Past Student Recommendation

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Student Technology Roundtable

Priorities

Academic Computer Center (ongoing commitment)
- Continue funding of the ACC and Satellite Labs and look at additional features that would enhance the student experience within the general lab environment.
- Continue the comprehensive machine cycle to keep technology movement between labs and other student areas up to date.
- Look into extending Satellite Labs with additional tier computers.
Network Infrastructure (ongoing commitment)
- Increase security and performance of networking infrastructure including wireless technology.
- Install additional access devices and maintain existing devices to improve accessibility and speed.
- Research a more comprehensive infrastructure replacement cycle.
Classroom Technology (ongoing commitment)
- Continue emphasis on equipping classrooms and labs with devices that enhance both student learning and skills.
- Continue emphasis on integrating available instructional technology into the curriculum.
- Implement a replacement cycle for instructional technology equipment to ensure adequate resources.
- Maintain and enhance instructional management software
- Continue training opportunities for students and faculty on instructional technologies.
Technology Orientation/Communication (ongoing commitment)
- Provide information about MSU Technology and IT Initiatives for all students.
  - In forums such as FYE Orientation, open houses, Information tables in CSU, etc.
- Identify a one-stop-location to receive additional MSU Technology information.
- Start off all new students on standard collaboration application.
Student Study Areas
- Redesign and equip heavily used student study areas to make the space more technologically useable.
- Continue installing power and mobile communications support.
- Continue designing space to improve both collaboration for group study and comfort for individual study.
- Possible Areas for improvement:
  - Outside Academic Computing Center
  - Outside Weiking Auditorium
  - Morris Hall Crossroads (1st and 2nd levels)
- MSU Portal
  - Integrate a collaboration application that supports mail, calendaring, collaboration and file sharing.
  - Emphasize communication and information delivery of IT Initiatives.
  - Provide one site for login access to Instructional Management (UCompass) and other campus systems.
  - Incorporate E-Commerce facilities to improve information availability and accessibility.
  - Provide a direct link to registration and the DARS system.
  - Provide customizable features to allow student selection of news, weather, sports, etc. information.
  - Implement a campus wide events calendar
    - Research campus wide events calendar for all student activities.
    - Discuss with Deans & VPs prior to implementations to ensure commitment of content providers.