Action Items and Policy Changes Technology

Waterbury Torrington and Tri-Campus administration
1 st and 2 nd shift 07:00 am – 09:00 pm

Hartford Web Design Support 1 st Shift

Definitions:
Hi-Tech room: Include in these rooms are teaching station equipped with rack mounted DVD, VCR, PC, Document camera, wireless and wired microphones, Aux panel, ceiling mounted LCD, Plasma and full screens. All of these devices are controlled using integrated software and touch panels.

Hi-Tech Distance Learning rooms: These rooms are used for two functions, Distance Learning and Hi-tech rooms. These rooms have the added feature of running a Tamburg system over I/P and T-1 lines allowing us to run classes via Distance Learning. When these rooms are not being used as Distance Learning rooms, they are schedule as Hi-Tech rooms. These rooms also have teaching and student cameras that are controlled from the front desk.

Hi-Tech Computer Lab- Also called teaching labs. Same equipment as a Hi-Tech room but each student's station is equipped with a PC.

Inventory of Waterbury rooms

6 -Hi-Tech rooms (including MPR)

2- Hi-Tech Distance Learning rooms

3- Hi-Tech Computer labs

8- Traditional classroom all equipped with portable technology

Lab #1 29 PC's

Lab #2 29 PC's

Lab#3 19 PC's

Physics Lab 10 PC's

Psychology multi-media, Child Research Lab, equipment includes, PC, DVD, VCR Recording camera and sound system.

A/V equipment/PC/LCD portable equipment 8 carts total

The Waterbury campus entertains events for public events. This consumes 10-20% of our resources. These events are scheduled between the hours of 07:00 – 21:00, Monday – Sunday.

Number of Waterbury Staff/ Faculty, students and outside groups we support

Staff needing support:

Faculty needing support:

1. Spring: 71
2. Fall: 73
3. Summer Session I: Not available
4. Summer Session II: Not available

Spring student population: 835 - 741 Undergrad, 49 MBA, 45 Non degree

Fall student population: 859 - 752 Undergrad, 49 MBA, 58 Non degree

Note: These figures do not include MSW. (Masters of Social Works) Saturday program.

Spring 2005 Evening & Weekends (4:00pm – 9:00pm):

Total Evening (4:00pm – 9:00pm)

1. Total bodies in classes = 892
2. 27 adjuncts
3. 12 full-time faculty

Total Saturday

1. Total bodies in classes  = 116   
2. 5 adjuncts
3. 1 full-time faculty

Breakdown of Evening Enrollments and Faculty

Monday:  327 bodies in classes

1. 16:00------54 enrolled
2. 17:00------67  
3. 17:30------35
4. 18:00------35
5. 18:30------136

Teaching Faculty on Monday:  10 adjuncts and 4 full-time faculty

Tuesday:   222 bodies in classes

1. 16:00------15 enrolled
2. 17:00------42  
3. 18:00------20
4. 18:30------16
5. 18:30------129

Teaching Faculty on Tuesday:  7 adjuncts and 3 full-time faculty

Wednesday:   255 bodies in classes

1. 16:00------23 enrolled
2. 17:00------67  
3. 18:00------23
4. 18:30------142

Teaching Faculty on Wednesday:  7 adjuncts and 3 full-time faculty

Thursday:  216 bodies in classes

1. 17:00------42  
2. 18:00------9
3. 18:30------16
4. 18:30------149

Teaching Faculty on Thursday:  7 adjuncts and 3 full-time faculty

Friday:  No evening classes with the exception of a MBA course that met one Friday evening in the spring.  This course enrolled13 students and was taught by a full-time faculty member.

Evening and Weekend Classes for Fall 2005

It is too early to tell what the enrollments will be in fall 2005 classes however, the following is the current breakdown of evening/weekend classes and faculty staffing.

The figures will exceed the Spring figures.

