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Committee Meeting Minutes - August 29, 2002
BOARD OF VISITORS
Research and Technology Committee Meeting
August 29, 2002
President's Conference Room
12:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
MINUTES
Mr. Ezzell, Chair, called the meeting was called to order at 12:45 p.m.
Roll call indicated that the following Committee members were in
attendance and that a quorum was present.
Committee Members Present:
Mr. Jack Ezzell, Jr., Chairman
Mr. Colvin D. Gibson
Mr. David W. Robertson, Esq.
Cpt. Fred Garner
Committee Members Absent:
Mr. Alfred L. Austin
Members of NSU Staff Present:
Dr. Alvin Schexnider, Interim Executive Vice President
Dr. Adebisi Oladipupo, Vice President for Research & Technology
Mr. Robert Askew, Sr., Executive Director, E2F
Mr. Larry Curtis, Vice President for Student Affairs
Mr. Carlton Campbell, Director, OIT
Mrs. Paula Shaw, Director, Sponsored Programs
Dr. Curtiss Wall, Faculty Senate President
Other Board Members in attendance:
Ms. Delores E. Archer
1. Approval of Minutes
Mr. Robertson motioned, seconded by Mr. Gibson and unanimously voted
by the Committee to approve the May 9, 2002 minutes of Research &
Technology Committee.
2. Information/Discussion Items
Executive Summary of Departmental Reports - Dr. Oladipupo gave
an overview on activities in the following areas:
OIT (Office of Information Technology)
- Firewall Installation Project
- Investing in two (2) firewalls and router for enhanced network
security
- Cost for two (2) firewalls estimated at $72,000 (economical
choice)
- Estimated implementation of firewalls during Fall Semester 2002
- Security of our system is a high priority
- Migration from Netscape to Microsoft Exchange to be completed Fall
2002
- Wireless Update
- Tested RF wireless in an open lab environment
- Response time adequate
- Looking at descoping the optical wireless project to meet
essential needs
- Will implement wireless connectivity on pilot basis in the
residence halls this semester (dependent on state budget
reductions)
EIS (Enterprise Information Systems)
- ERP systems such as Colleague, SCT Banner, and People Soft are based
on university business processes and not easily switched out
especially after significant investment
- The major ERP systems have similar function ability but their
implementations may be different
- Updated EPOS IVR Servers
- Colleague Migration to Release 17 on target
- Online Admissions (tentative completion October 31, 2002)
- Distance Learning
- Organizing a unit to coordinate a campus-wide distance learning
initiative
- Upgrading infrastructure to support niche areas in distance
learning
Mr. Gibson asked what type of network security is currently in place?
Dr. Oladipupo stated security is currently in place for financial systems.
Sponsored Programs - Dr. Oladipupo stated that NASA would
announce the winner of National Institute for Aerospace (NIA) award
competition on September 3, 2002 (after the congressional delegation of
the winning region has been notified). Mr. Gibson added that NSU should
prepare a press release should we win.
Mrs. Shaw provided an overview on activities in the following areas:
- Research awards for current FY 2002-2003
- 2002 funding by unit
- Changes in Sponsored Programs operations
- Grants and Contracts Fiscal Management Unit (GCFMU)
- Fiscal approvals (post awards)
- State compliance checks
- Sponsored Programs Issues
- Hiring for special classification (e.g. post doc)
- Processing paperwork
- Leave usage by Sponsored Program personnel hired
RISE/E2F Update (presented in "open session") - Mr.
Askew, Executive Director of E2F, updated the Committee on the E2F in the
following areas:
- Public/Private financing
- Physical Infrastructure
- Cost boundaries with RISE I
- NSU having 50% ownership of RISE II
- Private financing innovations
- Tax incentives
- Project plans for RISE I (12-14 month review of A/E drawings)
- Vote Bond Referendum November 5, 2002
3. Adjournment
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 2:05 p.m.
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Respectfully submitted, |
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Adebisi Oladipupo, Sc.D.
Vice President for Research & Technology
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Mr. Jack Ezzell, Jr., Chair
Research & Technology Committee
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