Computers up and Running

The four new computers are up and running. The display drivers are installed and functioning. A guest account is active and Internet Explorer has been installed. This blog has been set as the home page.

There are still more software updates to implement, but I'll leave the computers running and people can start using them.

Contact Brian Payne (payne6 at illinois.edu) or myself (ladner at illinois.edu) if you have questions. We're in office numbers 4129 and 4125.

Fridge Czar

One of the issues with the collaboratory will be maintenance. The refrigerator is one item that will need regular care. Here is a proposed maintenance organizational plan.

The EES Student Advisory Committee is in charge of the Collaboratory, so refrigerator care and maintenance should fall under their stewardship. Each semester (including summers), the committee should designate a student as the “Fridge Czar” who will organize care and maintenance. The Fridge Czar will not have to do all the work; he or she will simply oversee it.

Refrigerator Use Guidelines

The refrigerator is for short-term use. All items will be removed weekly on a designated day by a student volunteer. Once per semester, the refrigerator will be thoroughly cleaned by student volunteers.

Fridge Czar Duties

--Create a schedule and solicit volunteers for weekly care. Look for volunteers first among the student advisory committee, and have group representatives ask other students for help.

--Check each week to be sure the task has been completed.

--Assign the refrigerator cleaning task to one or a few students per semester.

--Check to be sure the task has been completed.