Charge: The Academic Information Technology Committee shall advise the Provost on matters relating to computer and information technology services for faculty and instructional needs.
Membership & Reporting:The committee will consist of three faculty representatives from the College of Arts and Sciences, two representatives from each of the other colleges, and one representative from the library. Additionally, it will include a representative from Lamar Institute of Technology, the Student Government Association, the Faculty Senate, the Council of Instructional Departments, and the Deans’ Council. Members serving by position will include the coordinator of media services, the coordinator of Library Systems; the Chair of Computer Science, the Chair of MIS, the Vice President for Information Technology, the Director of Academic Computing, a representative from Distance Education, and the Acting Associate Provost shall serve on the committee.
The faculty representatives will be elected by and from the full-time faculty, with Faculty Senators and Deans overseeing the elections. The chair of the committee will be elected from within the membership. The Provost will provide the committee's charge, and the committee's recommendations will be presented to the Provost.
Committee Members
| Sujing Wang(Arts & Sciences), Chair |
FALL 2023-SUM 2026 |
| Patrick Stewart (V.P. Information Technology/Chief Information Officer) |
Ex Officio |
| Jing Zhang (Chair, Computer Science) |
Ex Officio |
| Samuel Jator (Sr. Associate Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Studies) |
Ex Officio |
| Ashley Dockens (Assistant Provost of Academic Innovation & Quality Assurance, Academic Affairs; Associate Dean of Policy and procedure, Graduate Studies) |
Ex Officio |
| Steven Veron (AVP - IT Operations) |
Ex Officio |
| Sri Varadaraj (AVP - IT Applications and Security) |
Ex Officio |
| Vivienne McClendon (Dean, Library) |
Ex Officio |
| Don Warren (Director, School of Accounting & Information Systems |
Ex Officio |
| Jesus A. Garcia (Arts & Sciences) |
FALL 2025-SUM 2028 |
| Frank Sun (Arts & Sciences) |
FALL 2025-SUM 2028 |
| Natasha Walker (Business) |
FALL 2025-SUM 2028 |
| Vivek Najarajan (Business) |
FALL 2025-SUM 2028 |
| Kaye Shelton (Education & Human Development) |
FALL 2024-SUM 2027 |
| Donna Fong (Education & Human Development) |
FALL 2023-SUM 2026 |
| Thinesh Selvaratnam (Engineering) |
FALL 2023-SUM 2026 |
| Yueqing Li (Engineering) |
FALL 2025-SUM 2028 |
| Stefanie Becerril (Fine Arts & Communication) |
FALL 2024-SUM 2027 |
| Jennifer Thompson (Fine Arts & Communication) |
FALL 2022-SUM 2025 |
| Eunjin Kwon (Faculty Senate) |
FALL 2022-SUM 2025 |
| Taylor Xiao (Library) |
FALL 2025-SUM 2028 |
| Joe Kruger (CID Representative) |
FALL 2024-SUM 2025 |
| Youngeun Jo (SGA Senator) |
FALL 2024-SUM 2025 |