VICE PRESIDENT
FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
PROJECT STATUS REPORT – MAY 2004
We have a
number of projects underway on campus.
The following is the status of these projects and their expected
completion dates:
Building 5 is
undergoing a major remodeling for use by the
VPN Service Completion
Date: June
30, 2004
VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a technology which
permits authenticated faculty and staff to connect their home computers to the
University’s computer network through a secure tunnel over the open
Internet. The communication between the
home computer and the University’s network is encrypted and invisible to other
people on the Internet. It is an ideal
means for those who would like to use Microsoft Outlook on their home computers
in the same way as they do on campus.
VPN also makes it possible for faculty and staff to synchronize the
calendars on their hand-held devices, such as Palm Pilot, with Outlook Calendar
on the University’s network. Information
Technology staff have set up the VPN server and are testing this new service
with a group of selected faculty and staff members. If all works well, we will release this new
service to the campus community by June 30, 2004
Campus-wide Wireless Project Completion
Date: June 30,
2004
Thanks to a fund awarded by ASI, Information
Technology staff are planning to deploy a campus-wide wireless network. The wireless network will cover all open
areas on campus, except for the parking lots.
With the wireless network, students can use laptop computers to connect
to the University’s computer network to register, check grades, take online
courses, and check email. Faculty and
staff can also use the wireless network.
To ensure network security, authentication is required. Students, faculty and staff can use their
existing Pipeline/email ID and passwords to get authenticated and use the
wireless network.
Motion Detector and Panic Alarm Installation Completion
Date: June
2004
Welch Hall
Many offices
and departments which handle sensitive issues and financial matters migrated to
Welch Hall upon its completion. In order
to maintain security and safety of personnel and assets located in these
offices, panic alarms and motion detectors will be installed.
Electrical
Infrastructure Project Completion
Date: August
2004
This project is
renovating and upgrading the 12KV electrical distribution system replacing
34,000 feet of 12KV electrical cable and 14 switches primarily in the buildings
built before 1980 and the campus main switchgear in the Central Plant. The Project will cost $2,790,000. The
construction will take about one year.
Proposition 47 on the November 5, 2002 ballot is the funding source for
this project.
New Voice Mail Completion
Date: September 1, 2004
Information Technology staff are preparing to
upgrade the existing voice mail system. The
new voice mail system has unified messaging capabilities (linking the voice
mail system with the campus email system).
Initially, due to limited user licenses, the unified messaging feature
will be available only to a small test group.
If funding is provided in the future, this feature would be available
for faculty, staff and administrators.
Enhance Classroom Telephone Completion
Date: September 1, 2004
Emergency
Announcement System
Information Technology staff are enhancing the
capacity of our telephone emergency announcement system for classrooms. At present, because of the limitation on the
phone switch software, all the classroom phones are connected in two
groups. When making an emergency
announcement, we have to broadcast the emergency announcement to a group of
buildings even though the announcement may only be necessary for one building.
With the upgrade of the telephone switch software and the installation of
necessary hardware, we will be able to group the classrooms into smaller
groups, and select a particular classroom building to make the emergency
announcement.
Grab ‘n Go Toros 2 Completion Date: September 2004
Food Outlet in SBS E 216
In a continuing effort to provide additional food service venues,
the Foundation will be opening a second "grab-and-go" outlet
on campus. To be located on the second floor of the SBS building (E
216), the concept will be very similar to the "Grab
New
As part of the agreement with the Anschutz Entertainment Group, $550,000 has been provided
for a permanent replacement facility for the
Campus Space
Renovation Completion
Date: Ongoing
The move into Welch Hall has created the
domino effect of space renovation. Those
departments that moved into Welch Hall vacated space throughout the
campus. Although some space is yet to be
allocated, a significant amount of the vacated space has been reassigned by the
Space Allocation Committee. A lot of
the space that was assigned requires some level of renovation. As people move into the vacated space and
other people move into that space, renovations will be continuing for the next
two or three years as funds are available. The website for the Space Allocation
Committee is: http://www.csudh.edu/admfin/spacealloc
Velodrome (
A velodrome is being constructed by the Anschutz
Entertainment Group along
Upcoming Projects:
Bookstore Fire Reconstruction Expected
Construction Start Date: Summer
2004
Loker Student Union
The Bookstore reconstruction project will renovate
the 2nd floor, south side of the existing Student Union bookstore
area and the Student Union offices area increasing the bookstore space from 9,544
assignable square feet to 10,817 assignable square feet. Construction is expected to be completed prior
to the Spring 2005 Semester.
Library Addition Design
Start Date: Summer
2004
The
project will construct a 150,800 GSF addition to the existing library that when
completed and combined with the existing library space will provide sufficient
resource information space to serve 12,000 FTE. The addition will be sited
between the existing library and the gymnasium. The combined project will
provide for 83,771 ASF in book stacks area, of which, 16,571 ASF will be in
Movable Aisle Compact Storage (MACS). The combined project will also
provide 63,552 ASF in student reader stations, 18,225 ASF in technical
processing and public service areas and 2,538 ASF to provide faculty
development services in the Center for Teaching and Learning. The
students will be able to enjoy the use of a large number of computer work
stations and enhanced seating for their studies and research. This project is being funded as a result of
the successful passage of Proposition 55 in March 2004. This project has a proposed
construction budget of $34,057,000.
