April 26, 2004
UNIVERSITY OF
ILLINOIS
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
SENATE
Committee on
Campus Operations
(
Final -
Information)
CO.04.02
2003-2004 Annual Report
As of
the drafting of this report, the Senate Committee on Campus Operations (SCCO)
had met seven times during the 2003-2004 academic year; an additional meeting is
scheduled for May. Some of the issues before the SCCO were carried over from
previous years. These issues include campustown improvements, campus safety and
crime prevention, the South Farms Project, oversight of campus classroom and
laboratory remodeling and renovations, classroom reassignment, campus parking,
and the Research Park.
Recent issues include traffic flow on Wright Street, Proximity Parking, Campus Security Analysis, Recreation Facilities, Airport Facilities/Jet Service, ERP Implementation/Banner System, the duration of construction projects on Campus, pedestrian traffic, deferred maintenance, and campus quality of life, and its use for attracting the best possible students, faculty and staff.
The
Committee will send a Prefiled Resolution to the April 26 Senate meeting
(CO.04.01, Resolution Regarding UIUC Parking Policies).
Invited guests included Pam Voitik, Director of Campus Services, Facilities and
Services; Police Lieutenant Jeff Christensen, Division of Public Safety; Jesse “Tony” Clements, Director, Division of Campus Recreation; David Ruzic, Chair, UI
Integrate Faculty Advisory Committee; Margaret Krol, Assistant Vice President,
ERP Implementation, UI Integrate; Linda Bair, Director of Decision Support; and
Stan Henderson, Associate Provost for Enrollment Management and Director of
Admissions and Records.
Liaison Members
to Several Campus Committees
Public
Safety Advisory Committee
Henrique Reis
Facilities and Services Advisory Committee
Michael Andrejasich
Facilities Planning Committee
Michael Andrejasich
Information Technology
George Francis
Parking/Transportation Committee
Tom Overbye and Henrique Reis
The Following
is a list of speakers for 2003-2004:
“Proximity Parking Rates”
Pamela Voitik, Director of Campus Services, Facilities and Services
Voitik reported that her office is looking into the concept of Proximity Based
Parking; other users of Proximity Based Systems include The Ohio State
University, Purdue University and the University of Michigan. Voitik gave a
brief overview of the proposed system pointing out that the model criteria must
provide revenue certainty; it must be self-sufficient and capable
of paying back the bond issue. It must also be fraud resistant; some
systems are easy to beat, making it simple to produce counterfeit parking
permits.
Proximity parking would require UIUC to set a number of zones and zone
sizes, a target rate and minimum rate difference. It would be mandatory that
these zones be building specific. The model also considers the current usage
patterns and minimum feasible base rate. The committee members shared their
concerns and observations; some were skeptical that such a system would work and
suggested alternatives.
“Campus Security Analysis”
Police Lieutenant Jeff Christensen, Division of Public Safety; and Oliver J.
Clark, Executive Director, Division of Public Safety
Christensen reported that the Division faces many challenges as there are a
huge amount of computer crimes: theft of data, pornography, etc. As a result
of September 11 (2001), Illinois and Georgia are the most prepared states
against terrorism. The Department of Justice and the FBI were on Campus for two
days to provide training for dealing with weapons of mass destruction. They
worked with Facilities and Services to perform building site surveys
checked
security locks, looked for overgrown vegetation near buildings, etc. He thought
everyone should be responsible for observing goings-on around campus and
notifying the authorities of any suspicious individuals. Christensen reported
that new street signs have been installed in the crosswalk at Goodwin and
Illinois Streets helping to make the crosswalk safer.
Recreation Facilities
Jesse “Tony” Clements, Director, Division of Campus Recreation
Clements reported that three years ago his office referred with student focus
groups to see what they wanted and needed in the way of recreation facilities.
The new facilities will reflect these responses. Also, his staff has traveled
all over the country to evaluate facility projects in an effort to give students
the very best. Clements pointed out that this is a renovation project, not a
new building. The new CRCE building will offer a one-eighth of a mile track, a
three-court basketball gym, a multi-activity court, 10,000 square feet of
fitness space and a leisure pool. When CRCE is finished it will be 110,000
square feet, about three times larger than the current facility. When the IMPE
renovations are finished in about two years, the facility will feature a
one-sixth of a mile track, 13 basketball courts, eight multi-purpose rooms,
32,000 square feet of fitness space, a glass-encased climbing wall, a 150-seat
auditorium, indoor soccer field, instructional kitchen, an expanded SportWell
Center, a juice bar and pro shop. A wall with TVs will broadcast activities
going on in the facility.
