COUNCIL ON ACADEMIC COMPUTING
DR. GEORGE E. KLINZING, CHAIR
MEETING SUMMARY –
The meeting was called to order at
Minutes
No
changes were requested to the minutes of the
High Performance Network Applications Initiative Program
The
proposals have been distributed to the reviewers and the Council is expected to
vote on their recommendations for funding at the next meeting. Galletta inquired whether the review subcommittee has the
authority to request further information. Klinzing stated that reviewers
may ask for clarification, but proposals should be reviewed "as
is." Klinzing asked reviewers to comment on each proposal to provide
constructive criticism and feedback for improvement of future proposals.
Subcommittees
Systems Failure
The subcommittee anticipates presenting its report at the next meeting.
Security
The subcommittee is working with Bill McGahey of the Senate Computer Usage
Committee to coordinate efforts between the committees in implementing
recommendations on security issues.
Bandwidth
The subcommittee has met and will present its final recommendations at the next
meeting.
Announcements
Klinzing
anticipates that the meeting in June will be the last one until the fall
term. Council members should contact him via e-mail with agenda items for
discussion, exploration, and resolution to present to the Provost for next
year.
Report of the Director -- Jinx Walton
The
grant awarded to the University by the National Science Foundation, which
subsidized connection costs of close to $140,000 to the vBNS
system, has expired. CSSD discovered that only ten universities
nation-wide are connected to vBNS, that the
University can access vBNS through
The
gigabit ethernet upgrade in Allen Hall and
The
Tower C residence hall has been wired to the DHPC service. A pilot
project is underway to expand these connections to other residence halls and
common areas by fall.
The
computing lab in Posvar Hall will be closed for
renovations. Other computing lab schedules, especially those in David
Lawrence Hall, will be adjusted accordingly to accommodate the overflow created
by the temporary loss of this facility.
Several
Council members inquired how they may request the installation of e-mail kiosks
in their buildings. Currently, kiosks have been installed in those areas
requested by students via survey. Each kiosk is equipped with a
"retired" computer from one of the computing labs in a graffitti-resistant "shell" at a cost of $3,000
each. Efforts are underway to install kiosks for the wheelchair bound.
Requests for installation of e-mail kiosks should be directed to Jinx Walton.
The
subscription period for DSL connections through Stargate
is expired. CSSD will participate in quarterly meetings with Stargate executives, at which time they will receive
progress reports on the status of sign-up for services, installation of
connections, and positive and negative customer feedback.
The
meeting was adjourned at
The next meeting of the Council is scheduled for Monday, June 11, from