       network security. He explained that for C-ACIS and the
        other six Academic Council committees, important things
        often happen not as formal committee actions, but rather
        as a result of the senior administrative officers who
        serve<i> ex-officio</i> being responsive to faculty
        viewpoints and going away and &quot;getting things
        done.&quot; Osgood summarized the main themes of the
        prior year, emphasizing departmental computing support
        and &quo