Computing Facilities Advisory Committee

Membership of Computing Facilities Advisory Committee

1. The Computing Facilities Advisory Committee is advisory to the associate vice president for Information Technology Services. The committee shall consist of the university vice presidents; the associate vice president for Information Technology Services; the executive vice president for business and finance, chief of operations; the vice president for university advancement; the executive vice president and provost, and the vice president for student affairs and enrollment management, or their representatives;
   
   A representative from the Council of Deans, selected by the Council of Deans, for a three-year term;
   
   Eight faculty, one from each degree-granting college and the University Libraries. Nominations shall be made by the College Councils and the faculty of the University Libraries and members shall be selected by the associate vice president for Information Technology Services. Terms for faculty members shall be three-year staggered;
   
   One member of the supportive professional staff, selected by Supportive Professional Staff Council; one member of the operating staff selected by the Operating Staff Council to serve three-year terms;
   
   One representative of the students selected by the Student Association to serve one-year term.
   
   A chair shall be elected by and from the members of the Computing Facilities Advisory Committee.
   
   The associate vice president for Information Technology Services shall serve as a nonvoting, ex officio member of the committee.
   
   The executive secretary of the University Council, or designee, shall serve as a nonvoting, ex officio member of the committee.
   
   
2. The functions of the Computing Facilities Advisory Committee shall be:
   
   
   1. To act as an advisory body to the associate vice president for Information Technology Services in matters of computing and networking policy to assure that the interests of the university community are adequately served.
   2. To advise the associate vice president in matters of computing and networking planning and priorities for the level and scope of general support and services provided to the university community.
   3. To review and make recommendations about major changes, deletions, and new technologies that have a broad effect on campus information technology practices.
   4. To develop and implement procedures to improve communication of current policies and notification of proposed changes in information technologies to faculty most likely to be affected by such policies and changes in technologies.
      
      
3. Substantive changes in policy are subject to approval of the University Council.

Computing Facilities Advisory Committee

The CFAC typically meets two Fridays each semester (Sept., Nov., Feb., and April), 2-4 p.m.
2012-13 dates are: September 7 in HSC 306; November 9 in Altgeld 203; February 8 in HSC 306, April 12 in HSC University Suite.

        * chair
        + ex officio nonvoting