Advisory Committees


Blackboard Advisory Committee
This group is composed of faculty members and senior administrators; it advises ITS leadership on the policies, and support issues related to the university's course management system. The group works to improve user experience and promote use of the course management system on campus and in the university's distance-learning programs.

Contact: Christi Triplett, ctriplet@usc.edu


Health Sciences Campus Computing Advisory Group (HSC CAG)
This group is composed of IT leaders from the university's medical schools and units; it advises the CIO about the technology needs of the university's medical schools and administrative units. The group also ensures effective communication about information security, interoperability, and related matters for the medical environment.

Contact: Debbie Reza, dreza@usc.edu


Information Council
This group is composed of senior administrators from across the university; it advises the CIO on the university's technology-related policies, procedures, and practices.

Contact: Jenise Evans, jenise@usc.edu


Information Services Committee (ISC or CIS)
This faculty group is jointly appointed by the CIO and the academic senate; it advises the CIO on issues related to the academic use of university's technology infrastructure.

Contact: Jenise Evans, jenise@usc.edu
Web: Academic Senate Website


HPCC Faculty Advisory Committee
This group advises the CIO about the faculty's research needs related to the university's supercomputing and grid computing resources.

Contact: Maureen Dougherty, mdougher@usc.edu


Strategic Technology Forum (STF)
This group is composed of IT leaders from the university's schools and units; it advises the CIO about the technology needs of the university's schools and administrative units. The group also ensures effective communication about information security, interoperability, and related matters.

Contact: Christi Triplett, ctriplet@usc.edu


TEL Technical Circle
This group is composed of IT leaders from across campus; the group advises ITS leadership about new tools and technologies relevant to technology-enhanced learning.

Contact: Christi Triplett, ctriplet@usc.edu


Web Council
This group is composed of web professionals from the university's schools and units; it ensures effective communication across the university's schools and units about web projects and technologies deployed on campus.

Contact: Ellen Castillo, elenc@usc.edu