| Initiative Title | Upgrade autoclave and walk in refrigerator |
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| Submitted in Previous Year(s) | No |
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| Critical Information, Notes, Justification, Rationale | The autoclave is used to sterilize media and microbiological specimens (all biohazardous materials before disposal).
The autoclave that is currently in use is old and cannot be repaired without investing a considerable amount of money (7000.00 for a service contract a year and 7000.00 for parts if parts are even available). If this autoclave breaks, it is our opinion (CLS faculty and Tech Assistant) that a newer and smaller autoclave should be purchased which would be more energy efficient and less costly in repairs.
The walk-in-refrigerator is in the same category of losing the college money. It is at least 40 years old and in the past 4 years has cost us about 25000.00 to repair.
Our suggestion, the next time the refrigerator needs repair, is to buy 2 large refrigerators which would be energy efficient and less costly for the college.
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| Consequences of this initiative not being funded | If the autoclave is not replaced when the current one goes down, we would not be able to sterilize our biohazardous materials from the student labs nor would we be able to provide students with media for the microbiology lab.
If the walk-in-refrigerator breaks, we would have to buy refrigerators in an emergency to replace the current one to store our reagents and supplies in a cold temperature. Lab reagents used for our students are expensive and this would add an additional cost of having to repurchase those supplies for students which are not stored at proper temperature. |
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| Department Goals | Upgrade autoclave and walk-in-refrigerator |
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| Estimated Completion Date | |
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| Will this initiative span multiple budget years? | No |
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| Importance | Medium |
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| Funding Source | Capital Budget |
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| Created | 11/28/2022 3:30 pm |
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| Updated | 11/28/2022 3:48 pm |
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Institutional Goals
| Goal |
How will the initiative support this institutional goal? |
- STUDENT SERVICES MASTER PLAN 2013
- Facilities
- Upgrade facilities and existing space utilization to provide optimal service, productivity, efficiency and effectiveness
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Upgrading the antiquated autoclave and walk-in-refrigerator will provide energy efficiency as well as save the college money by investing in newer equipment |
Action Steps
| Action Step |
Responsible Party |
Order |
| Replacing old equipment in the central prep room of the CLS department (autoclave and walk-in-refrigerator) |
Facilities |
1 |
Expected Outcomes
| Outcome |
Order |
| safer more efficient environment |
1 |
Assessment Methods
| Method |
Description |
Other Method |
Responsible Party |
| Interviews |
The students (or other participants) are able during an interview to share their direct experiences, attitudes and beliefs. Interviews can be either structured or unstructured. |
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CLS faculty |
Resources
| INITIAL YEAR COST: |
$40,000.00 |
| RECURRING COST: |
$0.00 |
Equipment
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| new autoclave and new refrigerators |
$40000.00
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| TOTAL: |
$40,000.00 / $0.00 |
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Facility
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Supply
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Staffing
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Training
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Marketing
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Other
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Prioritization
This is initiative is ready for prioritization.
Assessment
| Date | Department Name | Status | Cost to Date | Funding Source | |
| No results found. |