set over 11 terabytes in size, Colby College in Waterville, Maine, realized it had a challenge. The data… Read More
01 Oct 2019 Community Anchor Program Montana: Moving Toward Gigabit Libraries Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By Therese Perlowski, Internet2 CAP Program Manager With over 100 libraries participating in the Toward Gigabit Libraries toolkit project, Montana is empowering libraries to expand broadband access in their communities. The Toward Gigabit Libraries toolkit project, funded… Read More