TACT was retired as an offical college committee by action of College Council in the spring of 2005. These pages are no longer updated but are preserved as valuable reference material.

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PRESENT:  Linda DeWitt, Cindy Dietz, Linda Grenz, Joe Escobar, Linda Loft, Kaaren O'Rourke, Steve Pruch, Joe Russin, Bob Vogel

FACILITATOR:  Stephen Pruch

RECORDER:  Joe Russin

• Last meeting's minutes reviewed and approved.
• Announcement by Steve: All FY03 request funds have been transferred to the appropriate units.
• Tech Fee FY04: general discussion and questions:
• The issue was raised concerning the request for computers: Does the level of the need = the level of  technology requested? High end vs. low end, new vs. used/ recycled. Bob suggested using 3 approved vendors to obtain better pricing
• Issue: Many requests for part-time support. Should we look at a “centralization” model?
• Many locked classrooms with under-utilized computers. Suggestion to “double up” classroom use: Ex: combine a CAD lab with a word processing lab.
• Should we monitor computer use? Open labs with staff vs. classroom labs with faculty and students. Opposition was raised to labs used for only 1 or 2 classes
• Is discipline-specific software OK? Originally not, but CAD software WAS approved in the last round.
• A general discussion all 54 requests for FY04 followed. Completed scoring sheets will be submitted to Steve by 5/6.