ITC Minutes: March 1, 2019
Meeting called to order at 1:15pm
Attendees:
S Barnett, T Burkholder, L Casas, E Givens, S Johnson, K Kean, J Melnyk, C Menoche, P Nagpal, S Petras, C Thomas, L Washko
Ex-Officio – C Valk
Guests – L Bigelow (CCSU SUOAF Chapter President), G Crerar (SUOAF Local President), G Claffey, R Kelly, S McNickle, D Pierce, C Tower
- Approved Minutes Feb 1, 2019 (Kevin/Charles)
- LMS Survey committee is still working on recommendations – should be finalized soon
All info will be sent to Faculty Senate to review in March
- Renew BB for a year with conditions
- Go out to bid with an RFP – could take up to a year
- Promote best practices for course shells
CIO Search update
About 30 applicants so far – committee has met and created rubric for qualifications
Hope to be doing airport interviews with semi-finalists in April.
IT Announcements
Sean McNickle – IT is aggressively looking at MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) for email. It will be implemented with students first and then shortly after for faculty and staff. MFA is used with most Banks now. It entails getting a code or text to another device when logging into email. This will help with spam and phishing emails. Also, student financial aid awards are being stolen across the country. Hackers change routing number in Banner and money is gone.
Students on campus do not need to use dual authentication. MFA is only for devices connected to the wireless network and off-campus.
Possible alternative for students who don’t have a cell phone or don’t want Microsoft software on their phones – buy tokens from the bookstore.
Students will always have to use dual authentication for WebCentral Banner Web.
Media Services Announcements
None
IDTRC Announcements
Ally – accessibility tool in Blackboard Learn will be implemented – putting together a meeting after Spring Break.
Final stages of hiring someone to replace Claude Abbott.
New UA starts on Monday, March 4, to assist with Scantron and Center for Teaching and Faculty Development
Committee Reports:
IT Strategic Planning
George Claffey: The planning process is near completion.
Higher Ed challenges for the next 5-10 yrs. There is a great need for more Data Analytics to help with the challenges.
Web Advisory Committee
Recent discussions: Issues around how many people should have access to update web sites – more uniform look across departments – what type of information should be available on web site.
Background on the committee: Communication was lacking – broad policy outlines – develops policies and recommendations and advises. Make sure staff from Marketing and Communications have an understanding of what faculty opinions are. Bring stakeholders together and talk about the frustrations with communication. Advocate to get better communication.
Feedback from SUOAF (Lisa Bigelow/Greg Crerar) – As president of the SUOAF/AFSCME Union, Lisa explained that she wants to ensure that the contract is followed – making sure that bargaining unit work stays with bargaining unit members. There seems to be a direct connection between the discussions and the work listed in the job descriptions of SUOAF members. The Union cannot allow on the Infringement of the work of its members; it adversely affects the conditions of employment.
Questions – S Barnett – The initial task of the Committee was to come up with a web site policy. It was a committee where everyone could vote. Recommending is the purview of the committee; just an advisory committee. L Bigelow will send written feedback regarding what the subcommittee should and should not be doing – exactly what the objections are.
Based on the information Lisa Bigelow provides, the committee will rewrite by-laws and will work on another draft.
P&T/ITC Subcommittee Update
Digital portfolios for first-year faculty renewals – most faculty did it. There were some minor hiccups; there wasn’t a good way for the entire DEC to sign the form. Acrobat only allows for one signature per document. Due to this the Provost had to review paper copies. Some renewals got lost in emails.
The subcommittee is planning to put together a survey to all participants, including secretaries, to see where the issues were. Go back to Faculty Senate in hopes of using for all faculty next year. Catherine Thomas will work with Tom B on the survey.
New Business
None
Adjourned 2:28pm6