Construction could begin in late 2005 and be completed in 2008.
Nature Preserve/Parking
The Biology Department and the Campus Physical
Master Planning Committee have approved a new 6 acre location for a nature
preserve along Avalon at the southwest corner of the campus. The relocation of
the nature preserve will allow for the construction of a new parking lot, with
approximately 900 spaces, on the western portion of the existing nature
preserve which is east of the SAC buildings.
An environmental review has been conducted to ensure that appropriate
mitigation actions are taken. The
Trustees of the CSU approved the project for construction in March 2004. The project is expected to be completed in
October, 2004.
Based upon the new building signage design, new
building signs will be installed on Welch Hall, University Theater, Social and
Behavior Sciences and Leo F. Cain Library.
Other existing exterior building signage such as NSM and La Corte Hall
will be replaced as funding permits. There has been a lot of confusion regarding
the name of the Leo F. Cain Educational Resources Center (ERC) because it is
primarily the Library. As part of the signage project, ERC (
Loker Student Union
Expansion Expected
Construction Start Date: December 2004
Loker University Student Union Addition will be
located on the north side of the existing union. The project will remodel
56,650 gross square feet and provide an additional 57,450 gross square feet for
meeting rooms, lounges, general offices, an expanded bookstore, a new food
court, and other retail space.
Reclaimed Water Project Expected
Start Date: Fall
2004
With the newly
installed main reclaimed water supply lines in place, we will be converting our
existing irrigated areas to reclaimed water.
We will also be adding irrigation to areas that are currently not
irrigated.
Extended Education Possible
Construction Start Date: Fall
2004
Building
Expansion
Extended
Education is planning to construct an addition of approximately 30,000 square
feet which will consist of 8 classrooms for an estimated 30 to 35 students and
2 classrooms of 40 to 45 students as well as an auditorium which will seat 150.
Additionally, it will include a faculty resource area, 2 seminar rooms and
administrative space.
Faculty/Staff Housing Project Very Preliminary Stages
Preliminary work is being conducted to evaluate the interest and
viability of constructing Faculty/Staff Housing along University Drive on the
east side of the south entrance to the campus.
This area could accommodate approximately 200 living units in a combined
design of town homes and detached homes.
Some of the units will be for rent and others will be for sale on leased
land. A project of this nature will be
excellent for recruitment and retention.
Several CSU campuses are pursuing similar projects.
Projects
completed recently:
Telephones
in Classrooms Completed
One of the
primary concerns that we have had pertaining to communicating information in
the event of an emergency is the ability to contact classrooms. Our current phone system allows us to deliver
a voicemail to all telephones on campus but we didn’t have a way to communicate
to classrooms without sending someone to each classroom. Some emergencies
require people to stay in the classroom and some require that we evacuate. The
new telecommunication infrastructure project provides us with the capacity to
put telephones in each classroom. The
phone system that has been installed in the classrooms allows faculty to call
out to other extensions on the campus and the system has one way announcement
capabilities that allow emergency communications to be heard in each classroom.
Telecommunications
Infrastructure Project Completed
This project upgraded critical infrastructure components of
the telecommunications system that are essential to support changes in
instructional technology that help us meet the need for expanded
telecommunications. The campus telephone
switch has been relocated from the ERC basement tunnel to a larger facility on
the 1st floor of ERC. The relocation
involved the move of telephone equipment, equipment racks, cables, and the
batteries that power our Uninterrupted Power Source (UPS). All network switches and hubs have been
upgraded to Cisco equipment. In addition, the University Internet gateway has
also been relocated from the
Upgrade
Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003 Completed
We have upgraded our email system from
Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003. Network
Services staff have set up the new hardware for the new email system. The new Exchange 2003 email server has been
installed. Among the many improvements,
the new Exchange 2003 server offers a new web email interface that closely
resembles the familiar Outlook. The new
web interface provides remote email users with most of the features that are
available in Outlook, such as spell check, University email directory,
out-of-office notice, and junk mail filtering.
Food Outlet in
Welch Hall Completed
In an effort to
provide an additional food service venue on campus, the Foundation opened a
“grab-and-go” outlet on the first floor of Welch Hall on the south side of the
building. Offerings include: coffee, pastries, sandwiches, salads, soft
drinks and other snacks. The name of the venue is “Grab ‘n Go Toros.” Hours of operation are 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on
Monday - Thursday; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Summer Hours: Monday – Thursday; 8:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. on Friday 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and closed on Saturday.
Roof
Replacement and Repairs Completed
Roofs have been replaced on the Library, Small College Buildings 5, 6,
and 9, Central Plant, and sections of the University Theatre.
Gym Floor Completed
The gymnasium
had a new floor installed as a result of the agreement with the Anschutz Entertainment Group. The project also incorporates a
communications network for events that is built into the new floor.
Activity Field South of Gymnasium Completed
The area south of the gymnasium has been developed
as an activity field which incorporates a soccer field. The new field is being used by the physical
education department as well as our athletic teams. The sidewalk on the east side of the new
activity field was also replaced.
Demolition of
/
These
facilities were demolished because the cost to renovate them for other campus
use is prohibitive. A new and improved
facility is scheduled to go out to bid in late May.