CPG met weekly throughout the academic year. Meeting Agendas and Minutes can be found at the CITPG website located at: http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/cpg/.
Here are highlights of this year's activities.
The committee recommended by-laws changes for CPG that were approved by the University Senate. With these changes the Computer Planning and Goals Committee became known as the Computing and Information Technologies Planning and Goals Committee (CITPG).
CITPG was involved in the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) decision process. At the request of Grant Crawford, the NDUS CIO, CITPG surveyed faculty and staff from the entire NDUS system regarding problems they were having with the current administrative computing system and capabilities that they would like to have with the new ERP system. CITPG worked with ITS, the Page Center committee and with other campus groups to see that survey results were incorporated into the ERP selection process. CITPG also formed an ERP task force to develop scenarios that could be utilized to test the new ERP system. A CITPG representative took part in the Sandbox demonstration conducted in January to select the new system.
The committee accepted a report from the Clusters and Classroom Technology Subcommittee. The report describes plans and goals for future implementation of IT. The report can be found at: http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/cpg/reports/subreports/cluster02.htm
CITPG consulted with the Assistant Vice President for Federal Government Relations & Director of Internet Research regarding the effects of the Patriot Act on computer and information technology facilities at NDSU.
CITPG consulted with the Assistant Vice President for Federal Government Relations & Director of Internet Research regarding the Internet2 Intellectual Property Framework Document.
CITPG consulted with the Minard Hall Remodeling Committee about information technology equipment for the new classrooms in the Minard Hall Annex.
CITPG recommended that the Academic Affairs Committee change the Academic Affairs Course Proposal and Change Form. Section D of the form asks about the effects the course change will have on university resources, we requested that this section also include “Information Technology” as an example of an institution resource.
CITPG worked with ITS on a number of policy and implementation issues. These issues included:
· Development the list of software that would be available in campus computer clusters for the 2002-03 academic year.
· The ITS Policies for Clusters, Classroom Technology & Service Center. (http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/its/depts/clusters/newpolicies.shtml)
· Wide Area Network (WAN) Funding. CITPG has been asked by ITS to monitor WAN usage and to help in prioritizing needs. NDUS campuses will be charged for WAN usage if they exceed their quota. To date, NDSU has not exceeded its quota, but usage continues to increase.
· ITS asked CITPG for approval to make the library computer cluster a PC only cluster. It was decided that there was not enough data available at the time to support this recommendation.
· It was recommended that ITS institute a policy that communication to service users would be sent to the official university e-mail address (firstname.lastname@etc.). ITS has instituted this policy for the 2002-03 academic year.
· CITPG consulted with ITS regarding the development of a campus IT security plan. The development of this plan is ongoing.
· CITPG has worked with ITS and other campus groups to develop the IT Plan to be submitted as part of the University’s budget.
· Discussed policy and a prioritization system for Video/Digital Conferencing. This issue will continue to be addressed next year.
· Began discussion of the formation of standards for office computers for staff and faculty.
· CITPG worked with ITS to implement an authorization/authentication system for cluster computers that will begin with the 2002-03 academic year.