This report describes uses of the 1998-99 Student Technology Fee at UW Oshkosh. Several of the projects detailed below were approved in earlier years and continue as permanently funded projects. The remaining one-time expenditures were approved after review and recommendations from the Student Technology Fee Committee.
STAFFING TO SUPPORT STUDENT COMPUTING (LABS, SOFTWARE, NETWORK, AND MAINTENANCE):
Three full-time support positions (a PC technician, a PC/LAN technician, and a Lab Manager) continued in 1998-99. These positions collectively substantially increase the staff assistance available to support student computing needs. All three positions will continue to be funded from the Student Technology Fee in subsequent years.
Expenditures: $97,243
CONTINUED INCREASED STUDENT COMPUTER LAB ACCESS AND ASSISTANCE:
The Radford Computer Lab, the University’s largest general access computer lab with 130 workstations, continued as a 24-hour lab. Student Technology Fee funds were used to hire student lab assistants for the Lab’s extended hours and to provide a second lab consultant during "peak hours". In addition, the Student Technology Fee was used for student lab consultants in the Polk Computer Lab (funded by the Technology Fee in 1996-97). The Student Technology Fee also paid for annual maintenance on the security devices installed on the Radford exterior building door and lab door; these devices allow the 24-Hour Lab to be open while the rest of the building is closed.
Expenditures: $59,679
SOFTWARE SITE LICENSES:
Annual computer lab licenses for Waterloo Maple and SPSS were renewed.
Expenditures: $8,068
USENET NEWS SERVICE:
The annual subscription to the Usenet News Service from WiscNet was renewed.
Expenditures: $1,200
GENERAL ACCESS COMPUTER LAB UPGRADES:
Student Technology Funds were used for a variety of upgrades to the general access computer labs, including: upgraded software for the general access computer labs; additional laser printers in the Radford computer lab; and installation of Zip drives on lab computers, allowing students to save and transfer large multimedia files.
Expenditures: $96,133
RESIDENCE HALL COMPUTER LAB UPGRADES:
Student Technology Funds were used to purchase additional Pentium computers for Residence Hall computer labs (replacing outdated technology) and to license Microsoft Office 98 for select computers.
Expenditures: $15,714
SPECIALIZED COMPUTING AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS:
Student Technology Funds were used to purchase five computers, two printers, and software for the Career Services student lab; a color copier for the Instructional Resources Center; two computers, a scanner, and printer for the Children’s Center (the campus day-care center, used extensively by students); and four desktop computers, a laptop, two laser printers, and software for the Oshkosh Student Association office (OSA is the campus student governance organization).
Expenditures: $52,420
COMPUTER LAB INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVER UPGRADES:
Student Technology Fee funds were used to purchase network switches and routers to more effectively utilize servers supporting student computer labs. In addition, funds purchased additional disk drives for the AlphaServer (supporting additional storage space for student e-mail accounts) and the Sun network (providing additional space for Student Web pages).
Expenditures: $35,280
SUPPORT FOR "NO FEE" LIBRARY PRINTING:
Student Technology Fee funds were provided Polk Library to continue "no fee" laser printing for students in the Library Reference area. The funds will pay for paper and toner cartridges for the year.
Expenditures: $5,000
The figures provided in this Report are rounded up or down to the nearest hundred dollars. Detailed budget information is maintained in the Information Technology Office.
July 12, 1999
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