July 2010 Meeting Recap
Meeting called by: Robert Nunez Type of meeting: Planning
Attendees: Ed Benoit, Robert Nunez, Sharon Lake, Jim Schultz, and Amanda Burns
Minutes
Meeting called to order
Approval of prior minutes—postponed to next meeting
Officer Reports—postponed to next meeting
New Business
• LAN/WAN Party (via SUSO)—Fall 2010
o Jim Schultz discussed the efforts of the SUSO to launch a pilot event toward the end of September.
o The party will play Counterstrike
• LAN School classroom management software
o Jim Schultz and Rob Nunez briefly introduced the new classroom management software for SOIS.
o A discussion continued regarding the potential use/misuse of the system with all attendees participating.
o Further information can be found at http://www.lanschool.com/
• Mentoring Program Update
o Rob Nunez contacted the First Year Center (FYC) to discuss how they operate a mentor program
o He suggested a possible pilot program for SOIS, especially for distance education students
o Sharon Lake raised concerns over duplicative efforts within SOIS
o Further discussion continued and will be addressed at a future meeting
• New SOIS Website
o Rob Nunez noted the new SOIS website should be operational by the end of August
• SOIS Booth at State Fair
o The State Fair booth needs volunteers. Look for an email from Daniel Rude regarding this item.
o [email was sent out July 20th]
• BBQ/Potluck
o To be held August 20th
o SUSO to spearhead this version
o Naming discussion concluded on “BBQ 2.0,” although some noted the geekiness of the name
o Posters to come soon
o SOIS will pay for rental of the Gazebo in the park
• PantherTube
o Rob Nunez discussed the soft launch of “PantherTube” (tentative name) in December
o Similar to both UTunes and Youtube, it will provided aggregated video from UWM
• SOIS Faculty/Staff Recognition
o Potential program for student nominated/voted recognition of faculty/staff
o Awards given during SOIS recognition ceremony
o Further discussion at next meeting
• GI Bill and DE Fees
o Sharon Lake updated the group on UWM efforts in this area
o Complicated due to the number of programs, and restrictions
o Solutions require state/federal legislation
• Syllabus Uploading/Professor Rating
o Briefly discussed and pushed to next meeting
• Student Lounge Reorganization
o Several elements within the student lounge will be reorganized for efficiency and to reduce clutter in the fall• Thesis Workshop (discussion postponed to next meeting)
• Job Workshop (discussion postponed to next meeting)
• Meet and Greet (discussion postponed to next meeting)
• SOIS Town Hall (discussion postponed to next meeting)
Meeting adjourned