The Information Technology Advisory Committee is made up of faculty and staff to provide consultation and advice to the Associate Vice-President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer. ITAC examines global as well as local information technology issues, providing input and reviewing ISU’s strategic plans for information technology, recommending priorities for information technology initiatives, and generally facilitating the flow of information about information technology. Additionally, the committee reviews the proposals and recommendations submitted by the Office of Information Technology (OIT) Core Management Team. Through these efforts, the Information Technology Advisory Committee ensures that information technology initiatives meet the needs of the ISU community.

Student Information Technology Advisory Committee (SITAC)

In 2002, a subcommittee of the Information Technology Advisory Committee (ITAC) was created to ensure there was student input in the decisions affecting information technology direction at ISU. This subcommittee, called Student ITAC (SITAC) is comprised of eight students, seven appointed by the Deans of the respective Colleges and one ex-officio member appointed by the SGA. The SGA representative will serve as the ex-officio chairperson of SITAC. The SITAC chairperson will also be an ex-officio member of ITAC. An Office of Information Technology staff member will attend all SITAC meetings and serve as a resource for the members.

SITAC will provide advice and opinions regarding information technology decisions that affect ISU students. The dean-appointed members will serve a one year term and should be users of information technology willing to serve on a committee that will meet once a month during the academic year. It is not a requirement for the student to be a technology expert, but the student should be an active technology user on campus. Committee notes will be taken at each meeting and posted to a public Web site.

Institutional Computing Steering Committee (ICSC)
Sharon Gick, Chairperson

The Institutional Computing Steering Committee membership is composed of one or more members from each of the major offices supporting or using administrative systems. The purposes of the Institutional Computing Steering Committee are: to provide guidance for possible recommendations to higher administration relating to the direction of Institutional Computing at ISU; to seek group consensus for matters relating to Institutional Computing that affect multiple offices; to discuss and make recommendations to higher administration for priorities relating to Institutional Computing which affect multiple offices; and to be used as a vehicle to distribute information to the ISU community concerning matters relating to Institutional Computing.

The committee chair is an elected position. The agenda for each meeting is distributed in advance and members may request items be added to the agenda or to have agenda items reprioritized for discussion. Action items that are agreed upon are documented back to the committee.

Instructional Technology Facilities Committee (ITFC)

The Instructional Technology Facilities Committee (ITFC), a subcommittee of ITAC, reviews proposals and recommendations submitted by OIT in the area of instructional technology facilities (Technology-Ready Classrooms, Distance Education Classrooms, and Public and Discipline Specific Computer Labs). This committee reviews proposals to establish or modify academic IT standards and policies related to the instructional technology facilities and provides recommendations concerning approval and changes. The recommendations of this committee are submitted to the CIO for review and final approval.