University Computing Standards Committee
Wednesday, April 10, 2002 9:30-11 a.m.
Faculty Senate Chambers

DRAFT: awaiting final approval

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Call to Order: Sam Averitt

Review of Minutes:http://www.ncsu.edu/it/ucsc/04-10-02/minutes2-20-02.doc

(No Presentation this week)

Discussion :

• Network services billing methodology*
• Topics for discussion at annual IT update for Provost Cooper and Vice Chancellor Worsley (rescheduled from March)

  a. University Computing Standards Committee - change of name proposed; composition of the committee; committee charge
  b. IT Management Flexibility plan
  http://www.ncsu.edu/it/ucsc/04-10-02/BOG-ITmanageflex/
  c. Committee studies in progress/action recommended -firewalls; Novell Directory Services & "root access"; email/calendaring; retiree email accounts; privacy of employees' personal files on NCS servers; compliance statement requirements; single ID/password update; wireless & nomadic computing update
  * d. Network services billing methodology
  e. Disaster Recovery Project update

• Email alias policies
• Planning for IT budget cuts: Information gathering, advice and dialogue -
  What central IT services could be cut with least impact? What decisions are being made by colleges? Can strategies be coordinated? Etc.

Updates and Reminders:

• May 24-26 weekend outage of network: completion of the A/C and generator projects
• New campus Software Licensing Procedures Workgroup
  

Topical Reports:

• Security and Disaster Recovery- Mardecia Bell
  http://www.ncsu.edu/it/ucsc/04-10-02/security-students.doc
• Communications and Networking- Jennifer Van Horn
  http://www.ncsu.edu/it/ucsc/04-10-02/comtech.html
• Electronic Mail, Directory Services, Calendaring, Firewalls-
  Greg Sparks; Alan Galloway
  http://www.ncsu.edu/it/ucsc/04-10-02/email.html
• Major Administrative Systems
  - Financial & human resources- Gwen Hazlehurst
  http://www.fis.ncsu.edu/EIS/finhrupdate.doc
  -Student administration- Mardecia Bell
  http://www.ncsu.edu/it/ucsc/04-10-02/security-students.doc

New Business:
Open discussion

Next Meeting:
June 12, 2002
Campus Presentations-?

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