Brian spoke about the creation of two horizontal teams with focus on mobility and the landscape of IT. He also thanked the groups participating in the budget exercise; the participants will share a report and presentation at the next divisional meeting. Brian gave a shout-out to the women and men of the Solution Center as they were recognized by the new chaplain, Alex, as the best IT support group he has interacted with in his career. Brian talked about the Tutt Library dedication ceremony and encouraged staff to participate in the faculty/staff giving campaign.
Manuel spoke about the new mobile app and stated that it will be entering the testing environment soon.
Karen shared that the Banner Team is in process of demonstrating Banner 9 to major user groups, as well as undergoing new technology training. The group is hoping for a roll-out next summer.
Andrew talked about testing thin client technology. He discussed how it is more cost and energy efficient and easier to maintain. This topic generated a valuable discussion, and Andrew invited everyone to try it as there are test models in the Tech Sandbox.
Jim spoke about ”DIRT,” the Data Integration Reporting Team. DIRT’s purpose is to come up with strategy to have better access to data and better reporting capability.
Linda talked about the annual ITS: survey coming out this week. The deadline for submission is November 3, 2017. Linda also shared some effective means of giving feedback, such as talking to each other, reviews and evaluations, the annual survey, the special ops team’s open door policy, and the college’s ombudsperson.
Linda, Katharina, Matt, and David shared updates about open positions and staffing needs.
Minutes submitted by: Lucie Tennis, Administrative Assistant, ITS:
