EFFECTIVE DATE: September 17, 2021
ISSUE #: 5
PRESIDENT: Dr. Loren J. Blanchard
PURPOSE
The purpose of this PS is to establish the process by which policies and procedures governing
the use of UHD’s Information Technology resources are developed, published, enforced,
and reviewed.
DEFINITIONS
There are no definitions associated with this policy.
POLICY
3.1 The Chief Information Officer, acting in consultation with all appropriate user
constituencies, including Academic leadership and the Academic Technology
Committee, shall develop and periodically review the following policies, procedures,
standards, and plans:
3.1.1 A policy for establishing project priorities as described in PS 08.A.01
3.1.2 Procedures for controlling access to Information Technology facilities by
all user groups as denoted in PS 08.A.05
3.1.3 Security and access policies and procedures for hardware and software as
specified in PS 08.A.04
3.1.4 Procedures for recommending university software and hardware standards
and establishing an approved technology list, Software and Hardware Standards.
3.1.5 Procedures and standards for the application development environment, System Development Life Cycle & Project Management for IT Development Projects.
3.1.6 A business continuity plan and disaster recovery procedures, UHD Information Technology Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Procedures
3.1.7 University Information Technology strategic and operating plans.
3.2 The Chief Information Officer is responsible for publishing and enforcing the policies
and procedures developed under 3.1 above.
3.3 Objections to the policies and/or procedures developed under 3.1 above must be made
to the Chief Information Officer. If those objections cannot be resolved by the Chief
Information Officer, they will be referred to the appropriate University vice
president(s) for resolution.
PROCEDURES
There are no procedures associated with this policy.
REVIEW PROCESS
Responsible Party: (Reviewer): Chief Information Officer
Review: Every three years on or before May 1
st
.
Signed original on file in Employment Services and Operations
POLICY HISTORY
Issue #1: 01/15/82
Issue #2: 12/15/87
Issue #3: 03/23/94
Issue #4: 05/01/10
Issue #5: 03/25/15
REFERENCES
PS 08.A.01
PS 08.A.04
PS 08.A.05
Software and Hardware Standards
System Development Life Cycle & Project Management for IT Development Projects
UHD Information Technology Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Procedures
