Purchasing & Funding

• Funding for supported capital equipment purchases will be provided by ESO.
• Funding for supported software will be provided by ESO when purchased in conjunction with approved capital equipment acquisitions, or if it represents a justified upgrade for supported software packages.
• Check requests and requisitions for technology are completed by ESO. For requisitions exceeding $1,000, additional approval may be required by the Vice President for Enrollment and Student Affairs or the President of the University.
• Capital equipment and software budget projections are established for the Enrollment LAN annually by the Director of ESO and the Network Operations Group. Budgets must be approved by the Vice President for Enrollment and Student Affairs and, in turn, the President of the University.
• These budgets are determined by proposed initiatives and upgrades of technology and services provided via the LAN. In addition, each director is asked to submit technology requests to the Director of ESO for STAGE-1 evaluation. These requests are reviewed, added to proposed initiatives, and delivered to the Vice President for Enrollment and Student Affairs for evaluation and discussion. Initiatives and departmental requests submitted for final STAGE-1 approval are determined by the Vice President.
• Any requests for technology not submitted via STAGE-1 or which cannot be accommodated by other proposed network initiatives for a given fiscal year, are considered additional requests and are handled on an individual basis.