“UI-Integrate/Banner”
David Ruzic, Chair, UI Integrate Faculty Advisory Committee
Ruzic reported
that all business for fall 2004 will be done on the new Banner System and
student class lists will be available. There are concerns regarding the next “Go Live” as payroll goes into effect next month, however, effective January 11,
all personnel will be able to go online and locate their payroll check for
January 15. Banner will contain multi-layered security whereby faculty members
will be permitted to access the records of only the students that they teach.
“Airport Facilities/Jet Service”
Steve Schomberg, Vice Chancellor for Public Engagement & Institutional
Relations
Schomberg
reported that he was asked to prepare an airport study without hiring a
consultant firm; the biggest concern was airfares to compete with Bloomington
and Indianapolis. After September 11 (2001), Delta Airlines had pulled back
from expansion; discussion on this issue has begun again but expansion is
contingent on whether or not Champaign can meet monetary requirements. Willard
Airport is one of few university owned airports in the nation
. The area
business community wants this airport desperately as it is a nuisance to drive
to Bloomington. There are plans to build a new FAA Air Traffic Control Tower by
next year; the old tower, built in the 1960’s, started with ten employees and
now has more than forty employees. Delta Airlines should offer service by May
of 2004.
Margaret Krol, Assistant Vice President, ERP Implementation, Administrative
Information Technology Services
Presentation/Discussion on Banner System
Ms. Krol gave an
update of ERP Implementation/Banner System. Committee members shared many of
their frustrations and concerns.
Linda
Bair, Director of Decision Support, and Stan Henderson, Associate Provost for
Enrollment Management and Director of Admissions and Records
Presentation/Discussion on Banner System
Ms. Bair presented
an overview of the new Banner system. She explained that Decision Support is a
unit in Planning and Budgeting that works closely with the UI-Integrate project
to capture data from Banner, make data available in a form optimized for
reporting, serve colleges and departments as well as central units and provide
services to increase usage of data (training, documentation, data education,
user groups, etc.). Its goal is to add value to raw data, maintain data
quality, reduce duplication of effort in colleges and departments and be
responsible to college and departmental needs.
This is done by building a Data
Warehouse. The Data Warehouse is like a Library as it receives, organizes and
stores data from multiple sources.
Henderson
presented the user perspective saying that the Data Warehouse is changing the
culture of how we receive and use the data available. He reported that there
have been transition difficulties with Banner resulting from some failures
during the development phase but the Office of Admissions and Records is working
through them.
Reports by Jack
Dempsey, Executive Director of Facilities and Services
Dempsey kept the committee informed on many construction projects on campus and
their duration as follows:
·
The Thomas M. Siebel Center for Computer Science ($80 million project)
·
The Chilled Water Project
·
Construction in front of the Henry Administration Building to build a plaza
platform
·
The University will soon hire a consultant and developer to renovate the Orchard
Downs complex (160 acres)
·
The Research Park may be providing a building to house the Illinois Natural
History Survey.
·
On the corner of Sixth and Green Streets, site of the old Wendy’s Restaurant,
the City of Champaign has agreed to build a new high-rise to include retail
space, parking and housing.
·
Dempsey referred to the Campus Master Plan, UIUC’s negotiations with the City of
Urbana and intention to take it to the Board of Trustees in July. There are
decisions to make regarding the Old Donut Shop property at the corner of Lincoln
and University Streets; USGS (Geological Survey) plans to move into the first
floor of the new north campus parking garage; retail space is planned for the
Clark Street side of the parking garage; retail space is also planned for the
corner of Green and First Streets, location of the former Wendy’s Restaurant;
and a new hotel and restaurant is planned on St. Mary’s Road, south of the
Assembly Hall.
Siebel Center for Computer Science Building Tour
At the April
meeting, Richard Henderson provided the Committee with a tour of the Siebel
Center for Computer Science.
. Senate Committee on Campus Operations
Henrique Reis,
Chair
George Francis
Chris Mullen
Michael J.
Andrejasich
William Gaines
Tom Overbye
Zachary
Borders
H. Rex Gaskins
Kathe Munz
Shinham, ex officio*
John G.
Dempsey, ex officio*
John Lammers
Glen Whitmer
Nancy Fisher
*Denotes
non-voting status