Student Services

• Licensing of E-Recruitment system that provides online job postings
  
• Health Clinic PC's
  
• Video Projector for club use
  
• Maintain the BC Network News Plasma displays system
  
• Additional speaker locations for WBCR
  
  College-wide Technology Infrastructure
  
  
• Expansion of Wireless Internet access in Boylan cafeteria and the New Library Café. WIFI for James Hall Lobby, floors 3, 6, & Penthouse of the Student Center, the Art Labs, and the Sociology Lab.
• Expand Internet traffic capacity
  
• Protect student email from SPAM and viruses
  
• Licensing of Online Electronic Journals
  
• Library - Tanger Auditorium audio-visual system upgrades
  
  Instructional Department Projects
  
  
• Anthropology Theodolites and field work Survey Data Collectors
  
• Biology microscopes
  
• CIS parallel processing computing cluster
  
• CIS portable Robotics lab equipment
  
• Music Levinson Auditorium sound system upgrades
  
• Geology microscopes
  
• Modern Languages CLIC lab equipment
  
• Psychology Classroom Audience Response System
  
• Phys-ed Physiology and Dance equipment
  
• Education - field work laptops
  
• Theatre set design software and equipment

Public and Departmental Computing Labs

• Expanded student assistance and operating hours in WEB, and Library labs
  
• Expanded tutoring development and support in Learning Center
  
• Expanded installation of voice and network cabling into classrooms
  
• Upgrade computers and software in public computing facilities and departmental computer labs throughout the campus as part of the regular 3-4 year replacement cycle, including WEB, Library, Art, Math, English, Geology, TV/Radio, Psych, Phys-ed, Music, Speech.
  
• Additional and replacement computers for newly expanded Library Cafe
  
• New computer lab for Physics
  
• New computer lab for Speech
  
• New computer Furniture for Art labs
  
• Additional computers for Goldstein Disability Center
  
• Software site license annual fees for instructional and student lab use (Microcase, Keyserver, MapleNet, Maple..)
  
• Licensing of specialized instructional software packages for labs, including Adobe, Macromedia, programming languages, etc..
  
• Membership in New Media Consortium that provides graphics software for computer labs
  
  Enhancing Classroom Technology
  
  
• Upgrade 12 classrooms to "Smart Classroom" technology including: built-in video projection and sound, secure electronic podiums with built-in computer, walk-up laptop connections, simplified video and audio controls, DVD/VHS player, dimmable lighting, network connectivity, and improved window shades. Install built-in video projection capabilities in Art, Psych labs, and Chemistry labs.
  
• Ten additional Portable Presentation Carts (with a laptop and video projector) for classroom use
  
• Instructional Tech Team - support staff dedicated to supporting classroom technology during all classroom hours - including weekends and evenings

CUNY-wide Enterprise Instructional and Student Service Initiatives

• CUNY Blackboard, Oracle, Anti-virus, Gartner Research, and other CUNY-wide software licenses

Miscellaneous

• Digital Supplemental Instruction developer who creates web-based instructional resources for student use in courses with high dropout rates.
  
• Spare Parts for Smart Classrooms, Audiovisual equipment, presentation carts
• STF signage

Supplies

Student Tech Fee funds are NOT used for ongoing basic operating expenses such as supplies, printing, etc, except in small quantities as part of the initial purchase of specialized equipment. Printing costs in labs are paid for by the college's tax levy operating budget.