The Information Technology Committee, in response to Senate President Barrington’s request to clarify our functions at the university, has two items for the Senate to vote on:

I.  By-laws revisions

A.  We would amend IV: Functions and Responsibilities to read:

1.      The faculty senate’s Information Technology Committee is responsible for establishing priorities for academic computing at Central Connecticut State University.  “Academic computing” includes: faculty computing, classrooms, labs, software, training, and the websites of schools, departments, and faculty members.

2.      The ITC is charged with:

·         Prioritizing all projects related to academic computing that require IT department resources.  Purchases formerly handled through the budget process, through appeals to deans, or to the CIO, or through departmental expenditure, should be referred to the ITC for consultation and prioritization.

·         Developing policy recommendations related to academic computing.

·         Reviewing all policies that impact academic computing.

3.      The ITC reports to:

·         The senate annually

·         The newly-created IT Governance Committee (on which the ITC is represented) on a schedule to be established.

B.  We would amend our quorum rules (II.6) to read: “A quorum at any regular or special meeting will consist of 50%+1 of the voting members present.”

II.  CSU system-level directives impacting academic computing

We ask the senate to adopt the following resolution:

The president of the faculty senate will ask the CSU vice chancellor for academic affairs to urge the CSU CIO to consult with the academic computing governance structures of the four universities on decisions related to academic computing.