INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE MEETING NOTES
November 20, 2001
I. Welcome and Introductions
§ Members Present: Scotty Brookie, Mark Cianca, Pat LeCuyer, Larry Merkley, Kathleen Dettman, Terry Schalk, Bill Hyder, Charlie McDowell
§ Members Absent: Bruce Cooperstein, Bob White
§ Guests: Robin Ove, Kiyomi Inouye, Beth Riddle
§ Staff Present: Max Ritchie, Fana O’Halloran
II. Student
representation
It is still undecided which of the two interested
students will be asked to participate. One of them will be invited to attend
the next meeting.
III. AIS Update – Mark Cianca
No suggestions were made for other parties to
be involved in the AIS IP review structure. If someone would like to make
a suggestion in the future to include an additional party, they are free to
do so.
Mark will provide informational reports
periodically to ITC and will alert the committee of any campus wide issues that
arise out of the AIS project.
IV. Security Issues
Within the next two months, ITC will hear a report from the Electronic Communications Policy Group headed by Kiyomi Inouye and Janine Roeth. This report will then be presented to PAC.
Charlie McDowell expressed some reservations about the Policy
Guidelines for Blocking Network Access. Specifically, he would
like to see a more concrete list of things that would trigger an investigation.
Pat LeCuyer and Charlie will work together to revise this document
to include: guiding principles and a better-defined process for blocking network
access. The revisions will also focus on improving
the distinction between acceptable use and demand management. Pat LeCuyer will begin developing a security
contact list.
The committee identified three major issues that need to be addressed to improve web presence at the university:
§ Tools/Technology Infrastructure
§ User Interface, Navigation, Design
§ Content
ITC has decided to charge a new group to work on an intensive three-month review of the web presence issues noted above. Possible members of this were discussed. Beth Riddle will draft a charge for the group, and the ITC will discuss it at the next meeting on 12/13. The new group will begin meeting in January and will provide a report to ITC in April with a list of resources needed and a specific recommendations to improve web presence.
Chair Merkley also suggested a way in which the university could build upon the findings of the soon to be appointed web presence group, despite the anticipated budget cuts. He proposes that the campus might work collaboratively with divisions to reallocate certain staff to work on web initiatives flowing from the proposed review. It was suggested that the division that the employee works in might benefit from such an arrangement in various ways.
VII. Next Meeting: Tuesday, December 13, 2001, 10:00-12:00, McHenry 481.