Hasta La Gadget!

Those of you looking to nab an iPad might want to consider going back to school.

Starting in the fall, Seton Hill University in Pennsylvania will provide all first-year undergrad students with a 13-inch Macbook and an iPad. And after two years, the university will replace the laptop with a new one, which students can take with them after they graduate.

“With this technology at your fingertips, you can create a just-in-time learning environment, stay in touch with professors, advisors, and classmates, research any topic at any time, engage in hybrid and fully on-line courses, and access a whole host of Seton Hill technology services,” the school said on its Web site.

No word on which version of the iPad students will receive.

Seton Hill said its faculty members will also receive the same technology and training on how to use the devices. “In this way, Seton Hill is training students of all learning styles and abilities to be better researchers, better at compiling and organizing data, and better at publishing and presenting information — better, in fact, at becoming lifelong learners who can easily adapt to new situations and new technologies in their lives and careers,” the school said.

Seton Hill’s IT staff will provide Apple Care services, and students can use loaner Macbooks if theirs need to be serviced. Training sessions will also be provided.