2.1.2 A Holistic Approach to Implementing Digital Media in the School of Art and Design Page 1 of 12

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1 Page 1 of 12 Proposal for the Use of FY 2002 Technology Funds: School of Art and Nancy Floyd (nefloyd@aol.com, ); Joan Tysinger (jtysinger@gsu.edu ) Project Short Title A Holistic Approach to Implementing Digital Media in the School of Art and Total Requested Amounts: Fiscal Year 2002 Years Following Fiscal Year 2002 $313,748 $103,191 Executive Summary Project Description: This proposal provides the hardware and software configuration required by the School of Art and to implement digital media across disciplines. Project Description This proposal arises from the knowledge that a visual arts program remains rigorous and competitive only if every discipline within its purview appropriates digital media into its curriculum. The School of Art and recognizes that digital media is an inextricable component of all visual arts studies. The proposal assumes that inclusion of digital media into all of the visual arts disciplines requires specialized high-end computers and sophisticated in-put and out-put devices. While much software can be shared between disciplines, media specific software is often necessary. To address these specific issues the School intends to: 1. Expand the size and multi media capabilities of the Digital Media Facility (AM460) Increase the number of high end Macintosh workstations to 25 to support larger classes and accommodate unmet needs in all Art and disciplines. Outfit 12 of the workstations with the dual 19 monitors, NTSC 14 Video Monitors and digital video decks necessary for digital video production.

2 Page 2 of 12 Add 1 large format scanner and 2 high-end printers, which use archival inks and accommodate large scale print surfaces. Add 2 PC workstations with appropriate in-put and out-put devices to accommodate 3D software tools and production needs. Add a dedicated high end PC workstation with requisite software to accommodate the Textile Printer donated to the program. 2. Add additional multimedia capabilities to the shared Macintosh Classroom/Lab in AM Add scanners to the Visual Resources Center (AM265) in support of the Art History driven digital imaging project to create an online resource from the facility s 300,000+ slides. 4. Install a video projection system in the gallery to facilitate exhibition of multimedia work. 5. Provide the technological support personnel needed to maintain and coordinate the equipment and assist users 24 hours/day. Relevance to Regents Guidelines (Specifically Guidelines 1,3,4) The mission of the School of Art and is to provide students with a comprehensive education in the techniques and methodologies of art within a fine and graphic arts context. It is the School s intent to forge a curriculum which links traditional art practice and new digital media. Today s ever-accelerating influx of digital tools for creation, production, and dissemination of art is giving rise to new art forms and new kinds of artist. Students entering the School of Art and today are media literate and technically sophisticated. They expect the curriculum to reflect contemporary art practices. They assume that their university experience will expose them to the full range of traditional and nontraditional media applications and that they will be given the tools with which to function, indeed excel in the dynamic, emerging art milieu. In order to provide its students with the necessary skills to flourish in this new art world, the School of Art and has adopted a cross-disciplinary, multimedia based curriculum. Such a computer-based multimedia program is dependent on highend equipment that must be kept current. With the School s collective embrace of a technology infused curriculum, the demand for classroom presentation spaces equipped for multimedia and high-end digital video production has increased dramatically as has the need to provide students with the multimedia production tools and specialized input and output equipment they need to accomplish assigned work outside of class. The computer classroom, AM 211, is

3 Page 3 of 12 filled from morning to night with classes, making it unavailable to students to do out of class work on assigned projects. The two open labs in AM 200 and Library South are inadequate for art student needs and equipment is limited. And already the 15 station New Media Digital Facility (to be built this summer) is solidly booked Fall 2001 and Spring 2002! Justification of One-time Funding Requirements (Guidelines 5,6) The equipment and multimedia tools offered in this proposal will directly support the academic requirements of most of the disciplines in the School of Art and. The requisite appropriation of hardware and software obligates costs that are well beyond the School s allocated budget. However the School is committed to finding ways to accommodate the adoption of the digital technology across curriculums. And while a series of consistently focused grant appeals has allowed the School to acquire some needed multimedia tools, crucial hardware, software, and in-put and out-put devices are still missing. Also missing and equally critical to the successful implementation of this agenda is an appropriate technical staff to support users and equipment. The crucial need for staff support was noted in the review of the 2001 proposal. This proposal addresses the specific technological needs of individual disciplines as well as the collective needs of the School. The industry standard platform for multimedia and digital production in Art and is the Macintosh. The hardware/software configuration delineated in the budget (see attachment) will create the technological infrastructure necessary to enable Art and courses to attain/maintain currency with these standards. Digital production also requires a wide variety of input devices as well as specialized output or production tools. The scanners, printers and video recording devices in the proposal meet the industry standards and are similar to those found in professional production studios. Included in this proposal is a request for a PC workstation needed to run a specialized high-end textile printer donated to the textile program. Until this printer was donated no hardware, software, or input and output equipment relevant to the textile program existed on campus despite the fact that in the industry textile design and production is completely computer dependant. Even in the fine arts, textile artists increasingly rely on digital/multi-media design and printing processes. This proposal also includes software relevant to the Textile program. See Attachment 2 for a plan of the New Media Digital Facility.

