Information Technology Team
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Team Membership
- Thirteen-member team: one Law School representative; one Dental School representative; one library representative; one IDS representative; two students; two administrative or staff representatives; one faculty member selected by the MFA from among its members; and two elected representatives of the McNichols faculty; two representatives ITS staff will be ex officio members of the team
- Reports to Vice President for Business and Finance and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Members
3 faculty representatives
Katherine Snyder, Mathematics and Computer Science, College of Engineering & Science (term expires 2010)
Jim Lynch, Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering & Science (term expires 2011)
Stokes Baker, Biology, College of Engineering & Science (MFA)
2 administrative or staff representatives
Edward G. Tracy, Associate Vice President, Information Technology Services (term expires 2010)
Kyle Williams, Systems Administrator, Information Technology Services (term expires 2011)
2 ex officio staff representatives of ITS>
Michael P. Brachulis, Programmer Analyst (term expires 2010)
Chuck Hokett, Training Specialist, Academic Computing (term expires 2011)
1 Library representative
Anthony Cressey, Instructional Designer, Instructional Design Studio (term expires 2011)
1 Instructional Design Studio representative
Mike Verdusco, Chairperson, Assistant Director for IDS Business Services and Instructional Designer, Instructional Design Studio (term expires 2010)
1 Dental School representative
Dincer Gurun, Restorative Dentistry (term expires 2010)
1 Law School representative
Loretta Lewins-Peck, Assistant Dean (term expires 2010)
2 student representatives
Lourise Hawatmeh (term expires 2011)
Jessica Trouten (term expires 2011)
2009-10 Charges
- Evaluate and recommend process improvements for UDM's general ITS lab environment. Specifically, answers to questions as to whether the academic software load properly serves our academic environment, are the labs arranged such that they contribute to learning for today's student, is the quantity of labs and computers the correct mix, etc.
- Evaluate and recommend process improvements for the audio-visual and classroom support department. Specifically, answers to questions as to whether the right mix of technology is available for teaching purposes, is a hybrid (mobile delivery and fix podiums) solution ideal or should UDM move toward all fixed podiums with no classroom delivery or significantly reduced classroom delivery.
- Review UDM's core academic software portfolio such as Blackboard, Wimba, TurnItIn, SPSS, Nvivo, etc. as to whether these licenses should continue or retire.
- Serve as an advisory group to the AVP for IT on IT related issues.
Ongoing Charge
- Establish, in consultation with the Vice President for Business and Finance and/or the AVP, goals for the academic year.
- Provide recommendations to Vice President for Business and Finance and/or AVP and the information technology staff of the university about planning for academic technology needs.
- Provide recommendations on technology needs regarding the possible development of online courses/programs and courseware.
- Make recommendations regarding software; web standards; planning for IT infrastructure, and strategic IT planning for the university.
- As requested by the Vice President for Business and Finance and/or AVP, monitor and provide guidance to other IT committees and groups. The team reserves the right to appoint permanent or case specific liaisons to such committees and groups.
- Provide ongoing reports to and consultation with the Vice President for Business and Finance and/or AVP.
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