MINUTES
University Technology Committee
January 12, 2009
Members Present:
David Jaffee-Vice-Chairperson
Scott Bennett
Michael Biagini
Peter Braza
Richard Crosby
Chung-Ping Loh
Joe Lynch-Representing Marsha Lupi
Jerry Merkel
Marianne Roberts
Tom Van Schoor
Barbara Tuck
Others Present:
Dmitry Bond
Rick Buck
Tom Erdal
Kathy Hughes
Stephen Lyon
John Sharp
Fred Sudler
Steele Sutter
David Jaffee called the University Technology Committee meeting to order at 10:00am in Building 15
Room 1104.
Approval of Minutes - December 8, 2008
Attendees at the meeting did not represent a quorum, so the minutes were not approved and will be
tabled until the next meeting. Jaffee decided to go ahead with the meeting, noting that no voting can
take place.
Report--Vista Permissions (Hughes)
Kathy Hughes reported that the Faculty Association's Campus Technology Committee would be
addressing the Vista Local Administrator issue at their meeting on Thursday, January 15th. She also
asked that faculty be encouraged to bring their concerns to that committee through their
representatives. C-techs are making the effort to correct any problems with programs that cannot be
loaded by Faculty. Barbara Tuck, Faculty Association Rep also reported that the Faculty was not happy
with the current policy and David Jaffee indicated that the Department Chairs are meeting with
President Delaney tomorrow to discuss this issue.
Update - Content Management System (Sudler)
Fred Sudler reported that the CMS is working with the IPC to sharpen the time line for the roll out of
the new CMS.
Distance Learning Committee (Watkins)
Julia Watkins was unable to attend the meeting.
Campus Technology Committee (Brown)
Brown was unable to attend the meeting.
Report - GOT (Hughes for Miller)
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Software Collaboration Tool Demo's are complete.
Reminder notices sent out - only 10 replies have been received
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Recommendations will come through CTC.
ITS is in the conceptual planning stages for a Digital Media Services Offering for
Podcasts, Large Media Files, etc. uploads for faculty
Report -- Blackboard (Bond)
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Upgrades and updates were made over the holidays
12 servers are now active - 6/testing, 4/functionality, 2/grade book - this will greatly
improve performance and accessibility.
Security updates were preformed
Fall semester has been closed out
Cleaned up all the servers in BB8
IT Security Action Team (Durfee)
Jeff Durfee out sick
Report -- Internet Presence Committee (Bennett)
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IPC has meet 3 times -regarding administration issues, schedules, presentations
Worked with CMS on the redesign of the University's Home Page
Presentations to the IPC Focus Group prior to roll out for additional feedback
Working on a schedule and time line for roll out of newly designed home page
Report -- Banner 8 Upgrade (Biagini)
Michael Biagini reported that the Banner 8 upgrade was on schedule and reported to the committee
the following time line:
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February
February
February
February
February
12
13
14
15
16
at 5pm - Start Upgrade with CFR migrating Banner 7 to Banner 8
- Self Service, INB, Luminous will be down
- Self Service, Luminus down - INB functional late in the day
- Self Service, Luminus available late in the day, INB functional
- All systems up and running
Schedule will be listed in Campus Updates.
Announcements None
Jaffee adjourned the meeting at 10:20am.
Next Meeting will be held on Monday, February 9th at 10:00am in Building 15/Room 1104