Everyone agreed PeopleSoft and UMassOnline are the driving projects to force a standards awareness. Jeff and Bob Green volunteered to co-chair the committee and will use this as an opportunity to pull in staff from each group for additional support. John and Bob will seek out participants from their campuses. Timeframe to get something formed will be within the next 2-3 months. Issuing any changes will be long term and will not fit into the FY '02 budget.
Some campuses still have more work to be done.
Dave Gray will be meeting with CIO's on an individual basis. Mandatory Student PC Purchase Program Work Group John Dubach provided updates after his conversation with financial aid. Dave Gray was asked to visit Bentley, where a program has been in the works since 1985. There must be a strong infrastructure in place for support 2. She felt the program was worthwhile, but has not seen any profound effect on learning until the last couple of years when the campus decided to focus on a specific platform.