• Review and recommend research technology applications with a university-wide impact.
• Identify and evaluate university-wide research technology IT policy issues as requested by the Vice President for Research or related stakeholder groups.
• Identify and evaluate university-wide research data management or governance issues in collaboration with the Data Governance Committee.
• Identify and evaluate university-wide data science technologies and infrastructure.
• Make recommendations for university-wide projects and service priorities in support of research technologies.
• Strategic planning covering technologies needed to support Division of Research strategic plan objectives.
• Develop strategies to assist Principal Investigators (PIs) on existing and planned grant funded initiatives to support existing technology investments or potential technology investments.
• Evaluate potential university-wide and institutional data systems projects using academic data in partnership with the Data Governance Committee that uses research data.

Chairperson. A chairperson shall be elected during the first meeting of each year, serving a one-year term that begins during the September RTC meeting. In the case of the initial implementation of the IT Governance framework, a chair shall be elected during the September meeting.

Chair-Elect: A new chair-elect shall be elected during the first meeting of each year. The chair-elect serves a one-year term that begins during the September meeting, followed by a one-year term as the chair.

Member Terms: Each member shall serve a term of one year (unless designated for a two-year term) beginning in the month of September and ending in the month of July, for a total attendance of five meetings in addition to related RTC events that occur during the term. The chair elect may request up to five members for a second term to ensure continuity of experience in the committee.

Ex-Officio Members: The Assistant Vice President for Research Technology shall serve as an ex-officio member.

Meeting Procedures

Meeting Frequency: The RTC meets on the second Tuesday of September, November, February, April, and June. The committee will determine modifications to the meeting schedule as needed based on current activities. Meetings will be staggered to avoid conflict with other committees.

Reporting: The Office of the CIO will report on decisions and maintain electronic communication mediums for distributing university-wide information for the RTC.

Documentation of Proceedings: All meetings will have minutes of discussions, decisions and action items that are published within two weeks of the proceeding.

Voting: Each voting member shall have one vote counting toward a decision/vote, where a quorum is half of the members. The chairperson shall manage the voting process, which is determined by majority vote from within the count of voters. The chairperson shall decide a vote ending in a tied decision.

Research and Supplemental Input Mechanisms: The committee may establish, at its discretion, additional operational groups, task forces, ITCoPs, or ITSsGs as needed.

Questions about IT Governance can be submitted to: itgovernance@tamu.edu