Standardization Committee Meeting Minutes August 8, 2013

Opening The regular meeting of the Standardization Committee was called to order at 2:05 p.m. on August 8, 2013 in 200 Leahy Hall by Debbie Jackson.

Present Debbie Jackson (chair) Raylene Dufresne Betsy Ramsey Sue Weir (scribe) Nicole Weaver (Tatum Group)

Approval of Minutes The minutes from the July 25th meeting were reviewed and approved electronically.

Agenda Items There were no agenda items.

Subcommittee Presentation Review Debbie gave a brief update on the Technology Subcommittee meeting. The subcommittee would like a 15” laptop added; discussion moved to three year services contracts, tablets and mobile computing and laptops as desktop replacements.

The committee agreed to add a 15” laptop to the selection. Betsy will update the list. The next step will be to create a policy.

The discussion moved to faculty laptops. It was discussed that faculty who normally do not use enterprise applications could receive a laptop as a desktop replacement. If they have a need for the enterprise systems, then a desktop would be issued. It was agreed upon that laptops as desktop replacements and tablets and mobile computing will be tabled until next fiscal year.

Committee Website http://treasurer.cua.edu/procurement-services/standcomm/ Debbie asked the committee if there should be a separate section on the website for the subcommittee. It was agreed upon that the minutes will be in a separate folder. A message will go to the subcommittee that the minutes will be posted on the website on this date.

There was a suggestion by Debbie that a Frequently Asked Questions page be added to the website.

Feedback to the Subcommittee A message will be sent to the subcommittee on Action Items.

Next Step Printer standards will be the next topic.

` Action Items Follow up  Draft standard equipment policy – Debbie  Update equipment list with 15” laptop – Betsy  Train Ed on the minutes website link - Raylene  Update website with links to approved minutes – Ed  Ease of release item for printer – Betsy  FAQ drafted – Debbie and Sue

Adjournment Meeting was adjourned at 2:55 p.m. by Debbie Jackson. The next meeting will be at 2:00 pm on August 22nd in Leahy 200.

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