Introduction
The Employee Computer Replacement Program allows IT to provide up-to-date computers for Biola University employees.
Each employee's computer is replaced every 5 or 6 years, depending on the computer model. Replacements happen annually, usually during the summer months.
This page explains the following:
- Who qualifies for a centrally funded computer?
- Goals of the program
To see details about the current computer models, see Employee Computer Models.
To see what applications are installed on employee computers, see Standard Biola-Computer Software Package.
This topic relates to Device Help.
Qualified Placements and Exceptions
| Who gets a computer? | The Program funds computers for full-time benefited employees. Computers required for part-time staff, adjunct faculty, lab workstations, department servers, and student worker computing, are funded by the departments. A new or used computer can be purchased or leased by departments from the Program. |
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| Desktops | Qualified employees will receive from the Program a desktop computer. Desktop computers have a life-cycle of 3 to 4 years, depending on model and computing need. Monitors have a life cycle of 4 years. |
| Laptops | Qualified employees can receive a laptop computer if their duties and responsibilities justify the placement. Typical laptop placements are for
When requesting a laptop placement, please send information about the employee’s duties and responsibilities that would explain why a laptop placement would better serve the employee than a desktop placement. |
| Printers | The Program places Konica Minolta multi-function printers (MFPs). The printer model is selected to meet the majority of workgroup printing needs. See Print & Copy. for more information. |
Program Goals
The Program's goals include the following:
- Ensure that each faculty and staff member has access to a computer of sufficient capability to support basic computing needs in fulfillment of their work responsibilities.
- Maintain a centralized budget to provide relief to departmental budgets and reduce reliance on year-end surplus and current fund contingency.
- Implement minimum standards for computing resources. Benefits of standardization include:
- Increased supportability of the majority of computing equipment
- Streamlining the specification, acquisition, and deployment of new equipment, and redeployment or disposal of old equipment