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TASC MEETING
Minutes
September 22 2004
Call to Order
Mark Steward called the meeting to order at 2:40P.M. Members present were Michael Duff,
Dr. Todd Furman, Michael Graham, Dr. Debra Hollingsworth, Mark Steward, Joshua Stewart and
Kirk Thibeaux. Members absent were Dr. Brenda Birkett, Victoria Gauthier and Dwayne McCoy.
Others in attendance were: Nancy Borel, Secretary; Daniel Baker, Mark Bentley, Shane Burge, Richard Horvath, John Lane, Carlos Rivero and Paul Wolfe.
Minutes
Dr. Todd Furman moved to approve the September 8, 2004 TASC minutes. Motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
CITO Update
Mike informed the members that McNeese received an Oracle Portal Grant from the Louisiana State Consortium. The only cost to McNeese would be the purchase of Oracle Licenses.
Old Business
Mike Graham discussed the Senate Approval of the TASC Constitution Changes to the “Member with voice but no vote from Information Technology”. Mark Steward said that this document had not yet been presented to the Senate. Mark will make presentation at next meeting.
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
Christopher Twitchell from Element K presented a presentation for on-line self tutorial classes. Christopher informed the members that a minimal order of $5000 would need to be purchase for the initial implementation and more classes could be added at an additional cost. Members will continue to discuss this option for campus use. Mike Graham will call the University of Arkansas @ Fayetteville for references. Mike Graham will conduct a student survey to find out what the student needs are.
Mark Steward informed those present that TASC member Victoria Gauthier was having a conflict with her class schedule and the currently scheduled TASC meetings. Mark discussed the idea of changing the meeting date and time. The remaining member’s schedules did not allow for this change. Mark would consider a reappointment for Student at Large.
Mike Graham discussed the three year upgrade of computers in Holbrook Ranch Computing Center. Mike informed the students that the Louisiana System would be making a bulk purchase from Dell Computers in the Fall of 2004 and if TASC members agreed, this order of computers could be added to the bulk order to receive a large discount. Kirk Thibeaux moved to purchase HRCC computer upgrades with the Louisiana System Bulk Purchase. Motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
Members discussed the TASC Proposal Presentations. Thirty-seven proposals were received. Eighteen will be presented at the October 13, 2004 meeting and nineteen will be presented at the October 20, 2004 meeting. Each will be given three minutes for presentation and each will be given three minutes for question and answer period. Each of these two meetings will be 1 to 1-1/2 hours in length. Dr. Hollingsworth moved to extend these two meetings to allow for all presentations. Motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
At 3:40 PM, Michael Duff moved to extend today’s meeting until business was finished. Motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
COTASCO Update
Shane Burge distributed copies of the Holbrook Ranch expansion architectural drawings. Members were allowed to express their ideas for the expansion.
Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 4:00P.M.
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