FoTechnology Fee Focus: 2009 – 2010 Student Technology Fee Subcommittee Priorities 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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) 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) 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) Continued support for Library computing o Continue to provide and support laptops for checkout to students.