Faculty Senate University Computer and Electronic Communications Committee
Thursday, March 24, 2005  903 Campus Center 12:00-13:30
                        DRAFT MINUTES
Attendance:
Steve Brewer, Biology; George Avrunin, NSM; Ernie May, Senate; Murray
Eisenberg, Math; MJ Canavan, Library; Robert Levin, Food Science; 
Bruce McCandless, Research Affairs; Michael VanKleef, Undergrad Rep

II. Announcements and Question period.
SIS Liaison: Howard Stidham reported SIS Liason group meeting Mar 25th 
   for the first time this semester.

ACSIS: Question for ACSIS- What is the total number of people servicing 
       the Student Information System at peer institutions.

III. New Business
  A. Special Report on SIS Improvement:
    1) Steve's motion distributed by Email needs a charge
    2) Recast the motion in the larger issue of providing 'data
       warehouse' services in a means that can be directly queried
    3) Proposed charge:  
  
  The committee recommends that OIT should provide a broad and general
capability for faculty and other authorized end users to create, save,
conduct, and share their own queries against the student information
system, as described in this report.  In designing and implementing this
system, OIT should consult with the SIS Liason Level II group as created
by Faculty Senate Document [...].
  
    4) George Avrunin moved, Murray Eisenberg seconded.
       Report accepted unanimously, as amended.

  B. Special Report on Avoiding Dangerous Software
    1) Report was distributed via Email by Steve Brewer and posted on
       the website.
    2) Bruce McCandless moves we accept the motion, second by 
       Murray Eisenberg

8 in favor, 1 opposed, 1 abstention

Respectfully submitted,
Steve Brewer