Vice Chancellor for Information Technology (VCIT)

Focus

The VCIT and the CIO is one person, currently Dr. Marc Hoit, who is appointed by the chancellor and whose focus is on:

  • Improving the IT governance on campus to include input and collaboration on decisions and directions for IT.
  • Developing a strategic operations plan for the central IT organization that will focus on providing services to the university that are more efficient, effective and responsive to its  customers.
  • Developing a strategic plan for campus that involves all the units, groups and constituents and that infuses IT into the fabric of university.

Throughout the remainder of this document, the VCIT & CIO will be referred to simply as the VCIT.

Scope

The VCIT considers all topics brought forward to him from the major groups that report to and advise him:

  1. IT Leadership Committee (ITLC)
  2. IT Strategic Advisory Committee (ITSAC) – [Functional Focus]
  3. Campus IT Directors Committee (CITD) – [Technical Focus]
  4. ITSAC Subcommittees (Academic Technology, Desktop & Application Support, Enterprise Applications, Infrastructure, Research Computing, and Security & Compliance)
  5. Faculty, Staff and Student Input

The VCIT will approve recommended members for all committees, councils and subcommittees in the governance structure.