Initially launched in 2000 and led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, CITI brought together community colleges, state colleges, and the University campuses together with industry leaders to strengthen and modernize computer science and information technology programs at public postsecondary institutions across the Commonwealth.  Through funding by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education (BHE), CITI helped develop a number of promising courses, programs, and partnerships that continue to this day.  These include the innovative “IT Across the Curriculum” model that has been implemented in different ways at multiple campuses, and the Boston Area Advanced Technological Education Center (BATEC) model of a regional IT workforce development partnership.  Unfortunately, as with many other worthy initiatives, state funds for CITI were cut during the 2001 fiscal crisis.  Since that time, key industry and education stakeholders have continued to work for the continuation and expansion of the CITI model.

In 2004, as a result of CITI’s strong initial outcomes, CITI received an infusion of funds from the private sector and the BHE to continue its work in the area of promoting information technology across the curriculum at both the K-12 and higher education levels.   With this funding CITI will now continue in its mission to promote IT fluency through teaching and learning activities that prepare students to participate successfully in Massachusetts’ “knowledge economy”.

In 2004, due to limited funding, CITI will focus on one of its four program areas – Information Technology Across the Curriculum.  Read more about CITI’s program areas,
CITI is managed by a team of faculty and administrators led by the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

CITI is funded by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education.

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