Glendale Community College Ocotillo Pulse

I can not attend today's meeting but, as the Chair of GCC's College Technology Committee, I would like to reply to the questions in your e-mail.

Our technology committee is called the College Technology Committee (CTC) and every employee on campus is a member.  The CTC met 7 times in 2000 on the second Tuesday of each school month.  Attendance varied from 20 to 35 with an average of 27 employees.

Several areas are represented on the CTC.  Reports are heard from four subcommittees:  the Capital Request Committee, the Instructional Palette, Web Steering Committee, and Student Services.   Four service areas also report to the CTC on a regular basis:  Center for Innovation, Instructional Computing, Network Services, and Training and Employee Development.  Our Deans often attend CTC meetings.

As reported in our Technology Plan, the CTC is responsible for general technology planning at Glendale College and serves in an advisory capacity  as administrators make decisions about hardware, software, and student and employee services.

The three greatest achievements of the CTC are the:

  1.   Desktop Project which provides necessary computers,  software, and training for all college part-time and full-time employees.
  2.   The 4-year rotation plan to maintain and upgrade the college computer labs and presentation systems.
  3.   Universal access for all students to provide them with a standard suite of tools in computer classrooms and GCC's two High Tech Centers.

I don't believe that the CTC has had any major obstacles.  The committee's members actively participate in open discussions and generally manage to come to a consensus about the topic at hand.  Of course, some discussions take longer than others but the committee is well supported by faculty and technology administrators who bring their expertise and existing data to help us research campus technology issues.  One of CTC's current goals is to increase attendance at the monthly meetings.

The GCC CTC has posted a variety of documents on the Web which include The CTC Technology Vision Statement and Technology Plan as well as a links to CTC Minutes, Committees and Structure, and documents pertaining to various CTC activities.  The web address for GCC's CTC is:

http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/apollo/desktop/GCC/ctc.htm

If you have any further questions or need clarification on any of the information provided here, please let me know.  Have a good meeting.

Sincerely,
Elizabeth (BJ), GCC CTC Chair