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Report of the Academic Support Committee 2006-2007

Submitted April 16, 2007

By Dr. William Gillespie, Chair

Mission: The Academic Support Committee reviews and makes recommendations concerning policies of the College regarding equipment and services which directly support the academic program. Three students and at least five faculty members are appointed members of this committee. The Director of Library Services, the Director of Technology Training Services, and the Associate Vice President for Information Technology Services are voting ex-officio members of the committee.

2006-2007 Membership:

Dr. William Gillespie, Chair, Communication & Media Studies, (8163),

Dr. Jana Brill, Mod/Class Languages & Culture (8156),

Dr. Tim Griffith, Biology (8367),

Mr. Grover Hibberd, Info. Tech. Services, (8091),

Dr. Liyan Liu, History, (7092),

Ms. Mary Margaret Lowe, Library Faculty, (8403),

Mr. William WelshKinesiology & Health Studies (8123),

Report: The Academic Support Committee met monthly during the academic year, 2006-’07 following the College’s master Calendar.

The Committee received monthly updates and activity reports from the College’s Information Technology Services and the LearningResourceCenter. Annual reports from both departments, as well as a the ITS Technology Inventory for the institution are attached to this report.

The Committee also received reports and addressed issues regarding:

  • After hours technical support for computer labs.
  • Funding for software and hardware upgrades.
  • Faculty technology concerns and upgrade needs.
  • Access to College computers versus security.
  • ITS concerns regarding downloads to College computers.
  • Email spam control.
  • An inventory of classroom technology (See attached ITS Inventory Report).
  • Blackboard training.
  • Restoring two fulltime ITS positions.
  • Questions from Committee to be added to annual ITS Faculty and Staff Survey of Technology Needs and Services Assessment (to be administered electronically).
  • Annual ITS report of activities and tech support for instruction (See attached ITS Support Report for 2006-’07)
  • Annual Library report of circulation, patron counts, acquisitions, room usage, interlibrary loans, bibliographic instruction, and tours (See attached Library Statistical Report for 2006-’07)

For further information or a more detailed report please see the Committee’s minutes submitted and approved by the Committee by contacting the Provost’s Office, Dr. William Gillespie, Chair of the Academic Support Committee, any member of the Committee (listed above), Ms Mary Margaret Lowe, Director of the Learning Resource Center, or Mr. Grover Hibberd, Director of Information Technology Services.