Technology

E-Mail Page | Print Page

2002-03 Technology Fee Report

Technology Fee

02-03 Academic Year, $2.50 per credit hour for all CSC students.

Expenditure Guidelines

• Technology acquisitions should benefit the general student population.
• Funds should be allocated first to 'visible' improvements, such as maintaining and upgrading general lab hardware and software, network response time, and student assistance.
• Funds are not used to purchase specialized equipment or software.
• Funds are not used to fund non-student positions whose priority is student based technology support such as the general computer labs, residence hall, network connections, help desk, etc.
• Fund is to be managed by the Technology Fee Committee.

Committee Responsibilities

• Be mindful of expenditure guidelines.
• Identify, introduce and prioritize needs, and recommend annual expenditures.
• Attend meetings, conducted in the Fall for Spring implementation planning and in the Spring for Summer implementation planning.
• Publish on the web and present to Student Senate and CSC Administration a report of the previous year's expenditures.
   

2002-2003 Committee Members
Student Representatives:

• Eric Poelma
• Ryan Morgan
• Loren Sites
• Hirut Yitayew

Faculty Representatives:

• Phil Cary, Assistant Professor Mathematical Science
• Kevin Miller, Assistant Professor Applied Science

Department of Information Technology Representative:

• Ann Burk, Director of Information Technology

2002-2003 Funding

• $175,000 Technology Fee revenue
• $35,000 allocated to Distance Learning
• $140,000 allocated to the Technology Fee Committee

Fall 2002 Expenditures

• Provided paper and toner for the general computer labs.
• Provide equipment repairs for the general computer labs.
• Purchased 5 iMacs for the Gold Room lab.
• Existing Macs were removed from the Gold Room lab.
• Purchased 13 PCs for the Library lab.
• Existing PCs were moved to the Gold Room lab.
• Purchased laser printers for the Gold Room(2), Library & Miller labs.
• Purchased scanners for the Gold Room, Library & Miller labs.
• Purchased locks for the LCD monitors in the Library lab.
• Purchased MS Office licenses for the Gold Room and Library labs.
• Purchased W2K Client Access Licenses for the Library lab.
• Purchased 50% of the Packeteer PacketShaper device.
• Remaining 50% paid from the Revenue Bond fund.
• Purchased 8 fast Ethernet switches, transceivers, and fiber jumpers for the residence halls.
• Spring 2003 Expenditures
• Provided paper and toner for the general computer labs
• Purchased 2 servers to operating Windows 2000 domain control and file serving
• Purchased RAM upgrades for the Gold Room and Miller lab PCs
• Purchased 3 PCs and 1 Mac for the Tutoring Center
• Purchased 27 fast Ethernet switches for the residence halls

Note:
A general lab is defined as that which is not also scheduled as a classroom, is open to all students, and provides equipment supervised by the Department of Information Technology. Current locations include the Library, Gold Room, Miller Hall, Edna Work, and residence hall lobbies.