Minutes of the University Planning Council
for October 24, 2001

WYLL 363, 12:00 noon

Present: T. Fossum, T. Peischl, W. Streeter, C. Zanowski, S. McLaughlin, B, Piazza, M, Waffa, B. Johnson, R. A. Crist, E. Letven, S. Duveneck, S. Norton, A. Statham, P. James, C. Evans, J. Keating, G. Goodman

1. The meeting was called to order and the minutes of October 1st were approved following corrections to item 3.

2. Based on the recommendation of Al Crist, the committee agreed to dissolve the Recruitment and Retention Task Force and to replace it with the Enrollment Management Team Initiative.

3. Tom Peischl presented the Information Services Report that included past/future priorities that included:

a) On-line registration for fall 2000 will be operational by March 2002
b) Tuition payment by credit card will be in place March 2002
c) The progress of a Financial Aid application will be accessible in spring 2002

4. Discussion of User's Group to Share Computer Resources (Dedicated vs Open Lab)

a) Discussion centered around the fact that open labs should have the same hours as the library; presents a budgetary issue with respect to staffing.
b) A major problem associated with dedicated labs is to find a way to upgrade and replace computers since the University has no budget line in place to modernize these labs.

5. Teaching Through Technology was discussed; program information will be placed on WEB

6. Discussion of the Strategic Plan objectives occurred; departments need to be reminded to bring their Strategic Plans up to date.

7. Meeting adjourned at 1:45 PM