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Academic Computing Steering Committee

Mission:  To oversee the planning and implementation of information technology services for the College in support of teaching, learning, scholarly activity, and the overall academic mission of the College.

Membership:
Valerie Barr, Chair, Comp Sci (Div. 4 rep)
Dave Cossey, Executive Director, ITS
Felmon Davis, Philosophy; (Div. 1 rep., F '03)
Diane Keller, Director of Academic Services, ITS
Doug Klein, Economics, Assoc. Dean for IT, Dir. Center for CT; Chair
Kathryn Lesh, Mathematics, (Div. 3 rep.)
Tom McFadden, Director, Schaffer Library
Fuat Sener, Economics (Div. 2 rep.; on leave 05-06)
James Feck, Union College Web Site Director
Therese McCarty, VP for Academic Affairs (ex officio)
Dwight Wolf, Associate Dean for Academic Services & Planning

Past members
Charles Batson, Modern Languages (Div. 1 rep., term abroad F '03
Josh Bauman (Class of 2004)
Christie Sorum, Classics, VP for Academic Affairs (ex officio)
Cherrice Traver, EE/CS (Div. 4 rep.)


Minutes of Meetings - 2005-2006

October 10, 2005: Web office announcements; Faculty bibliography group;
                    Future agenda items; ITS reports

Minutes of Meetings - 2004-2005:

May 12, 2005: Announcements, DRAFT privacy policy
March 1, 2005: Computer privacy; Information gathering
January 21, 2005: Finalized laptop policy; Outlook and Exchange
November 12, 2004: Laptop policy, NITLE conference, Online music
October 29, 2004:  Laptop insurance;
October 8, 2004: ConnectNY; Laptops; Content Management; House
                    System; ITS Report; Future items

Minutes of Meetings - 2003-2004:

March 17, 2004:  Internet connection; Alden trust; Laptops; Spam;
                    ITS report; Committee procedures; Future agendas; Links

October 15, 2003: Spam, Virus, Lunch, Scheduling, Budgets
October 1, 2003: Updates, virus, links, and agenda

Minutes of Meetings - 2002-2003:

May 6, 2003:   RIAA; GIS; Web archiving; Arts 215; Web logs; Fiji;
                    International web site; Online scheduling; Library update
March 11, 2003: Sensemaking & Pervasive computing; Web archiving; GIS
March 4, 2003
:  Fiji; Blackboard; ePortfolio alternatives; classrooms
February 25, 2003:
Online data collection & online registration.
February 18, 2003: IT issues for Students.  Guest. A. McCabe
February 11, 2003
: Austin; Security; Calendar; Internet2; Dept. webs
January 28, 2003: House classrooms; R-25; 1st-year registration; 
                    Web archiving
January 21, 2003: Web archiving; House system; New college home page; 
                    Department websites & WeBWork; ePortfolios; Next week
January 14, 2003
: Telecom; Pervasive Computing; Web issues;
                    Library resources; ITS news.
November 14, 2002: Wireless; Dept. websites;CET update; ITS budget
November 7, 2002
: Budget issues; R-25; e-Portfolios; Web archiving; 
                    Webcasts; Departmental webs; Gen. Ed.; Pervasive
                    Computing; CT; File sharing; Internet cheating
October 24, 2002: e-Portfolio webcast
October 17, 2002
: Web update, Library update; Educause report
October 10, 2002
:  Web update; Library; Educause; GIS; MIT
September 26, 2002
. ITS update
June 6, 2002
: Grant announcements; Archiving honors theses;
                    summer workshops; departmental websites; upgrades

Minutes of Meetings - 2001-2002:

May 31, 2002: virtual meeting.  Announcements posted
May 23, 2002: No meeting.  Come to "Collaborating with Technology"
May 16, 2002
: WWW archiving wrapup; NITLE; XP upgrade; IPR policy;
                    Calendar; notebooks; Dept. websites;
                    online faculty directory; junk mail
May 9, 2002:
  e-Portfolios; Conferences; U*STAR; online calendar; 
                    keyserver; Patriot Act; Network storage; XP upgrades; 
                    pilot laptop program; IP policy; web office; Dept. websites.
May 2, 2002.  No meeting.
April 25, 2002
: e-Portfolios; Conferences; Orientation; Librarians Publish
April 18, 2002: Lab management; NITLE/CET conference; Web questions
April 11, 2002
:  IP policy; Faculty computers; Cable TV; 
                    Conferences; Library systems; future agenda items.

