Mansfield University Senate - CONSTITUTION

Section VI

F.

The Information Technology Committee

1.

Membership

a.

Four faculty members elected by and from the Assembly. No two members of the committee may be from the same academic discipline, or from the library.

b.

The Director of Information Technologies

c.

The Director of Information Resources or designee

d.

One IT staff member familiar with academic computing

e.

One staff user of computers elected by AFSCME

f.

The student Webmaster

g.

The chairperson of the committee shall be elected by the committee from the faculty members on the committee.

2.

Duties

a.

To act by making recommendations to the Senate in the form of motions.

b.

To investigate and make recommendations and/or reports to the Senate on such issues relating to academic computing and information technology as the committee may deem appropriate or as may be referred to it by the Senate or the Executive Committee. These issues may relate to such matters as computer policies, budgets, new computer technology and applications, hardware and software acquisitions, and workshops or printed material designed to aid faculty or student computer and information technology users.

c.

To serve as a channel of communication between the faculty and the information technology staff.

d.

To assist the information technology staff and administration in assessing the needs of the faculty as they relate to academic computing and University information technology resources.

e.

To carry out other activities as approved by the Senate or requested by the Executive Committee.

f.

To report to the Senate at least once each month during each semester.

g.

To send minutes of each meeting to the University President, the Provost and the University Senate President.

h.

The chairperson of the committee shall attend meetings of the Executive Committee as frequently as necessary, no less than once each semester, to inform the Executive Committee of the activities of the Information Technology Committee.

3.

Meetings: the Information Technology Committee shall meet at least three times each semester.


F.	The Information Technology Committee
	1.	Membership
		a.	Four faculty members elected by and from the Assembly. No two members of the committee may be from the same academic discipline, or from the library.
		b.	The Director of Information Technologies
		c.	The Director of Information Resources or designee
		d.	One IT staff member familiar with academic computing
		e.	One staff user of computers elected by AFSCME
		f.	The student Webmaster
		g.	The chairperson of the committee shall be elected by the committee from the faculty members on the committee.
	2.	Duties
		a.	To act by making recommendations to the Senate in the form of motions.
		b.	To investigate and make recommendations and/or reports to the Senate on such issues relating to academic computing and information technology as the committee may deem appropriate or as may be referred to it by the Senate or the Executive Committee. These issues may relate to such matters as computer policies, budgets, new computer technology and applications, hardware and software acquisitions, and workshops or printed material designed to aid faculty or student computer and information technology users.
		c.	To serve as a channel of communication between the faculty and the information technology staff.
		d.	To assist the information technology staff and administration in assessing the needs of the faculty as they relate to academic computing and University information technology resources.
		e.	To carry out other activities as approved by the Senate or requested by the Executive Committee.
		f.	To report to the Senate at least once each month during each semester.
		g.	To send minutes of each meeting to the University President, the Provost and the University Senate President.
		h.	The chairperson of the committee shall attend meetings of the Executive Committee as frequently as necessary, no less than once each semester, to inform the Executive Committee of the activities of the Information Technology Committee.
	3.	Meetings: the Information Technology Committee shall meet at least three times each semester.