The University of Kentucky implemented a printing solution called uniFlow to control rising printing costs, reduce paper waste, and support sustainability initiatives. UniFlow centralized printing to fewer multi-function devices, allowed for tracking of print usage and costs, and reduced per-page printing costs by over 20 cents for color pages and 2.5 cents for black and white. In the first year, uniFlow helped reduce the University's paper usage by over 40% and saved an estimated 32 trees worth of paper.

1. Going Green to Control Costs and Reduce Waste How we implemented a printing solution that embraced our green initiatives, improved ease-of-use for staff and faculty, and played a significant role in reducing costs so that resources could be allocated to educating students.An Equal Opportunity University

2. The University of Kentucky briefly:The Flagship Public University in the Commonwealth, we are a public, co-educational, land grant universityLocated in Lexington, KY (Central Kentucky) Founded in 1865 by John BowmanKnown fondly as UKUrban Campus - 784 acresStaff ~ 11,546Students ~ 27,209Endowment ~ $696.8 millionResearch Grants ~ $330 millionAn Equal Opportunity University

3. 16 colleges 93 undergraduate programs Graduate School99 master programs66 doctoral programs 4 professional programs An Equal Opportunity University

4. 15 LibrariesThe largest: William T. Young Library Federal depository, hosting subjects related to social sciences, humanities and life science collectionsAn Equal Opportunity University

5. The College of Nursing is one of six colleges makingthe Academic Health Science Center campus. We are in the heart of the “Medical Center Campus” consisting of: Colleges of Nursing, Medicine, Dentistry, Health Sciences, Public Health, Pharmacy, and the UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital.An Equal Opportunity University

6. Rankings and Numbers: 10th -- PhD program out of 99 private and public programs33rd -- Research ranking with $1.3 million in National Institutes of Health funding97% -- First time pass rate for Bachelor in Nursing Science licensure exam26th -- Tied for 26th among Graduate Schools of Nursing61 Full time faculty50 part time faculty51 Full time staff762 -- ‘09 Fall Student Enrollment (571 full time)An Equal Opportunity University

7. Opened in 1962 as a 473 bed acute care hospital. UK Chandler Hospital has Central and Eastern Kentucky’s Only Level I trauma center handlingthe most severe traumas. Only Level III neonatal ICUin the area treating the sickest infants.An Equal Opportunity University

8. Tough Economic Times and the Fiscal RealitiesThe FY ‘10-’11 operating and capital budget of the University of Kentucky (not including the HealthCare Enterprise) totals $2.7 billion.For FY ‘11 - the University expected a $7 million short fall How was this Covered?Reducing budgets for operating expenses (supplies, travel, etc)Eliminating vacant positionsEliminating filled positionsAn Equal Opportunity University

9. The University, Colleges, and programs are facing afuture with fewer dollars and increasing costs. Over $300,000 has been cut from the College budget over the last 3 years. For FY ‘10-’11 the College has a General Fund budget of $7,474,597. Cost Cutting Options – FacultyStaffOperating Expenses (Travel, Food, Supplies, Printing/Paper)An Equal Opportunity University

10. November 2008 article regarding the costs of paper: (as reported in the University student paper: The Kentucky Kernel) $1 million on paper in the last fiscal year – highest users: 1. Information Management (UK Hospital) $41,4512. College of Pharmacy $17,2293. Colleges of Education & Nursing >$12,000An Equal Opportunity University

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12. How to Control Printing Costs? 1) Visually -- we could see there was waste2) Expenses -- paper and toner expenses kept going up3) Manpower -- to manage all printing devicesWe needed INFORMATION:1) We had to find where the costs were.2) We had to know how to manage infrastructure.3) We had to find which costs we could reduce. An Equal Opportunity University

13. College of Nursing150-200 users using:12 Network Printers, 60 Personal Printersconsisting of:3 Printer Brands13 Printer Models21 Toner/Ink CartridgesAn Equal Opportunity University

14. Our GoalsReduce printing and copying expendituresImprove document securityRemove maintenance burden from IT staffImprove the College’s sustainability effortsProgress towards eventual paperless officeAn Equal Opportunity University

15. Implementing uniFlowPlanned with Commonwealth Technologyand CanonTimed to coincide with new MPD deliveryInstall – CON IT, Commonwealth Technology, Canon TrainingAn Equal Opportunity University

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17. Instantaneous SavingsBlack and White p/p cost:Before: 3.1¢Now: .006¢Savings: 2.5¢Color p/p cost:Before: 28¢Now: .08¢Savings: 20¢An Equal Opportunity University

18. SustainabilityPaper Usage:Before: 2.2 millionNow: 1.25 million (estimate)Saving: 995,000 pages (estimate)43% of jobs duplexed = 130,000 pages,= 264 reams,= 32 trees saved An Equal Opportunity University

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