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Technology Advisory Board (TAB)
Minutes of Meeting of November 28, 2001
Location: 4th Floor Conference Room, Andy Holt Tower
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Attendees
Members: Bill Britten, Allen Cain, Will Carver, Mike Coffey, Jean
Derco, Jim Gehlhar, Ray Hamilton, Nathan Hammer, James Hughes, Matthew Johnson,
Sandy
Lindsey, Julie Little, Jennifer McKinnish, Meghan Morgan, Faye Muly, Marla
Peterson, Stan Pinkleton
Others: Nancy Gnilka, Robin McNeil, Judy Travis
FY02 Technology Fee - Round 2, Departmental Award Recommendation
Nancy Gnilka
distributed a report of technology fee awards and proposed additional awards
for the second round. This second round was made possible by extremely
good prices on the bulk purchases of computers this year. The awards process
was a continuation of selecting requests in the order of priority determined
by the colleges.
The Board voted unanimously to support these recommendations.
Discussion: Future Directions and Recommendations for the Technology Fee
As
the technology fee is entering the sixth year, Will Carver called for discussion
as to future directions for the fee in the next two to three years. The
following comments were made:
- Shall the awards continue to go into hardware and software, or into instruction
of faculty and students in better use of the tools at their fingertips?
- Possibly shift a portion of the yearly funds from networking to supporting
advances in instruction.
- We have to be careful the technology fee doesn't become a crutch for the
general campus operating expenses. Operating expenses are an issue for
the university and the state legislature.
- Many students are very impressed with the improvements that have come
as a result of their technology fee.
- As faculty members are able to make better use of technology as a teaching
tool, there is significant demand for a large teaching lab on campus. The
largest lab currently available holds only 21 students. This would require
finding
a location and funding the necessary renovation, with the recommendation
the technology fee would fund the equipment.
Suggested Expanded Help Desk Hours
Stan Pinkleton said he is still working
on extending the hours of the help desk. If the times are expanded as follows,
it would require three new FTE's.
| Monday - Thursday |
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. |
| Friday |
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Saturday |
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Sunday |
3:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. |
Will Carver suggested the help desk open at 7:00 a.m. He encouraged the student
members of TAB to forward any other suggestions to Stan Pinkleton, and these
can be addressed at the next meeting. In addition, we will continue discussion
to improve our communications. Input from all students is encouraged.
Next
Meeting
The next meeting will be held on February 20, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m., in
the Fourth Floor Conference Room of Andy Holt Tower.
Minutes Prepared by: Judy Travis
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