804.000 Information Technology Change Advisory Committee (IT-CAC)

The Information Technology (IT) Change Advisory Committee (IT-CAC) is charged with prioritizing and overseeing proposed changes to the IT production environment.  An IT Change Management Procedure shall be enacted to ensure software and IT system configurations are appropriately reviewed prior to implementation and that the IT-Change Advisory Committee (IT-CAC) has reviewed and approved proposed changes to the IT network and its shared production environment.

The IT-CAC will review non-operational internal global changes and external application request that may have an impact to the colleges shared network.  These requested changes could/should enhance the user experience and ability to access certain IT servers and systems.  Application requests are defined as any computer based program, application, or interface that allows end users to either input data that is stored centrally or requests individual level data used in business processes at the College. These include both purchased products and applications developed at Clark College which require maintenance or access to campus data. The IT-CAC will prioritize and plan application development in alignment with the College strategic plan and will guarantee from their inception that applications are deployed securely and are accessible to all members of our community.

Members:

  1. Chair: CIO or designated Director (standing member)
  2. Senior campus application developer (standing member)
  3. IT project manager (standing member)
  4. Representative of institutional research appointed by vice president of instruction (one-year appointment)
  5. Webmaster (standing member)
  6. Senior IT cyber security officer (standing member)
  7. Project director – ctcLink (standing member)
  8. Assistive technology and accessibility specialist (standing member)
  9. Representative from student affairs appointed by vice president of student affairs (one-year appointment)
  10. Representative from office of administrative services appointed by vice president of administrative services (one-year appointment)

Representative from office of equity and inclusion appointed by vice president of equity and inclusion (one-year appointment)

New Policy/Procedure Approved by Executive Cabinet
March 24, 2015

Revised Policy/Procedure Approved by Executive Cabinet
September 15, 2020