IT Governance

The University of Memphis has formed the following five IT governance bodies:

ITD Policy & Planning Council (Dr. Mark Gillenson, Chair)

Serves as a decision-making body to the President & CIO for policy related matters on information technology. Voting members include: all Executive Officers; Deans; Presidents of SGA, GSA, Faculty & Staff Senates; Chairs of Advisory Committees; CIO.

ITD Teaching & Learning Advisory Committee (Dr. Michael Grant, Chair)

Advises the CIO, AVP-IT, and Provost on IT matters related to academic teaching/learning technologies; shall participate in the development of related IT standards, guidelines, and policies; shall participate in establish priorities for all IT teaching/learning projects brought before the committee by the CIO, Provost, or Vice Provost for Academic Affairs; and shall help facilitate internal and external communications regarding teach/learning initiatives.

ITD Research Advisory Committee (Dr. Abby Parril-Baker, Chair)

Advises the CIO, AVP-IT, and AVP-Research on the quality and composition of the technology infrastructure to support competitive research at U of M, to encourage collaborative interactions among U of M faculty members, to advise on the most appropriate technology infrastructure to help incubate new U of M research programs, and to stimulate interaction/collaboration between U of M and various external research partners (corporations, government agencies, and other higher education institutions.

Project Spectrum Teams

The Spectrum project is guided by a number of teams that make recommendations and decisions concerning various aspects of the newly-installed Banner systems. For detailed descriptions of these teams, see the Project Spectrum organization page.

Student Information Technology Advisory Committee (Chair to be appointed)

Serves as an advisory group to the VP/CIO and Deputy CIO on matters related to information technology access for students; matters related to certain academic issues; use of student technology fees; and helps facilitate communication across the campus on all IT related matters.