| Campus Technology Fee Components |
Deliverables |
| Network Access Enhancements |
- Complete campus infrastructure to connect 33% of campus residence halls to the
network
- Other campus buildings: Taylor Law, Science and Engineering, Dougherty Engineering,
Perkins Hall
- 18 classrooms connected, 1 port per classroom
- 124 faculty offices connected
- 417 exising circuits upgraded
- 114 science labs/work areas upgraded
- 1 FTE electronic technician
- Subsidized remote access
Expenditure = $2,872,000
|
| Equipment Upgrades in Open and Departmental Computer Labs |
- Expanded hours of one 8-hour shift each for two labs, to be determined by advisory board
- 4 open labs upgraded/expanded. Targeted: Glocker, Library/GIS (remote access to
Library databases), Humanities, other new lab
- 3 departmental labs upgraded. Targeted: Math, Computer Science, Art and
Architecture, other lab(s), as possible
Expenditure = $987,000
|
| Student Support Services Enhancements |
- Expand staffing and services provided by the student support line. Specifically:
- promote/provide expanded student access to computer-based training courses
- Expand training opportunities (UNIX, software, etc.)
- Provide support line coverage between 8 am and 5 pm
- Increase the time limit per call from 5 to 10 minutes
- Expand staff by 2 FTE
- Enhance staff training, especially in the areas of remote
student access (SLIP/PPP)
and distributed student software
- Provide a base level (2 hours/month, as schedule permits) of statistical computing
for students without charge. Provide extra hours at $20/hour.
- Devote at least 2 new FTE for statistical computing
Expenditure = $750,000
|
| Expanded Distribution of Licensed Software |
- Selected academic software
- X-Windows (UNIX interface) for both PC and Macintosh environments
- Negotiate with vendors for additional subsidized productivity tools for PC and
Macintosh environments
- Negotiate for reduced price on Resume Expert product
Expenditure = $300,000
|
| Academic Tech. Facility and Instructional Tech. Enhancements |
- 1 classroom in life sciences area equipped with 20 student network ports and 1
faculty workstation with display capability
- 1 classroom equipped with computer-based faculty presentation
- 3 full-time technical specialists hired
Expenditure = $500,000
|
| Year #1 Total Expenditure = $5,409,000 |
