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Technology Appropriations Board
Minutes of the meeting February 6, 1997
Location: AHT 4th Floor Conference Room
Time: 9 - 10:30AM
In attendance:
| Sue Mettlen (Co-Chair) |
Rob Power (Co-Chair) |
| Julie Blair |
Ed Mahon |
| Bill Drumright |
Jeff Maples |
| Joe Gipson |
Susan Metros |
| Shara Gorman |
Tim Morgan |
| Jim Grubb |
Faye Muly |
| Ray Hamilton |
Steve Page |
| Marcia Katz |
Jerry Stoneking |
| Paula Kaufman |
Ken Walker |
The FY 96-97 Technology Fee Expenditures were reviewed and discussed. Specific
projects were outlined by each of the responsible offices: Telecommunications
and Network Services (TNS), Computing and Administrative Systems (CAS), and
Innovative Technologies Center (ITC). As these deliverables and costs have
been debated extensively during the period from August to December 1996, there
were no further modifications recommended by the Board.
Telecommunications and Network Services has prepared a brochure describing
a variety of services offered: Enhanced Remote Access, Volunteer Connection
for long distance calls, VolVision cable TV, Second Telephone Line in rooms
or apartments, and PhoneMail. These brochures will be distributed on campus
and are available from TNS.
There was a discussion of the procedure to be followed in subsequent years
for the Board's action on requests for upgrades in departmental laboratories.
It is planned that the Academic Deans will be asked to assemble and prioritize
the proposals in their respective academic unit, and these proposals will then
be submitted to the Technology Appropriations Board for final selection.
The Student Technology Assessment Team members raised a number of issues:
- Virtual URL for student organization home pages: There have been requests
from individuals and organizations who maintain home pages for simpler
URL addresses. Computing and Administrative Systems (CAS) will be asked to
provide
a schedule for accomplishing this goal.
- CAFE accounts for student organizations: A list of student government organizations had previously been submitted
and CAFE accounts have been issued for these.
A second list of other eligible student organizations will be submitted
by SGA for inclusion in this program.
- Hodges Library GIS laboratory equipment: The MAC Centris machines have been removed prior to the installation
of new MAC PowerPC machines. The
old equipment
will be reallocated to other DII or Departmental labs.
- Documentation in
each DII lab: A request was made that a copy of all DII Documentation
be put in a folder in each DII lab, and this will be
done as
quickly as possible.
- Web Access in Remote 96: There was an extended discussion
of alternative technical solutions to enable Web access from Remote 96
(Apartment Residence
Hall). Although there are some interim solutions that are possible,
the long term solution will be provided by extension of the fiber backbone
to this area
of campus. The short term solutions will be evaluated for viability
and cost effectiveness in contrast to the scheduled availability of fiber
to the Apartment
Residence Hall.
- Technology Fee Brochures: A request was made that Technology
Fee Brochures be made available at the SGA office, the UC Information
Desk, and in the DII
Labs, and this will be done.
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