Two committees on technology might not be enough at Eastern.

On Tuesday, the Faculty Senate will discuss the idea of a third committee “elected and selected by the faculty” said chair Anne Zahlan.

Mike Hoadley and Mihir Chatterji, assistant vice presidents for Information Technology Services, will speak to the senate.

The presentation will give senate members an update on technology and a review of such issues as academic and administrative support delivered to the senate in November, Chatterji said.

Zahlan said the issue of the third committee also could be discussed.

The initiative is “setting up a committee so the faculty has input on policies relevant to academic computing,” she said.

The Academic Technology Advisory Committee and Computer Technology Planning Committee composed of faculty, student and administrative staff are the existing technology committees.

The senate also will hear a report from the senate subcommittee on computer privacy.

The committee was developing a policy that is now reflected in the tentative contract with the faculty union, University Professionals of Illinois, said Barbara Lawrence, associate chemistry professor and senate member.

The agreement came after 11 months of negotiations and also gives language to workload, compensation and distance education, among other issues.

The senate’s policy was previously formulated with the idea information and research stored on computers provided to a university employee be kept confidential.

“We had been writing a suggested internal governing policy specifically for faculty,” she said.

Lawrence said the faculty contract supersedes the policy, and the senate will hear the work of the committee without a suggested recommendation from senate because of the contract terms.

The Faculty Senate also will hear a request for the university to hire an FM station manager as well as a report on faculty committee elections being held March 25 and 26.

The senate meets at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Booth Library Conference Room 4440.