April 23, 1998
PRESENT ABSENT Dr. Jeffrey Austen Ms. Susan Lafever for Dr. Jack Armistead Mr. Matt Campbell Dr. Winston Walden Dr. Cathy Cunningham Dr. Reed Cripps Dr. David Larimore Mr. Paul Isbell Mr. Richard Cashion Dr. Carl Owens Mr. Nicholas Kurowski Dr. Charlie Ferrill Dr. Gary Pickett Mr. Anthony Moffet Mr. Jim Johnson for Dr. Patrick Reagan Mr. Jeff Gold Dr. Rubye Torrey Mr. Tim Guffey for Dr. Marie Ventrice for Ms. Darla Wilhite Dr. Charles Hickman Dr. Raymond Holbrook Mr. James Westmoreland Dr. Steven Isbell
The Information Technology Committee met at 11:00 a.m. on April 23, 1998 in Clement Hall, Room 206. Dr. Patrick Reagan called the meeting to order.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Dr. Steven Isbell made a motion to approve the Agenda. Mr. Richard Cashion seconded the motion. Motion carried.
APPROVAL OF MARCH 26, 1998 MINUTES: Mr. Richard Cashion said he did not attend the March meeting. Mr. James Westmoreland made a motion to the correction. Dr. Rubye Torrey seconded the motion. Motion carried.
ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT EXCHANGE FORMAT: Dr. Jeff Austen requested that the Information Technology Committee propose a standard for electronic document exchange. Dr. Austen said he would do some further studying on this topic.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE: Dr. Patrick Reagan said the Sub Committee would have a report for the fall meeting.
PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT: Mr. James Westmoreland said the committee had met and would be meeting on May 5 to determine the use of the Technology Access Fee. He stated that they have received priority lists from the Academic and Administrative Officers. He said they would be developing the Information Technology Plan from these lists of projects.
COMPUTER CENTER REPORT: Mr. James Westmoreland said that we have advertised for applicants to fill Barbara Goodson's position and interviews would start April 24, 1998. Andy Wills resigned and his last workday will be May 14, 1998. He said Richard Cashion and his staff is working on student fee payment system, which will allow the students to pay with a credit card using web technology.
ELECTION OF 1998-99 Chair: Dr. Gary Pickett made a motion to elect Dr. Carl Owens as Chairperson of the Information Technology Committee for the 1998-99 year. Dr. Reed Cripps seconded the motion. The motion carried. Dr. Gary Pickett proposed to write a letter to Dr. Patrick Reagan's Dean to express the good job he did while serving as chairperson of the committee.
SUCH OTHER MATTERS: Mr. James Westmoreland expressed his thanks to Richard Cashion and Kay Hume on the presentations they have made, also to Gary Andraza on the NT lab presentation he made at the EDP symposium.
ADJOURN: Dr. David Larimore made a motion to adjourn. Dr. Raymond Holbrook seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned at 12:00 p.m.