UTFAB Meeting Minutes October 4, 2005

 

I.                   Refresher introductions made

II.                Mark Ritschard Kiosk Presentation

 

·         Work Grant Received of 47K from Sun Ray for 50 Kiosks located in high traffic college areas

o       Extra 25K needed

 

·          In conjunction with CITA to determine best locations for Kiosk

o       Only 6 Colleges responded requesting Kiosks

o       Location and set-up of Kiosks should be determined by end of October

o       Installation mid-winter or early spring

 

·         Cost of installation

o       Based on location

o       Kiosk set-up

§         Shelves? Stands?

§         Clusters may reduce cost

o       Approximately $700 per Network

§         This includes stand and security

o       Location and stand type into CITA by Nov 30

 

·         Location Location Location! -Action Plan

o       Discuss with individual college council’s placement suggestions

§         E-mail list to Chelsea chels_gavagan@yahoo.com

o       Work with Jim White from Facilities to help determine cheapest/most efficient locales

o       Next Tuesday UTFAB members come prepared to travel to anticipated sites

·         Computer Network Setup

o       Browser connected to own college?

o       Authentication or open web browser?

o       Handicap accessibility?

§         Jason will contact ATRC

III.             Bylaw Revisions

·          Pat discussed his proposal

o       Marked Bylaws sent out to all members

 

IV.             Forum Concerns

·         Scott Baily updated UTFAB web page

·         Tiffany

o       What designates Smart Classrooms

§         Must be general assignment

o       Wireless Accessibility in Braiden Hall

 

V.                Pat’s proposal of possible projects

·         Portal Redundancy 20-50K effects everyone who uses Ram Web

·         Adding storage to portal 200K+ expandable chasey

·         Additional laptops to Morgan Library 20-40K

·         Update in classroom technology 10K-Refresh instead of just constantly repairing

·         Additional development of the mobile portal for write access-20K

·         WebCT robustness 20-40K improve load balancer

·         Improved student web mail “through the portal”

o       UTFAB Members pick Top 3

 

Adjourn 5:02