As an adviser for a New Online Program Committee at a newly created private university, I would highly recommend beginning with a centralized option for the management of education technology.  The categorization of different aspects of educational management will depend on the number of actual students enrolled, faculty members, courses offered, and support staff available.  Assuming there is only one physical campus location as the university is in its youngest stage, I might suggest elements of the model Bates described regarding Academic Technologies for Learning at the University of Alberta (182) which offers an all encompassing technology support structure.  Also, the university is not established enough for bureaucracy and divisional hierarchy to act as forces against each other, although the primary goal of each is fundamentally the same, to offer sound education and conduct excellent research.  Established universities face the burdensome task of implementing technological change as well as changing perceptions and attitudes towards technological renovations. Because this is a new university, the “tone” for technology can be set as a positive one right from the start allowing for a more successful centralized structure where there is a technology “hub”.  Also, I would also inquiry about budget plans the university is working with before I recommend a final model.  Because it is a private university, funding might be less of an immediate concern than at a public university.  The more important goal at first might be establishing a reputation for offering superb quality technology based education.  There maybe ways to focus on implementing the strongest educational technology model which will be more expensive on the front end but less costly in the long run.  Including elements of a  decentralized model, where faculty at the college level retain their autonomy and creativity, might attract greater academic talent.  Ultimately, I would need to identify what are the primary goals objectives, and limitations of a young university. Most likely, I would recommend a heavily centralized model with the most attractive components of a decentralized structure.