Technology Committee

Technology Committee Overview

Meeting Information The Technology Committee meets by ZOOM monthly at 9-10 a.m. on the last Tuesday of each month. See meeting details FOR ZOOM ACCESS If you are NOT a member of the Technology Committee, please email foothilltechcommittee@fhda.edu

Join the Technology Committee!

The Foothill College Technology Committee is currently seeking new members to join our collaborative and forward-thinking team. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of technology on our campus and ensure our tools and systems reflect the needs of our students, faculty, and staff.

Why join?

• Contribute to meaningful conversations around campus technology and digital equity
• Collaborate with colleagues from across the college
• Help guide decision-making around new tools, platforms, and digital infrastructure

Whether you’re a tech enthusiast or someone who simply wants to ensure that technology works better for everyone at Foothill, we welcome your voice at the table.

Interested in joining? If you're interested in joining, please complete the interest form: Interest form If you would like to learn more, please contact: Laurie Scolari

Committee Charge (Academic Year 2025-26)

Foothill College’s Technology Plan, together with that of De Anza College, will inform the development of the Foothill-De Anza district Technology Plan, which will respond to the goals and needs of both colleges in providing instruction and services to our students.

The Technology Committee is charged with collecting and synthesizing feedback and data needs from students, faculty, classified professionals, and administrators to guide development of the college’s Technology Plan. The committee will then draft the plan in spring 2026 and support the approval process for fall 2026 implementation.

• Surveys/focus groups across constituent groups to identify data needs
  • Students
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Administrators
• Spring 2026: Draft Technology Plan and obtain approvals for Fall 2026 implementation.

Mission

Campus technology coordination serves to

• deploy technology to create a dynamic learning environment;
• meet students’ expectations for access to informational resources, the Internet and support for computing devices;
• provide high-quality learning environments supported by technology;
• reach the cutting edge of higher educational computing and technology deployment to support students;
• offer the highest quality online learning tools/systems for students and faculty;
• ensure all students have access to technology to provide student equity in the learning environment.

Documents & Resources

FHDA District

• District ETS Help Desk
• District Standards for Hardware
• District ETS Updated Project Information

ETAC Town Hall Sessions 2014-2016 (video archive)

• IT Security Town Hall (46 minutes)
• OEI Project Update (44 minutes)
• Virtual Desktops (30 minutes)
• How to Submit a Technology Project Request (25 minutes)
• Creating the District Technlogy Plan (34 minutes)
• MS Office 365 Roll Out (37 minutes)
• Technology Purchasing (37 minutes)
• IT Security (36 minutes)