Academic Computing Policy Board

Minutes for the October 24, 2006 ACPB Meeting

Approved: October 31, 2006

The meeting was convened at 1:30 in the IIT offices.

Members present: Gary Miessler (chair), Phyllis Larson, Roberta Lembke, and Anthony Becker.

Minutes of the September 26, 2006, meeting were approved without revision.

Roberta provided updates and information on the following areas:

  1. Two sample laptop computers are in for faculty to examine.
  2. IIT staff will be contacting faculty to assist with backup.
  3. Office moves into the modular village are complete from an IIT perspective.
  4. The World Language Lab is mostly complete.
  5. The second compressor is operational in the equipment room and the portable unit has been removed. Perry Kruse is researching and will oversee installation of the new A/C system.
  6. IIT staffing and funding benchmarks relative to peer institution and CLAC schools was distributed and discussed. St. Olaf is below average in both comparison groups in all funding and IT staffing measures.
  7. An external review of IIT is tentatively scheduled for 2007/08.
  8. Data on IIT staff hours of support by department was distributed. More detailed data will be distributed next meeting.
  9. IIT Statement of Accounts was distributed and the status of various major projects was reviewed.
  10. Classroom technology configuration priorities for the new science center are being solicited from involved departments.

The next meeting was scheduled for October 31, 2006, at 1:30 in IIT offices.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:20.

Respectfully submitted,

Anthony D. Becker, Acting Secretary