Academic Computing Committee
Meeting Minutes
September 13, 2004
Members Present:
University Senate Representatives: M. Heller
Faculty Representatives: A. Adarkar [CHSS Faculty
Rep.], A. Koeller (CSAM), S. Shapiro [Library Faculty
Rep.], J. Youn [proxy for M. Kruge,
CSAM Administrative Rep.], R. Xing [SBUS Faculty Rep.],
Administrative Representatives (Academic Deans): A.J.Kelton
[CHSS Administrative Rep.], M. Mallery [Library Dean
Administrative Rep.], J. Hunt [Library Dean], L. Jenkins [CEHS Administrative
Rep.], R. Salomon [Proxy for Dean Alan Oppenheim]
Non-voting Members Present: E. Chapel, Associate Vice president for Information
Technology
Absent: A. Pemberton [SART Faculty Rep.], M. Davidson [CEHS Faculty
Rep.], J. Gaynor [University Senate Rep.], K. O’Halloran [Graduate School Administrative Rep], R. Julian
Robinson [SART Administrative Rep.], D. Stevens [Undergraduate Student Rep.],
T. Devlin, Academic Coordinator of Education Computing Network; G. Klajman, Local 1904 Observer, VACANT, Associate Director of
Information Technology, Student Representatives: VACANT (undergraduate), VACANT
(graduate)
Guest: J. Minier, R. Wolfson
Presiding: M. Heller, Chair Pro Tem;
Reporting: M. Mallery, Secretary
Distribution: ACC Web at http://frontpage.montclair.edu/acc
Convened: 3:07 p.m. [Library Special Collections
Room]
Adjourned: 4:35 p.m.
1. Call to Order: The meeting was
called to order at 3:07 p.m.
2. Minutes: The minutes for May 10
were approved with amendments.
3. Announcements:
• Second Annual NJEDge.Net Conference will be held
October 11 - 13, 2004 at
http://www.njedge.net/conference2004/).
• EdTeXpo the 10th Annual
MSU Technology Show and 3rd Annual Technology Conference will be held on
Tuesday, October 5, 2004. The morning speaker will be Jennifer
MacDougall, Applications Coordinator at MAGPI GigaPOP
at the
4. Reports
• Chair's Report: Chair Pro Tem Heller welcomed
Committee members and guests back for the new term. Heller reported that
Michael Davidson is out on disability leave, and ACC needs a new CEHS Faculty
rep. Heller noted that all appointees by University Senate 2003-2005 will
end at the end of the Spring term. Kelton asked if they weren’t 3-year appointments, and
Heller said he would check with Saundra Collins on this point.
• OIT Report: Chapel called attention to the OIT Newsletter,
Connections, which was distributed on MSU Opening Day at Kasser
Theater. It is also available on the OIT Web site at: http://oit.montclair.edu/index.html
.
Chapel highlighted three areas where funding is now in place due to budget
increases: 1) the complete computer replacement program on a 36-month cycle
(including new faculty equipment; 2) Classroom technology update and
replacement; 3) wireless roll-out completion for the entire campus (ideally
including open areas).
Chapel reported that since Sept. 6, the Network Readiness Program has
registered 2000 individuals, and 400 machines needed fixing. He noted that student are accepting of the sometimes long scans that
are required for ascertaining network readiness. Youn
noted that he heard some negative comments that the scans can take up to two
hours and that maps are failing. Hunt asked if
students who use computers at home can get a Network Readiness check, and
Chapel said that this program is only for computers on-campus.
Kelton asked if OIT has a deadline for reporting old
machines that need to be replaced. Chapel answered by the end of
September. Shapiro asked if OIT will be replacing the Optiplex
110s, and Chapel said that these should be replaced.
Xing asked if laptops will get updated to XP Service Pack 2 this year.
