071.0 Director of Computing and Information Services

Created by: Pat Teague on 2/5/1999
Category: 0 - General Administration; 70 - Computer Services
 
Originator: President
Current File: 071.0
Adoption Date: 9/22/1998
Reviewed for Currency: 9/21/1998
 
Replaces File: 071.0
Date of Origin: 3/26/1996
 
Classification:
 
In Archive? Yes

071.0 Director of Computing and Information Services

 

A. Background

It is important to provide for administrators, faculty, staff, and students information technology systems and services that are user-oriented and that support the administrative and academic programs of the university. The Computing and Information Services Center is vital to the information communication system on campus.

 

B. Policy

The Director of Computing and Information Services coordinates the development, support, maintenance, and implementation of user-oriented information technology systems and services to enhance the quality of instruction, scholarship, and administrative services.

 

C. Guidelines

1. The Director of Computing and Information Services is appointed by and directly responsible to the President.

2. Duties and responsibilities of the Director of Computing and Information Services include the following:

  • Supervising the information services staff;
  • Making hiring decisions about computing and information services staff after consultation with advisory committees and university administrators;
  • Preparing, proposing and managing the annual budget for the Computing and Information Services Center;
  • Providing technical support and advice in the areas of network, data administration, laws and regulations related to information technology, user support and training, computer technologies in instruction, use of audio visuals, telecommunications, hardware and software installation and support, security, systems analysis and design, disaster recovery and hardware and software purchasing for both mainframe and microcomputers;
  • Developing, maintaining, and implementing a strategic plan for the use of computing and information technology for the university, in consultation with the academic and administrative computing committees, university administrators, appropriate department heads, and representatives of the student body. This defines university-wide goals and objectives, policies, priorities, implementation procedures, methodology for monitoring and evaluating progress, proposed hardware and software to meet the needs, and proposed staff resources to meet the needs.
  • Monitoring expenditures related to university's computing and information services (i.e., hardware, software) to ensure that expenditures are consistent with the strategic plan.

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