Information Technology Committee

Overview of the Committee

Intent 

The intent of the Information Technology Committee (ITC) is to be a working group as chartered by and reporting to the Information Technology Advisory Council (ITAC). Committee members shall be actively engaged in contributing knowledgeable perspectives regarding information technology needs, opportunities, and capabilities to the work of the committee; and engaged in active listening, communications, and collaboration. The primary focus is to establish and sustain the Information Technology (IT) Roadmap for the University and make recommendations to the ITAC consistent thereto. 

Purpose 

The purpose of the ITC is to support the Chief Information Officer (CIO) in creating and sustaining a best in class IT operating environment that: addresses the university-wide academic and administrative technology needs and forward-thinking opportunities; provides the IT Roadmap and related prioritization for the future in alignment with the University strategic plan; and manages customer service expectations and communications consistent with allocated resources and in support of the mission, vision, values and strategic plan of California State University, Bakersfield by championing IT: 

  1. Services, infrastructure and equipment 
  2. Staffing and professional development 
  3. Support and training opportunities to university-wide end users 

Objectives 

The objectives of the ITC are to make IT recommendations to the ITAC that: 

  1. Identify needs/opportunities 
  2. Address security, risk and compliance related to such needs/opportunities 
  3. Ensure needs/opportunities are in alignment with the IT Roadmap 
  4. Establish/reaffirm needs/opportunities policies and procedures as appropriate 
  5. Define needs/opportunities implementation timelines 
  6. Determine needs/opportunities resource costs required to fulfill the recommendation(s) 

Membership 

The membership of ITC shall consist of the following, or their respective designee: 

  1. Chief Information Officer (Chair) - Christopher Diniz
  2. Information Security Officer - Doug Cornell 
  3. Enrollment Management Liaison - Tommy Holiwell
  4. Director of Instructional Development - Rebecca Weller
  5. Faculty Representative - Arts & Humanities - Jeremy Warner
  6. Faculty Representative - Business and Public Administration - Yong Choi 
  7. Faculty Representative - Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering - Steve Garcia 
  8. Faculty Representative - Social Sciences and Education - Kyle Susa
  9. Library Representative - Ying Zhong 
  10. ASI President - Daisy Alamillo
  11. Deputy CIO - Brian Chen (non-voting)
  12. Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management - Dwayne Cantrell
  13. Assistant Vice President for Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment - Monica Malhotra
  14. Associate Vice President of Grants, Research and Sponsored Programs - Isabel Sumaya
  15. Associate Vice President for Human Resources and Administrative Services - Lori Blodorn
  16. Senior Director for Financial Services and University Controller - Heather Macaulay
  17. Associate Vice President for Academic Operations - Debra Jackson
  18. Associated Students, Inc., Executive Director - Mike Kwon
  19. University Registrar - Jennifer McCune

Membership notes

The ITC shall identify an academic technology representative and administrative technology representative who, along with the CIO and CSO, shall be ex-officio members of the ITAC. 

Meeting Schedules 

The meetings of the ITC shall be at least calendar quarterly, with additional meetings scheduled as requested by the ITC Chair. 

Revised 10/26/15 (names updated 5/11/21)

ITC Agenda and Minutes