Goal 5
Building a State-of-the-Art Information Technology Environment
Florida Atlantic University's information technology will meet the requirements of the faculty, students, staff and administration, responding to growth and offering expanded, faster and more reliable services in teaching, research, service and administration.
Objective 1: Provide colleges and non-academic units adequate and stable funding to maintain the information technology (IT) infrastructure necessary for instruction, research and other creative activities, and support and administrative functions. Objective 2: Assure that Information Resource Management's annual operating budget is stable and keeps pace with the expansion of services offered by the academic and non-academic units and allows for the timely systematic replacement of equipment for which IRM is responsible. Objective 3: Increase as needed University-wide IRM staff and college-based IT staff to support adequately the teaching, research and administrative missions of the University. Objective 4: Provide improved information technology infrastructure and support for University and college research and collaborative projects. Objective 5: Provide expanded facilities, infrastructure, capacity and support for distance learning activities to extend the reach of educational programs and to support cross-campus teaching. Objective 6: Increase the number of next-generation smart classrooms, videoconferencing facilities, and open and instructional computer laboratories. Objective 7: Maintain the network infrastructure and storage technology at an adequate level to meet expanding needs. Objective 8: Provide all students with the opportunity to develop and enhance their information technology proficiency.
Building a State-of-the-Art Information Technology Environment
Florida Atlantic University's information technology will meet the requirements of the faculty, students, staff and administration, responding to growth and offering expanded, faster and more reliable services in teaching, research, service and administration.
Objective 1: Provide colleges and non-academic units adequate and stable funding to maintain the information technology (IT) infrastructure necessary for instruction, research and other creative activities, and support and administrative functions. Objective 2: Assure that Information Resource Management's annual operating budget is stable and keeps pace with the expansion of services offered by the academic and non-academic units and allows for the timely systematic replacement of equipment for which IRM is responsible. Objective 3: Increase as needed University-wide IRM staff and college-based IT staff to support adequately the teaching, research and administrative missions of the University. Objective 4: Provide improved information technology infrastructure and support for University and college research and collaborative projects. Objective 5: Provide expanded facilities, infrastructure, capacity and support for distance learning activities to extend the reach of educational programs and to support cross-campus teaching. Objective 6: Increase the number of next-generation smart classrooms, videoconferencing facilities, and open and instructional computer laboratories. Objective 7: Maintain the network infrastructure and storage technology at an adequate level to meet expanding needs. Objective 8: Provide all students with the opportunity to develop and enhance their information technology proficiency.
