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IT Governance

Led by the Technology Advisory Committee, the IT governance groups are campus stakeholders who advise on IT strategies, priorities, and investments that meet the university’s Top Tier 2.0 goals.

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Cabinet Biannual Technology Summit

Members of the President’s Cabinet meet twice a year to:

  • Review summarized input from campus governance groups on strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for impactful digital transformation
  • Review progress on digital transformation from prior six months
  • Establish 2-3 digital transformation priorities to focus on for the next six months

IT Governance Group Charges

The Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) includes staff appointed by each cabinet area. Primary responsibilities include:

  • Meet with campus governance groups to gather information and inform
  • Summarize input from campus governance groups to inform Cabinet Technology Summit discussion of digital transformation priorities
  • Oversee progress on digital transformation initiatives derived from cabinet’s biannual priorities
  • Summarize feedback from Top Tier groups, Faculty Senate, and student governance groups on the impact digital transformation initiatives completed in the concluding biannual cycle.
  • Develop reports to facilitate Cabinet Technology Summits and transparence for campus constituents

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Led by the Vice President for Digital Transformation and Chief Information Officer (VPDT/CIO), university distributed IT staff focus on the cabinet’s biannual priorities.

  • Distributed IT Staff Biannual Meeting (post-cabinet meeting)
    • VPDT/CIO collects technical input from distributed IT staff
      • Challenges and opportunities based on cabinet priorities
      • Builds a cohesive IT community to support campus needs
      • Elections for OneIT Council
  • OneIT Governance Council Biannual Meeting
    • 10-12 members prioritize and operationalize recommendations
      • Two-year term limit
      • Areas represented
      • Biannual retreat to define cross-organizational IT initiatives
      • Represent and report to full contingent of distributed IT staff

Led by the Chief Information Security Officer, the Cyber Security Team (CST) includes distributed and central IT specialists whose primary responsibilities are to:

  • Create and foster a campus-wide approach to information technology security
  • Recommend to the TAC policies, procedures, and technical measures to support the development and maintenance of a secure information technology environment
  • Promote awareness on IT security issues, compliance changes, threat mitigation, and individual responsibility for helping ensure a safe campus IT environment

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Campus Governance Groups

Leveraging the existing campus governance structure, IT governance representatives engage groups at their established meetings to gather feedback and share progress updates. Regular interactions boost collaboration and inspire broader campus input. Focused priorities and biannual reporting of accomplishments empowers representatives to oversee accountability for implementing IT strategy.

  • Top Tier Governance Groups
  • Academic Council
  • Faculty Senate
  • Consolidated Students of UNLV
  • Graduate & Professional Student Association