Leadership
Mark RuegseggerChair, 2025-2026
Membership
| Member | Source | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Detra Price-Dennis | Faculty Council | 2026 |
| Tara O'Brien | Faculty Council | 2026 |
| Jan Pierskalla | Faculty Council | 2026 |
| Jim Fowler | Faculty Council | 2027 |
| Mark Ruegsegger | Faculty Council | 2027 |
| Meris Longmeier | Faculty Council | 2028 |
| Nick Fogt | Faculty Council | 2028 |
| Kate Roush | Faculty Council | 2028 |
| Catherine Braun | Faculty Council | 2028 |
| Liana Crisan-Vandeborne | USAC | 2027 |
| Courtney Sanders | USAC | 2028 |
| Valerie Rake | Staff (appointed by CIO) | 2025 |
| IPC | 2026 | |
| CGS | 2026 | |
| USG | 2026 | |
| John Muir | Chief Digital Learning Officer (or designee) | |
| Zeynep Benderlioglu | VP for Research (or designee) | |
| Lynne Sanbe | CIO (or designee) |
Rule 3335-5-48.3 Committee on Academic Technology
(A) Membership
The committee on academic technology shall consist of eighteen members.
- Eight faculty
- Three students
- One graduate student
- One professional student
- One undergraduate student
- Three administrators (or their designees)
- The chief information officer
- The executive vice president for research, innovation and knowledge
- The chief digital learning officer
- Three staff members. Two staff members shall be appointed by the university staff advisory committee, and one by the chief information officer.
(B) Duties and Responsibilities
- Advise the chief information officer in the planning and implementation of academic technology programs and policies, including those pretaining to education, research and service activities.
- Assist the university administration in the identification, review, and implementation of academic technology infrastructure.
- Advocate for academic technology infrastratucture that is inclusive, affordable, accessible, and user-friendly for faculty, students, and staff.
- Advise the appropriate administrative office on the appointment of the chief information officer and the chief digital learning officer.
(C) Organization
- The chair shall be elected from among the voting members of the committee.
- As a standing member of the senate, this committee is governed by the provisions of rules 3335-5-46 of the Administrative Code.