Computer & Information Technology Spring Kickoff Meeting

Agenda Info needed Phonathon Advising Announcements/reminders RSI intern project: CIT promotional materials Spring calendar

Info Needed ASAP Spring office hours ( me) Syllabi (hardcopy to Jeanette, to me) Soon: ProfAct reports (February 1; hardcopy) Goal statements (April 1; hardcopy) Updated CVs ( to me)

Phonathon Arrangements Sometime between January 16 and March 15 How about February 20-22? Tuesday-Thursday 6 – 9 pm Please let me know if/when you’d like to participate Need also (or alternatively) to solicit students to do as much calling as possible AITP Others (not for extra credit) Need some sort of appreciation gift (shirts, jump drives,... ?)

Advising Again, please keep course rotations in mind Transfer students (or those changing majors to CIT): Use degree plan if possible Current degree plans are good, but not flexible enough to accommodate transfers Try to get CIT majors involved early with major coursework Sophomores  CIT 2033 in the fall  CIT 2523 in the spring Juniors, fall semester  CIT 3403 (Database)  CIT 3623 (LAN Admin) Note that CS 2173 (Intro to Programming) is no longer an acceptable programming course Still a good course; deals with problem solving Format changed in Fall 2006 Good course to meet the Math enhancment requirment

Announcements & Reminders Identity Solutions Symposium February Please  Register ASAP  Spread the word and try to get others to attend Reimbursement for CIT faculty members who attend Mandatory Banner HR training Assessment seminar next noon Preview Day format changed AITP shirts are here; see Paula about getting a shirt Fall schedule: please let Steve know your preferences

CIT Promotional Materials This past fall, RSI interns created two items for promoting the CIT major (available from the Miscellaneous page on the Admin tab or our website) PowerPoint slideshow Website At your convenience, please review these for Correctness of content Proper grammar and composition Typographic correctness Organization Design (e.g., layout, colors, features,... ) Provide your comments to Henry

Some Spring Dates of Interest Jan 10 CIT meeting January 15MLK Day January 31CoB meeting with new Chancelor Feb 6 Preview Day Feb 21-23Identity Solutions Symposium February 28Midterm grades due (noon) March 7CIT meeting (tentative) March 14-17SWDSI/FBD March Spring Break April 4CIT meeting (tentative) May 2CIT meeting (tentative) Also: CIT seminars (please let me know your preferences)