Replacing College-owned Computers: The Micro Fund

Please be certain to click through and read all the sections on the left for complete information on our equipment replacement process.

The Microcomputer Fund is a central budget line allocated by the College to ITS. It is used to replace 'office' computers, workgroup printers and some upgrades (such as additional RAM) for faculty and staff members. The Fund process also performs these services:

replacing computers in general-use and departmental computer labs
repairing College-owned computers
where appropriate, helping defray computer replacement costs due to theft
refurbishing and re-allocating computer equipment to meet campus needs

The College has set a goal of replacing eligible computers every four years and eligible workgroup printers every six years, depending on funding levels. The Fund can afford to regularly replace one (1) computer per faculty or staff member.

Micro Fund purchases are not charged against any of your department's or office's budgets. The Microcomputer Fund is not used to purchase peripheral hardware, software or non-computer peripheral equipment (such as FAX machines or VCRs); these items should be purchased through your departmental TEM (Technology/Equipment/Maintenance) budgets. Except in cases where a new employee is hired into a newly-created position, the Micro Fund is not used to acquire more computers for your office, department or lab. (Once computers are acquired through other funding sources, though, the Fund may replace them.) Read on in the next section, Automatic replacements.

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