Computer Policy 

1. The College provides one computer per faculty member. Currently, all computers 3 years old or older will be replaced. Faculty will be notified in the spring if they are due for a new computer. Special, earlier replacements will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Purchase and installation of new computers and upgrades are accomplished in the new fiscal year (after July 1). New computers are equipped with a "standard package"; any upgrades from this level must be made using department funds or external grants. Any additions (unless easily removed and replaced by "standard package" features) become part of the College-owned computer.
2. The College provides one printer per faculty member on full-time, tenure-track appointment. When a printer is no longer working properly because it is too old or simply broken, faculty should notify ITS for replacement. Peripherals (scanners, etc.) should be requested in the annual department Equipment and Alteration (E&A) budget process. Another possibility is that these needs could be met via external grants.
3. Software needs must be met via department operating budgets or via external grants.

1. The College provides one computer per Administrative Assistant. Currently, all computers 3 years old or older will be replaced. Administrative Assistants will be notified in the spring if they are due to receive a new computer. The funds available support only our "standard package" computers; any upgrades from the standard package must come from department funds, but will become part of the College-owned computer.
2. The College provides one printer per Administrative Assistant. Printers will be replaced as needed, as determined by ITS. Administrative Assistants will be notified in the spring if they are due to receive a new printer. Peripherals (scanners, etc.) requests, for both the department and individual faculty members in departments, should be part of the department's Equipment and Alterations (E&A) budget request. An individual's need for a peripheral should be weighed against the common need of such a device in a department. Please note that E&A requests from departments must be prioritized.
3. Software (beyond the basic office software provided with a new computer) must come from department operating expense. If you anticipate a need for software, establish a budget line for this category and justify your need.

A fund exists to support innovative use of computer technology for instructional purposes. A general call is made to all faculty in the spring for work that will be completed over the summer. After consulting with Assistant Dean Kristin Fossum as well as an Instructional Technologist from ITS, a proposal describing the features of the project, coupled with the costs, should be submitted to Assistant Dean Fossum. Other proposals may be submitted to her during the course of the year, but approval will depend, in part, on the size of the endowment of the fund.