Proposal

Name:

SACAE - Technology Requests - Laptop

FiscalYear:

2017

Audience:

Undergraduate Studies

Submitter:

Perez, Jacqueline

Budget Manager:

Chojna, Magdalena

Project Manager:

Coleman, Eric Lamar

Proposal Approvers

Dept. Chair:

Pratt, Edward

Local IT:

N/A

Dean:

Pratt, Edward

Facilities:

N/A

OIT:

Bagdonas, Joseph A.

Proposal Funding

Year 1:

$ 0.00

Year 2:

$ 0.00

Year 3:

$ 0.00

Total:

$ 0.00

Proposal Funding versus Average

Questionnaire

Narrative
The SACAE serves over 500 student-athletes under about 7,600 square feet of disjointed spaces across eight areas in the Oxley Center. Five of these spaces within the Oxley Center, totaling over 5,900 square feet are shared with Athletics on a daily basis. As a DI program, the SACAE provides student-athletes with academic support on a daily basis to ensure they have the resources required to assist with their academic success. The services, having amassed nearly 45,000 hours for 2016-2017, include a series of meetings and study hall. Student-athletes have access on a full time basis to an academic area of about 950 square feet. Additionally, two spaces totaling about 750 square feet have been designated for the sole use of the at-risk student-athlete population. Due to the shared nature of the remaining spaces, mobility throughout the building is a requirement for student-athletes. Further, the student-athlete population faces a unique situation, in that they regularly travel for university-sanctioned events, representing Florida Atlantic University. Currently, the SACAE has 26 laptop computers, six of which are over five years old. Student-athletes would benefit from from the expanded availability of additional laptops. As such, the SACAE is requesting 15 additional laptops to contribute to the reduction of the limitation presented by the mobility requirement of the shared nature of the building. This will directly contribute to the enhanced access to technological resources. Access to additional laptops will directly contribute to an enhanced access to technological resources as well as provide a decrease in the disruption of relocation to the shared areas not equipped with computers. Currently, four of these areas are not equipped with student computers, and the fifth (over 2,000 square feet) recently has eleven desktops recently relocated from another lab in our building. The existing eleven desktop computers were moved to provide a second space for the at-risk population to work, and to allow for a larger study space for student-athletes. Following FAU’s Strategic Plan for the Race to Excellence, 2015-2025 and keeping with the university tradition of student success, this request contributes to the implementation of the goals set forth by the university, specifically Vision and Boldness. This request supports FAU’s Vision to provide quality programs (3) as well as the values of excellence, innovation, student success, and a high level of customer service (4). Under the umbrella of Boldness, by providing student-athletes increased access to technology, this will also allow increased access to learning, including eLearning (7). It also directly contributes to the points within the section, “develop athletic programs that achieve success in Conference USA and beyond” (7). Finally, looking ahead, as a variety of eLearning options increasingly become more prevalent, additional laptops would increase the performance capabilities, and provide a more effective means to assist student-athletes in the provided spaces.
Facilities
n/a
Hardware Requirements
5 Macbook Air 13” 1.8GHz dual-core Intel Core, i5, 128GB 10 Dell Latitude 3380
Software Requirements
Provided by University: Microsoft 2013, Antivirus, Adobe Reader
Personnel Costs
n/a
Other Costs
n/a
Timeline
We project that this would provide accessibility for use of these resources for 5 years.
Sustainability
A proposal would be entered in the future as the hardware needs to be replaced and software updated.
Resource Matching
n/a
Implementing Organization
Student-Athlete Center for Academic Excellence

Proposal Budget

Fiscal Year 1 Fiscal Year 2 Fiscal Year 3 Total
Hardware One-Time $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Hardware Recurring $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Software One-time $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Software Recurring $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Personnel One-time $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Personnel Recurring $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Other One-time $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Other Recurring $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Totals $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00

Supporting Documentation

Filename Size Description
Apple laptops - 2017 - 2204469520.pdf 41,120b
Dell Laptops - Quote_US_PC_SC_3000019876526.1_2017-11-21.pdf 69,135b