4 Page 4 of 12 Impact on Students Served All Art and students will benefit from the proposed equipment. Below is a chart of discipline related classes which will be directly enhanced by the funding of this proposal. In addition, all students who take art history or use slides for presentations or study will be positively impacted by the digitization of the slide collection in the Visual Resources Center. DRAWING & PAINTING Course Summer Fall Spring AREA TOTALS DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP TOTAL PRINTMAKING Course Summer Fall Spring AREA TOTALS PRT PRT PRT PRT PRT PRT PRT PRT PRT TOTAL GRAPHIC DESIGN COURSE SUMMER FALL SPRING AREA TOTALS GRD GRD

5 Page 5 of 12 GRD GRD GRD GRD GRD GRD GRD GRD GRD GRD GRD GRD GRD GRD GRD GRD GRD GRD TOTAL PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE SUMMER FALL SPRING AREA TOTALS PHOT PHOT PHOT PHOT PHOT PHOT PHOT 4410 PHOT PHOT PHOT PHOT PHOT PHOT PHOT PHOT PHOT PHOT PHOT PHOT PHOT TOTAL TEXTILES COURSE SUMMER FALL SPRING AREA TOTALS TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT 3300 TEXT TEXT TEXT 4200 TEXT

6 Page 6 of 12 TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TOTAL ART EDUCATION COURSE SUMMER FALL SPRING AREA TOTALS AE AE FOUNDATION COURSE SUMMER FALL SPRING AREA TOTALS ART SCULPTURE COURSE SUMMER FALL SPRING AREA TOTALS SCUL SCUL SCUL SCUL SCUL SCUL SCUL SCUL SCUL SCUL TOTAL Justification of Funding Requirements for Fiscal Year 2002 Object of Expense Itemized Descriptions Quantity Extende d $ Total Staff Salaries Media Expert 1 $40,000 $ Fringe 28.79% 1 $11,516 $ Student Salaries Graduate Lab Assistant 4 $18,000 Student Assistant 4 $19,200 Equipment Power Macintosh G4 Custom Power Macintosh 9 $36000

7 Page 7 of 12 Sony G400 Display 19 in. 21 $11550 viewable PC Dell Workstation $9000 w/pentium 400MHZ, 256MB RAM6.4 GB Hard Drive w/17" color monitor Matrox Millennium II JVC S-VHS VCR 5 $5500 Sony DRV 100 Digital Video 12 $21600 Decks NTSC 14 in. Video Monitors 12 $7800 Sharp Digital Video Projector 1 $7000 Sony Digital Media Converter 25 $7500 Sony TRV 8 DV Camcorders 6 $9000 Lacie Color Monitor Calibrator 1 $500 Nikon CoolPix 950 Digital 4 $3600 Camera Security for computers 54 $5400 Epson Stylus 7500 printer wfiery 1 $10000 rip (long lasting inks) 24" Epson Stylus 9500 printer wfiery 1 $15000 rip (long lasting inks) 44" Epson Expression 1640XL 1 $ BIT Scanner E1640XL-SE Nikon Super Coolscan $1600 HP Scanner 1 $500 Adobe Photoshop 9 $2700 Software Adobe Photoshop upgrades for 26 $ Macromedia Director 1 $3400 Shockwave Internet Studio 10 pack Illustrator 9 $900 Quark 9 $ Final Cut Pro 2.0 (26 in 211) 35 $8715 Quick Time VR Authoring 35 $10465 Studio Adobe Type Manager 9 $540 Adobe Streamline 9 $450 Adobe Acrobat 9 $738 After Effects( with one time cost of Media: $25 and Dockit: $60 51 $6715 Flash $2856

8 Page 8 of 12 Textile software program Mac 1 $795 based plug-in Monarch Color Exchange Textile software program Mac 1 $295 based plug-in Monarch Color Chart 3 D Studio Max 2 $2180 Maintenance or Contractual Warranty for donated textile 1 year $1295 Services Supplies Construction Services (Requires review of Planning & Facilities) Network Connections and Infrastructure Costs printer per year 4 types of Inks for Epson Printers: Calculated for Fall/Spring/Summer sessions, 15 sets of inks per school session 45 each type $ color acid dye cartridges $1200 required for printing on silk Item 1 $ Item 2, etc $ Workstation Network Wiring 15 $6750 $ (Requires review of UCCS) $ Other Expenses (explain) Desks/Chairs 12 $3000 Item 2, etc $ TOTAL $313,748 Consequences of Partial Funding Much of the equipment and software is configured together and supports specific departmental curricular needs. Because these configurations must stay together, to partially fund the proposal would essentially prevent departments from implementing digital media into their curriculum. The School s 2000 accreditation review by the National Association of Schools of Art and cited lack of technology supporting the curriculum as critical. The School is on probation and accreditation is dependent, in part, on taking specific steps to remedy this issue. Justification of Funding Requirements for Fiscal Years Following FY 2002 Object of Expense Itemized Descriptions Quantity Extende d $ Total Staff Salaries Media Specialist 1 $40,000 $ Fringe 28.79% 1 $11,516 $

