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This report describes uses of the 2002-2003 Student Technology Fee at UW Oshkosh. Several of the projects or items 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):
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Three full-time support positions (a PC technician, a PC/LAN technician, and a Lab Manager) continued in 2001-2002. 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: $
117,300
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CONTINUED
ENHANCED STUDENT COMPUTER LAB ACCESS AND ASSISTANCE:
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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), including extending the Polk Lab hours to provide a better match between the hours for Polk Library and the computer lab. 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: $
73,300
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SOFTWARE
SITE LICENSES:
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Annual computer lab licenses for Waterloo Maple, SPSS, and Norton Antivirus software were renewed.
Expenditures: $22,800 |
WIRELESS AND NETWORK UPGRADES:
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Student Technology Fee funds were used to purchase a radius wireless server, which authenticates users in public access and wireless areas. Student Technology Fee funds also partially funded a network upgrade in the Polk building, which upgraded 340 data jacks to switched 10/100 Mbps ports (the balance of this project was funded by Information Technology). This upgrade will improve performance in the Polk General Access Computer Lab and the Library's general-access and e-Reserve computers. Expenditures: $30,400 |
USENET
NEWS SERVICE:
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The
annual subscription to the Usenet News Service from WiscNet was
renewed.
Expenditures: $1,200
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GENERAL
ACCESS COMPUTER LAB UPGRADES:
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Student Technology Fee funds were used for several hardware and software upgrades to the General Access computer labs, including: 66 new Intel-based PCs and new or upgraded lab software, including Graphical Analysis, Iomega Tools, Matlab, Quicktime Player, Photoshop Elements, Visual Studio, Acrobat Publisher, Eurora, Jbuilder Enterprise, JDK 2, and Quark Xpress Passport.
Expenditures: $139,400
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RESIDENCE
HALL COMPUTER LAB UPGRADES:
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Student Technology Fee funds were used for a number of computing upgrades in the Residence Hall computer labs, including 96 Zip drives, laser printing support (paper and toner), 10 new 1GHz Pentium III computers, and memory upgrades for an additional 40 computers.
Expenditures: $39,500
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SPECIALIZED
COMPUTING AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS:
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Student Technology Funds were used to purchase a color printer for the OSA student workstation, three Internet kiosks for Reeve Memorial Union, and upgrades for the Presentations Lab, including a color laser printer, Zip 250 drives, and upgraded software.
Expenditures: $24,200
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CONTINUED
SUPPORT FOR LASER PRINTING IN THE GENERAL ACCESS COMPUTER LABS:
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Student Technology Fee funds were used to continue support for laser printing in the General Access computer labs. Funds provided a support budget per printer for paper, toner cartridges, and maintenance.
Expenditures: $52,000
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CONTINUED
SUPPORT FOR "NO FEE" LIBRARY PRINTING:
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Student Technology Fee funds were provided Polk Library to continue "no fee" laser printing for students in the Library Reference area for students using electronic information resources. In addition, funding was provided to purchase one replacement laser printer.
Expenditures: $18,000
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IMPROVED
TECHNOLOGY FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:
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Student Technology Fee funds were used to purchase software for students with learning disabilities, a scanner for computers with disabilities-related software, and a special microphone for computers with voice-recognition software.
Expenditures: $2,100
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The
figures provided in this Report are rounded up to the nearest hundred
dollars.
Detailed budget information is maintained in the Information Technology
Office.
July 25, 2003
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