AI Task Force
AY 2025–26 Task Force Goals
The AI Task Force has been charged with advancing the following strategic priorities for Academic Year 2025–2026. These objectives reflect the collective insights and recommendations developed by the Task Force’s working groups during Spring 2025.
1. CSUN AI Principles
In alignment with CSU’s AI guiding principles, develop CSUN-specific AI principles and guidelines for faculty, staff, and students.
2. AI Workshops
Design and deliver AI workshops in partnership with Faculty Development, Academic Technology, Human Resources, Research and Sponsored Projects, and Information Technology. Schedule sessions for Fall and beyond, targeting both faculty and staff.
3. Community Engagement
Leverage AI Task Force members as champions across Colleges, Departments, and Divisions to promote “lunch, learn, and share” events. These engagements can foster cross-college/division Communities of Interest.
4. AI Day / Symposium
Plan an AI Day or Symposium featuring pedagogy-focused presentations from faculty across colleges, AI vendors, students, administrators, and departments representing key areas such as equity and diversity, accessibility, sustainability, and security/privacy.
5. Student Town Halls
Partner with Student Senate leadership to host student town halls that gather feedback on AI usage, concerns, questions, and aspirations. Share insights with the AI Task Force to inform future planning.
6. AI Agent Deployment
Identify high-impact opportunities within each Division and College to develop and deploy AI agents that support teaching, learning, administration, and research. Collaborate with UA, RSP, and IT to explore funding options and implement solutions using strategic campus-supported AI platforms.
7. AI Research Infrastructure
Explore opportunities to fund, develop, and support access to AI research infrastructure (e.g., cloud HPC, GPUs, models) to enable smaller-scale, cross-college faculty research initiatives.
Membership AY 2025-2026
Teaching & Learning
| Name | Affiliation | Dept | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Gandhi | Faculty (Co-Lead) | Manufacturing Systems Engineering & Management | Anagnost College of Engineering & Computer Science |
| Deone Zell | Faculty (Co-Lead) | Management | Faculty Senate President Recommendation |
| Jane Rosenthal Dieken | Assistant Dean for Program Development | Tseng College | Tseng College |
| Sheba Lo | Faculty | Africana Studies | Social & Behavioral Sciences |
| Jorge Balbas | Faculty | Mathematics | Science & Mathematics |
| Sheena Malhotra | Faculty | Gender & Women's Studies | Humanities |
| Moira Saltzman | Faculty | Linguistics / TESL | Humanities |
| Shally Juarez | Faculty | Art & Design | Mike Curb College of Arts, Media & Communication |
| Anne Choi | Assistant Vice President for Faculty Programs and Initiatives | Academic Affairs | N/A |
| Zeina Otaky Ramirez | Associate Dean of Students & Director, Student Conduct & Ethical Development | Student Affairs | N/A |
| Freddie Sanchez | AVP for Student Affairs, Equity & Inclusion | Student Affairs | N/A |
| Helen Heinrich | AVP for Academic Technology | Information Technology | N/A |
| Paul Lazarony | AVP for Undergraduate Studies | Undergraduate Studies | N/A |
| Lisa Cheby | Librarian | Research, Instruction & Outreach Services | University Library |
| Ian Carroll | Web Developer | Education / Dean's Office | Michael D. Eisner College of Education |
| Jimmy Shereazad Gandhi | Department Chair | Manufacturing Systems, Engineering & Management | Engineering & Computer Science |
| Jenn Wolfe | Faculty | Secondary Education | Michael D. Eisner College of Education |
| Michael Biel | Faculty | Communication Disorders & Science | College of Health & Human Development |
Research
| Name | Affiliation | Dept | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deone Zell | Faculty (Co-Lead) | Management | Faculty Senate President Recommendation |
| Marjan Asadinia | Faculty (Co-Lead) | Computer Science | Engineering & Computer Science |
| Nelida Duran | Faculty | Family Consumer Sciences | Health & Human Development |
| Ellie Kazemi | Faculty | Psychology | Social & Behavioral Sciences |
| Mariano A Loza Coll | Faculty | Biology | Science & Mathematics |
| Joy Borah | Vice Provost | Academic Affairs | N/A |
| Amy Levin | AVP for Graduate Studies | Academic Affairs | N/A |
| Shellie Hadvina | AVP for Development & Alumni Relations | University Advancement | N/A |
| Heather Cribbs | Librarian | Collection Access & Management Services | N/A |
| Edward Kung | Faculty | Economics | David Nazarian College of Business & Economics |
Administration & Operations
| Name | Affiliation | Dept | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pouyan Eslami | Faculty (Co-Lead) | Systems & Operations Management | David Nazarian College of Business & Economics |
| Edith Winterhalter | AVP for Budget & Strategic Business Operations (Co-Lead) | Administration & Finance | N/A |
| Jordan Jannone | Instructional Technologist / Designer | Tseng College | Tseng College |
| Ian Carroll | Web Developer | Education / Dean's Office | Michael D. Eisner College of Education |
| Gretchen Macchiarella | Faculty | Journalism | Mike Curb College of Arts, Media & Communication |
| Abhishek Verma | Faculty | Computer Science | Faculty Senate President Recommendation |
| Paul Schantz | Director, Web & Technology Services | Student Affairs | N/A |
| Kristina de la Vega | AVP for Human Resources | Administration & Finance | N/A |
| Ryan Conlogue | AVP for Information Technology | Information Technology | N/A |