Computer & Information Technology

Spring Kickoff Meeting

http://Business.AState.edu/CIT

Agenda

Info neededPhonathonAdvisingAnnouncements/remindersRSI intern project: CIT promotional materialsSpring calendar

Info Needed

ASAP Spring office hours (email me) Syllabi (hardcopy to Jeanette, email to

me)

Soon: ProfAct reports (February 1; hardcopy) Goal statements (April 1; hardcopy) Updated CVs (email to me)

Phonathon Arrangements

Sometime between January 16 and March 15How about February 20-22?

Tuesday-Thursday 6 – 9 pm

Please let me know if/when you’d like to participateNeed 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,

. . . ?)

AdvisingAgain, please keep course rotations in mindTransfer students (or those changing majors to CIT):

Use 2004-05 degree plan if possible Current degree plans are good, but not flexible enough to

accommodate transfersTry 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 & RemindersIdentity Solutions Symposium

http://events.astate.edu/identitysymposium February 21-22 Please

Register ASAP Spread the word and try to get others to attend

Reimbursement for CIT faculty members who attendMandatory Banner HR training

http://hr.astate.edu/BannerHRTraining.htmlAssessment seminar next Wednesday @ noonPreview Day format changedAITP shirts are here; see Paula about getting a shirtFall 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 meetingJanuary 15 MLK DayJanuary 31 CoB meeting with new ChancelorFeb 6 Preview DayFeb 21-23 Identity Solutions Symposium February 28 Midterm grades due (noon)March 7 CIT meeting (tentative)March 14-17 SWDSI/FBDMarch 18-25 Spring BreakApril 4 CIT meeting (tentative)May 2 CIT meeting (tentative)Also: CIT seminars (please let me know your preferences)