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Strategic Planning - Documents & Policies

Guidelines & Vision-Based Long Range Priorities for Technology Council

Strategic Planning Team and Lou Ann Daly – May 24, 2005

Preamble 

The Technology Council is charged with developing a process and a plan that:  

  • Ensures information technology that is consistent with the Shared Vision and Mission of IU Northwest.
  • Supports the strategic direction of the campus.
  • Allows achievement of annual operating needs.
  • Includes the capacity to respond to unexpected opportunities for improvement.

Principles 

The Technology Council ensures that:

  1. Recommendations promote the unique identity of IU Northwest as
    • A campus of IU, and
    • An institution known for excellence in cultural discovery and learning and sustainable regional vitality.
  2. Recommendations promote using Information Technology to support excellence in learning, scholarship, and student services.
  3. Information Technology recommendations address the learning needs of IU Northwest’s diverse constituents.
  4. Information Technology recommendations are consistent with the campus’ “Student-Centered Principles.”
  5. Recommendations are in full compliance with existing federal and state laws.
  6. Recommendations promote technological access to public information for the community we serve.
  7. Support technological partnerships for mutual benefit.
  8. Recommendations support a sustainable Information Technology infrastructure.
  9. Recommendations support the security and protection of all university data.

Strategic Information Technology Planning Meeting

Strategic Planning Team and Lou Ann Daly - August 24, 2005 

Vision-Based Long-Range Information Technology Required

High Priority Action Items  

  • The University provides students, faculty and staff with reliable access to computing, data storage, information, and network services, on campus and off, in ways that respect our value for caring and competent interaction.
  • IU Northwest provides online access to its campus and community partners utilizing wireless or other optimal technology.
  • The University’s inventory of computers and software is systematically modernized to support academic excellence in the pursuit of our unique identity.
  • Websites are up-to-date, are interactive, project our vision, and allow us to manage content easily.
  • IU Northwest develops plans to leverage university and campus resources, e.g. CETL, to support instructional technology. These plans offer faculty a comprehensive set of options to easily create, edit, revise and maintain online course material.
  • The IU Northwest Technology Plan identifies a process to implement environmentally responsible IT practices.

Medium Priority Action Items  

  • The University develops a multicultural, disciplinary, and cross disciplinary program of digital library research, digitized slide libraries and special collections.
  • IU Northwest has a plan to address the student population that does not have access to a computer off campus.