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 These pages are no longer updated but are preserved as valuable reference material.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:   Cindy Dietz, Linda Grenz, Linda DeWitt, Joe Escobar, Stephen Pruch, Kaaren O’Rourke, Joe Russin, Lida Herburger, Patrick Lanning, and Barbara McIntire

FACILITATOR:  Stephen Pruch

RECORDER:  Joe Escobar

1.   The minutes were approved as written. Our next meeting – Jan 8, 2004

2.   New members Lida Herburger, Patrick Lanning, and Barbara McIntire were welcomed.

3.   Linda DeWitt attended her final TACT meeting and was thanked for her years of service on the committee.

4.   Discussion of the LCC Technology Organization Chart took place. Highlights included:

• Discussion about and justifying the proposed manager position
• The possible inclusion of Archives as infrastructure
• The development of the ITC as a Staff Technology Center – a resource for all LCC employees
• The possible inclusion of Distance Learning as instructional
  

5.   It was reported that the Technology Fund Requests for the 2004-2005 year will come through the Unit Planning Process, currently underway at LCC.  The TACT committee made it known that they will need all of the information, used in the 2003-2004 form, in order to successfully complete their work and award the funds.

6.   Barbara McIntire made a presentation and included a handout on the Microsoft Licensing Agreement which the college is beginning to consider.  Questions raised included:

• Will college-wide involvement in this agreement affect the CIT free licensing already offered to its students?
• How will this agreement work with the forthcoming faculty/staff computer replacement initiative?
• Further study of the costs, benefits, and shortcoming will need to be completed before any recommendation can be given.