{"id":22468,"date":"2014-01-10T17:27:52","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T17:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=22468"},"modified":"2014-01-10T17:27:52","modified_gmt":"2014-01-10T17:27:52","slug":"financial-literacy-lab-welcomes-new-computers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2014\/01\/financial-literacy-lab-welcomes-new-computers\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Refresh: Financial Literacy Lab welcomes new computers."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sffll011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22476\" title=\"sffll01\" src=\"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sffll011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sffll011.jpg 550w, https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sffll011-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fast new computers, along with desks that stow them away when not in use, greeted students at the College of Business\u2019 State Farm Financial Literacy Lab for the Spring 2014 semester. Thanks to a $100,000 grant from Florida International University\u2019s (FIU) Technology Fee, the lab purchased 49 new computers and desks. All hands were on deck over winter break to complete the installation. \u201cWe could not have completed this without the diligence of the COB Technology department,\u201d said<ins cite=\"mailto:Ellen%20Forman\" datetime=\"2014-01-10T11:19\"> <\/ins>Lab Manager Katherine Grau. The faster technology will improve the functionality of the current financial software \u2013 Bloomberg, Capital IQ, Rotman \u2013 and allow students to access data at higher speeds. Lab Director Flavio Carrillo said that the ability to stow the monitors and keyboards under the desk gives students more workspace and helps preserve the equipment, while removing the temptation to surf the web<ins cite=\"mailto:Ellen%20Forman\" datetime=\"2014-01-10T11:19\"> <\/ins>in classes where the computers aren\u2019t used. \u201cIn that way,\u201d Carrillo said, \u201cthey\u2019re a professor\u2019s best ally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sffll02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22472\" title=\"sffll02\" src=\"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sffll02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sffll02.jpg 550w, https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sffll02-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sffll03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22473\" title=\"sffll03\" src=\"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sffll03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sffll03.jpg 550w, https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sffll03-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fast new computers, along with desks that stow them away when not in use, greeted students at the College of Business\u2019 State Farm Financial Literacy Lab for the Spring 2014 semester. Thanks to a $100,000 grant from Florida International University\u2019s (FIU) Technology Fee, the lab purchased 49 new computers and desks. 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