ACITC Charter
Revisions 2007 February
Draft v1.0
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The Academic Information Technology Committee (ACITC) serves as an advisory
committee to the Information Technology Executive Committee (ITEC). The ACITC
prepares recommendations on computing and networking technologies for instructional
and research computing and promotes faculty use of new information technologies.
Specifically, ACITC:
1. Provides a forum for communication to and from faculty and students on topics
related to instructional and research computing.
2. Advises ITEC with regard to the academic and research information technology
needs and priorities of faculty and students and the support needs of these users.
3. Provides input to and feedback on the University's Information Technology Plan
and Budget. Reviews and makes recommendations concerning administration
proposals for important changes to the University's information technology
services. Reviews faculty requests for significant acquisitions of information
technology resources.
4. Provides information to faculty and students on future directions in academic and
instructional technology.
5. Provides leadership for cooperative efforts on shared opportunities and problems.
6. Contributes to long-term conceptual planning, goal-setting and vision for the
development of information technology at the University
7. Meets monthly or as needed, and makes its minutes and recommendations
available to the university community.
8. Administers the Faculty Development Grant program.
The ACITC Chair is chosen by the committee and endorsed by the Associate Provost for
Information Services.
The voting members of the committee include:
College of Aeronautics - 1
College of Business - 1
College of Psychology and Liberal Arts - 2
College of Engineering - 2
College of Science - 2
University College - 1?
Library - 1
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Student representative - 1 (chosen by the Student Government Association)
Non-voting members include:
Companion information technology committees (ADITC, Web?) - 1 each
Associate Provost for Information Services
Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence - 1?
Subcommittees
The ACITC will include the following standing subcommittees:
Faculty Development Grant - A subcommittee composed of the Chair-elect of the ACITC
and two ACITC members, charged with developing policies and procedures for the
Faculty Development Grant program and implementing the selection process.
Resources - A subcommittee focused on IT resource acquisition and review, including
but not limited to: reviewing the annual IT budget; surveying available resources and
academic needs; advocating for academic IT resources
Teaching - A subcommittee charged with assessing and advocating for instructional IT
needs, including but not limited to: instructional hardware, software and systems; training
and support; development of forward-looking plans and vision; keeping abreast of
national trends; liaison with IT-oriented faculty enhance programs such as CTLE and the
Faculty Summer Institute.
Bill Gabrenya
Cookie Young
Bill Allen