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TLTR
Meeting Minutes
November
28, 2006
Attendance:
Leigh Forbes-SEFE, TLTR
co-convener, Christine Senko - PTA, Jennifer Foster- Communication,
Sarah Dobe-Academic Advising, Diana Jones-Nursing, Judy
DePalma-Nursing, Ramona Nelson-Nursing, Aiping Chen-Gaffey-Library,
Russ Dively-IT, Phil Tramdack-Library, Judy Silva-Library, Jim
Hathaway-GGE, Dave Valentine-CpSc, Robert Lane, Padma
Anand-Counseling& Dev., Abigail Amissah-Arthur-GGE, Paul
Mullins-CpSc, TLTR co-convener, Joanne Leight-Physical Education,
TLTR co-convener
I.
New
Business
A.
Report from Collegis,
Russ Dively
1.
Russ announced that he
is leaving SRU the Collegis update expires Dec. 31, and the
university is not renewing it.
2.
Technical Support will
continue.
3.
Job search is in the
final stages.
II.
Taskforces
A.
Grants- Reading and
reviewing 7 grant applications which are asking for a total of
$30,000, but only have $20,000 to give out.
B.
Blackboard has met, and
has availability of all online courses.
C. Planning
announced TLTR will need a new co-convener for next
year.
D. Citrix has met
twice. Leigh announced that a concurrent license is needed to
run new software. Can request software for a class.
Want to spread awareness of Citrix on campus.
IV. New
Business
A.
Presenter was
Mark Chase of the Communications Department.
B.
Presentation was titled
“Facebook: The Social Communication Tool with Academic
Applications.”
C.
Uses Facebook, an
online social networking program with his FYRST seminar
students.
D.
Gives students a chance
to interact and communicate, as well as find common interests, with
each other and their professor.
E. Students are placed into groups
according to their courses.
F. Mark has kept in touch with alumni through
Facebook.
G. Discovered that the higher the
QPA of the student, the more likely they are to have a Facebook
account. Also found out that students were more likely to ask
him personal questions, concerning such topics as the counseling
center and advisement through communication on
Facebook.
Meeting minutes and
notes written by Stacey Policicchio, GA for TLTR.
Next Meeting: January
18- TBA
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