Schedule and location:
Monday, November 16, 3-4 pm, MBH 331
Agenda:
1. Updates and announcements
2. Effects of budget cuts on LIS services and resources
3. Network registration issues for fixed-location computers
4. Next steps for our May discussion on research and tech instruction
5. Anything else?
These questions were raised in the Languages Advisory Group’s May 2009 meeting.
If the faculty member’s primary computer is due for upgrade, s/he can choose from either of our standard models, Windows or Mac, for her/his new primary computer. If the end of the four-year replacement cycle has not yet been reached, and there is a desire to switch platforms, LIS will do what we can within budget limits to meet the request, but we cannot always guarantee that we can supply a brand new model. LIS is committed to providing all faculty with the equipment they need for their teaching and research, within the limitations of the budgets we have available.
There is no upgrade schedule to Vista. LIS has decided leap-frog over Vista and go directly to Windows 7 when the time is appropriate. We have ordered all new equipment to date with a downgrade to Windows XP Pro with service pack 3. Our reasoning: Vista introduced too many challenges to our support structure and to our end users.
There is no change to the LIS replacement schedule. The replacement cycle is based on a four-year deployment. The only caveat is that LIS will more closely scrutinize requests for any additional machines (i.e., beyond the standard “one primary computer per faculty/staff member.)
The Student LIS Advisory Group met in May. Here are our notes:
May 2009
1. We’ll try to meet two weeks into the fall semester in order to get right to work. Pathik will contact Mike when he arrives to work on scheduling and agenda.
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These are questions and suggestions that were raised in the Sciences Advisory Group’s May meeting. Read the rest of this entry »
The Sciences Advisory Group met on May 20, 2009
Attending: Carrie Macfarlane, Matt Landis, Jason Mittell, Steve Sontum, Bill Hegman, Pete Ryan, Matt Dickerson, Shel Sax, Stephen Ratcliffe, Bill Peterson, Roger Sandwick, Jason Mittell
The topics of this meeting were:
Humanities Advisory Group Meeting Notes
(recorded by Shel Sax ; reviewed by Andy Wentink and Holly Allen)
The Humanities Advisory Group met at 8:30 a.m., on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, in LIB105.
Attending: Holly Allen, Judy Watts, Brett Millier, MaryEllen Bertolini, Randy Ganiban, Heidi Graswick, Brenda Ellis, Dana Barrow, Pieter Broucke, Shel Sax, Andy Wentink, Amy Morsman, Will Nash, and for 10 minutes Joe Antonioli
Agenda
1. Impact of impending web makeover on departments
2. Sunsetting of Segue as a course management system and the process of finding its replacement
3. Discussion of research and technology instructions for students. What topics should be covered during the First Year Seminar orientations that are most relevant to the Humanities division? What research and technology skills should students possess upon graduation and how can we best provide training, support and development of these skills
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These are questions and suggestions that were raised in the Sciences Advisory Group’s February meeting. Read the rest of this entry »
Arts Advisory Meeting:
Monday, April 13, 2009
Present: Jennifer Ponder (light design and tech), Jason Mittell, Alex Draper, Judy Watts, Andy Wentink, Shel Sax Read the rest of this entry »