HUB Social Engagement and Hashtag Printers

The HUB

Requested:

$21,029

Status:

Funded

Awarded:

$21,029

Abstract

The HUB supports the Husky Experience by enhancing UW community, providing a dynamic event center, and fostering student engagement. As the University’s primary community center and student gathering place, we host over 2,100 student reservations per year. These events, activities, and meetings provide an opportunity for students to create memories, cultivate relationships, and develop skills beyond the classroom walls. The HUB would like to lease* 2 photoboxx (https://www.photoboxx.me/) hashtag printers to enhance student events and activities and increase the engagement and reach of their online presence. Photoboxx printers increase participation in social campaigns and provide a unique event experience. Having 2 printers would allow us to manage the scope of large events and/or multiple clients to reserve the machines for concurrent events. *A one-year lease is $9,550 compared to purchase for $9,150. The lease includes unlimited print supplies, access to design/analytics software, and technical support. The purchase price does NOT include supplies ($165 per 800 prints) or access to design/analytics software (business license starts at $3,000 year). At the conclusion of the one-year lease, we can purchase the equipment for $1. The HUB would then assume responsibility for supplies and software licenses.

Instructional Center Computer Lab Upgrade 2019

Minority Affairs and Diversity/Instructional Center

Requested:

$24,789

Status:

Funded

Awarded:

$24,789

Abstract

The Instructional Center (IC), under the auspices of the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMAD), seeks funding for new technology that will be directly used by our students. We propose updates to existing desktop computers as well as additions in the form of laptop computers to provide increased possibilities for our students. We are convinced that a computer lab comparable to those in Odegaard Undergraduate Library (OUGL) and Mary Gates Hall (MGH) is essential if this goal is to be realized.

Remote access and interdisciplinary research computing

Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology

Requested:

$69,082

Status:

Funded

Awarded:

$69,082

Abstract

The Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology seeks funding to further its support of student research computing. This year we are launching a new Applied Demography Lab space in Raitt Hall where students can drop in and get help and advising on using popular demographic data sets and software packages. The lab will have the capability to do remote video conferencing with other teams and agencies interested in demographic data and methods.

ASUW Student Senate Website

Student Government

Requested:

$6,000

Status:

Funded

Awarded:

$6,000

Abstract

We need to hire a part-time Web Developer to either fix the existing ASUW Student Senate website or build a new one entirely. This will ensure that the Senate is able to run effectively, while also providing transparency and access to materials and business.

Commuter & Transfer Commons Dawg Prints Workstations

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Requested:

$4,576

Status:

Funded

Awarded:

$4,576

Abstract

We would like to replace the Commuter & Transfer Commons (CTC) laptops with Dell All in One Desktop PCs.

MyUW Android and iOS Apps

UW Information Technology

Requested:

$12,672

Status:

Funded

Awarded:

$12,672

Abstract

The “all new” MyUW began as a mobile-first Web application for students, initially released in the fall of 2014, and was made available in a desktop version the next year in the fall of 2015. UW-IT continues to emphasize responsive design and support for mobile devices as MyUW evolves; every new feature is designed to work both in a mobile view, and scale to tablet and desktop views. Despite this early and consistent support for mobile use, students expect and continue to ask for native mobile apps. In addition, native Android and iOS apps for MyUW would afford functionality, such as push notifications, that could provide value for students in the future. This proposal would expand an existing team of student engineers in UW-IT AXDD in order to build native Android and iOS apps for MyUW.

Bioengineering Student Terminal Server

Department of Bioengineering

Requested:

$10,515

Status:

Funded

Awarded:

$10,515

Abstract

Purchase a new server to replace an obsolete terminal server for student use.

iPads for clinical and research purposes in Speech & Hearing Sciences

Speech and Hearing Sciences

Requested:

$26,820

Status:

Funded

Awarded:

$26,820

Abstract

This is a proposal for 30 iPads, plus one MacBook Pro for managing the iPads, for use by students in the Speech & Hearing Sciences department. The primary use of the iPads is for use by graduate student clinicians who are working with patients/clients in the UW Speech & Hearing Clinic. Students use the iPads by utilizing a variety of speech/language/hearing apps with their patients, as well as using them to record their therapy sessions for later review and analysis. The iPads are also available for student research and/or presentation projects.

Earthquake Ground-Motion Prediction via Field and Laboratory Measurement Systems

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Requested:

$74,295

Status:

Funded

Awarded:

$74,295

Abstract

The overarching objective of this proposal is to enhance the laboratory experience of students through addition of important capabilities in the Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Geotechnical Laboratory. This laboratory is used by all CEE undergraduate students and many CEE graduate students, including all those in Geotechnical Engineering. We request funding to acquire field and laboratory equipment that measures seismic-wave velocities in earth materials. These measurements are critical for predicting the strength of ground shaking during earthquakes, which can be drastically different at neighboring sites with different subsurface conditions. For example, the strength of shaking at Husky Stadium could be five times larger than that on the Quad. Knowledge of these measurements and their analysis is vital to all earthquake engineers, especially in Washington, where earthquakes have the potential to inflict devastating losses. Yet at present, the UW CEE Department has no capability to perform such measurements, and thus, students cannot be exposed to this topic through hands on, problem-based learning. In addition to earthquake engineering, seismic-wave measurements offer capabilities related to non-destructive testing of infrastructure, including construction of dams and levees, building foundations, and tunnels, among others. Geophysical techniques allow engineers to measure a material’s properties without penetrating, removing, or otherwise disturbing it. When other, more invasive methods are prohibited (e.g., beneath existing buildings and bridges; in contaminated soils, such as at the Hanford Nuclear Site in Eastern Washington; and in the middle of critical infrastructure, like dams), seismic-wave measurements are extremely important and oftentimes provide the only way to determine the stability of sensitive infrastructure. Recently, these methods have also proven useful for developing exciting, sustainable solutions in the field of bio-mediated geotechnics, which uses biological and chemical reactions to improve soil properties. For example, the use of microbes to precipitate calcite has shown great potential as a way to eliminate use of environmentally damaging additives to improve soils. Seismic-wave velocity measurements provide engineers with ways to both monitor these environmentally beneficial processes in practice, and to develop new, exciting technologies. At present, the UW Geotechnical Laboratory does not have the capability to perform such measurements, either in the field or laboratory setting. This equipment will significantly improve and modernize the student lab experience by providing hands-on experience through problem-based learning modules. Furthermore, the requested equipment allows measurement of seismic-wave velocities over both very small and very large scales. The ability to link “micro-scale” properties with “macro-scale” engineering consequences will greatly enhance learning and will provide students with technical expertise that is currently lacking at UW, but is vitally important.

Chemical Engineering Graduate Computer Lab Upgrade

Department of Chemical Engineering

Requested:

$23,673

Status:

Funded

Awarded:

$23,673

Abstract

The Chemical Engineering department is seeking funds to upgrade the general area of computing resources for the current 98 graduate students. The Benson Hall Graduate Computer Lab machines have become technologically obsolete after seven years of continuous hardware and software support from the department. The requested funds will replace the computers with 9 Apple iMac computers dual booted with macOS and Windows 10, as well as equipped with high performing computing power. These requested replacement workstations provide graduate students with greater accessibility to the software required for their research and projects.

Funding Status: Funded