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 2003-2004. Following is a listing of the proposed plan for fiscal year 2003-2004.

Line Item Prol	Proposal Number - Requestor	Detail	Amount
1	P200304 – Student Life	Proposal by Student Life to equip Ellender Hall Dorm with 9 computers and 1 printer, and 6 computers and 1 printer in Millet-Zeringue Hall. These computers will have Microsoft Office loaded on them to allow students to do reports and to print. Installed 15 computers, 2 printers, and software. [Completed]	$19,676
2	P2003019 – Business	Proposal by the College of Business to equip 4 classrooms (Powell 140, 214, 113, and White 105) with a computer, mounted LCD projector, VCR, Instructor podium, and audio presentation equipment for Powell auditorium. Obtain 4 mobile computer multimedia presentation workstations. Installed 4 computers, 4 mounted LCD projectors, 4 VCRs, 4 Instructor Podiums, and 1 audio presentation system. The mobile workstations were not approved. [Completed]	$56,492
3	P200327 – Academic Computing	Proposal by Academic Computing to replace the file and print server, the email server, and the Blackboard server in a rack mounted enclosure. Add centralized backup capabilities to all servers. Add a new portal server to allow students off campus access to files through a web browser. Installed and migrated the Blackboard system. Installed the tape backup system. In process of installing the new file and print server, the email server, and the portal server. [Partially Completed]	$70,886
4	P200302 – Biology	Proposal by the Biology department to replace outdated microscopes. Purchased and installed 27 microscopes. [Completed]	$30,800
5	P200308 – Jr. Division	Proposal by Jr. Division to install a new computer, mounted LCD projector, wireless mouse, projector screen, and Microsoft Office in Beauregard Hall. Installed 1 computer, 1 mounted LCD projector, 1 wireless mouse, 1 screen, and Microsoft Office. [Completed]	$8,873
6	P200320 – Culinary Institute	Proposal by Culinary Institute to acquire 20 laptop computer/LCD combos with portable screens for use by faculty and students. These laptops would be loaded with Microsoft Office. The Technology Fee Committee decided to fund 7 of these combination units to be placed in each Dean’s office and 2 in the WAC lab. Purchased and installed 7 Laptops, 7 LCD projectors, 7 portable screens, and 7 copies of Microsoft Office. [Completed]	$54,000
7	P200303 – College of Education	Proposal by the Learning Resource Committee in the College of Education to update the computing resources in the LRC, add resources to the WAC lab, provide resources for capturing digital images and video, resources to convert captured images and video to computer format, and the workstation furniture for these new computers. Installed 12 computers, 7 scanners, 1 35mm scanner, 3 digital cameras, 3 digital camcorders, 1 LCD projector, 8 mobile carts, 7 workstations, 19 copies of Microsoft Office, and various types of video editing software. [Completed]	$36,055
8	P200309 – Mass Communications	Proposal by Mass Communications to replace the MACO MacLab. Installed 20 computers and 2 printers. [Completed]	$57,071
9	P200324 – College of Education	Proposal by Assessment Task Force in the College of Education to license 10 network accesses of PLATO Learning. Purchased and configured network access for 10 network licenses of PLATO Learning online. [Completed]	$5,950
10	P200312 – Dyslexia Center	Proposal by Dyslexia Center to add computers loaded with Microsoft Office to the Dyslexia Center lab and to add additional network capacity to accept these new computers. Installed 4 computers, one 24 port 100MB switched hub, and 4 copies of Microsoft Office. [Completed]	$7,300
11	P200316 – Athletic Training	Proposal by Athletic Training to add a new lab and two new multimedia equipped classrooms. The proposal called for 1 printer and 10 computers loaded with specialty software that allows for visualization and interaction of injury evaluation in a lab setting. Additionally 2 computers for use in the classrooms with 2 LCD projectors to demonstrate the instruction of this software. Installed 12 computers, 1 printer, and 10 copies of various injury evaluation software. [Completed]	$29,944
12	P200318 – Library	Proposal by the Library to update their existing licenses of Microsoft Office in the open patron area where students visit and to update an old printer. Installed 9 copies of Microsoft Office XP Pro and 1 Network Printer. [Completed]	$2,020
		Grand Total	$379,067

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
Salary - Student Labor	$103,436.00
Salary – Professional	82,000.00
Salary - Fringe	15,170.00
Total Recurring Personnel	$200,606.00

Recurring Cash Grant Matches
Cash Grant Matches	$50,000.00
Total Cash Grant Matches	$50,000.00

Recurring Operating Services
WinZIP	$1,000.00
EPOS – Dialup support for SIS	6,270.00
SPSS – Stat package	7,183.00
SAS – Stat package	8,000.00
McGraw Hill – Research Insight	16,963.00
Cabletron Network Maintenance	21,247.00
Computer Maintenance (Labor)	2,000.00
Novell – Network Operating System	21,598.00
AppleCare Support	2,239.00
MSDN Support	1,500.00
SQL Server	29,000.00
Dial-In Charges (ISDN)	20,000.00
Total Recurring Operating Services	$137,000.00

Recurring Supplies
Paper	$9,000.00
Toner	16,000.00
Computer Maintenance (Parts)	4,000.00
Miscellaneous	23,000.00
Total Recurring Supplies	$52,000.00

Grand Total Recurring Expenses

$439,606.00