Chairperson Taylor called the University Technology Committee meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. in Bldg. 15 Room 1105.

Approval of Minutes - April 14,2008

Chairperson Taylor asked if the UTC members had any changes, additions, or corrections to the Minutes from April 14, 2008. Richard Crosby requested one (1) change. He asked that the phrase "our current emergency notification system has become obsolete as new buildings have come online" be changed to "our current emergency notification system has become less functional as new buildings have come online." The changes were noted and the Minutes were approved with that change.

Announcements

Michael Kucsak stated that beginning this week; the UNF Library will start allowing the check-out of laptop computers to students. These laptops can be checked out for three (3) hours and are for use in the UNF Library only. Students must sign a document taking responsibility for the laptop and will be charged if they are lost/stolen/damaged. He stated that for additional security, they are tape secured. The library has forty (40) laptops available for check-out. Due to cost, Macintosh laptops are not currently available.

He notified the group that the Library Technology Survey has concluded and the results are currently being calculated. He hopes to report the results back at next month's UTC meeting.

Action Item: Blackboard Team

Taylor informed the committee that the Blackboard Governance Statement has been edited and renamed Blackboard System Management. The team has brought it forward for endorsement by the UTC. The Motion to Endorse was moved by Katharine Brown and seconded by Lucy Trice. All were in favor.

Update: Content Management Team

Fred Sudler stated that the final submission had been received from the integrator, 352Media, but issues were found. The team realized that eight-nine (8-9) items in their code were customized development and did not use the Ektron product as agreed. Therefore, 352Media must now roll those items back to correctly use this system for all UNF web pages they deliver. He stated that a new kick-off date for training will be announced and the team is meeting today to further discuss these issues. It is expected that training will be held on June 17-18 by Ektron to replace the previously unsuccessful training efforts.

Report: Distance Learning Committee

No report.

Report: Campus Technology Committee

Katharine Brown stated that the Committee reviewed the Blackboard System Management statement and agreed to proceed with forwarding it for endorsement by the UTC.

Report: GOT

Deb Miller stated the group is meeting today to discuss addressing access to university systems for alumni, retired faculty, etc. The team also plans to continue discussions regarding the SafeAssign program.

Report: IT Security Action Team

No report.

Report: Campus Information Display Action Team

Jeff Durfee informed the group that the team met recently and is currently reviewing the submitted proposals. They are not ready to make an announcement at this time, but they expect a decision to be made by the UTC's next meeting.

Report: Portal Committee

Scott Bennett stated the committee met and recently rolled out the Alumni tab in the portal. Dale Clifford stated that when accessing Blackboard via the portal, users are still unable to access all the operational buttons (including the back/forth buttons) and the system is still not functional. Bennett agreed to continue looking into the issue and will report back to Clifford and the group. He also stated that per Deb Miller's request for increasing time-out times for students, the portal committee has agreed with this increase. He has forwarded the issue to Information Technology Services and IT Security for clarification before proceeding. Lance Taylor said he and Jeff Durfee will review and get back with the portal committee.

New Business

No new business to report.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:20 a.m.