COUNCIL ON ACADEMIC COMPUTING

DR. GEORGE E. KLINZING, CHAIR
MEETING SUMMARY – APRIL 8, 2002

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The meeting convened at 2:06 p.m.

MINUTES/ANNOUNCEMENTS

No changes were requested to the minutes of the March 4, 2002 meeting.

• The grand opening of the Faculty Instructional Development Lab (FIDL) was announced. An open house will be held on Monday, April 15, 2002 from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK APPLICATIONS INITIATIVE

Proposals were distributed to subcommittee members for review. Recommendations for funding will be discussed at the May CAC meeting.

SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS

Communications -- Cohn
Cohn reported that no assistant professors at the Oakland campus had been surveyed as part of the original distribution. Members of this group will be surveyed and she will be able to report on the findings of the survey at the next Council meeting. Results of the question posed to members of the AAU data exchange regarding communications with faculty are very mixed.

Faculty Training --
Chandra reported that this group has discussed how to get training to the faculty who need it. The University-wide workshop pattern doesn't seem to be working well. It was recommended that a strategy be developed for CIDDE to deliver a customized approach at the department level.

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF COMPUTING SERVICES & SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT -- JINX WALTON

There was no formal report. Walton was unable to attend the meeting.

NEW BUSINESS

Hoelzeman raised a question regarding the practicality of a port charge given the move toward wireless networks. This question will be referred to Walton for discussion at the May meeting of Council.

Klinzing requested that Council think about hot topics for CAC to discuss next year.

Klinzing will ask Diane Davis, Director of CIDDE, to attend the next meeting of Council.

The meeting adjourned at 2:34 p.m.