2008 Woodie Awards
Contracts awarded for SIUE's Secondary Computing Center
Kenneth Long
Issue date: 7/16/08 Section: News
The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees awarded more than $500,000 in contracts towards the construction of SIUE's new Secondary Computing Center at their meeting Thursday.
The meeting was held at the SIU School of Medicine in Springfield.
BOT Chair Roger Tedrick said the project, originally approved in June 2007 and given a budget of $800,000 in June 2008, will produce a 3,200 square foot building to house a new backup computing storage facility.
"The facility will enhance the system and make it work better," Tedrick said.
The center will also provide workspace for the Computer Research Program and safe storage for the Lovejoy Library's special collections.
Director of the Office of Information Technology Duane Schiffman said the Secondary Computing Center will help make backup copies of the critical parts of SIUE's computer system.
"The center will help SIUE continue functioning, even in case of catastrophic failure," Schiffman said. "If a system becomes damaged, we could switch over to a redundant capacity."
The board also approved an $8 increase for the School of Pharmacy Student Technology Fee, raising it from $208 per semester to $216.
The increase will help pay for laptops for the students, including insurance and replacement laptops. Batteries and upgrades to Windows Vista are included in the fee.
Tedrick said the increase will go into effect for the fall 2008 semester.
"The fee increase is needed to help get the pharmacy program up and running," Tedrick said.
Other items at the BOT meeting included the first reading of the alternate tuition rate for students participating in a dual diploma program with Istanbul Technical University in Turkey, set at $6,150 per semester.
SIUE and ITU are working together to help bring high-achieving students from Turkey to SIUE.
The proposed tuition rate is 66 percent higher than in-state tuition for Illinois residents and 34 percent lower than out of state.
The next BOT meeting will take place at 9 a.m. Sept. 11 at SIUE.
The meeting was held at the SIU School of Medicine in Springfield.
BOT Chair Roger Tedrick said the project, originally approved in June 2007 and given a budget of $800,000 in June 2008, will produce a 3,200 square foot building to house a new backup computing storage facility.
"The facility will enhance the system and make it work better," Tedrick said.
The center will also provide workspace for the Computer Research Program and safe storage for the Lovejoy Library's special collections.
Director of the Office of Information Technology Duane Schiffman said the Secondary Computing Center will help make backup copies of the critical parts of SIUE's computer system.
"The center will help SIUE continue functioning, even in case of catastrophic failure," Schiffman said. "If a system becomes damaged, we could switch over to a redundant capacity."
The board also approved an $8 increase for the School of Pharmacy Student Technology Fee, raising it from $208 per semester to $216.
The increase will help pay for laptops for the students, including insurance and replacement laptops. Batteries and upgrades to Windows Vista are included in the fee.
Tedrick said the increase will go into effect for the fall 2008 semester.
"The fee increase is needed to help get the pharmacy program up and running," Tedrick said.
Other items at the BOT meeting included the first reading of the alternate tuition rate for students participating in a dual diploma program with Istanbul Technical University in Turkey, set at $6,150 per semester.
SIUE and ITU are working together to help bring high-achieving students from Turkey to SIUE.
The proposed tuition rate is 66 percent higher than in-state tuition for Illinois residents and 34 percent lower than out of state.
The next BOT meeting will take place at 9 a.m. Sept. 11 at SIUE.
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