A61.6
Policy

COMPUTER USE COMMITTEE

The Computer Use Committee, in cooperation with the Computer and Information Resources and Technology (CIRT), is advisory to the office of the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs on all matters relating to computing information. Through communication with the academic and administrative units, it represents the needs and concerns, particularly of the academic community, for computing resources. Its purview includes, but is not limited to, articulation of needs, advocacy of innovative and effective instructional computing, active participation in planning, advice on computing budgets, recommendation for priorities and liaison with academic as well as administrative computer users. The Committee reports to the Faculty Senate through regular procedures and submits a yearly report to the Senate.

(Fifteen members of the faculty appointed by the Faculty Senate, including one member from the University Libraries; one member of the Research Policy Committee selected by the committee; two undergraduate and two graduate students appointed by the Associated Students of UNM (ASUNM) and the Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) respectively. Ex-officio members shall include the Vice Provost for Research, the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Associate Vice President for Computer and Information Resources and Technology. The chairperson is elected by the Committee.)