Internet Proposal

PACIFIC UNION COLLEGE STUDENT BODY

ON-CAMPUS INTERNET PROPOSAL A Proposal To: Dr. John Collins November 10, 2009

1 Angwin Avenue, Angwin, CA 94508 Phone: 707-965-6746 [email protected]

November 10, 2009

INTERNET CURRENT SITUATION

THE PROPOSAL

Currently the entire PUC campus shares a 45 megabit/s

Provide each student with the ability to use the internet

T3 line. Bandwidth is shared amongst all administration,

for both leisure and study. As college students to whom

seven dormitories, offices, labs, the library, and lastly all

most do not have cars, it is difficult to be stuck on-

wireless access points on campus. With an eleven percent

campus without most standard internet resources such as

increase in students this quarter alone there has been

FaceBook, YouTube, and other various video based sites,

placed a higher strain on bandwidth which has lowered

skype, and others. To a college student it is a way to

almost all student’s internet experience at PUC. To add

connect to the world around us. We do not just go to

to this issue there is no quota based management system

school here we live here.

to guarantee an equal bandwidth across all users which has created for a few users hogging up most of the bandwidth. Currently the internet is based upon an open variable rate that gives for unequal rate distribution and academics as well as entertainment capabilities has gone even lower than the year previous.

Therefore let it be proposed that administration charge all on-campus students an “internet fee” of $81.90 to be placed on January 2010’s student bill for the purpose of increasing the internet bandwidth from 45 Mbps to 500 Mbps to be split between academic and dorms by way of 25 Mbps and 475 Mbps, respectively. May it also be proposed

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM The first way to share the internet equally is to implement the use of a quota based management system that limits students to an equal rate based on traffic at

that a management system be implemented that provides for enforcing an equal bandwidth pipeline within both academic and the dorms by setting limits to be agreed upon by further analysis and use of said management system until a later period by ITSS.

November 10, 2009

PROPOSED EXPENSES

Internet Service Costs (Jan-Aug 2010) January February March April May June July August

100 Mbps 500 Mbps 500 Mbps 500 Mbps 500 Mbps 500 Mbps 500 Mbps 500 Mbps

$ (3,667) (12,970) (12,970) (12,970) (12,970) (12,970) (12,970) (12,970)

$ (94,457) Internet Service Costs (2010-2011) September October November December January February March April May June July August

500 Mbps 500 Mbps 500 Mbps 500 Mbps 500 Mbps 500 Mbps 500 Mbps 500 Mbps 500 Mbps 500 Mbps 500 Mbps 500 Mbps

$(12,970) (12,970) (12,970) (12,970) (12,970) (12,970) (12,970) (12,970) (12,970) (12,970) (12,970) (12,970)

$ (155,640)

24 MONTH TERM CONTRACT (500 MBPS)

PROPOSED BUDGET (JAN-AUG 2010) Income Internet Fee ITSS Budgeted

81,900 22,002

103,902 Expenses Risk Default Premium (10% Costs) January February March April May June July August

$(9,445) (3,667) (12,970) (12,970) (12,970) (12,970) (12,970) (12,970) (12,970)

$ (103,902) $

ON-CAMPUS INTERNET FEE (1,000 STUDENTS) = $81.90 PER QUARTER = $40.95 PER MONTH

= 13.65

PER WEEK

=

2.48

PER DAY

=

0.53

PER HOUR

=

0.02

OTHER SDA CAMPUS TECH FEES Period Annual Over PUC Andrews University Atlantic Union College Southern Adventist University Washington Adventist University Pacific Union College

Rati o

150 105 100 315

300 210 200 630

165 75 65 495

2.2 1.6 1.5 4.7

45

135

-

1.0

-

ON-CAMPUS STUDENT PETITION SUMMARY

Dorm

Yes

No

Andre Graf Grainger Newton Nichol Winning McReynolds Village Total:

103 15 105 160 50 65

1 19 2 0 7 14

498

43

Total

% No

Total

104 99.0% 1.0% 34 44.1% 55.9% 107 98.1% 1.9% 160 100.0% 0.0% 57 87.7% 12.3% 79 82.3% 17.7% None Responded Not Petitioned 541 92.1% 7.9%

