Technology Committee Charter - "DRAFT" - 9/18/07 - charters - Committee membership -

• former charter - http://lamission.edu/technology/charter.htm - 9-11 draft -EPC Charter Doc

Statement of Purpose

• Provide oversight and leadership for College technology policy, priorities, organization, and planning.
• Provide information, and when necessary, educate members of the College community regarding all aspects of the College’s information technology plans, policies and objectives.
• Recommend modifications to information technology policy, priorities, organization, and planning.
• Monitor the implementation and ongoing currency of the Information Technology Master Plan based on information gathered through continuous assessment of faculty, administration, staff and student needs
• Recommend policies that govern the acceptable use of technology.
• Function as a constituent sounding board for College-wide information technology issues.
• Provide a structure and process for identifying and evaluating emerging technologies that may be a benefit to the accomplishment of the college and its units or programs.
• Asses and review computing and information technology requirements of academic programs and administrative functions of college.
• Coordinate, with appropriate College departments, a comprehensive physical facilities assessment to ascertain the requirements to upgrade teaching spaces to accommodate modern instructional technologies and reflects the College’s future building program.
• Assure that appropriate policies, plans and procedures exist for such critical functions as physical facilities, data integrity and security, disaster recovery planning and copyright and intellectual property right issues, etc.
• Develop and implement a formal method of communication of the Technology Committee's activities and deliberations for dissemination to the College Council and the College community on a regular basis.
• Review, recommend and mediate operational policy and procedures.
• Ensure awareness of emerging technologies and best practices in instruction and student service delivery.
• Disseminate to College constituents information regarding relevant applications for these emerging technologies
• Ensure compliance with accessibility standards
• Review and update the Technology Master Plan on a regular basis (at least every three (3) years)

Structure of the Committee

• The Co- Chair of the committee shall be elected by the committee members for a term of two years.
• The Committee shall have two co-chairs. One of the co-chairs shall be appointed by the Administration and be an Administrator, the other co-chair shall be elected from the standing committee.
• The committee membership will have the following breakdown: 4 regular or contract faculty members nominated by the Senate President; 2 regular or contract faculty members and 1 adjunct faculty member nominated by the AFT Chapter President; 1 administrator nominated by the College President; 1 SFP representative nominated by the College President; 1 classified employee nominated by the AFT Classified Unit Chapter President; 1 supervisory unit representative nominated by the bargaining unit representative; 1 Information Technology Department representative nominated by Dean of Technology; 1 student nominated by the ASO

Authorization

The Technology Committee is chartered and authorized by the College Council, and shall report its approved recommendatons, minutes of its meetings, and summary of activities to the College Council. The Technology Committee is authorized to form ad hoc subcommittees and task forces to accommodate specific technology needs.

Scope of Authority

The Technology Committee will be responsible for oversight and leadership for College technology, policy, priorities, organization, and planning.

Administrative Support

The Office of the President will provide administrative support to The Technology Committee.

Membership Responsibility

It will be the responsibility of a member of the Technology Committee to attend each meeting. If a member has unexcused absences, missing 4 meetings in a year, the constituency which selected the member will be notified and asked to name a replacement. Appointed alternates may represent absent members.

Chair

The Technology Committee will elect a co-chair from the membership at the first meeting of the semester in which the chair either becomes open or up for re-election. The term of office will be for a period of 2 years.

Reporter

The Technology Committee will also elect a Reporter. The Reporter will keep the record of the minutes of the meetings.

updated: 9/11/07