CITS accomplishes this by connecting scholars in different disciplines studying similar phenomena related to technology and society, through both formal events and informal meetings of the center's faculty research affiliates.
Currently, CITS faculty represent 13 departments on campus, spanning the Social Sciences, the College of Engineering, and the Humanities.
The current board includes Mark Bertelsen, John Seely Brown, Dave Toole, and Marie J.
Students may also petition to have a seminar accepted in substitution of the approved courses, conditional on the assent of the iT&S Faculty Executive Steering Committee.
The overarching goal of the program is to develop and foster connections among researchers who share interests in the transitions currently underway worldwide stemming from technological evolution.
[8] CITS hosts a monthly Faculty Lecture Series during the academic year in order to stimulate interdisciplinary research among scholars studying issues related to technology and society.
Speakers are typically affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara and the lectures cover a wide range of topics related to information technology and society such as privacy in social network websites[9] and issues related to citizen journalism and democracy.