College Provided Computers (Tenure-Track & Regular
Part-time Faculty)
Academic Computing will provide each
tenure-track and regular part-time faculty member a new computer every four years. Faculty
members may choose between several standard model Macintosh or Windows computers, in
consultation with their liaison. Academic Computing
selects these standard models to meet the needs of the
faculty member for a period of four years.
Faculty with special research needs, teaching needs, or personal
preferences may request a non-standard model. In such cases, the faculty
member may be asked to pay all or part of the additional cost through
some combination of personal funds, research funds, or departmental funds.
In making decisions about special requests, budgetary and support resources for the requested model will be considered.
If you are eligible for a new or replacement computer, your liaison will help you select a system. Please confirm the details of your new computer with your liaison via email. If your purchase requires additional funds, please provide information about how you will cover the cost.
Ownership: Although faculty member have have exclusive use of their office computers, office computers belong to Haverford. After receiving a replacement computer, faculty members must return the original computer to Academic Computing. Faculty members must also return their office computer to Academic Computing if they terminate employment here.
Faculty members going on leave may take their computer with them, subject to the insurance provision noted
below, or leave their computer on campus. While away from the college, faculty members are responsible for their own data backups. Faculty members who keep their computer on-campus should arrange for data backup
and storage or use of the computer in their absence. Either way, please email your liaison to notify ACC of your plans.
Insurance: Haverford provides insurance coverage
on the computer and, at the request of the faculty member, anti-theft
cables to secure the computer to a desk. The system is listed as being
housed in the faculty member's office, and it is assumed that the desktop
systems will remain there. Laptops may, of course, be used both in and
out of the office.
Faculty members are encouraged to use particular care in
locking their offices. In the event that the faculty member does not choose
to install anti-theft cables, he or she will be responsible for the $500
deductible should a loss occur. The faculty member is also responsible
for the $500 deductible whenever the computer is off-campus.
Hardware Maintenance: The Computing Center will pay for repairs
and maintenance in accordance with our repair policy.
College Provided Computers (Visiting
Faculty)
Academic Computing provides used computers to visiting faculty. Visiting faculty members are encouraged to request
a system as soon as possible after their appointment, and let us know their preferences for either the Windows or Macintosh operating system, as well as preferences for either desktop or laptop configurations. To the extent possible, we will accommodate visiting faculty members preferences.
Computers assigned to visiting faculty members must be returned to ACC at the end of the appointment term.
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