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Meeting Minutes
TASC
MEETING
Minutes
17 Aug 2005
Call to Order
Michael Duff called the meeting to order at 3:06 pm. Members present were Michael Graham, Michael Duff, Todd Furman, Jessica Benada, Chad Thibodeaux, Chris Pelloquin, Phillip Oliver, Carrie Rollins, and Wayne Fetter.
Minutes are approved unanimously.
Welcome to:
Wayne Fetter Dean of Education
Phillip Oliver (Student rep from senate)
CITO Update
Michael Graham discusses budget.
Michael Graham talked about projected plans for the upcoming year. He asked the committee to consider
A) What is TASC and what is the university’s responsibility
B) Do we want TASC to focus on bigger projects and possibly have ideas for next meeting.
C) New updated TASC equipment
Michael Duff would like to start dreaming big and fund larger projects
Michael Graham proposed two big beneficial projects
A) Portal for campus: one user name
B) One Card System: door access, meal plan, etc. (funded by one card assessment)
Michael Graham mentioned that the university is spending $2 million on the Banner conversion and infrastructure.
Todd Furman does not think that TASC should fund infrastructure for the Portal or One Card System. TASC should be paying for the latest equipment and software that is being used by industry for students to use while learning.
Michael Graham advised that TASC needs planned equipment maintenance and upgrades. Money should be set aside for this purpose.
Todd Furman would like to see a yearly “State of TASC” report.
Michael Graham will bring a “State of TASC” report next meeting.
The costs of the Portal and the One Card System were discussed.
Michael Graham said that the costs over several years would be:
A) One Card System $700,000
B) Portal $120,000 to $150,000
Michael Graham will bring to the next meeting
A) Numbers for the Portal to put before the Senate
B) An agenda for the meeting
It was decided that the deadline for proposals will be Friday, 16 Sep 05.
It was decided that TASC meetings will be on Wednesdays at 2:30 pm on the following dates:
Todd Furman suggested that proposals be limited and that no proposals for new labs be allowed.
Chad Thibodeaux would like to see more proposals from students.
Todd Furman proposed that entering fulltime freshmen should be required to purchase a laptop.
Michael Graham would like to start a wireless campus and said that McNeese has the capability to handle the security requirements.
There was a motion and second to adjourn at 4:10 pm.