Academic Computing Coordinating Council: 1/10/00 Agenda and Minutes

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Monday, January 10, 2000

2:10 - 3:30 p.m.
1003 Engineering Unit II
Agenda and Minutes

Agenda

Approval of minutes
Discuss Press Release on Student Computer Ownership
Review of Instructional Technology Fund (ITF) Projects

Minutes

Present: Mary Jo Anderson, Bob Becker, Matt Bishop, Ian Blake, John Bruno, Jack Farrell, Cristina Gonzáles, Dorothy Howe, Lamar Heystek, Harry Matthews (Chair), Richard Plant, Peter Rock, Marilyn Sharrow, Kevin Smith, John Stenzel, Kathi Sylva, Pat Turner, and John Vohs.

Excused: Mel Ramey.

Absent: Jerry Hallee, Jennifer Ramesh.

Guests: John Garamendi, Pat Kearney, Kent Kuo.

Staff to the Council: Gilda Garcia, Paula King, Donna Olsson for Bob Loessberg-Zahl.

Approval of Minutes
The AC4 December minutes were approved as submitted.
Discuss Press Release on Student Computer Ownership - Matt Bishop and Dorothea Howe
Handouts:
1. From Harry Matthews - Press Release: Draft Preamble
2. From John Stenzel - Press Release - Reworked Draft 1/10/2000
Council members discussed the handouts. Pat Kearney provided information on what is available for those who receive financial aid. Dorothy reported on a program that she is working on to obtain computers for students.
Discussion about statistics in draft press release of what percent of incoming freshman own computers.
Actions:
1. Paula to look into student computer ownership statistics and report back to AC4.
2. John Stenzel to revise press release draft incorporating council discussion for review by AC4 Steering Committee where it will be approved.
Review of Instructional Technology Fund (ITF) Projects - Kent Kuo
Handout: UC Davis ITF Project Update, January 10, 2000
Kent Kuo reported on the status of the first five (14.4 modems, Web Search Engines, DHCP, Network Access Ports, MyUCDavis/Faculty Web Tools) ITF projects. For more details, see the handout.
Action: Review or remaining projects to continue at next month's AC4 meeting.

The meeting adjourned at 3:30. Some council members stayed for the AC4/AdC3 joint meeting. The next meeting is scheduled on Monday, February 14, from 2:10 to 3:30, in Shields Library, First Floor Conference Room.