The Technology Advancement Student Committee
Meeting Minutes
  
     
   
TASC MEETING
Amended Minutes
August 11, 2004
 
 
Call to Order
Mike Graham called the meeting to order at 2:00P.M. Members present were Dr. Brenda Birkett, Michael Duff, Dr. Todd Furman, Victoria Gauthier, Michael Graham, Dr. Debra Hollingsworth, Dwayne McCoy, Joshua Stewart and Kirk Thibeaux. Member absent was Mark Steward.
Others in attendance were: Nancy Borel, Secretary; Daniel Baker; Mark Bentley; Shane Burge; Richard Horvath; Chris Newsom; John Regan and Carlos Rivero.
 
Minutes
Mike Duff moved to approve the July 7, 2004 TASC minutes. Motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
 
CITO Update
Mike informed the members of the Blackboard Conversion and the problems McNeese had incurred.
 
Mike informed the members that the new mail server for students had been installed and it was up and running.
 
Old Business
Mike reported that the architect had been in touch with Facilities and Planning and drawings of Holbrook Expansion were being prepared. An updated report will be given at the next TASC meeting.
 
Mike Graham reported to the new TASC committee that the prior committee discussed changing the wording to one of the member positions. The member position they were discussing was the Faculty/Staff position that currently reads “One representative from University Computing Center with voice but no vote”. The prior committee discussed changing the wording to “One representative from Information Technology with voice but no vote”. Michael Duff moved to accept the new wording. Motion was seconded and passed unanimously. Document will be brought to the Senate for approval. Senate does not meet until the beginning of classes in August so document will be brought to the Senate committee then.
 
Members are continuing discussion of the draft document for Reserve Funds.
 
Members are continuing discussion of the draft document for Labs used by non-TASC students.

New Business
Fall 2004 meetings were scheduled. Fall schedule is as follows: September 8, September 22, October 13, October 20, November 10 and November 17, 2004. December meeting is to be scheduled at a later date. Meetings will be at 2:30PM in the McNeese Room of the Library.
 
Deadline for Fall 2004 TASC proposals will be September 17, 2004 at 2:00PM.
 
Mike discussed the purchase of a new computer to replace the SUB computer that was confiscated by Police. Nancy will proceed with purchase.
 
 
 
COTASCO Update
Shane Burge informed members that a representative from Element K would like to make a 45 minute presentation to the TASC members. Element K has a self tutoring software for student access.
Members agreed to invite Element K to campus for presentation.
 
Shane informed members that Department of Visual Arts was asking permission to install Adobe Photoshop Software purchased by Visual Arts onto the computers located in the Liberal Arts TASC Lab. Mike Duff moved to approve the installation of department purchased software onto TASC purchased equipment. Motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
 
Shane informed the members that McNeese’s Internal Auditor, Victoria Roach, was conducting an annual audit of TASC. Shane informed members that they were welcome to see past TASC purchases.
 
Shane reported the student mail server’s new look was designed by Richard Horvath and Carlos Rivero.
 
 
Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 2:35P.M.