Present: George Krueger, Bandara Gamini, Anne-Marie Lerner, Dale Buechler, Abdollah Soofi, Donna Gavin, John Goomey, Matthew Nigh, Calvin Brice, Regina Nelson, Lisa Merkes-Kress, Chanaka Mendis

Absent: John-Leonard Berg, Patrick Solar, Colleen Garrity, Tony Hayes

I / Opening of the Meeting
Call the Meeting to Order 4:00
It was moved by Buechler, seconded by Berg to accept the minutes of Thursday, September 14, 2017
as written. Motion carried.
II / Reports, Announcements, and Administrative Updates
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/ Introduction of Tony Hayes the new Chief Information Officer and students
Hayes was not able to attend.
Provost assistant, Chanaka Mendis reported on the following:
  • TURNITIN - Oncethe key to the software has been received, it will take the implementation team four weeks before it is available for staff to use.
  • Digitizing evaluation process—Interfolio -There has been an intent to plan (ITP) submitted for Interfolio, which is an academic faculty management software to assist in tracking faculty salary, promotion, and rank as well as institutional reporting, accreditation, and other various aspects of higher education. If approved this will be available next summer. Discussion ensued about the cost, which is $50,000 a year.
  • DLE -Digital learning environment (DLE) - it was stated that D2L wouldstill be used this year yet, canvas has been purchased. There is a two-year transition period. There will be training when the time gets closer for the new DLE Canvas.
  • CIM –Automating program/course changes -CourseLeaf Curriculum Management– This software will import course information from your student information system, provide customized forms , automatically create workflow, track edits and comments, report on status, and much more. The CourseLeaf Curriculum and CourseLeaf Catalog software work together to. This should be implemented early spring.
  • Campus Labs- compliance assist -Campus labs have been updated to be a bit more user friendly. To gain access to Campus Labs, please contact Victoria Livingston.

IT Budget Update – No update given, no one in attendance.
Academic Planning Council Report
Broussard reported on what APC is working on.
Media Technology Report – No one in attendance to report.
Teaching and Technology Center Update see above report by Mendis.
III / Unfinished Business
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/ None
IV / New Business
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/ None
V / Other
Topics for next agenda discussed.
VI / Meeting Close
The next meeting is Thursday, October 12, 2017 in the Mississippi Room
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/ The meeting was adjourned at 4:44 p.m.

Submitted by Lisa Merkes-Kress (Recording Secretary)