Noon, Faculty House


Attending: Doug Caulkins, Ralph Savarese, John Stone, Vince Eckhart, Martha Voyles, 
Bill Francis, John Kalkbrenner, Christopher McKee, Helen Scott, Don Smith


Minutes of February 26 approved.


Continued discussion regarding ITS location:
One member suggested building a facility between ARH and Science, as had been 
proposed in an earlier version of the campus plan.  The Forum could then be used for 
SFS offices, coffee shop, etc. The Forum was never intended to be used as an ITS 
facility, and so was not architecturally designed to suit that purpose.


Using the Forum for SFS office space may be an under use of a prime campus location.  
Some members expressed the need to have some sort of food/beverage service remain 
in the Forum as a convenience for south campus.


Another member pointed out the high cost of construction, utility and maintenance costs 
associated with a new facility.  The initial construction costs are 5-7% of the lifetime cost 
of a facility.  A $5 million facility will cost approximately $100 million over its lifetime.  It 
seems much more cost effective to use the Forum for ITS than to build a new facility at 
this time.  The College needs to address the future growth needs of ITS and the campus 
as a whole.


This member also expressed the opinion that a building in this area would inhibit the 
view and give the impression of a closed campus.  


Housing ITS in the Forum would allow ITS, CTS and Library staff to work more closely 
together, and ultimately be more effective for clientele wishing to use their services.  
Tools are increasingly shared between CTS and Library staff for document 
management, etc.


The ISC did not reach consensus on this issue, but realize the importance of making a 
recommendation to faculty for discussion as soon as possible.  Bill and Helen will draft 
questions to raise with SBRA concerning proposed costs for renovating the Forum vs. 
building a new facility.  The ISC will continue this discussion when this information has 
been received.


The ISC does recommend that ITS be housed in a consolidated facility on or adjacent to 
central campus.  John S. will draft a recommendation and distribute to the committee via 
email for suggestions and approval.