IT Advisory Committee
The Information Technology Advisory Committee (ITAC) facilitates the continuous communication required for the complex issue of technology usage on the Rice campus. Created in the fall of 2004, ITAC provides advice on technology priorities for academic computing and facilitating communication across the Rice community. In an advisory capacity, the faculty, staff, and students representatives will assist Khan with the development of a campus-wide IT strategy. Committee discussions range from issues such as institutional priorities, security, the campus network, support for classroom technologies and research computing, a campus portal and enterprise system, to digital library requirements.
Faculty and academic professional represent each academic and administrative divisions at Rice. Members serve two- or three-year staggered terms. Four committee members serve by virtue of their positions at Rice: Vice Provost and University Librarian, Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Studies, Associate Vice President of Administrative Computing and a representative from the Office of the General Council. The two co-chairs are the Vice Provost for Information Technology and a co-chair appointed by the Provost.
ITAC Mission
The Information Technology Advisory Committee recommends policies, and plans and prioritizes campus-wide technology initiatives that will develop and enhance the effective use of technology by faculty, students, and staff at Rice University.
Recommendations are made to the President, Provost, and Vice Provost for Information Technology.
ITAC Charge
- Provide guidance, direction and vision for Information Technology at Rice University.
- Working with the Vice Provost for Information Technology, prepare and annually update a long-range technology plan including priorities regarding the overall technology environment at Rice University.
- Review and recommend best practices for both on- and off-campus user constituencies.
- Review and recommend standards for faculty/student teaching and research computing, mediated classroom design, and technologies for administrative computing and the library.
- Assess the effectiveness of existing policies, procedures and architectures in meeting the needs of the University community. Recommend new policies, procedures and architectures as deemed appropriate.
- Review trends in both computing and communication technologies as they impact the University's long-term emerging technology needs.
- Working with the Office of the Vice Provost for Information Technology, the Information Technology Advisory Committee will disseminate information to users throughout the Rice community regarding major technology initiatives and priorities.
Chair
- Kamran Khan
- Moshe Vardi
Members
- Michael Byrne
- Randy Castiglioni
- James Coleman
- Katherine Crosswhite
- Joe Davidson
- Robin Forman
- Tony Gorry
- Arthur Gottschalk
- Chris Kelty
- David Kilgore
- Siva Kumari
- J.D. Leonard, undergraduate representative
- Sara Lowman
- Erzsebet Merenyi
- Jordan Miller, graduate student representative
- Flora Moon
- Albert Pope
- Gus Scuseria
- Qimiao Si
