In 2019, US News ranked the UNH Paul College of Business and Economics in its Top 100 Business Schools in the United States. Thanks to a collaboration between Enterprise Technology & Services (ET&S)and Paul College, its classrooms are now equipped with the latest technology to ensure students and faculty have access to the best teaching and learning facilities.
Paul College classrooms are on a strict technology replacement schedule to ensure uptime and reliability. In the past, UNH sub-contracted much of this work in the areas of lead consultant, engineer, and programmer. Starting in 2017, ET&S assumed all three of these roles and helped eliminate support costs.
In summer 2019, ET&S processed a request for bid and awarded a contract to Red Thread out of Manchester, NH, who supplied and installed all of the new audiovisual equipment in Paul College. This project reduced support service costs by $30,000 annually, and the reduction in annual equipment replacement is $142,000 per year while improving classroom technology.
All told, 16 Classrooms, 24 Huddle Spaces, five digital Signs, and 3 Conference rooms received substantial upgrades, including the following features:
• Instructor podium computer monitors allow digital inking/interactivity
• All classrooms are enabled for videoconferencing (via Zoom) and lecture capture (via Kaltura) with two auto-tracking cameras with far-end classroom view for students
• Show Board (LCD Projector) Mode simplified
• iClicker receiver can now connect to faculty laptop
• Wireless projection capabilities
• Video monitors installed at the rear of the classroom
For an example of an upgrade classroom, go to https://www.unh.edu/it/av/facility/paul-college/235
