Summary of Vetting Events That Occurred Prior to IT Policy Approval

UMass Amherst IT worked with a number of groups on campus to develop the updated Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources Policy and the new Confidentiality of Institutional Information & Research Data policy and incorporated the feedback of the campus community.

The updated Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources Policy and new Confidentiality of Institutional Information & Research Data policy were approved on September 8, 2015.

This is a summary of past and upcoming events and meetings to review the policies.

Draft Policy Vetting Events

• IT Strategic Planning Infrastructure Committee
  September 10, 2014
  Audience: IT Strategic Planning Infrastructure Committee
• Information Technology Community of Practice: Security Strategy & Tools (including policies)
  September 11, 2014
  Audience: IT staff
• Campus Leadership Council with Deans
  October 15, 2014
  Audience: Campus Leadership
• Institutional Privacy Committee
  October 20, 2014
  Audience: Privacy Committee members
• Open Forum: Confidentiality & Acceptable Use Policies
  December 3, 2014
  Audience: Faculty, staff, students
• Institutional Privacy Committee
  December 9, 2014
  Audience: Privacy Committee members
• Open Forum: Confidentiality & Acceptable Use Policies
  January 28, 2015
  Audience: Faculty, staff, students
• Campus Enterprise Risk Management (CERM)
  Week of February 2, 2015
  Audience: Campus Enterprise Risk Management
• IT Policy Technical Controls Working Group
  February 12, 2015
  Audience: Faculty, staff, students who expressed interest in providing feedback on policies and their implementation
• Student Government Association (SGA) Meeting
  February 17, 2015
  Audience: SGA meeting attendees
• Open Forum: Confidentiality & Acceptable Use Policies
  February 18, 2015
  Audience: Faculty, staff, students

• IT Policy Working Group
  February 18, 2015
  Audience: Faculty, staff, students who expressed interest in providing feedback on policies and their implementation

• Information Technology Community of Practice
  February 19, 2015
  Audience: IT staff

• Campus Leadership Council
  March 31, 2015
  Audience: Campus leadership

• Campus Leadership Council
  May 27, 2015
  Audience: Campus leadership. Includes feedback from Mike Malone, Vice Chancellor for Research & Engagement, and Brian W. Burke, Senior Counsel

• Acceptable Use & Confidentiality Policies Feedback Meeting
  June 22, 2015
  Audience: Provost’s Office. Includes feedback from John G. Bryan, Associate Provost for Academic Personnel

• Faculty Senate Rules Committee
  July 27, 2015
  Audience: Faculty Senate Rules Committee members

Campus IT Policy Training Sessions

• Open Forum on Approved Policies
  December 11, 2015, 2:30 - 4:00 p.m., Campus Center Room 917
• Open Forum on Approved Policies
  February 4, 2016, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m., Campus Center Room 174-76