AGENDA

12. Student user Id's and Domains
13. Somsen Room Numbers/Signs
16. Usage of Leadership Center
17. LCD projector stations

         Changes: Old #12 becomes #14
                        Old #13 becomes #15

SVAC forwarded the committee charge for Senate comments and approval.

Committee charge: The mission of the SVAC is to assist in creating a safe campus environment. The Committee shall review Federal and State statutes, and campus policies and procedures for handling cases of sexual violence. The Committee shall develop a plan to make accessible to students, staff and faculty information on policies and procedures relevant to sexual violence and on services and resources available to survivors of sexual violence. The Committee shall make specific implementation recommendations to the university constituency groups for educational programs and preventative measures regarding sexual assault and sexual harassment.

           The Committee will elect its own chairperson.

           Term of office: 2 years.

The previous year's chairperson will call the first meeting of the academic year.

           Alex informed that the Senate approved the Committee Charge and the committee memberships.
           The administration acknowledged the Senate action.

Richard Davis, Director of Publications, provided Senate with a response-document to Faculty Association concerns regarding the WSU web site, including a review of its procedures and staff accountability.

Alex informed that the Faculty Senate accepted the document with thanks.

The administration acknowledged and thanked the Senate acceptance.

Alex mentioned the following software/communication concerns to the administration:

1. Some problems have been experienced in putting programs on IT servers.
        Where/how do we purchase network software and where/how do we have them installed?
        Can we get recommendations for software compatibilities? Right now, three different questions:
        type/cost of software, compatibility with machines, compatibility with network.

2. Since then, services have been improved. But still plenty of frustrations experienced by users.

3. Time-lines, communication-lines, budget-lines are often causes to these problems.

4. The process of putting software on IT servers is not well understood.

5. Send to Meet & Confer or the Technology Committee?

6. License issues are not being communicated directly.

7. Meetings are still occurring without full notification or full participation.

8. Should we have Dean Feller meet with Faculty Senate?

9. Who is responsible for the purchasing and updating of software?...VP Whetstone?

10. Modem lines from outside WSU are still a problem.

            Administration Responses:

1. Ask Dean Feller for technical issues on software and hardware. President Krueger said this is a constant problem, but perhaps this should not be a Meet and Confer item! Communication is still a huge problem. We do have the Faculty Technology committee. How about the Deans (jokingly!)? The administration is trying to solve the problems.

2. The whole instructional technology thing needs to be improved! VP-Whetstone has been working on different solutions. Should we set up a separate area for faculty to go for IT services?

3. Modem line problems are still being addressed with enhancement and moving them to a faster machine. 128 modems available at WSU-Winona. For Rochester/Cities, one dials in a general number. Time-out problem is being addressed. E-mail explaining the usage of Modems would be helpful. Reminder that usage of public equipment must be for WSU-related stuff. Reminder: private use of IT stuff is prohibited and public equipment must be used with integrity.

Alex informed the administration that the Faculty Senate has approved the nomination of Rod Searle for an honorary degree of the Doctor of Humane Letters, to be awarded at the Spring Commencement in 2001.

The administration thanked Faculty Senate and will proceed with the awarding of the Honorary Degree at the May Commencement.

The Faculty Senate approved the following proposal from the Faculty Assn. IT Committee: Beginning with the entering class in Fall 2002, first year students will no longer be permitted to bring their own laptop and receive partial support services, they must lease laptops from ITS. There will be a phasing in period until fall 2002 for those students who brought their own laptops in fall 2001. They will be "grandfathered" and allowed to continue as partial participants but with more tightly defined and enforced limitations on service and support. Students who will attend WSU in Fall 2002 will be informed of the new policy as that class is recruited, starting this Spring and summer.

          Administration response:

1. Need to do some more work on this issue.

2. Variety of laptops created a lot of problems for faculty.

3. Student Senate has changed their vote to Asupport mandatory leasing.

The Faculty Senate approved the following charges for the Faculty Technology Committee:
Represent faculty concerns in other settings in which technology decisions are made.

Identify potential issues and advise the faculty senate on them.

         Disseminate information about technology to (and collect from) faculty.

         Review specifications of laptop program.

         The administration thanked and acknowledged the charges.

Alex informed the administration that the Faculty Senate has referred the proposed amendment regarding Article 25(a) of the IFO/MnSCU Master Agreement:

AColleagues reviewing the PDR of a probationary faculty member are encouraged to provide formative commentary in the context of the separate criteria for tenure and promotion defined in Article 25(a).@
to the PP&G committee.

Alex informed the Administration that their request for faculty appointments to a WSU outreach planning session, initiated by Associate VP Clements, has been sent to Committee on Committees for membership solicitation.

          The administration would like to move on this ASAP.

Alex informed the administration that the Faculty Senate has endorsed the motion from the Wellness Committee, which requested the administration to take action regarding many complaints from students, staff and faculty about the amount of tobacco smoke that they are exposed to at building entrances, including academic buildings and residence halls. The motion included the request of the administration to do the following:

Alex informed the administration that they're proposed revision (addition under #5-b.3) to WSU Reg. 5-2, explaining the distinction between national and local/regional searches:

Alex informed the administration that the Faculty Senate has approved their request for Associate VP Clements to conduct information meetings with Rochester-based faculty at the Rochester University Center. It was also noted that these information meetings are not to replace regular Meet and Confer meetings.

The administration thanked the Senate approval and especially concurred with the note that these will be informational meetings, not Meet and Confer meetings.

There is a rumor that student Id's are changing. This could affect network access to specific software. Is the student ID changing?

         Administration Response:

1. Enforcing certain ID-structure to eliminate problems with guest Id's.

2. VP-Whetstone believes that student ID structures might be changing in several weeks. Most juniors and seniors are not aware of this change.

3. Get ID help if you are having problems.

        Domain has been changing from "WSU-CIS" to "Winona" What are the effects?

       Administration Response:

1. If you don't have "Winona" as a Domain; you can't get on network-drives!

2. Sysuser problem is being addressed also!

3. 1,700 video e-mails were backed up over Valentine's Day...almost killed the system!

Where did the old signs go? When will the new signs come in for 2^nd floor Somsen?
VP-Winbush is going through each building to check and fix any sign problems.

Do ventilation and first floor carpet if dollars are available, this summer! Classrooms have been vacated this summer for this project. Money for Minne is coming from savings on lower costs on Boilers. Further information coming. Bid by May 5th. Chance for Minne renovations is quite good.

Even with budget cuts, WSU can and will move on adding 3000 permanent seats. Money is made available from Pepsi money. Total of $214k is being designated for this project. Might get some opposing viewpoints on this project!

Leadership Center is now finished. The center can be used for large meetings and conferences. Faculty was asked to give input of design of room. VP-Clements and Ann MacDonald (ACEED - Customized Training Coordinator) are in charge of scheduling for the use/rental of this Center.

Faculty Exec's were invited to view the new Leadership Center (across the hall) after the Meet and Confer meeting.

17. LCD projector stations

Redoing some Somsen rooms. Do as much of Minne as one can. Many projects are competing with each other. The LCD projectors are also competing for the same funds. Some faculty need $10k projectors, which would eat up most of the available technology money. Modest (~$2k-3k) LCD projectors might be the first priority for rooms that need a projector. If higher-end/higher-cost LCD's are needed, then perhaps College/Dept money should be used. Replacement costs are also being considered in the overall technology cost.

Adjourned   4:15 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Bill Ng.