FITS RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommendation I
Build a solid foundation of IT infrastructure at LSU that is modern and kept up-to-date.

Recommendation II
Make significant strides in increasing the accessibility of IT infrastructure and services to the LSU community

Recommendation III
Develop a robust, multi-tiered support enterprise to meet the varying levels and specific needs of the LSU user community.

Recommendation IV
Develop sound fiscal planning for IT that leverages LSU’s existing investments, increases those investments in creative and innovative ways, and expends funding resources in the most responsible and efficient manner.

Recommendation V
Secure LSU’s IT infrastructure, safeguard the integrity of LSU’s information resources and the privacy of its user community and ensure the continuity of LSU’s IT infrastructure and information repositories in the face of possible disaster scenarios.

Recommendation VI
Develop robust and plentiful IT resources to enable research at LSU.

Recommendation VII
Develop robust and plentiful IT resources to enable faculty teaching and student learning at LSU

Recommendation VIII
Develop sound information systems featuring a rich set of applications and tools that address the increasing need for more effective and efficient institutional processes and provide for advanced academic analytics at LSU.

Recommendation IX
Support LSU student use of IT, not only as a tool in their learning, but to enrich their life experiences at LSU and make effective use of student technology fee funding.

Recommendation X
Develop IT advisory and communications channels to ensure the continued involvement of the LSU community in the implementation of the flagship IT strategy and ongoing day-to-day provision of IT services to the campus.