Tech Committee Meeting Minutes
Attendees: Stephanie Van Dyken, Chris Thornburg, Tamla Blunt, Matt Cleveland, Kelli Wemp, Greg Litus, Ed Peyronnin (non-voting), Larry Karbowski (non-voting)
There was a majority vote to continue with tech fees.
We discussed making the fee $75 per student.
Summertime Purchases:
We discussed purchasing grad computers along with the undergrad computers.
Graduate students will make final decision to do so at next meeting.
Teaching lab is for graduates and undergraduates.
Look at purchasing tables similar to SHEP graduate lab to save space. Maintain current numbers of computers.
Possibly have teaching lab available in the evenings.
Possibly purchase large plasma display in order to continue the forward movement toward smart classroom.
Plasma display would be about the same cost as a projector.
Projected size of display is 60 inches.
Possibly purchase more check-out projectors.
Check SAS licenses for graduate labs.
Undergraduates:
Renew 3 digitizers for about $5,485.
Photosmart scanner is dead. What is the possibility of replacing it?
If there is not a need for the slide scanner, then why not purchase a new 11x17 scanner?
Stephanie declared willingness to check for desired or unwanted inventory of software in labs.
Graduates:
DARE-needs software inventories.
Recycled paper:
Consensus is to use recycled paper in labs instead of wasting new paper for drafts. It will also save money.
Scholarships:
Discussion of what the current tech fee scholarships include. Further discussion needed?
Begin discussion which will need decision in about 1 year:
Discussed raising tech fees.
Terminal services to access my documents.
Campus agreement for students to receive personal copies of MS office.
Possible fee increase of $25.
Larry was going to look up the budget to purchase servers.
Ed was going to look up the budget of the campus agreement.
Officers elected are:
President: Stephanie VanDyken
Secretary: Kelli Wemp
Next meeting scheduled on: