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Minutes of theComputing Advisory CommitteeFebruary9, 1999 |
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Minutes of theComputing Advisory CommitteeFebruary9, 1999 |
Those attending: Mary Wallace, Jim Duggan, Patty Cosgrove (for Al Allen), Brad Willke, David Blakesley, Larry Schilling, J-P Dunn, Susan Logue (for Carolyn Snyder), Kevin Wise (for Pierre Barrette), Michael Wainer, Geoff Nathan (recorder).
The meeting opened with a discussion of the student technology fee. It was agreed that there was a need to clarify who the fee was for. There was also considerable discussion as to what constituted a public access lab, but no absolute definition was forthcoming.
The next issue that was discussed was the question of a plan for upgrading faculty desktops on campus. The issue seems to come down to two fundamental plans--either to provide a set amount to each department, regardless of their current status, or to provide for some system of `grants', which would be applied for separately.
Other possible approaches were also suggested. One suggested a (fairly cheap) standard computer set up which could be offered to everyone(along with appropriate network connection for those who currently lack). If a particular faculty member needed a higher standard, a case could then be made. Another tack suggested that a fairly high amount could be granted to all departments (or perhaps to particularly underendowed departments) in the first year, with a smaller, set amount to be evenly distributed to all departments in subsequent years.
No definitive solutions were proposed, and Geoff agreed to present a formal proposal at the next meeting, which will be Tuesday, March 2 at 3 P.M. in the Dean's Library Conference room.
