Faculty Senate University Computer and Electronic Communication
Committee 
                                MINUTES
April 13, 2007
Campus Center 903, 1PM

Present: Emily Alling, John Dubach, Joe Kunkel, Jennifer Parenti(Chair),
         David Powicki, Murray Eisenberg, Ben Hood, MJ Canavan, Howard
         Stidham, Nikki Stoia, David Toomey. 


I. Minutes
    A. Minutes of Mar. 2, 2007 are posted at URL:
           http://people.umass.edu/fsucecc/
       They will be reviewd at out May meeting

II. Announcements and Question period.

III. New Business
  A.- Learning Commons Update (Emily Alling)
       Learning Commons Factoids:
        A Learning Commons Fact Sheet is available.
        400+ Wireless ports
        The Learning Commons has more than 150 computers, of which 
            nearly 60 are open to the public.
        24/7 Gateway established
        24/5 hours/day open service established. No extension to weekend
            planned.
        Quiet Study Space 2nd & 3rd floors.
        Cafe hrs have been extended.
        Day use lockers are available.
        Real time display of occupied workstations.
        Oct 05: 77,932  06: 106,768, 07: 149,000
        Learning resource center: 1200, 3400, 
        OIT computer classrooms: 10,000 unique of 92,000
             Word, Powerpoint, Minitab popular
             Use by patrons surveyed:
                10% daily
                18% 1 per week
                23% 1 per month
                23% 1 per semester
             
  B.- Email Misuse Policies
      Dave Powiki reported on the recent incident in which a UMass
      employee used a UMass directory tool to legally get alphabetical
      lists of UMass Faculty and Staff and (illegally) used University
      time and resources to send a commercial advertisement of his 
      services to the campus community my mass Email.
  
  C.- Admin Items (Next Meeting & Next Semester)
      May 11: SIS Liaison Committee Panel?
       We will seek to have a panel discussion on the effectiveness of
       our SIS Liaison Committee to carry out its goals.
      Richard Rogers: AV report to the committee next time?  
      
      
Respectfully Submitted
Joe Kunkel