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 | |
| Sabrina Durso | 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.