% Yes

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

100.0%

% Campus (Yes) 48.9% % Campus (No) 4.2% % Campus Voted 53.1% * 1,018 Total Current On-Campus Students All Signor’s (Yes/No) were made informed of this statement:

“Dear PUC Students, Your SA Officers as well as the Student Senate are aware of the condition of the campus’ internet speed and are planning on presenting a plan to the administration to upgrade the system, making it more usable and efficient for students. This change includes an increase of campus bandwidth from 45 megabits/second to 1000 megabits/second. This would dramatically increase the current speed anywhere from 20x-25x. Measures will be implemented to prevent users from hoarding the bandwidth through a Quota Management System that places everyone on the same rate dependent on the amount of user traffic at any time. Please be aware that this will include an ‘internet’ fee added on your existing technology fees for the academic year to the amount ranging between $110-120/year. This would be a part of your student bill.”

SCHEDULE OF CASH FLOWS (JAN-AUG 2010)

Period

ITSS Budgeted I/O Balance

Dec-Jan

Student Fees Budgeted I/O Balance

22,002.00 Out

Jan-Feb Out

(3,667.00)

18,335.00

81,900.00

Out

(12,970.00)

5,365.00

81,900.00

Out

(5,365.00)

-

Out

(12,970.00)

-

61,325.00

Out

(12,970.00)

-

48,355.00

Out

(12,970.00)

-

35,385.00

Out

(12,970.00)

-

22,415.00

Out

(12,970.00)

-

9,445.00

Feb-Mar Mar-Apr (7,605.00)

74,295.00

Apr-May MayJune June-July July-Aug Aug-Sep

ITSS’s remaining balance for internet services would be allocated until depletion from January 2010 through the beginning of March 2010. Student fees would be placed upon the student bill for the beginning winter quarter bill and paid by the end of January. Any remainder at the end of the year shall be prorated back to each student as a risk default premium refund, if students are no longer at PUC in the following (2010-2011) school year the remaining funds will be placed back into ITSS for their following year budget to reduce internet service costs for students. After this the student fees would be depleted over the rest of the periods remaining. Funds could be invested in a short-term investment that could be withdrawn monthly, such as a Money Market Account, investment account, or other various savings accounts with higher yields that have a balance requirement of between $0-20,000. Currently these types of accounts yield between .1%-2.25% dependent upon the bank. This could reduce the costs by up to 0.57 per student. Due to the fact that this is such a low number, no

The Proposal Provide each student with the ability to use the internet for both leisure and study. As college students to whom most do not have cars, it is difficult to be stuck on-campus without most standard internet resources such as FaceBook, YouTube, and other various video based sites, skype, and others. To a college student it is a way to connect to the world around us. We do not just go to school here we live here.

“Therefore let it be proposed that administration charge all on-campus students an “internet fee” of $81.90 to be placed on January 2010’s student bill for the purpose of increasing the internet bandwidth from 45 Mbps to 500 Mbps to be split between academic and dorms by way of 25 Mbps and 475 Mbps, respectively. May it also be proposed that a management system be implemented that provides for enforcing an equal bandwidth pipeline within both academic and the dorms by setting limits to be agreed upon by further analysis and use of said management system until a later period by ITSS.” The above said “internet fee” would cover the difference between the remaining ITSS internet services budget of $22,002 and the total cost of the January-August 2010 internet service costs, $94,457, plus a percentage default risk premium of 10% or $9,445, based upon a 1,018 current on-campus total with an expected drop of up to 18 to create for an 1,000 estimated total during the period (Winter Quarter) when the said fee would be applied. This would bring the total collected fees up to $103,902.

On-Campus Petition Results Dorm

Yes

No

Andre Graf Grainger Newton Nichol Winning McReynolds Village Total:

103 15 105 160 50 65

1 19 2 0 7 14

498

43

Total

% No

Total

104 99.0% 1.0% 34 44.1% 55.9% 107 98.1% 1.9% 160 100.0% 0.0% 57 87.7% 12.3% 79 82.3% 17.7% None Responded Not Petitioned 541 92.1% 7.9%

% Yes

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

100.0%

1 Angwin Avenue, Angwin, CA 94508 Phone: 707-965-6746 [email protected]