Minutes

April 9, 1999

Media Center, Willard Hall Room 005

Present: Don Adams (Philosophy), Paul Altieri (Economics), David Blitz (Honors Program), Rae Schipke (English), Li-Ning Huang (Communication), Antonio Garcia-Lozada (Modern Languages), Robert Wolff (History), Marc Triebwasser (Political Science), Catherine Baratta (Sociology/Social Work), Dan Larose (Mathematical Sciences), Robert Glarner (Music), Jim Conway (Psychology), Peter LeMaire (Physics/Earth Sciences).

Guests: Roy Temple (Media Center), John Rutherford (Library), Tom Roman (Physics/Earth Sciences), Bill Sherman (Info. Supp. Serv.).

The meeting was called to order at 2:05 p.m.

1. The minutes of March 5, 1999 were approved (Baratta/Conway).
   
   
2. Announcements:

• John Rutherford showed the new Libarary Services page on the Internet.
• James Noblitt will be the guest speaker for the Excellence in Teaching Forum on May 14.
• Some departments still have not submitted long-range technology plans.
• Progress continues with the installation of Outlook.
• Some of the new computers have arrived. The Macs do not have disk drives.
• The AASCU teleconference on cost-effective uses of technology in education will be April 22 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.

3. Some additional changes were made to the draft of the Arts & Sciences Web Policy.
   
   Motion to clarify that the link to a web page cannot be removed until the completion of the appeal process and a negative finding by the appeal committee (Blitz/Triebwasser). Carried.
   
   Motion to move misrepresentation of academic credentials from the area of other objections to the list of unacceptable behavior (Wolff/Conway). Carried.
   
   Motion to approve the policy with changes (Blitz/Wolff). Carried.
   
   
4. The six motions in the Resolution on Academic Computer Funding were put before the committee (Blitz/Triebwasser). There was a discussion on each of the motions but no vote was taken on any part of the resolution. Dave Blitz noted that the Committee agrees to disagree with Bill Sherman on the issue of software choice.
   
   
5. Bill Sherman explained that the state has contracted with a firm that is checking all computers on campus for Y2K compatability. Someone will check the bios in each computer to determine if it compliant and will also inventory all software on the computer.

6. The meeting was adjourned at 3:50 p.m.