SLN Advisory Council Meeting
CIT 2008 - Genesee County Community College
Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Call to Order: 6:45 pm

In Attendance: Carol Berger (SUNY IT), Denise Burbey (Jamestown CCC), Doug Cohen (SLN Administration), Martha Dixon (ECCC), Joy Ewing (SUNY Albany), Carey Hatch (SLN Administration), Greg Ketcham (SUNY Oswego), Terry Keys (MCCC), Gerard Marino (SLN Administration), Alexandra Pickett (SLN Administration), Clark Shah-Nelson (SUNY Delhi)-via Skype, Judy Schmitz (SLN Administration), Michael Walker (SLN Administration)

SLN Advisory Council By Laws

• D. Burbey moved to ratify the SLN Advisory Council bylaws.  Seconded by M. Dixon.  Motion carried unanimously.

SLN Advisory Council Slate of Officers

• The following individuals volunteered to hold positions in the SLN Advisory Council:
• Chair: Greg Ketcham, SUNY Owsego
• Vice-Chair: Terry Keys, Monroe Community College
• Secretary: Joy Ewing, University at Albany

• D. Burbey moved to accept the 2008-2010 slate of officers for the SLN Advisory Council.  Seconded by C. Berger.  Motion carried unanimously.

Working with Other Organizations

• There will be ex-oficio members on the Advisory Council from the following constituencies:
• ITEC – Mike Notarius
• FACT – Craig Lending
• Suggestions were made to possibly extend an invitation to other groups including the Center for Professional Development and Council of CIO’s.
• Additional partners and organizations could be identified as the Council and workgroups settle into their roles and projects.

SLN Advisory Council Standing Committees

• The following standing committees/workgroups will be headed by SLN Managers: Membership, Education and Professional Development, Learning Management System Application Services and End-User Help Desk.
• Each committee will have 5 members.  To accommodate the interest of other volunteers they may be invited to participate in other capacities (i.e., focus groups). 
• Volunteers from campuses and various constituencies have been solicited.  Another round of e-mails will be distributed after CIT to re-canvas.  Each volunteer will be assigned to only one committee.
• The committees will receive general strategic and tactical direction from SLN.
• Suggestion was made that one of the first tasks for the groups will be to provide the Council with 2-3 objectives they hope to meet as a committee.  This will help the Council to manage the interests and activities of all the groups.
• The following is a timeline for finalizing the committees:
• Week of 6/2 2nd round of volunteer solicitation e-mails go out
• June 16 – last day accepting volunteers or nominations for participation
• June 23 – Final list of standing committee members available to Council in wiki
• Questions were raised with regard to the status of the SLN Policy Committee and how it would impact the Council and its charge.  C. Hatch will revisit this committee and follow up with the group.

Next Meeting

• Wednesday, June 25, 2008, 11:30 a.m. (conference call arranged by T. Keys)

M. Dixon moved to adjourn the meeting.  Seconded by D.Cohen.  Motion carried. 

Meeting adjourned at 7:49 p.m.