Charge: The Academic Information Technology Committee shall advise the provost on matters relating to computer and information technology services for faculty and instructional needs. The committee shall 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. In addition, there shall be a representative from the Lamar Institute of Technology, the Student Government Association, the Faculty Senate, the Council of Instructional Departments, and the Deans’ Council. Also, 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 shall be elected by and from the full-time faculty, and the other members shall serve because of their positions. The chair shall be elected by and from the membership.
Membership & Reporting: Faculty Senators/Deans conduct election for faculty members; chair is elected from and by members; charge to Committee given by Provost; recommendations from Committee presented to 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 Innovations & Quality Assurance, Academic Affairs Associate Dean 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 |