Student Services

• Magner Center – Licensing of E-Recruitment system that provides online job postings
• Health Clinic – tracking and operations software
• Maintain the BC Network News Plasma display system
• Student Affairs – laptops for dedicated student voting use
• Student Affairs – AV equipment for renovated meeting spaces

College-wide Technology Infrastructure

• Expansion of Wireless Internet access
• Expand Internet traffic capacity
• Protect student email from SPAM and viruses
• Licensing of Online Electronic Journals

Instructional Department Projects

• Chemistry – Field testing supplies
• CIS – Mobile Robotics lab cart
• Education Teacher Academy - PCs
• Education – School Psychology computer work lab
• Music – Studio speakers
• Geology – Petrographic Lab microscopes
• Modern Languages – CLIC lab equipment
• Psychology – Human Subject management software
• Psychology – Computer classroom equipment and software upgrades
• Phys-ed – Music digitization project
• Political Science – Mobile laptop lab cart
• Recreation – New treadmills
• TV/Radio/PIMA – AV equipment

Public and Departmental Computing Labs

• Expanded student assistance and operating hours in WEB, and Library labs
• Instructional Tech Team – Classroom technology assistance during all teaching hours
• 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,
• SEEK – computer classroom upgrades
• 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 7 classrooms to "Smart Classroom" technology including: built-in video projection and sound, secure electronic podiums with built-in computer, document camera, 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.
• Retrofit city funded Smart lecture Halls in Ingersoll to have “smart” capabilities equivalent to college-built Smart Classrooms.
• Five 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, Microsoft site licensing, Maple, and other CUNY-wide software licenses

Miscellaneous

• Faculty development workshops sponsored by Center for teaching and the Library.
• 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.