Planning Updates

Nov 11, 2024 

With the conclusion of the working group recruiting phase, we are pleased to announce that we have 96 people representing 27 departments/colleges/institutes who will be working with us to build the IT strategic plan. 60% of our volunteers are from areas outside the Division of Information Technology (including some folks from our remote campuses), with representation from regular faculty, AP faculty, and staff. We believe this diverse set of views and experiences will form a strong foundation for building a shared vision for IT across the institution. The working groups will begin meeting November 14 and continue through the middle of February. 

Oct. 29, 2024

After several months of meetings with stakeholders, the initial phase of the planning process has come to an end. We have identified six focus areas (IT organizational capabilities, IT services, data and analytics, research IT, teaching and learning technologies, and administrative IT) that we will use to structure specific conversations. We have also identified four catalysts (IT security, artificial intelligence, IT infrastructure, and user experience management) that are common across all focus areas and will be discussed within the context of those focus areas. Recruiting for the focus areas has begun and will continue through Nov. 8, 2024. The first focus area meetings will begin shortly thereafter and continue through February.