As directed by the President and the Provost, the Vice Provost for Information Technology is responsible for the development, management and coordination of a University-wide program to address Year 2000 issues. OIT will monitor Year 2000 compliance activities for central systems as well as school and department technology. The Project's progress and issues will be reported to executive management and other University stakeholders on a regular basis. The following components constitute the formal charter of the University's Year 2000 Project. Definition of Year 2000 Compliance To be year 2000 compliant the system must accurately calculate, compare and sequence events that are before the year 2000, during the year 2000, and after the year 2000.
Compliance is required during system start-up, system operations, and interfaces with other systems.
The year 2000 must be treated as a leap year. The Executive Sponsors for the Year 2000 Project are the President, the Provost and the Vice Provost for Information Technology. A Year 2000 Advisory Committee will provide overall administrative guidance and identify any additional resources required for critical systems to achieve compliance. A Year 2000 Coordinators Team will be responsible for the tasks of assessment, conversion, testing, implementation and management of their school and department's projects. This Team of functional and technical staff from individual schools and departments will work closely with the OIT staff.