Nomination forms will come out soon. The BSA investigates the licensing of software on college campuses. We must be certain that we have purchased the software on our computers. VC Steward said that UW-Madison was recently fined for software violations. We are liable both individually and as a campus.
Prospects look dim for higher education, due to the economic downturn.
The Vice Chancellor for Continuing Studies for the IU system talked about distance education. He would like to know the courses we teach via distance education and compile a listing of all such courses throughout the system. Implications include whether an IUB faculty member could teach an IUN course via online, satellite or other means. The UFC and Trustees agree that lecturers who have been with IU for several years deserve some job security. Two proposals have been made on this issue.