University of Minnesota

Institute of Technology

Minutes of the ITICC Meeting,

January 24, 2002

3:35 p.m., 170 Physics

Present: John Baxter (Math), John Hall (Math), Peter Hudleston (IT Stud Aff), Jerry Larson (ADCS), Larry LeMay (ADCS), Kent Mein (CSciE), Daniel MacEwan (Chem), Jeremy Pape (ME), Paul Peterson (CSci), Karen Swanberg (Geo)

1) Status of the Labs

Mein reported that there had been some problems with account opening at the start of the semester related to the labs moving to the UofM active directory forest. Although things were a little rough, people were getting their accounts opened, however. Larson reported that there also had been some problems with lab opening times, as the lab consultants returned from the break and as schedules were shuffled to accommodate other time commitments.

Larson noted that the ADCS lab in Walter Library is almost ready for opening. A lot of minor things still need to be fixed in the room – there is a long punch list.

Hudleston reminded those present that he still needed votes on the Walter Library proposal and encouraged all those who had not voted to do so. He also informed the committee that the cost of implementing the proposal in the first year would be less than originally proposed because of savings in consultant costs – the lab will be opening somewhat more than half way into the academic year.

2) Schedule for the Spring Semester

Hudleston distributed a tentative schedule of ITICC meetings for spring semester, with associated deadlines for preparing and reviewing proposals for improvement to the labs and for lab management for FY 03. He raised the issue of possibly moving the time of the meeting. Swanberg made a plea for some day other than the second Thursday in the month, because that is the day that Net People meet, and this and ITICC on the same day makes for a day nearly all taken up with meetings. She said there were a number of people who attend both Net People and ITICC meetings. Hudleston he would poll member on possibly changing the time of the meeting, although he noted his own schedule did not leave a lot of latitude for alternatives. [He subsequently polled ITICC members by e-mail about possibly changing the meeting time.]

Hudleston reminded the committee that we would need to include in the proposals this spring plans for renovation of Lind 26, which will become an IT computer classroom/laboratory when it is vacated by ADCS (following the opening of the facility in Walter Library.) We should probably plan to modify Lind 26 as an IT facility at the end of the summer. Larson noted that the lab is needed in June and July for new student orientation.

3) Other Business

MacEwan asked about the source of ITICC funds for the Walter Library project. Hudleston replied that this would be from the “Upper Division” pool of funds. He considered the Walter Lab to be generally equivalent in function to the five centrally funded ITICC labs -EE/CS 4-250, EE-CS 3-170, ME 308, CE 230, Lind 24. These are all supported by ITICC “Upper Division” funds, although they are open to all IT students, and a portion of the Lower Division fee revenue is put towards their support.