Narrative
Computer and printer upgrades are required for the Student Learning Lab at the University Galleries. Seven Apple iMacs need to get replaced due to failing hard drives and their inability to keep up with new system and memory requirements. These computers are below-standard and do not meet current OIT requirements. In order to continue the Galleries service to FAU students, its award-winning programs and its relationship to the region's professional cultural community, the University Galleries student laboratory must keep pace with evolving computer technologies.
The computers in our learning lab are essential to operation of the student-run gallery as well as tasks and practices handled by students that include graphic design, production of exhibition books and catalogs, communications, exhibition development and design, database management, mailings, marketing, public relations/social media, digital imaging/photography, video editing and production, exhibition documentation, accounting, and various administrative tasks.
The lab’s color Canon copier, which students use to produce professionally finished printed materials for exhibitions, requires a Spectrometer in order for students to calibrate color for more accurate output of photographs and other printed materials. In addition, we need to upgrade the copier’s paper tray to hold more paper and types of paper for the variety of print jobs the students produce.
About the Galleries
The University Galleries function as a learning laboratory for Visual Arts and other Arts and Letters students through: An upper division course, Museum Studies and Gallery Practices (ARH 4974); Volunteer Intern Program; Directed Independent Studies; Student Employees; and Work Study Employees. Through this strong student engagement each year the University Galleries present high quality exhibitions in two gallery facilities and a large public space adjacent to one of the Galleries. These exhibitions and programs are attended by thousands of FAU students, thousands of community members from the surrounding region and hundreds of pre-college age children through the Galleries' Museum Education Program – a program engaging FAU students as interactive exhibition guides and outreach arts educators in community-based after-school settings. A grant from an external source provides student employment for this program.
The Galleries are a regionally recognized center for the presentation of innovative contemporary art and design exhibitions and related public programs that often include cross-disciplinary perspectives through collaboration with many academic departments and organizations in the community. Students involved with the Galleries through coursework, internships and employment receive invaluable career oriented experiences and training as demonstrated by numerous former students associated with the Galleries who have gone on to employment in the arts and/or nationally recognized graduate programs.
In addition to the Museum Studies and Galleries Practices Class (ARH 4794) (30 students per semester), the Galleries engage, serve and train other groups of students as follows: Student employees (8 per year); Recently graduated students (2 per year);Volunteer Interns (6 – 8 per year); Directed Independent Studies students (4 per year); Bachelor of Fine Arts graduating class (40 students per year); Masters of Fine Arts students graduating class (6 students per year).
Hardware Requirements
7 replacement student computers and 1 student printer upgrade required.
LAB COMPUTER REPLACEMENT: VENDOR: APPLE
Includes APPLECARE 3 YEAR WARRANTIES
7 Apple iMac computers @ $2088.00 each
$14,616.00
LAB PRINTER UPGRADE/ACCESSORIES: VENDOR: CANON
Spectrometer and 4-Drawer cassette
$1440.00
Total requested: $16,056
Implementing Organization
University Galleries will implement with assistance from DFSCAL College Computing and Canon, Inc.
