School of Business Tech Fee Committee Minutes
November 16, 2012
Attending: Alex Boquist, Jim Burkman, Mark Weiser, Lisa Fain, Dave Myers, Allen Schreiber,
Pankush Kalgotra, Anuashka Sharma, David Sikolia, Caleb Caudle, Emily Headrick, Corey
Hadley, Cassidy Ragle, Angie Jungermann
The meeting was called to order by Lisa Fain at 3:05 p.m.
1. Approval of Minutes: The October 29, 2012 minutes were accepted as written
2. $5,000 for a part-time student position in IT was unanimously approved
3. 14 projectors unanimously approved—it has also gone to the University Tech fee
Committee
4. Discussion of the purposes and structures of the Student Tech Fee Committee (STF) and
the Technology & Instructional Resources Committee (TIR):
TIR currently includes one faculty from each department, a Dean’s Office
Representative, Director of Planning, IT Manager, 1 PhD student, 2 masters students, and
1 undergraduate student from each department
STF currently consists of 1 PhD student, 2 masters students, 1 undergraduate student
from each department, Director of Planning, 1 Dean’s Office Representative, and IT
Manager (only students have votes)
Proposed student and faculty co-chairs on each committee.
TIR focuses on trends, tech currently used, what we should have
STF focuses on expenses
It was proposed that students have more say in TIR and that TIR drive decisions.
Students should also suggest where they want the school to go with technology in the
future, review renewals, etc. Also, a student asked if we could track what software the
students use, so that they could better judge how they should vote on renewals.
Currently the chair makes decisions on technology purchases up to $5,000. It was
suggested that a student co-chair also have a say in these matters.
It was suggested that the STF have a tool such as D2L or SharePoint where proposals can
be submitted ahead of time for students to review, research, and discuss amongst
themselves before the meeting. Proposals should be turned in early (several months to a
semester in advance were suggested) and either one of the proposed chairs or someone in
the Dean’s Office upload. Lisa (ex officio) offered to find out answers to students
questions during the reviewing process.
It was suggested that the STF have a meeting before the TIR meeting to discuss what was
online. Another suggestion was on-line voting for the STF in case a student is unable to
attend a meeting giving the students a 10 to 8 favor over faculty. A final vote would be
taken after discussion at the TIR meeting by the STF Committee. Also, a proposal was
that students had to attend the TIR meetings even if they vote on-line, and if they don’t
then they be replaced on the committee if they miss # of meetings. Lisa offered to stay
for STF to record the votes.