Proposals

Abstract

The Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center is a home away from home and a hub for co-curricular opportunities, especially for traditionally underserved student populations. Our rooms were built with audio/visual equipment that has been vital to the engagement and support of activities within our space. This year marks our current building's 10th anniversary since opening its doors in 2013. Since reopening from the pandemic, our equipment has been of reaching their send of life, maintenance is beoming less feasible, or equipment is just outdated. Upon the completion of our space, it was unfortunate that our initial company for A/V equipment went under, forcing us to find another company to take over, and the incompatibility between the purchased equipment and the new company's programming system wasn't fully compatible. We would like to move forward with outfitting our space to fully upgrade our a/v systems in our building which includes multipurpose rooms, conference and meeting spaces, and even a cultural dance studio. We are currently struggling to provide temporary solutions to provide basic audio/visual support for rooms that are having issues or have systems that are no longer working. This also causes issues with our ability to bring in community groups during low-student usage times to bring in revenue for student programming and operational support.

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