March 13, 2002
:  Committee change; Media Fair, IBM day; Advising;
                    Funding opportunities; Patriot Act
February 27, 2002
: Web advising; orientation; libraries; 
                    technology & tenure; web archiving; e-Portfolios; IBM day
February 13, 2002: Summer orientation; web advising; Intellectual
                    Property Rights policy; IBM day
February 6, 2002
: Web news; Intellectual Property Rights policy.
January 30, 2002: Intellectual Property; Technical Literacy
January 23, 2002: Agenda planning; Intellectual Property Rights
November 1, 2001: EDUCAUSE; faculty computers
October 18, 2001: Technology & international programs
October 11, 2001:
Network; Budgets; Cable system; Webmasters;
                    Advising; E-mail addresses; About U; Monkcam

October 4, 2001
: Library; Network; Resource 25; Web; Advising; 
                    New Member; Laptop policy
September 20, 2001
:  Department & Program websites; Monk-cam;
                    Internet connection; Emergency power.
September 13, 2001: Web server policy; Internet connection; CS Lab;
                    Web report; Curricular initiatives; Notebook policy
September 6, 2001
: Summer highlights; Membership; Property Rights;
                    Departmental Webs; Printing; Web advising; Insurance

Minutes of Meetings - 2000-2001:

May 31, 2001:  Copyright Policy; Distance Learning; 
                     Electronic Classrooms
May 17, 2001: Olin; Copyright; Acceptable Use; Web advising; Notebook
                     Insurance; Classrooms; OC3 line; McFadden; Blackboard
May 3, 2001:  Charge for AAC Distance Learning Subcouncil
April 25, 2001: Announcements; Acceptable Use; Digital reserves;
                     Blackboard rollout; Online German; Electronic classrooms
April 18, 2001: Distance Learning; Electronic Portfolios
April 11, 2001: Yahoo; DL issues; Department websites; Web advising
March 2, 2001: DL survey, Yahoo survey, DL issues, Membership,
                     Electronic Portfolios, Becker Hall, Library update, 
                     Network services
February 23, 2001: Cabling, Copyright policy, Wireless network,
                    Distance learning.
February 16, 2001
: Acceptable Use, Notebook Policy, Distance Learning
February 2, 2001: No meeting
January 26, 2001
: Notebooks; Internet research; Plagiarism; 
                      Campus network upgrade; Committee status; 
                      Other policies; Faculty computer replacement
January 19, 2001
: Notebook computers; Property rights; 
                      Central scheduling; Computing guidelines
January 12, 2001
: Internet upgrade; Transfer credit; Datatel conversion;
                      Distance learning; Olin 110; Online forms; 
                      Online faculty directory; Advising; Online scheduling/
                      calendars; Acceptable Use; Faculty Computers
October 24, 2000:
Distance Learning credit
October 17, 2000: Budget planning; DL credit
October 10, 2000: Budgets and staffing (special meeting)
October 3, 2000: Classrooms, distance learning
September 26, 2000:
  e-mail lists; classroom shortage; OCS activities;
                      EnableOA; budget issues; working groups

September 20, 2000
: Division II Chairs Meeting 
                      - Discussion of Technology Issues

September 19, 2000  Organizational; Reviews of ongoing activities

Minutes of Meetings - 1999-2000:

May 25, 2000: Distance Learning; IVDS; DL policy memo;
                      U*STAR update; future plans
May 18, 2000: Policy on Distance Ed.; Internet update
May 11, 2000: Cancelled
May 4, 2000: Virus attack; Desktop replacement; Curricular planning;
                      Credit for distance learning courses; student housing
April 27, 2000: Advising; Distance learning; Yahoo survey;
                      stragegic planning and institutional change; online forms
April 13, 2000: Faculty rewards; Advising; IBM 3-for-1;
                      Internet connectivity; video-conferencing
March 1, 2000: Conferences, budgets, advising, assessing & planning.
February 16, 2000: Computer needs; Scholarship redefined; Humanities
February 9, 2000: Continue previous items; computer needs; tech lit.
February 2, 2000: Budget review; Advising; FRB
January 26, 2000: Introduction & mission; name; goals


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Page maintained by J. Douglass Klein, Associate Dean for Information Technology.
Last updated 10/11/2005