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Technology Council
 

The Technology Council was instituted in the fall of 1997. To assist in bringing the College's Web presence into updated institutional branding policies, the Web Advisory Committee was created as a sub-committee of the Technology Council. In the fall of 2007, this committee was dissolved and its members brought on board the Technology Council.

 
Members of the Aquinas faculty and staff serve on the Technology Council as representatives of various divisions and departments to address the goals of the Technology Council. Minutes of the meetings are posted at h:\tc (on-campus only) on the Aquinas network. Major campus-wide projects take place during the summer, beginning in May.
 
Goals Technology Needs
 
Goals
The goals of the Technology Council are:
    1. To keep the core pedagogical mission of the institution at the center of technology plans.
    2. To facilitate operational efficiency of the College through the most appropriate integrated technology solutions.
    3. To support and enable communication and marketing goals through central technology systems.
    4. To represent all needs in central technology planning, engaging the broader community of users to identify needs and potential solutions for the benefit of the entire College.
    5. To create a College-wide understanding of and support for the overall technology environment and security needs of the College as the foundation for new technologies.
    6. To prioritize technology needs in support of the Strategic Plan.
 
Top College-Wide Technology Needs
The Technology Council identified the following top college-wide technologies and recommended them as priorities. They serve as ground work for advanced technology initiatives in the College’s Business Plan. To this end, the time line calls for these projects to be accomplished as soon as possible while following a thorough and systematic planning and implementation process.
 
Technology in Support of College Capital Projects:
  • Residential Facility Upgrade/Remodeling - TBD
  • Sports & Fitness Center -  Phase 2  - TBD
  • Albertus Hall Upgrade - TBD
  • Brookby - TBD
 

Technology in Support of College Operations and Services:*
  • Refresh Plan -Ongoing
  • Enhanced Pedagogical focus -In Progress
  • Outdoor Wireless - In Progress
  • Server Virtualization – In Progress
  • Internet Bandwidth Expansion
  • Content management
  • Interactive whiteboard initiative
  • BOT audio/video in Donnelly
  • Managed print system – In Progress
  • Digital Signage Phase 2 – In Progress
  • Intranet technology upgrade – In Progress
  • Colleague Modernization Project – In Progress
    • Colleague-First initiative – Data Base Standards
    • Reporting and Operating Analytics
    • Online Billing
    • IPEDS Phase 1
    • IPEDS Phase 2
    • IPEDS Phase 3
    • Web Advisor -Phase 2
    • Degree Audit
    • UniData to SQL – TBD
    • Colleague Student Portal – TBD
  • Upgrade to MS Windows 7 – TBD
  • Novell upgrade initiative – TBD
 
 
Pedagogical Focus
 
Current Members
Mr. Damon Bouwkamp Mr. Doug Cooper
Assistant Director of Admissions Student Representative
E-mail: bouwkdam@aquinas.edu E-mail: gdc001@aquinas.edu
Phone: (616) 632-2863  
   
Ms. Kate Davis Ms. Meg Derrer
Manager of Advancement Strategies Associate Vice President, Marketing and Communications
E-mail: daviskat@aquinas.edu E-mail: meg.derrer@aquinas.edu
Phone: (616) 632-2817 Phone: (616) 632-2843
   
Dr. Susan English Ms. Victoria Fleenor
Associate Professor of Education Visiting Lecturer of Computer Information Systems
E-mail: englisus@aquinas.edu E-mail: fleenvic@aquinas.edu
Phone: (616) 632-2045 Phone: (616) 632-2056
   
Ms. Leann Garrison Dr. Charles D. Gunnoe, Jr.
Cord. of Adult Student Services Provost and Dean of Faculty / Professor of History
E-mail: garrilea@aquinas.edu E-mail: gunnocha@aquinas.edu
Phone: (616) 632-2867 Phone: (616) 632-2150
   
Mr. Evan Hill Ms. Shellie Jeffries
Student Representative Library Co-Director
E-mail: edh001@aquinas.edu E-mail: jeffrmic@aquinas.edu
  Phone: (616) 632-2130
   
Dr. Elizabeth Jensen Ms. Joyce LaFleur
Associate Professor - Chemistry Director of Information Technology & Services
E-mail: jenseeli@aquinas.edu E-mail: laflejoy@aquinas.edu
Phone: (616) 632-2189 Phone: (616) 632-2106
   
Mr. Brian Matzke Ms. Mary Pastore
Dean of Student Services Assistant to the Dean of the School of Education
E-mail: matzkbri@aquinas.edu E-mail: kwiatmar@aquinas.edu
Phone: (616) 632-2073 Phone: (616) 632-2435
   
Mr. Stephen Wolf Mr. Stephen Wonch
Director Human Resources Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer
E-mail: wolfste@aquinas.edu E-mail: sjw001@aquinas.edu
Phone: (616) 632-2499 Phone: (616) 632-2885