Student Computing Forum

By Wil Clark, ACS General Access Lab Manager

The General Access Lab Managers Committee will hold its first Student Computing Forum Tuesday, April 6, 1999. The forum will create another venue for students to provide input on lab policies and procedures. It will also provide an additional tool for managers to ensure that the labs are meeting the academic computing needs of UNT students. The forum will provide another needs assessment tool beyond the traditional suggestion box and semester lab surveys.

Two Main Goals

The student forum has two main goals. One is to define the purpose of General Access Labs. The other goal is to discover what student academic computing needs are not being met by the labs. Students will also be able to provide input on a proposal for extending the Microsoft Campus License Agreement to allow students access to some Microsoft products for personal computers.

Attend and be Heard

All students are encouraged to attend and provide input to shape the future of the General Access Labs. Instructors are encouraged to announce this to all their classes.

The forum will be Tuesday, April 6 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Union room 411. For further information contact me at (940) 565-4808 or send mail to wilc@unt.edu.