EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE

ACADEMIC, APPELLATE, AND SENATE COMMITTEE

 ANNUAL REPORT

2007-2008 Academic Year

 

COMMITTEE:  Faculty Information Technology Review Committee

 

1.       Membership:  Regular:  Chal Benson, Mike Felts, Xin-Hua Hu, Tara Jeffs, Elizabeth Jesse, Nasseh Tabrizi (Chair), and Karl Wuensch (Vice-Chair).  Ex-Officio:  Jack Brinn, Reide Corbett, Christyn Dolbier, Elmer Poe, and Susan Simpson

 

 2.      Meeting Dates (include members present*).

  • 8. Oct. 07:  Benson, Dolbier, Jeffs, Sconiers (for Poe), Simpson, Tabrizi, & Wuensch
  • 10. Dec. 07:  Benson, Brinn, Dolbier, Felts, Hu, Simpson, Tabrizi, & Wuensch
  • 14. Jan. 08:  Benson, Brinn, Dolbier, Felts, Hu, Jeffs, Simpson, Tabrizi, & Wuensch
  • 11. February 08:  Brinn, Felts, Simpson, Tabrizi, and Wuensch
  • 14. April 08:  Benson, Brinn, Corbett, Dolbier, Felts, Hu, Jeffs, Jesse, Poe, Simpson, Tabrizi, & Wuensch.

 

3.      Subcommittees established during the year.

·    None

4.      Accomplishments during the year, especially as addressed through committee goals. 

·    Addressed faculty concerns about Sedona.

·    Addressed faculty concerns about BlackBoard and possible replacements therefore.

·    Addressed faculty concerns about the online SOIS.  Recommended that faculty not encourage their students to participate in in the online SOIS, as that is the responsibility of University Administration.

·    Discussed the UNC Tomorrow Report.  Decided that there were no specifics in the report that warranted any response from our committee at this time.

5.       Reports to the Faculty Senate (include dates and resolution numbers).

·    None

6.       Business carried over to next year (list in priority order).

·    None

7.       Evaluation of the committee (include anything that hindered or assisted the

          committee's work during the year).

          A.      Charge:  appropriate

          B.      Personnel:  outstanding

          C.      Attendance:  good

          D.      Responsibilities:  appropriate

          E.      Activities:  good

 

8.       Suggestion(s) to the Chair of the Faculty and/or Faculty Senate for improving the effectiveness of the committee.

·    none

9.       Does the Committee’s organizational meeting next year need to be earlier than the date set this year? 

·    No

                                                  Signed:  Chairperson ________________________________

Prepared by Vice-Chair