Academic Information Technology Committee

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) 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
Daniel Bartlett (Arts & Sciences) FALL 2022-SUM 2025
Jane Liu (Arts & Sciences) FALL 2022-SUM 2025
Dale Fontenot (Business) FALL 2022-SUM 2025
Purnendu Mandal (Business) FALL 2022-SUM 2025
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
Chun-Wei Yao (Engineering) FALL 2022-SUM 2025
Andre Favors (Fine Arts & Communication) FALL 2024-SUM 2027
Jennifer Thompson (Fine Arts & Communication) FALL 2022-SUM 2025
Eunjin Kwon (Faculty Senate) FALL 2022-SUM 2025
Elizabeth Sanders (Library) FALL 2022-SUM 2025
Joe Kruger (CID Representative) FALL 2024-SUM 2025
Youngeun Jo (SGA Senator) FALL 2024-SUM 2025