FoTechnology Fee Focus: 2009 – 2010
Student Technology Fee Subcommittee
Priorities
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Academic Computer Center (ongoing commitment)
o Continue funding of the ACC and Specialized Satellite Labs, look at additional
features that would enhance the student experience within the general lab
environment.
o Improve the marketing of specialized labs e.g. brochures and websites.
o Continue the comprehensive machine cycle to keep technology movement
between labs and other student areas up-to-date.
o Look at extending Specialized Satellite Labs coverage to additional areas, such
as engineering labs, with tier equipment.
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Network Infrastructure (ongoing commitment)
o Increase security and performance of networking infrastructure including wireless
technology. (anything specific such as 802.11n?)
o Implement a comprehensive Network Infrastructure replacement cycle.
(recommend striking this – we’ll run network equipment as long as Cisco has
support available to stretch its usable life as long as possible)
o Continue to increase network bandwidth for Internet and Internet 2 access.
o Provide better controls and monitoring systems to protect student computers
from viruses, worms, spam and hacking.
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Core Technology Services (ongoing commitment)
o Continue to provide reliable MavMAIL service and enhance capabilities for
students.
o Add features to non Internet Explorer browsers to MavMAIL.
o Increase MavMAIL e-mail storage for students. (increased this year to 250MB)
o Continue to improve MavDISK and enhance capabilities for students.
o Implement two-sided printing and explore ways to make two-sided printing the
default to control waste and printing costs and expand printer availability.(done)
o Encourage students and faculty to reduce printing and use alternatives to
printing.
o Reduce the amount of dial-in modems to reduce expenses
o Develop a way using MavMAIL calendars and schedules for faculty and students
to plan their day and for functions like posting and scheduling office hours.
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Classroom Technology (ongoing commitment)
o Maintain a consistent maintenance and replacement cycle for classroom
multimedia presentation equipment.
o Continue equipping classrooms and labs with devices that enhance instruction,
student learning, and the development of technology skills.
o Continue integrating emerging instructional technologies into the curriculum.
o Provide adequate resources for the ongoing service and support necessary to
sustain reliable classroom operations.
o Provide continuous training opportunities for students and faculty the use of
classroom technologies.
o Expanded support and service of CSU presentation systems.
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Instructional Management Software (IMS)
o Maintain and enhance instructional management software
o Assist faculty & students in the use of the instructional management system
(Desire2Learn).
o Provide adequate resources for the ongoing service and support of IMS users
including hardware and software for producing course materials.
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Technology Orientation/Communication (ongoing commitment)
o Provide information about MSU Technology and IT Initiatives for all students.
 In forums such as FYE Orientation, open houses, information tables in
CSU, etc.
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Student Study Areas
o Continue designing space to improve both collaboration for group study and
comfort for individual study.
Possible areas for improvement:
 Outside Academic Computing Center
 Basement Corridor of Memorial Library
 Myers Fieldhouse area, near Pennington Hall or Highland North.
 MavPRINT printers in Armstrong Hall. (done)
 More computers in Wiecking Center in the Kiosk area.
o Continue to redesign and equip heavily used student study areas to make the
space more technologically useable. Specific areas are lower level corridor of
Memorial Library. (done)
o Continue installing power and mobile communications support.
Specific areas are:
 Wiecking Auditorium (done)
 Armstrong Hall classrooms (done)
 Memorial Library (1st Floor)
 Minnesota room in the library (2nd floor)
 Trafton hallways near biology department.
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MSU Portal (ongoing commitment)
o Improve campus-wide events calendar (done)
o Continue to move campus resources to the portal (any specific areas? If not,
strike)
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New Technology Initiatives
o Continue a Technology Fee grant process to encourage innovative ideas fund
these ideas. Students should play a role in selection of projects that are funded.
(May not be money for this any longer)
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Support for the Distance Learner
o Provide non-campus based students with technology and support to meet their
needs not covered by existing services as demand requires. (any specific ideas
here)
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Continued support for Library computing
o Continue to provide and support laptops for checkout to students.