Monday evening: 

1. 16:00-----1 class
2. 17:00-----1 class
3. 17:30-----1 class
4. 18:00-----1 class
5. 18:30-----8 classes

Teaching Faculty on Monday:  8 adjuncts and 4 full-time faculty

Tuesday evening: 

1. 16:00-----2 classes
2. 17:00-----2 classes
3. 18:00-----1 class
4. 18:30-----10 classes

Teaching Faculty on Monday:  8 adjuncts and 6 full-time faculty

Wednesday evening: 

1. 16:00-----3 classes
2. 17:00-----1 class
3. 17:30-----1 class
4. 18:00-----2 classes
5. 18:30-----9 classes

Teaching Faculty on Monday:  12 adjuncts and 3 full-time faculty

Tuesday evening: 

1. 16:00-----3 classes
2. 17:00-----2 classes
3. 18:00-----2 classes
4. 18:30-----7 classes

Teaching Faculty on Monday:  9 adjuncts and 5 full-time faculty

Saturday Classes:  4 courses are currently scheduled all taught by adjuncts

Summer Session I & II

MBA Courses:

1. Friday May 13,      9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.   room #326
2. Saturday, May 21,  9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.   room #326
3. Friday, June 3,        9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.   room #326
4. Saturday, June 11,  9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.   room #326
5. Saturday, June 18,  9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.   room #326
6. Friday, May 13,      9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.  room #327
7. Saturday, May 14,  9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.  room #327
8. Friday, May 20,      9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.  room #327
9. Saturday, May 21,  9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.  room #327
10. Sunday, May 22     9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.  room #327
11. Fridays, July 8, July 15,   4-7 p.m. – room #327
12. Fridays, July 22 & 29,      4-9 p.m. – room #327
13. Saturday, July 23 & 30,    9 a.m. – 5 p.m. – room #327
14. Saturday, August 13,        9 a.m. – 12 noon – room #327

Public use of IT and Media Services

Public needing support: I do not have accurate numbers for this but this consumes 20% of our overall time.

Tri-Campus Administration

1. 6 PC's, 3 printers
2. Staff needing support: 6
3. Faculty needing support:0
4. Public needing support: Infrequent

Torrington

Definitions:
Hi-Tech room: Include in these room is a teaching station equipped with rack mounted DVD, VCR, PC, Document camera, wireless and wired microphones, Aux panel, ceiling mounted LCD, device controlling software and touch panels.

1 Hi-Tech room

1 Distance Learning room

1 Computer room: 19 PC's

9 Printers

A/V equipment/PC/LCD portable equipment: 12 total

Staff needing support: 24

Faculty needing support: 39

IT support and Web Design staffing support for Torrington 2 shifts, Waterbury 2 shifts, & Tri-Campus Administration 1 shift.

1 shift Hartford Campus (Web design only)

David Steele David.steele@uconn.edu 203-236-9809
Job Title: Computer Coordinator
Hours: 07:00 am – 03:00 pm
1st , 2 nd and 3 rd level of IT support.
Primary Waterbury and assist in RGC & Torrington when needed

Andrew Bridges Andrew.bridges@uconn.edu 203-805-6591
Job Title: Web Designer and part-time IT trainee Hours: 08:00 – 16:00
Web designer full support
Type of Support Level: 1 and some level 2 support
Two days in Torrington days, Two days as Tri-Campus Web support and 1 day as Tri-Campus Level 1 Tech support.

Steven Fletcher steven.fletcher@uconn.edu 203-236-9827 (left 4/1/05)
Job Title: Media Technician II
Hours 13:00 – 20:00
1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd level of Media support. This position supports all of the Media support and sometimes fulfills evening IT support.
Primary Waterbury , Torrington and assist Tri-Campus administration
(This position is vacant)

Short list of IT supported services:

1. 1st level network/file sharing support
2. Cell Phone support and service
3. 1 st line of support for Landlines
4. Hardware setup
5. Hardware repair
6. Software installation.
7. Networking
8. Training
9. Student Workshops
10. Faculty and Staff Workshops
11. Data Communication and Media Technology Training staff, faculty and staff in services
12. We coordinate or act as project managers for UITS, UCIMT and UCONNECT when we are offered services that are directed by Storrs .
13. We hire student staff to support our computer labs most of the time. We cover the labs when student help is not available.
    

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