April 2018 – Updates from the Chair

Chair's Corner

ACM SIGUCCS LogoThe end of April is approaching rapidly, which does not seem possible as the temperatures remain below freezing and snow is still in the air on my campus. Our students are less than two weeks away from final exams. Soon the campus will be mostly empty and we will be enjoying the long summer afforded to us by working at a higher education institution.

Did I mention we had snow on our cars again this morning?

The SIGUCCS Board has been busy the last few months. Here are some highlights of things we have accomplished so far in 2018:

  • We welcomed Allan Chen to the board as Secretary and Professional Development Coordinator. Allan hit the ground running, coordinating the 2018 webinar series and pre-conference seminars.
  • We have hosted three webinars on topics that range from managing student projects to endpoint security.
  • Laurie attended the SIG Governing Board meeting in Chicago in March. (It was quite cold there, too!) The focus of the March meeting was on building inclusive communities in our SIGs and conferences. It’s a great opportunity to chat with other SIG leaders and share our best practices.Laurie Fox at "the Bean" in Chicago
  • We accepted the Final Report from the 2017 Conference Committee and closed the financials with ACM. Another fantastic, successful conference – thank you to everyone who volunteered, presented, and attended!
  • We prepared and submitted our 2018-2019 budget to ACM.
  • ACM and Dan Herrick are working on site selection for the 2019 Annual Conference.
  • We refined our privacy policy for future conferences. At registration, attendees will be presented with clear options for sharing their contact information.

If you are interested in reading the Board’s meeting minutes, they are posted online: http://www.siguccs.org/ecminutes.shtml

SIGUCCS 2018 Conference LogoMany of you are working hard for SIGUCCS, too! Our 2018 Conference Committee is busy planning our voyage to the stars (October 7-10). The Mentoring Program kicked off earlier this year, and each month mentors and mentees are growing and learning together. The Awards Committee opened their call for nominations, as did the Communications Award team. There are so many ways to stay involved!

 

 

About SIGUCCS Editor

The Special Interest Group on University and College Computing Services (SIGUCCS) is an association of professionals who support and manage the diverse aspects of information technology services at higher education institutions. SIGUCCS is one of 36 special interest groups of ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, the world's largest educational and scientific computing society. SIGUCCS focuses on issues surrounding the support, delivery, and management of those services, and provides professional development opportunities for its members and the other individuals in the field.