Technology Advisory Group

The University of Scranton Technology Advisory Group
Guidelines for Faculty Input on Technology Decisions

December 8, 2010

The Technology Advisory Group (TAG) exists to facilitate dialog between the University faculty and any administrative bodies responsible for technology resources on campus.  TAG’s efforts focus on the technology that faculty use regularly to fulfill their responsibilities for teaching, research, and service, as well as any emergent technology that faculty may use in the future.  In order for TAG to engage effectively in communication about technology on campus, it is of substantial import that

• a faculty member, recommended by TAG, serve on any committee or task force that is responsible for either evaluating new products or services and/or recommending updates to existing technology that will affect University faculty; that
• said faculty member share information with the rest of TAG in regards to the discussions held and recommendations made by that committee; and that
• TAG share this information with the rest of the University faculty in a responsible, transparent, concise, and understandable way.

In order to successfully meet these shared expectations, the faculty member recommended by TAG to serve on such a committee must

• be reasonably knowledgeable about the areas of technology under discussion;
• be familiar with faculty needs related to the areas of technology under discussion;
• be open minded and willing to learn new methods and software; and
• be able to provide feedback to the committee in an efficient and timely manner so as not to delay committee recommendations.

Meeting these criteria will enable the Technology Advisory Group to function at its full potential, moving The University of Scranton toward a new level of collaborative decision-making and fostering a culture of transparency, productivity, and institutional effectiveness.