1

Allied Health Computer Lab

Proposal by Instructional Technology to install a student lab for the Allied Health facility in Houma.

 

Installed 21 computers and 1 printer

 

[Completed]

$25,184

2.

Physical Sciences Equipment

Proposal by Physical Sciences Department to update the lab equipment to current analysis technologies.

 

 

[Completed]

$44,677

3.

Production Technology Lab

Proposal by Manufacturing Technology to install a new lab to support the technology needs of a new curriculum based upon computer modeling. This equipment is matched against a successful grant.

 

31 Computers, 1 Printer, 1 Hub

 

[Completed]

$63,479

4.

English Writing lab

Finished a proposal by the English Department to upgrade an existing writing lab in 120 Peltier. This proposal is a match to a Humanities grant.

 

26 Computers and 1 Printer

 

[Completed]

$53,632

5.

Library Reference Upgrade

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal by the Library to upgrade access to online catalog, databases, and other reference materials on the Nicholls Network and on the Internet. 

 

15 Computers

 

[Completed]

$16,049

6.

Thermal Cycler for Biology Lab

Proposal by the Biology Department to obtain equipment that will simulate environmental conditions for student use in the labs.

 

1 Thermal Cycler

 

[Completed]

$13,027

7.

Digital Camera and Camcorder

Proposal by Instructional Technology to obtain a digital camera and camcorder for use in the labs to create multimedia for use in student portfolios, web sites, and presentations.

 

1 digital camera and 1 digital camcorder

 

[Completed]

$2,440

8.

Labchecker software

Proposal by Instructional Technology to build a software system to track lab utilization.

 

3 computers

 

[Completed]

$3,537

9.

Instructional Technology test server

Proposal by Instructional Technology to obtain a server for testing operating system changes on the main academic lab server.

 

1 server

 

[Completed]

$2,987

10.

Distance Education printer

Proposal by Distance Education for a printer in the compressed video classroom.

 

1 printer

 

[Completed]

$295

11.

Graphic Arts lab

Proposal by the Art Department to update the graphic arts lab.

 

Various software, 20 computers, 20 scanners, and 4 printers

 

[Completed]

$93,160

12.

Network upgrade in Gouaux Hall

 

 

 

Proposal from Instructional Technology support to upgrade the network infrastructure in Gouaux Hall to support gigabit backbone speeds.  This equipment is a match towards an LEQSF grant in the Biology Department.

 

Various network blades, 1 cable cord rack, and rack mounts

 

 

[Completed]

$12,600

13.

Network Maintenance

Maintenance of Network Equipment used by the student network at Nicholls.

 

1 Maintenance Contract

 

[Completed]

$16,740

14.

Lab software upgrades

Proposal by Instructional Technology to update all open labs with the most current version of Microsoft Office to stay compatible with departmental labs.

 

 

1 Software upgrade

 

 

[Completed]

$8,061

15.

Open lab training materials

Proposal by Instructional Technology to provide training materials for students working in the open labs.

 

1 set of training materials

 

[Completed]

 

$240

16.

Student telephone registration software maintenance

Proposal by Computer Services to purchase software maintenance for the student telephone registration system.

 

1 software maintenance contract

 

[Completed]

$6,270.00

17.

Student software projects

Proposal by Instructional Technology Support to obtain software to clone images of computers used in the labs

 

1 multicasting software package

 

[Completed]

$1,996

18.

Lab printer upgrades

Proposal by Instructional Technology to upgrade network printers to accept new printing standards

 

10 ethernet printer cards

 

 

[Completed]

$3,184

19.

Training materials for student workers in Instructional Technology

Proposal by Instructional Technology Support to train student workers in the open labs.

 

Various training materials covering the most commonly used software in the open labs

 

[Completed]

$4,583.70

 

20.

Cabling for Donated Distance Education Equipment

Proposal by Distance Education to obtain special cabling use a donated codec for Distance Ed.

 

Various cabling to connect a Media Max to the NSU main compressed video switch.

 

[Completed]

$499

21.

Supplemental training materials for student workers in Instructional Technology

Proposal by Instructional Technology to supplement student workers in Instructional Technology with information about coding techniques used for student projects.

 

Various subscriptions to programming journals to aid student projects.

 

[Completed]

$762

22.

Backup software for Academic Servers

Proposal by Instructional Technology to safeguard data stored on Academic servers on campus.

 

 

 

1 Backup Server Software.

 

 

[Completed]

$489

23.

Statistical data for use analytical research.

Proposal by Instructional Technology to safeguard data stored on Academic servers on campus.

 

 

 

1 subscription to Research Insight

 

 

 

[Completed]

$16,500

24.

Scanners for Mass Comm lab

Proposal by Mass Communications to update scanners in the lab to allow for full utilization of the software installed in that lab.

 

2 scanners

 

 

[Completed]

$413

25.

Statistical Software for use in open labs.

Proposal by Instructional Technology to accommodate statiscal analysis in all open labs.

 

Licensing for SPSS software.

 

[Completed]

$6,504

26.

Computer for student technicians and a streaming media server.

Proposal by Instructional Technology to provide computers for student technicians and to setup a streaming media server for delivering content.

 

5 Computers and  1 operating system.

 

[Completed]

$6,709

27.

Anti-Virus Software for all open labs.

Proposal by Instructional Technology to provide anti-virus protection in all open student labs.

 

1 subscription to McAffee anti-virus

 

[Completed]

$4,809

28.

Telephone support for Apple computers.

Proposal by Instructional Technology to provide telephone support for Apple computers used in the labs.

 

1 subscription Apple subscription

 

[Completed]

$2,239

29.

Maintenance for SCT Web for Students product

Proposal by Administrative Computing to provide software maintenance for the Web registration product.

 

 

1 maintenance contract for the SCT Web product for student registration.

 

 

 

[Completed]

$3,488

30.

Printers for Wac Lab

Proposal by Instructional Technology to replace aging printers in the WAC lab.

 

2 Hewlett Packard network printers.

 

[Completed]

$2,800

31.

Software for student projects

Proposal by Instructional Technology to obtain software used by student for projects assigned by that department.

 

Various Compilers.

 

 

 

[Completed]

$773

32.

Subscription to MSDN

Proposal by Instructional Technology to obtain technical support for projects assigned by that department.

 

Various Compilers.

 

[Completed]

$2,029