Here are the notes from the September 15, 2016, division meeting:
- Kudos were shared.
- Vish announced that Karen Klovdahl has accepted the DBA position and will start on Monday, September 26. Matt shared that the GIS Technical Director Skype interviews were conducted, and three candidates have been chosen for on-campus interviews. Two of the candidates will be interviewing the week of September 19. Linda welcomed Stuart Dodson as the new Technical Events Specialist.
- David Ziemba gave a network upgrade update. Blanca is almost finished. Focus is being turned to Tutt and east campus housing. Some of the network team members will be meeting on Friday, September 16, with east campus students to give them an update on the network upgrade and how it will affect them.
- Brian shared details about the Fine Arts Center (FAC). The Strategic Plan Oversight Committee for the FAC will approve the final program plans by June 30, 2017. David Ziemba will begin facilitating new conduit and fiber for getting the CC network to the FAC as soon as possible. The college will also be looking into the security system and humidity controls. Brian asked anyone working on FAC-related items to check in with their supervisor before working directly with anyone at the FAC or visiting the FAC for work purposes. We need to be very respectful of the people and facility during (and after) the transition.
- Linda announced that the ITS: Satisfaction Survey would be sent to the division today. The survey will be open through September 30. There will be incentives if participation levels are high (90% or above), so be sure to closely read the email that is sent with the survey link.
- Brian gave a 2016-2017 budget update. ITS:’s operational budget has increased by $1.3 million over the past two years, but much of this increase has been used to fund the network upgrade. For 2016-2017, we are anticipating only $400,000 of these funds will be used to pay back a portion of last year’s network upgrade expenses. As of right now, no other operational funds are anticipated to be used for this year’s network upgrade. Infrastructure and life-cycle replacements will be the focus for a major portion of the remaining additional funds. In order to budget appropriately for current and known upcoming needs and show the campus Budget Committee actual dollars of inventory and contractual needs, each ITS: department is working on five-year budget projections.
- Brian hopes to share details about the recent reorganization at the September 22 In the Loop . HR is still finalizing a few job titles.
Submitted by
Angie Bardsley
Administrative Assistant
Thank you, Angie, for once again doing a great job summarizing what was discussed!
ITS:Always fun, never boring
Respectfully submitted,
Linda Petro
