Department Interviews - 1997

Interview with:  Al Robinson, Chair
                 Chuck Foster, Mary Rutley, Leo Simone
                 Biology Department

Interview date:  3/28/97



Questions:

   
1. How satisfied you (and your department) are with technology support and 
   services?

     DC/TM is still slow in getting some tasks completed (e.g., Pei Juo's
     external hard drive).

     Technology support services are understaffed.


2. What services and support could be improved?
   
     How can one publish Acrobat documents?

     The campus should have a good web presence and there should be a "search"
     engine for our campus web.



3. Is your department considering any new technology initiatives for the 
   next  year?
  
     Need to replace all departmental Mac SE30s.
    
     Secure all equipment in student labs.

     Need color printing for overhead transparencies; need to use a facility
     that could project color images as well (outside Stowell).

     Leo is still interested in imaging; that is, capturing images from a lab
     microscope so that students could edit the images to add labels, etc.
     (the Canon "gooseneck" camera might be ideal for this application)

     Upgrade Claris Works across campus.

     

4. What are your most important concerns and priorities for the next
   year?
   
     1) Replace faculty computers so they can use the latest software.
  
     2) Replace Mac SE30s.

     3) Replace department's laser printer.