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. Interim Chief Information Officer (Chair) – Chris Diniz
  2. Information Security Officer – Doug Cornell
  3. Interim Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs– Elizabeth Adams
  4. Director of Instructional Development – Rebecca Weller
  5. Faculty Representative – Arts and Humanities – Joe Ren
  6. Faculty Representative – Business and Public Administration – TBD
  7. Faculty Representative – Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering – TBD
  8. Faculty Representative – Social Sciences and Education – Kyle Susa
  9. Library Representative – Ying Zhong
  10. Associated Students, Inc. President – Erin Pruitt
  11. Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management – Dwayne Cantrell
  12. Assistant Vice President for Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment – Monica Malhotra
  13. Associate Vice President for Grants, Research and Sponsored Programs – Isabel Sumaya
  14. Associate Vice President for Human Resources and Administrative Services – Lori Blodorn
  15. Executive Director for Associated Students, Inc. – Mike Kwon
  16. Associate Vice President for Financial Services and University Controller – Heather Macaulay
  17. Assistant Vice President/University Registrar – Jennifer Mabry
  18. Liaisons
    • Enrollment Management Systems Lead – Tommy Holiwell
    • Deputy CIO and Director of eApps for ITS – Brian Chen

The ITC shall identify an academic technology representative and administrative technology representative who, along with the CIO and CISO, 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 9/18/2024 (names updated 9/18/24)

ITC Agenda and Minutes