SPH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE

Purpose

The Arnold School of Public Health’s Information Technology Committee is an advisory committee to the dean.  The purpose of the committee is to:

gather information from faculty, staff and students about what they believe are the present and future technological needs for the school;

1. disperse information about available resources to faculty, staff and students;
2. guide the Health Sciences Computer Lab’s staff in purchasing hardware for computer labs;
3. establish guidelines regarding the availability and support of software in computer labs and a policy about how this software is funded;
4. advise the dean regarding resources needed by faculty, staff and students, as well as the staffing needs to provide these resources;
5. provide the dean with specific advice on allocation of funds; particularly those obtained from university instructional and technology fees;
6. advise the dean regarding the purchase and storage of technological equipment that will be used by faculty, staff and students in multiple departments across the school;
7. provide advice about technology needed for web-page construction and maintenance, distance education and other similar topics as requested by the dean.

Committee Members

The Information Technology Committee is composed of one faculty representative from each academic department within the school, a student representative and a chairperson.  A staff member of the Health Sciences Computing Laboratory serves as an ex-officio member of the committee.  Faculty members are appointed by the Office of Academic Affairs upon recommendation by department chairs and typically serve a period of up to three academic years.  Student representatives typically serve for a one year period.

Committee Chair and Chair Responsibilities

The chair of the committee is appointed by the Office of Academic Affairs and typically serves in that capacity for 1-2 years.  The chair’s responsibilities include:

1. establishing regular monthly meeting dates/times and notifying the Office of Academic Affairs and all SPH faculty of those dates/times;
2. assuring that complete minutes are taken at each meting and are included in the committee folder for the current academic year;
3. notifying the Office of Academic Affairs of pertinent outcomes of all committee meetings;
4. consulting with appropriate faculty and department concerning issues surrounding technology services; and
5. submitting a list of actions taken during the current academic year at the end of each spring semester.