Faculty Computers
Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty Computers
- All tenured and tenure-track faculty at Pomona College are provided one computer by the college. Additional equipment can be purchased for faculty by a grant or their respective departments using ITS equipment purchase forms (please click here for the forms).
- Faculty computers are refreshed on a regular cycle established by the College (currently four years). This refresh cycle pertains to computers assigned to all tenure-track and tenured faculty as well as faculty on 5-year rolling contracts.
- ITS will select the standards for the base Macintosh and Windows computer configuration for the year. Minor adjustments to the configuration may be made as the year progresses due to availability or changes initiated by the vendor.
- Faculty will be sent a notice when their computer is up for replacement. The notice will delineate the specifications for the base machine. The notice will indicate that faculty may request upgrades to the base computer, but must discuss funding sources with the Dean's Office (Associate Dean) prior to placing the upgrade request.
- All transactions will be tracked in the ITS service management portal (current Fresh Service) from the time an order is received until it is fully installed. Requested upgrades will be noted as part of the respective Service Desk ticket. Faculty members will be assigned a ticket number so that they may track progress of the transaction if so desired.
New Faculty Computers
- When a new faculty member is hired, a message from ITS will be sent, via the Dean's Office, to the new faculty member describing the College's policies and procedures regarding the provision of a computer for the faculty member's use. The letter will delineate the specifications for the base machine and indicate that faculty may request upgrades to the base computer, but must discuss funding sources with the Dean's Office (Associate Dean) prior to placing the upgrade request. The message will clearly state that information must be received by ITS no later than the first of July to ensure delivery and installation by the start of classes.
- All transactions will be tracked in the ITS service management portal (current Fresh Service) from the time an order is received until it is fully installed. Requested upgrades will be noted as part of the respective Service Desk ticket. Faculty members will be assigned a ticket number so that they may track progress of transaction if so desired.
- New faculty computers will then be placed on the regular replacement cycle.
Visiting and Part-time Faculty Computers
The Dean's Office will compile a list of visiting and part-time faculty annually in order to coordinate the distribution of available recycled computers. Computers for part-time faculty and visiting faculty on 1-, 2- or 3-year contracts will be those that are available after replacement of the open/general use computer labs which ITS operates (see computer lab replacement schedule on the labs and public computers page).
In most cases, this equipment will be no more than two years old. Priorities for the reuse of these recycled computers have been established (see the following section).
Emeriti Faculty Computers
Emeriti faculty who occupy an office on campus after retirement may opt to take their existing computer to the new office. ITS staff will set up the computer in the new location and the computer will receive ITS staff support until the computer is 4 years old. Emeriti faculty are not included in the regular faculty computer replacement cycle.