Computer Refresh Program

The Computer Refresh Program (CRP) is an initiative to ensure the timely and efficient replacement of the computers used in our classrooms, computer labs, public spaces and offices. The goal of this initiative is to provide Seattle University students, faculty and staff with current and reliable technological tools for their work and studies.  Because computers are a key tool in learning, teaching, and working at Seattle University, the implementation of the CRP is a positive step in responsibly utilizing our tuition-driven budget while ensuring that our students, faculty, and staff have necessary computing resources.

This initiative ensures that every computer, owned by the University, is replaced after three years of service. The cost for the replacement is funded at the University level and is managed by OIT.  This also eliminates the need for individual cost centers and/or divisions to bear the cost of computer replacements for either desktop or laptop computers.  By consolidating the University’s purchasing power, the University stands to save a great deal of money.  While it may be hard to provide an exact dollar figure, purchasing a computer as part of a very large batch, rather than buying that computer as a single unit, can be a cost savings for the University.  Also, because the CRP will result in four standard models (Mac laptop, PC laptop, Mac desktop, and PC desktop), replacement machines can be kept on hand, which will significantly reduce the wait time for computer replacements.

You can find more information about the Computer Refresh Program on the following pages:

Computer Refresh Program FAQ
New Computer Model Information
View your computer replacement schedule

If you have any questions not addressed by these resources, please email: helpdesk@seattleu.edu, or contact the Computer Refresh team at ComputerRefresh@seattleu.edu