9 Page 9 of 12 Student Salaries Equipment (Note: Use standard dollar amounts and replacement thresholds from sections 11/12, or provide explanation in sections 11/12) Software Graduate Lab Assistant 4 $18,000 Student Assistant 4 $19,200 Item 1 $ Item 2 $ Item 3 $ Item 4 $ Item 5, etc $ Item 1 $ Item 2, etc $ Maintenance or Contractual Item 1 $ Services Item 2, etc $ Supplies Specialized Inks $14,475 Item 2, etc $ Construction Services Item 1 $ (Requires review of Planning Item 2, etc $ & Facilities) Network Connections and Item 1 $ Infrastructure Costs Item 2 $ (Requires review of UCCS) Item 3, etc $ Other Expenses (explain) Item 1 $ Item 2, etc $ TOTAL $103,191 Prerequisite, Non-Technology Fee, Funding NA Matching Funds A special industrial high-end Encad textile printer was donated to the program this year. It is valued at $8000. Staffing and Other Support Availability There is currently no staff support for the new digital equipment. Faculty are knowledgeable in software applications needed to teach courses, but no one in the School is a computer technician. Continuing Funding Requirements: Demonstrated Need for a dedicated Media Specialist and a staff of GLAs and Student Assistants

10 Page 10 of 12 Comments from University Computing and Communication Services concerning Art and s FY2001 proposal indicated clearly the need for technical staff to be in charge of this equpment Support of high end Macintosh equipment requires staff. The media specialist will keep equipment running, assist students outside of class in learning new software, train instructors on curriculum-related software upgrades, and coordinate short-term class projects in both labs. It is expected that the specialist will be able to troubleshoot specialized input and output equipment. Additionally, she/he will need to be able to appreciate and anticipate the needs of visual artists and designers. Student Assistants will provide additional help in coordinating the labs and allow AM460 to be open 24 hours. Space Availability The Digital Media Facility (AM 460), the Visual Resources Center (AM 267) and the Gallery are all under the purview of the School of Art and. The Macintosh Lab in AM 211 is shared, primarily with Communications, and facilitated by UETS. While UETS provides some support for the lab, they will no longer supply software. Impact on Facilities This proposal builds upon several earlier grant-funding allocations, which provided initial hardware and software for both labs as well as the MultiMIMSY image cataloging software to be used in the digitizing project in the VRC. Much of the networking and structural changes to 460 will have already been done when this proposal is implemented. Kim Bauer has reviewed this proposal and her comments are in Attachment 4. Impact on Computing/Network Infrastructure Costs are included to cover network wiring for the workstations and equipment in proposal. As stated above, much of the networking and construction work for the new media lab in AM460 will already be in place when this hardware is added. Review and Acknowledgements Director of the School of Art and s endorsement With the initial Technology Fee Funds received in 2001, the School of Art and has the seed money to begin building a digital design facility that will meeting the technology needs of the School of Art and. This new proposal will bring the facility to full operational potential. The School needs this fully operational facility to effectively train designers and artists in the new technologies and to be competitive with the tools of today and the future.

11 Page 11 of 12 John McWilliams Director, School of Art and Matching funds commitment from appropriate fiscal officer N/A University Computing and Communications Services review or acknowledgement The following is the text of the UCCS response to their review of the School of Art and s 2002 Technology Fee Proposal. Subject: Re: *URGENT* Technology Fee Grant Confirmation Needed Date: Thu, 12 Apr :05: From: "William Paraska" <bparaska@gsu.edu> To: Tim Lodzinski <tlodzinski@gsu.edu> CC: "Mark Roberson" <istmar@langate.gsu.edu> Tim Please make sure you complete the standard proposal package. At this time, there appears to be no additional impact on the GSU network infrastructure other than the installation of 14 additional network cables/drops at an estimated cost of $450 per cable/drop. Actual site survey may determine additional costs that cannot be estimated at this time. Bill Paraska Director, University Computing and Communications Planning and Facilities review or acknowledgement The following is the text of Kim Bauer s review of the overall plans for AM 460. This structural changes to this room and much of the network wiring will be done this summer. Only the hardware listed in the proposal will be added later. The issues she raises will have been dealt with when the hardware in this proposal is added. Attachment II is the plan for 460AM. Subject: Re: *URGENT* Technology Fee Grant Confirmation Needed Date: Wed, 11 Apr :45: From: "Kimberly P. Bauer" <kimbauer@gsu.edu> To: Tim Lodzinski < lodzinski@gsu.edu CC: Joan Tysinger <jtysinger@gsu.edu> Tim,

12 Page 12 of 12 In regards to #17 you can say that I have reviewed your proposal and the impact of adding 24 computer workstations would potentially increase the need for additional HVAC into the room as well as an additional electrical panel. An outside engineering firm would need to be retained to confirm specific requirements. Hope this helps. Kim