MINUTES
University Technology Committee
May 12, 2008
Members Present:
Lance Taylor,
Chairperson
Scott Bennett
Michael Biagini
Katharine Brown
Dale Clifford
Richard Crosby
Faye Jones
Michael Kucsak
Marsha Lupi
Deb Miller
Lucy Trice
Tom Van Schoor
Others Present:
Jeff Bowen
Jeff Durfee
Kathy Hughes
Doug Leas
Steve Lyon
John Sharp
Fred Sudler
Tony Turrin
Chairperson Taylor called the University Technology Committee meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. in
Bldg. 15 Room 1105.
Approval of Minutes - April 14, 2008
Chairperson Taylor asked if the UTC members had any changes, additions, or corrections to the
Minutes from April 14, 2008. Richard Crosby requested one (1) change. He asked that the phrase "our
current emergency notification system has become obsolete as new buildings have come online" be
changed to "our current emergency notification system has become less functional as new buildings
have come online." The changes were noted and the Minutes were approved with that change.
Announcements
Michael Kucsak stated that beginning this week; the UNF Library will start allowing the check-out of
laptop computers to students. These laptops can be checked out for three (3) hours and are for use in
the UNF Library only. Students must sign a document taking responsibility for the laptop and will be
charged if they are lost/stolen/damaged. He stated that for additional security, they are tape secured.
The library has forty (40) laptops available for check-out. Due to cost, Macintosh laptops are not
currently available.
He notified the group that the Library Technology Survey has concluded and the results are currently
being calculated. He hopes to report the results back at next month's UTC meeting.
Action Item: Blackboard Team
Taylor informed the committee that the Blackboard Governance Statement has been edited and
renamed Blackboard System Management. The team has brought it forward for endorsement by the
UTC. The Motion to Endorse was moved by Katharine Brown and seconded by Lucy Trice. All were in
favor.
Update: Content Management Team
Fred Sudler stated that the final submission had been received from the integrator, 352Media, but
issues were found. The team realized that eight-nine (8-9) items in their code were customized
development and did not use the Ektron product as agreed. Therefore, 352Media must now roll those
items back to correctly use this system for all UNF web pages they deliver. He stated that a new kickoff date for training will be announced and the team is meeting today to further discuss these issues.
It is expected that training will be held on June 17-18 by Ektron to replace the previously unsuccessful
training efforts.
Report: Distance Learning Committee
No report.
Report: Campus Technology Committee
Katharine Brown stated that the Committee reviewed the Blackboard System Management statement
and agreed to proceed with forwarding it for endorsement by the UTC.
Report: GOT
Deb Miller stated the group is meeting today to discuss addressing access to university systems for
alumni, retired faculty, etc. The team also plans to continue discussions regarding the SafeAssign
program.
Report: IT Security Action Team
No report.
Report: Campus Information Display Action Team
Jeff Durfee informed the group that the team met recently and is currently reviewing the submitted
proposals. They are not ready to make an announcement at this time, but they expect a decision to be
made by the UTC's next meeting.
Report: Portal Committee
Scott Bennett stated the committee met and recently rolled out the Alumni tab in the portal. Dale
Clifford stated that when accessing Blackboard via the portal, users are still unable to access all the
operational buttons (including the back/forth buttons) and the system is still not functional. Bennett
agreed to continue looking into the issue and will report back to Clifford and the group. He also stated
that per Deb Miller's request for increasing time-out times for students, the portal committee has
agreed with this increase. He has forwarded the issue to Information Technology Services and IT
Security for clarification before proceeding. Lance Taylor said he and Jeff Durfee will review and get
back with the portal committee.
New Business
No new business to report.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:20 a.m.
Chairperson Taylor called the University Technology Committee meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. in
Bldg. 15 Room 1105.