Senate Resolution 1213-03R
UNIVERSITY SENATE
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Introduced by:
Council on Library, Information Systems and Computing (LISC)
Date:
December 17, 2012
RESOLUTION TO ADOPT A NEW RESPONSIBLE USE OF TECHNOLOGY POLICY
Whereas the Responsible Use of Technology policy had not been revised in more than a decade
Whereas the Chief Information Officer (CIO) has consistently solicited input from LISC and other
University constituencies on revisions for the Responsible Use of Technology Policy
Whereas the LISC Information Technology Usage Policy Committee members made significant
contributions to the proposed policy
Whereas, though there is some concern regarding the lack of specific language in the policy indicating
that the policy be subject to review by LISC, the Senate expects that LISC and appropriate committee
members would be consulted on any policy revisions in the future
Therefore be it resolved that the University Senate supports the adoption of the new Responsible Use
of Technology Policy being put forth by the CIO’s office and urges the University President to adopt
the policy as written
Supplemental Information:
In 2000 the original version of the Responsible Use of Technology Policy was written by LISC and its
committees and approved by LISC and the University Senate.
With the hiring of a CIO in 2001 policy-making responsibility has been centered in CIO Haile’s office
but input and advice continues to be sought from LISC.
In the 2011-2012 academic year, Christine Haile, the CIO, sought and received significant input on this
policy from LISC. Members of the Information Technology Policy Committee, who worked on the
policy, believe that their input was taken seriously, and is reflected in the revised version of the policy.
Over the past year there has been considerable debate in LISC over whether the policy is required to be
approved by LISC and/or the Faculty Senate. The Information Technology Policy Committee of 2011-
2012 had advocated adding language to the policy requiring their approval. University Counsel
recommended against including language to that effect.