Salomon noted that most universities are still on Windows 2000, but XP SP2 will
be dealt with in the
Xing also asked if there was a way in Blackboard to monitor what students are
doing in class because a lot of them are surfing the Web during class instead
of following the teacher. Heller noted that faculty should work this
question out with their School technical support staff. Salomon noted
that he can help
Salomon asked if there was any chance of increasing the wireless bandwidth
on-campus. Chapel said that OIT was considering options, such as
redistributing access points, but there is no definite plan at this time. Youn noted that there were some problems with wireless
signal degradation on campus, and Chapel said that this
questions should be addressed as OIT finishes the campus-wide site
survey.
• Ad Hoc Committee Reports:
a) Mandatory MSU NetID Registration and
Use: Heller (Co-Chair) and Youn (Co-Chair) will
present the Committee's report at the February 7, 2005 ACC meeting.
b) Wireless Implementation at MSU: Pemberton (Chair) contacted MSU
Institutional Research Office about survey policies for proposed Wireless
Survey. Report will be presented at October 18th meeting.
c) Student Technology Survey: Kelton
(Chair) reported that he reached out to SGA members to develop a survey that
addresses their concerns. He is seeking help from all campus constituents
to put together the survey.
5. Ongoing Business
a. EDUCAUSE Representation Subcommittee: Kelton
(Chair) noted changes to the list of EDUCAUSE representatives, and Chapel said
that there were some additions that still had to
be made. Kelton will forward the updated list
to the ACC so that members can vote on the changes at the next
meeting.
b. Technology Initiatives for Persons with Disabilities Ad Hoc
Committee: Shapiro (Chair) posted the white paper approved at the May 10 ACC on
the ACC Web site. Heller will convene a subcommittee to write a cover
memo for sending the white paper to the University Senate in hopes that it will
inform next year’s budget.
c. Discussion on "What is an Academic Computing
Committee?" – Heller noted that this discussion was tabled until
University Senate possible committee reorganization actions. Wolfson reported that the University Senate has no current
plans for reorganizing committees. Minier said
that a true academic computing committee would have an 80/20 mix of
faculty/administrative representation and more discussion on classroom-oriented
issues. Kelton agreed that more pedagogical issues
could be discussed, but then where would the forum for the other issues
be? Wolfson added that the history of the
Administrative Computing Committee was that it did not meet, so he does not
recommend reconstituting this body. Heller tabled the discussion until
further action by the University Senate.
d. MSU Web Guidelines: Heller reported that the URL for the MSU Web Standards
and Guidelines is: http://www.montclair.edu/msuweb/ . Pemberton noted that in the current structure
the School Web sites are seven or eight levels down, which is not helpful for
students and faculty. Youn pointed out
that MSU might emulate
e. Meeting Dates and Times: Heller reported that he had posted the
following 2004-2005 ACC meeting schedule to the ACC listserv:
* Sept. 13 3-5PM: Library Room 110
* Oct. 18 3-5PM: Library Spec. Collections Room
* Nov. 8 3-5PM: Library Spec. Collections Room
* Dec. 13 3-5PM: Library Spec. Collections Room
* Feb. 7 3-5PM: Library Spec. Collections Room
* April 11 3-5PM: Library Spec. Collections Room
* May 9 3-5PM: Library Spec. Collections Room
Heller asked that faculty make sure that they are not scheduled for the
Monday 3-5PM class slot.
f. Election of Officers: Heller asked for nominations for the position of
Chair. AJ Kelton nominated Jean Alvares
to Chair the ACC for the remainder of the academic year, seconded by Adarkar. Heller noted that if the University Senate
appointed Jean Alvares as second University Senate
representative to the ACC at its next meeting on Sept. 22, then Kelton and Adarkar could speak to
Alvares about their nomination, and if he accepts the
University Senate appointment to the ACC and the nomination to Chair, the ACC
will conduct the election via email before the next meeting on October 18th.
6. Adjournment: The meeting was
adjourned at 4:35 PM.