Computing Activities Council

Appointed by the Chancellor

The Computer Activities Council (CAC) and its committees represent the IT governance structure at the University of Arkansas. Its primary purpose is long-range planning and setting of priorities for IT by reviewing, recommending and monitoring IT strategies, policies, processes, budgeting, and services on the campus in order for the University of Arkansas to achieve its educational and research missions and goals. It facilitates participation of students, faculty, staff, and administrators in IT strategic planning, and provides input to the IT budgeting and other decision making process on IT issues with impact on teaching, research, learning, and administration on the campus. It promotes effective acquisition, utilization, and sharing of IT resources and infrastructure for establishing excellent IT infrastructure and providing excellent IT services on campus.

Objectives

• Align IT with the strategic mission, direction, and initiatives of the University of Arkansas.
• Review and recommend IT strategic planning process.
• Review and recommend IT strategies and policies.
• Review and recommend IT budget.
• Review IT compliance and standards and recommend IT procedures.
• Review and define service level expectations.
• Promote effective acquisition, utilization and sharing of IT resources.
• Review and recommend the technical standards and university-wide IT infrastructure and services.
• Represent students, faculty, and staff to provide feedback to IT for service excellence.

Memberships

Membership consists of Chief Information Officer (CIO); one faculty representative nominated by the dean from each of the following: the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design, J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Sam M. Walton College of Business, the College of Education and Health Professions, the College of Engineering, the School of Law, and University of Arkansas Libraries; one faculty member chosen at large; two additional representatives of IT directors or other IT professionals from colleges, one representative from High Performance Center, one representative each from the Graduate School and International Education, the School of Continuing Education and Academic Outreach, Honors college, the Office of the Registrar, the Division of Finance and Administration, and the Division of Student Affairs; two undergraduate students; two graduate students; and, ex officio, the associate vice chancellor for business affairs, the provost or designee.

The Chancellor will designate a chairperson from the members other than the CIO. The CIO will serve as a co-chair of this council.

(Members appointed by the Chancellor)

Committees

• IT Governance Committee
• Teaching and Learning IT committee
• Research IT committee
• Administrative IT committee
• IT infrastructure and Security Committee

CAC sets up or changes topical committees as needed.

Steve Krogull Co-Chair	Associate Vice Chancellor for IT Services**
Casandra Cox	Faculty Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences	2024
Scott Biehle	Faculty Fay Jones School of Architecture	2025
Jason Tullis	Faculty J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences	2024
Tracy Sykes	Faculty Sam M. Walton College of Business	2025
Derrick Mears	Faculty College of Education and Health Professions	2026
Miaoqing Huang	Faculty College of Engineering	2024
Daniel Bell	Faculty School of Law	2026
Lora Lennertz	Faculty Mullins Library	2025
Michael Gibbs	Faculty at Large	2027
Kevin Hall	Associate Dean for Research and Professor College IT Directors	2024
Teresa Waddell	Director of Technology J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences	2025
David Chaffin	Director of Strategic Initiatives & User Services, AHPCC	2025
Mark Larmoyeux	Graduate School and International Education representative	2026
Ken Muessig	Global Campus representative	2025
Michael Zachary	Honors College representative	2026
Nick Daehn	Office of the Registrar representative	2024
Vacant	Division of Finance and Administration representative
Paul Soulsby	Division of Student Affairs representative	2024
Malachi Massey	Undergraduate Student	2024
Jacob Fuller	Undergraduate Student	2024
Krystle Merry	Graduate Student	2024
Nancy Young	Graduate Student	2024
Jennifer Jones	Associate VC for Business Affairs*
Brandon St. Clair	Provost or designee*

*=ex officio
**=ex officio non-voting