Acknowledgments
The CIO Design Team thanks all faculty, staff, students, councils, senates and corporate partners for their time and input regarding information technology at Texas Tech University and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The team met with various senates, councils, college level committees, executive administration, academic and administrative departments, individuals and specialized groups in addition to establishing and publicizing a web site for additional input. The information obtained through the interview sessions and web site were a major contribution to the findings and recommendations found in this report.
Additionally, the CIO Design Team held orientation sessions with thirteen computing organizations across both campuses and regional centers. These sessions were more detailed in nature to obtain specific information on the scope of services provided for faculty, staff and students. Technical infrastructure, collaboration between IT departments, current and planned major events, and opportunities for improving IT services were a few topics of discussion at these sessions. We thank each one of these departments for their time in preparing information requested prior to each session and allotting the team extra time during each session.
The team also identified Texas Tech's primary computing vendors and extends a personal thank you to each one of them for the time and effort allotted Texas Tech during our charge. Interview sessions were held with Cisco, Southwestern Bell, AT&T, Dell, IBM, and Microsoft. Discussed were the products and services provided to Texas Tech, the business practices at Texas Tech and their impact on efficient and effective business relationships, Texas Tech's interest in creating larger strategic business relationships and general recommendations for Texas Tech from an external perspective.
We also thank the members of the Texas Tech Board of Regents and representatives of other institutions who graciously shared their time with us during the course of the charge. Their hospitality and willingness to share their time and provide information is appreciated.
The CIO Design Team appreciates the amount of time spent by each one of you in sharing your experiences and visions for Texas Tech. The candor and openness shown during the group meetings, web input, and one-on-one sessions were invaluable in providing the information that shaped the contents of this report and contributed to the recommendations. Thank you again for being a part of the information technology future at Texas Tech.