Starting Monday, Old Dominion will connect students and cutting-edge technology with the launch of Campus Pipeline, a Web platform designed to make life easier for both students and faculty.

"We've streamlined our administrative processes to offer students quicker, easier access to the information they need," said Ann Reid Tatman, administration services manager in the Office of Finance. "Students and faculty can now access Campus Pipeline, the campus community and their important information from any computer with Internet access."

Campus Pipeline has integrated with Old Dominion's existing information systems, including Leo Online, to bring the best of the Internet together with the best of a secure Intranet. Using Campus Pipeline, students will be able to enroll, register and pay for classes by credit card, view grades, transcripts and loan status, obtain reading lists and take advantage of exclusive e-commerce offerings. Old Dominion plans to add more services as the year progresses.

Campus Pipeline can be accessed from the university home page or by visiting the Web sites www.pipeline.odu.edu or www.leoonline.odu.edu.

Salt Lake City-based Campus Pipeline Inc. is the leading Internet software company that links traditional higher education systems with the limitless capabilities of the Internet to create a customized experience.

The company steps beyond the destination Web site to create a personalized pipeline that connects students, faculty, staff and administrators with their campus community, academic resources and administrative services.

By opening round-the-clock access to back office systems and campus resources while allowing institutions to retain control of their private networks, Campus Pipeline makes campus processes more manageable and secure, and reduces operating costs for institutions of every kind and size. Campus Pipeline works with leading companies, including Amazon.com, Dell, Inktomi, SCT and Sun Microsystems.