2007 BOV meeting Agenda

Tuesday, October 9, 2007
 
6:00 p.m. Reception at the Holiday Inn, University Center (Schenley I-III Ballroom)

The reception will provide an opportunity for BOV members to meet each other and to begin to share ideas derived from preparatory materials. BOV members will be pre-assigned to break-outs (aligned with their individual expertise or interest) so they can begin to think about the issues in advance and meet the other members of their group at the dinner following the reception.

Tuesday evening will also provide an opportunity for BOV members to post their own ideas, issues, and questions to the group to influence preparation for the discussions tomorrow.

   
6:30 p.m.

Welcome

 Dean Ron Larsen
Introduction Chair Al Moyé
Charge Provost Jim Maher
   
7:00 p.m.

Dinner and informal discussion
   
8:30 p.m. Adjourn
   
 

Wednesday, October 10, 2007
 
8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast at the Alumni Hall (5th Floor Foyer)
   
8:30 a.m. Call to order - Chair Al Moyé (Alumni Hall, Room 532)
   
9:00 a.m. Setting the context - Dean Ron Larsen
  • Update on the state of the School and its programs
    • Enrollment
    • Research funding and publications
    • Faculty awards & recognition
  • Review of progress since last year’s BOV meeting
    • Response to Provost charge
    • BOV recommendations
    • Progress assessment
  • Current priorities and plans
    • Telecommunications program revitalization
      • Employers are shifting from manufacturers and providers to consultants and users
      • Employers increasingly interested in integration, operations and applications
    • Evolution toward an integrated iSchool
      • SIS 2000 introductory course
      • Multidisciplinary research interest groups
    • Teaching labs refurbishment
      • Hands-on, real-time instruction
      • Virtual laboratories
    • Fund raising to advance strategic goals
      • Private foundations
      • Alumni giving
   
10:00 a.m.

Break (Foyer)

   
10:15 a.m.

Convene break-out groups
Breakout 1 (Alumni Hall, 529A)
  • Reformulating Telecommunications education to prepare iSchool graduates for careers in consulting and service industries
Breakout 2 (Alumni Hall, 529B)
  • Identifying emerging societal needs and faculty strengths that provide strategic opportunities for the SIS iSchool
    • Information needs of an aging population
Breakout 3 (Alumni Hall, 530A)
  • Providing an appropriate laboratory environment to develop practical skills
Breakout 4 (Alumni Hall, 530B)
  • Developing alternative sources of support for critical infrastructure and experimental  initiatives
   
11:30 a.m. Lunch at the Pittsburgh Athletic Association (Schenley Lounge, Lobby)
   
1:00 p.m. Return to Alumni Hall (5th Floor) and reconvene break-out groups to refine findings and recommendations.
   
2:30 p.m.

Break (Foyer)

   
2:45 p.m.

Reconvene in plenary session (Alumni Hall, Room 532)
  • Preliminary reports from break-out groups
    • Repositioning telecommunications in the context of iSchools
    • Developing a more expansive and holistic perspective of information science, library science, and telecommunications as elements of an information society
    • Considering the role of SIS in providing students an environment that fosters interdisciplinary informatics
    • Creating flexibility and diversity in funding streams
   
4:00 p.m. Closed session with Provost Jim Maher and Vice Provost Andy Blair (Alumni Hall, Room 532)
   
4:45 p.m.

Closing remarks

   
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
   
5:30 p.m.

For those who can stay -- relax with wine & cheese (Location: TBD)
   
7:30 p.m. Heinz Stadium for Pitt/Navy football game (Go Panthers!)
   
8:00 p.m. Kick-off
 
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