Technology Advisory Committee

Technology Advisory Committee Minutes

February 7, 2008=

WCC 219 – 3:00 pm

Members Prese= nt: Val Bacik, Mark Jordano, Ward McCracken, Laurie Bednar, Michael O’Neill, Tim Downs, Carolynn Master= s, Ken Brundage, Cindy Duda, Susan Grande, Nick Pronko, Virginia Arp, Jay DiFr= ank, John Crandall, Jeff Taylor

Members Excus= ed: Theresa Vitolo, Emma Donathen, Andrew Voytko, Jessica Wilkes

Approval of December 6, 2007 Minutes (action)

There was an error in the &= #8220;members excused” portion. J= ay DiFrank was inadvertently excused, but he was at the meeting. The second correction is in the sentence on the second page, 3^rd line---“Tim made the motion to add a September meeting and to institute the modification of the TAC tactical plans.” It was voted to amend the statement to “Tim made the motion to add a Septemb= er meeting and to institute th= e proposed prioritization process = of the TAC plans.”

Jay motioned to approve the= minutes with the two changes and Ward seconded them. The minutes were approved with one abstention.

Statement on Peer-to-Peer File S= haring (action)

Mark distributed a hand-out regarding a statement on peer-to-peer file-sharing.

He will post this statement= on the IT website. After the committee read over the statement, they requested two additions. The first is under the heading, “Isn’t participation in a P2P Network Anonymous?” The sentence reads; “If the machine is registered t= o you, you will be notified and it will be your responsibility to respond to the complaint and face any related consequences.” The committee would like it to= read; “If the machine is registere= d to you, you will be notified and it will be your responsibility, legally and financially, to respond to= the complaint and face any related consequences.”

And under the heading ̶= 0;What Should I Do<= /span>?” #2. The sentence reads; “Delete all copyrighted material in your possession.&n= bsp; The committee would like it to read; “Delete all unlawfully copyrighted material in your possessio= n.”

Mike motioned to accept the statement with the two amendments and Carolynn seconded it. All were in favor and the motion w= as passed.

Updates (informational)

Unit Plan Presentation to Finance & Administration and Provost’s Council

Mark stated to the committ= ee that Colleague Advancement is funded in next years’ budget. And that the next fo= ur projects were funded:

1. Imaging of Admissions Applications= and Supporting Credentials

2. Additional Help Desk Staffing - University Budget

3. Electronic Forms- high priority fo= r end of year funding

4. Expand Lab Replacement Cycle ̵= 1; in next year’s budget

Mark proceeded to ask the committee if we need to further clarify between TAC funding and TAC endorsements= . Jay doesn’t think that we sh= ould fund staffing or equipment and that possibly we could have different catego= ries for funding. Mark stated that even if we didn’t fund the project the endorsement would help. Ward thinks that we should try to keep the funding = flexible for projects that come up in the future.

Mark suggested that “brainstorming” can start in April. Val said that we need to lo= ok at the outcomes.

Virginia said that the TLTR’s challenge will be how to best represent the three colleges. Val said that it is being looked a= t.

John motioned to adjourn the meeting and Tim seconded = it. All were in favor and the meeting adjourned at 4:00pm.