Special Thanks to the Team Back Home Boyan Hu Theresa Jenkins
Michael Scribner Julie Leary Laura Slemp Istiak Bhuyan
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A Big Win for the Towson University Counseling Center Nathan
Sharer, PsyD Technology Coordinator Mens & Veterans Issues
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CompuCycle: An Overview Decommissioning (CCLT Group)
Refurbishing (CompuCycle Program)) Repurpose or Donation
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Rewind 2010: The birth of the Student Technology Fee program
Students deserve the best computers and AV since they pay for it
now Commitment to a three-year replacement cycle for computers for
student-facing use cases Nearly 3,500 computers in classrooms and
labs The law of unintended consequences takes over
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Rewind Before CompuCycle, most computers went to the great
beyondthe state warehouseat end-of- lifecycle Those that werent
warehoused suffered a fate worse than death: dismemberment and
shredding through our electronics recycling contract Fact: few
people want used computersor a dirty used car or a mangy dog in an
animal shelter www.towson.edu/compucycle
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Rewind The what if? discussions began, true geek fashion The
challenges were dissected quickly, the perfect storm: lack of
space, lack of budget, lack of people, lack of time The first
rounds of foot-shooting began; aim was good
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Gumby to the Rescue A better way to think: flexible, agile, and
positive We need to climb over, under, around, or through
obstacleswe stop saying it cant be done An exploratory meeting of
campus can-do people was held www.towson.edu/compucycle
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Gumby to the Rescue Gumby thinking finally prevailed: Vision +
Belief + Faith + Hope = Space + People + Money + Time The program
was approved by the Presidents Council for top-level support People
came forward to offer space, a workforce, and volunteer help; the
line continues Money came as an advance on our allowance through
cost-savings projectionsmore on that later
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The Workshop www.towson.edu/compucycle
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The Workshop www.towson.edu/compucycle
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Redeployment to Campus Additional memory up to 4 gigabytes and
a blazingly fast Solid State Drive (SSD) are included in Windows
desktop computers redeployed to campus, along with a new keyboard
and mouse
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Available Windows Computers Dell Desktops Dell Laptops
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Macs and iPads too Mac Minis MacBook Pros
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The Bottom Line AKA Its Great to have 2.5 MBAs in the Group..
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Dollars and Sense The projected annual budget to repurpose 459
computers and donate 1,589 computers is $55,867 this fiscal year
The savings compared to purchasing new computers is substantial:
$441,530 Tools, supplies, and parts to run the program are minimal:
$919 for the year The estimated labor costs for student employees
and full-time staff working on this program is $2,800 annually; the
rest of the work is provided through volunteers
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Status and Progress As of October 15, 2104 190 computers total
have been reconditioned and redeployed for campus use Total
estimated savings of $179,047 vs. buying new computers 51 new
requests are presently in the campus fulfillment pipeline 183
computers have been cleaned and donated to Baltimore County Public
Schools www.towson.edu/compucycle
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The Windows World Breakdown 142 Windows Desktop Computers $126
in reconditioning costs per unit Total savings of $115,162 vs.
purchasing new 29 Windows Laptops $94 in reconditioning costs per
unit Total savings of $37,149 vs. purchasing new
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The Mac World Order 4 Mac Pro Desktops $210 in reconditioning
costs per unit Savings of $11,452 vs. to purchasing new 1 Apple
iMac $104 in reconditioning costs per unit Savings of $1,452 vs.
purchasing new www.towson.edu/compucycle
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The Mac World Order 5 MacBook Pro Laptops $112 in
reconditioning costs per unit Savings of $7,820 vs. purchasing new
9 Apple 1 st Generation iPads $5 in reconditioning costs per unit
Savings of $6,012 vs. purchasing new www.towson.edu/compucycle
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Computers Continue to Serve in our Neighboring Public Schools
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Towson High School Photography Lab www.towson.edu/compucycle
Towson Universitys donation increased the digital photo lab size by
nearly double. The eight extra computers in the photo lab allow for
more students to work on their digital images using Photoshop and
students are able to see the best images with dual DVI video
outputs. In addition, I have noticed these machines are quicker at
rendering. So for higher power needs, like photographic panorama,
where students are stitching multiple images together, or scanning
a high resolution film negative, I will have the students use the
Towson University donated computers. The computers have been
critical in creating time efficiencies and providing greater
production effectiveness Noah Belt Towson High School - Visual
Advisor
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Towson High School Yearbook Production
www.towson.edu/compucycle The computer lab in room 401 is critical
to the production of the THS yearbook, Sidelights. As we move
towards a paperless school system, students will rely on the
computers to do all of the design and editing online. The
Sidelights staff is grateful for the donations that keep our
computers up to date so that we are able to continue our online
yearbook creation. Claire Fluharty Towson High School Yearbook
Advisor
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The Road Ahead Develop a broader program advisory and
operations council More aggressive internal marketing to create
demand Extend the program to Harford County, our new home Work with
Baltimore City Public Schools to use high school talent in exchange
for computers in the schools Grow the volunteer workforce: TU
students and high school students www.towson.edu/compucycle
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The Road Ahead Provide extended training for volunteers such as
A+, Cisco CNE, or other certifications to enhance employability
Find additional campus and community partners Seek grant funding
where possible Possible computer training for public school
teachers Share what we learned and help transform the current
culture of electronics disposal into a culture of conservation
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