[Vision2020] Costs for UI Email/Lawsuit

[Tom Hansen]

Arnold stated:

"There are computers on campus that are not owned by students. But they 
are maintained by ASUI dollars."

Although I may not have hard, documented evidence, it is my firm belief 
that the employees of the UI ITS (Information Technology Services) 
Department are not paid by ASUI.  Rick Benson, the UI Facilities' network 
techie (who, through a budget, purchases and maintains Facilities' 
computers and software), I am fairly certain is not on the ASUI payroll.  
The various computer labs, situated throughout campus, are a different 
story.

Just my two cents.

Sent by my Mr. Coffee coffee-maker (seeings how I am not on speaking terms 
with my toaster oven).

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho


> On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 22:04, Donovan Arnold
> <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > There are computers on campus that are not owned by students. But they 
are
> > maintained by ASUI dollars. The Internet systems, the equipment, the 
power,
> > and even the people that hook them up are paid for by ASUI dollars.
> 
> Each department, and ultimately each college, pays for their own
> computers, and for maintenance on those machines.  Some of the
> departments order their own machines, and have in-house tech support.
> However, most buy their machines through ITS, and then contract
> maintenance through ITS.  The machines purchased and the maintenance
> performed -- including hooking them up -- are billed by ITS directly
> to the relevant department.
> 
> This isn't hearsay.  I was until quite recently an ITS employee who
> ordered, billed, assembled, configured, installed, and maintained
> systems for departments all over campus.  ASUI had nothing to do with
> it.
> 
>
Chas

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