Charge
The MU Information Technology Committee (MUITC) will advise University leaders on matters relating to the University’s information technology software, systems, security, and operations.
- Ensure teaching and learning, and other student-benefiting IT initiatives and expenditures are aligned with strategic imperatives, tactical goals, and operational needs.
- Represent campus concerns for information and data security and ensure appropriate priority for supportive initiatives and expenditures is considered.
- Ensure research-specific IT initiatives and expenditures are aligned with strategic imperatives, tactical goals, and operational needs.
- Ensure a customer-centric approach to IT initiatives, imperatives, and expenditures.
For the 2025-2026 Academic Year the committee will focus on:
- Continuing to foster open communication between the Division of Information Technology and faculty, staff, and students around technology needs and challenges, including but not limited to information security, rules and regulations, policy, and impact.
- Providing feedback and insight on major technology initiatives, ensuring that the perspectives of faculty, staff, and students inform decision-making.
- Collaborating with faculty, staff, and students on recommendations for additional tools, service improvements, etc.
- Communicating with each of the service areas within the Division of Information Technology, including Campus IT, Research Support, Networking/Infrastructure, Enterprise Services, and Strategy.
Membership: (from MUITC Charter)
Membership for the MUITC is selected according to campus titles most positioned to support the committee’s purpose and goals. MUITC chair and co-chair select membership as needed to appropriately staff subcommittees as outlined in section 6 below. Faculty appointees will be selected by the Faculty Council and approved by the Chancellor. The faculty co-chair will be selected by the committee from among the faculty representatives.
Contributing Members
Faculty:
6 faculty members (specifics below), appointed by Faculty Council (Standing Committee Survey), 3-year terms
– 3 at large faculty members
– 1 Extension faculty member
– 1 Library faculty member
– 1 Research faculty member
Staff:
1 MU staff member, appointed by Staff Advisory Council, 3-year term
Undergraduate Student:
1 student selected by MSA, 1-year term
Graduate Student:
1 student selected by GPC, 1-year term
Ex-Officio Contributing Members
Director, Enterprise Architecture
Director, Finance & Administration, DoIT
Director, Enterprise Application Services, DoIT
Director, Research Support Solutions
Committee Support: DoIT Support Staff