As per the revised guidelines of Act 1540 of the 1997 Regular Session and the revised guidelines issued by the University of Louisiana System effective September 1, 1999, the predominantly student based Technology Fee Committee passed a Technology Fee Plan for Fiscal 2007-2008.

Following is a listing of the proposed plan for fiscal year 2007-2008.

 

Line

Item    Prol

Proposal Number -
            Requestor

Detail

Amount

1

P2007-24

College of Business

4 Dell instructor computers for technology classrooms; new LCD projector with necessary electrical, upgrades for 30 computers to 2 GB of memory, 256 MB  video card, scroll mice, and 80 GB hard drives and a new network hub for main CIS classroom

 

STATUS:

§  4 Technology Classroom completed.

§  Equipment for CIS classroom purchases and installed, waiting on University maintenance to upgrade electrical

$38,794

2

P2007-2

Languages & Literature

Proposal by the Department of Languages & Literature for 26 Apple iMacs to replace 8 year old computers in classroom lab, 2 printers, 2 LDC projectors, and 2 network hubs

 

STATUS:

§  Completed.

$43,034

3

P2007-8

College of Nursing / Allied Health

Proposal by College of Nursing – Dietetics/Allied Health for 2 New Technology Classrooms – including Dell computers, LDC projectors, sound, instructor workstation, and classroom setup.  

 

STATUS:

§  Completed.

$23,786


 

4

P2007-12

College of Arts and Sciences - Languages & Literature

Proposal by the College for Education to upgrade the student observation room – including a Dell computer with Smart Sympodium monitor, LCD projector, instructor workstation, Cannon Video camera, digital camcorder document camera, flatbed scanner, Vbrick encoder, microphone system, and necessary cabling

 

STATUS:

§  Completed.

$21,691

5

P2007-19

College of Nursing -  Athletic Training

Proposal by the College of Nursing – Athletic Training for a New Technology Classroom – including Dell computer with Smart Sympodium monitor, LDC projector, sound, instructor workstation, and classroom setup; Dell Laptop and portable projector, and Primal 3-D software.

 

STATUS:

§  Completed.

$21,640

6

P2007-09

University College - Academic Testing Center

Proposal by University College - Academic Testing Center for 10 Dell computers and 1 Dell server to upgrade 6 year old machines; 1 network hub and necessary office and virus software.

 

STATUS:

§  Completed.

$14,542

7

P2007-05

University College - Dyslexia Center

Proposal by University College for the Dyslexia Center for 10 Dell computers to upgrade 6 -8 year old machines; 1 network hub and necessary office and virus software for Dyslexia Center.

 

STATUS:

§  Completed.

$13,250


 

8

P2007-06

Office of Disability Services

Proposal by the Office of Disability Services for 6 Dell computers to upgrade 6  year old machines; 1 network hub,  necessary office and virus software, and specialty software such as JAWS, Scientific Notebook, Mathtype, and Dragon Speaking.

 

STATUS:

§  Completed.

$7,808

9

P2007-26

Student Government Association

Proposal by the Student Government Association for 3 Dell computers, 1 laptop computer and portable projector with carrying case, digital camera, fax/scanner/copier unit, QuickBooks software, Printshop software .

 

STATUS:

§  Completed.

$5,436

10

P2007-25

Academic Computing

Proposal by Academic Computing for 1 new MAC server to replace 8 year old serve, Ram and Processor upgrade for Dell testbed server.    

 

STATUS:

§  Completed.

$6,250

11

P2007-03

College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences

Proposal by College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences for 1 Eppendorf Vaccufuge.

 

STATUS:

§  Completed.

$6,000

12

P2007-20

Chef John Folse Culinary Institute

 

Proposal by the Chef John Folse Culinary Institute for 1 digital camera with flashcard, bag, battery, glass filter and screen diffuser; vhs/dvd player, software inducing - Master-Works, Micro Cash Drawers, SweetWARE nutraCoster, and Supplemental Food Database.   

 

STATUS:

§  Completed.

$3,295


 

13

P2007-23

Office of Student Life

 

Proposal by the Office of Student Life for 1Color printer, 1 fax machine, 1 camcorder, and 1 digital camera.

 

STATUS:

§  Completed.

$3,014

14

P2007-07

Ellender Library

Proposal by Ellender Library for 2 HP laserjet Printer with 3 paper trays.

 

STATUS:

§  Completed.

$2,798

 

 

 

Grand Total

 

$211,338

 

 

 

 


 


In addition to the project expenditures, there are number of recurring costs associated with previously approved purchases from the Technology Fee at Nicholls State University. The following recurring costs were approved by the full Technology Fee Committee.

 

Recurring Personnel                                  Budgeted

Salary - Student Labor

$130,612.00

Salary – Professional

49,593.00

Salary - Fringe

19,795.00

Total Recurring Personnel

$200,000.00

 

Travel – Training for Staff

Travel – Training for Staff

$8,000.00

Total Travel – Training for Staff

$8,000.00

 

Recurring Cash Grant Matches 

Cash Grant Matches

$50,000.00

Total Cash Grant Matches

$50,000.00

 

Recurring Operating Services                 Budgeted

BlackBoard

$19,720.00

Line Charges for Internet Capacity

46,145.00

EPOS – Dialup support for SIS

6,270.00

SPSS – Stat package

7,638.00

SAS – Stat package

8,720.00

McGraw Hill – Research Insight

16,825.00

Cabletron Network Maintenance

28,000.00

Computer Maintenance (Labor)

2,000.00

Novell – Network Operating System

30,810.00

MSDN

1,500.00

AppleCare Support

2,400.00

Office , Driveshield, and Anti-Virus

21,496.00

Total Recurring Operating Services

 $191,364.00

 

Recurring Supplies 

Paper

 $15,000.00

Toner

30,000.00

Computer Maintenance (Parts)

5,000.00

Miscellaneous

10,000.00

Total Recurring Supplies

$60,000.00

 

Recurring Equipment 

Replacement of Open Lab Computers

 $75,000.00

Total Recurring Supplies

$75,000.00

 

Grand Total Recurring Expenses

$584,364.00