University-wide Stakeholder Partnerships
The Division of IT works closely with university partners to develop and advance strategic initiatives, foster research opportunities, and establish guidelines for data and technology use in service of Virginia Tech's students, faculty, staff, and the greater community.
The Strategic Recommendations for Cloud Computing are intended as a thoughtful framework to guide implementation of cloud computing services at Virginia Tech, ensuring that the technology needs of students, faculty, staff, and business functions are met in the most efficient, effective, and intentional way.
The Virginia Tech IT Council (ITC) provides a forum for communication and collaboration among IT leadership across the university, who work together to develop and enhance technology infrastructure and utilization.
Technology-enhanced Learning and Online Strategies (TLOS) works to improve student learning by partnering with faculty to design and develop successful digital learning experiences, creating technology-enhanced learning environments for traditional, distance, and hybrid courses, and fostering faculty digital fluency.
The University Data Governance Council (UDGC) was established in August of 2020 to advance Virginia Tech's ability to manage, maintain, and fully utilize institutional data.
This committee, including faculty and staff from the Division of IT and university at large, makes recommendations for the effective offering and utilization of information technology services and systems, and recommends policies that relate to the governance of these services and systems.
Virginia Tech offers research, instructional, and partnership opportunities through Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) and program experimental licenses, which are administered through the Division of Information Technology.
A partnership between the Office of Research and Innovation and the Division of IT to give Virginia Tech researchers an accessible, scalable, administered space in the cloud for data storage and sharing, balancing security and compliance with user-friendly features that enable collaboration.