Founder's Endowment Application Form

Application for the Founders Endowment Fund and the Chancellor’s Fund for Research and Scholarship Support

Applications are evaluated by the Founders Endowment Award Committee, which is composed of faculty, staff, and students of the University of Washington Tacoma. All applications are blind reviewed. Please include the applicant's name on this page only. This page will be removed prior to review of the grant proposal.

Please submit application electronically to Shelby Fritz at [email protected].

PROPOSAL DEADLINE: March 31, 2009

1. Which fund are you applying for? Founders Endowment Chancellor’s Fund for Research and Scholarship Support

2. Name of Applicant: Stephen Rondeau

3. Title of project: Virtual Computing Laboratory

4. Please check the appropriate category: Faculty Staff Student

5. Is the project for which you are requesting funds part of another funded project and/or other project requesting funds: Yes No

If YES: a. Describe how the proposed this award does not duplicate funded activities.

5. Is this a group project? Yes No

a. Did any members of the group receive funds from the Founders Endowment fund or the Chancellor’s Fund for Research and Scholarship Support from the previous year? Yes No

b. If yes, describe what their role is in the proposed project.

6. Director’s Signature required The director's signature below indicates that the applicant's campus unit will provide support for administrative tasks associated with this grant (such as processing travel reimbursement requests). Administrative support does not include carrying out the activities of the grant proposal.

______Name, Title, and Date

7. Purpose and Objectives: Enhancement of facilities – please see attached pages.

8. Importance Explain the significance of the proposed project to the UW Tacoma campus community. In what ways does the proposed project support the University’s strategic plan.

A VCL reduces the space needs of the campus when scaling up to meet increases in student enrollment. The students can access the VCL’s resources from any capable computer, including cell phones, laptops and home computers, providing more time for scholarly activities. This is an innovative use of technology to support a remote student learning environment. A VCL can serve as a future computing model for the campus which enables distance learning involving computing resources and software.

9. Timeline Provide a planning timeline that indicates approximately when the proposed activities will take place, and when the project will be completed. Funds granted must be spent and proposed activities completed by December 31, 2010.

Date Activity Summer 2009 Purchase, install and configure VCL hardware Autumn 2009 Prepare reservation and allocation system; advertise use Winter 2010- Use in courses and measure usage Autumn 2010

10. Budget Request Resource needs should be discussed in the proposal in conjunction with the purpose and objectives of the grant. Complete the chart below and provide a detailed description of each budget item as directed in the application information.

Budget Summary: Budget Item Amount Salaries 0 Benefits 0 Hourly Wages 0 Contract Personal Services 0 Other Services (e.g. long distance, printing) 0 Supplies and Materials 0 Equipment 15,691.72 Travel 0 Other (list) 0 Total Budget Request $ 15,691.72

Equipment

Unit Item # Description Part # Qty Price Total 1 Remote Management Card AOC-SIMBL 10 $58.73 $587.30 2 Blade Module, Dual Proc AMD SBA-7121M-T1 10 $555.02 $5,550.20 3 AMD Heatsink SNK-P0031P 10 $28.64 $286.40 4 Opteron 2376 2.3GHZ 75W OS2376WAL4DGI 10 $185.68 $1,856.80 5 2x4GB RAM, ECC DDR-800 CT824912 10 $197.29 $1,972.90 6 Barracuda ES.2 250GB 32MB cache HD ST3250310NS 10 $71.70 $717.00 7 Superblade Enclosure-4x1400W Power SBE-710E-R42 1 $2,594.28 $2,594.28 8 Gigabit Ethernet Pass-Thru Module SBM-GEM-002 2 $278.83 $557.66 Shipping $300.00 Tax $1,269.18 Total $15,691.72