Advisory Committee for Academic Technology
Overview
The Advisory Committee for Academic Technology (ACAT) advises the Executive Technology Steering Committee (ETSC) and consults on the management of University-wide IT support of instructional and scholarly activities, from the perspective of a college or division, not individual users. The committee meets monthly during the academic year.
Responsibilities
- The ACAT advises the ETSC on strategy, policy, tactics, and implementation of instructional and scholarly technologies that impact the Academic Affairs division, including ADA compliance for instructional materials.
- The ACAT conducts an annual review of the ATI instructional materials report.
- The ACAT maintains contact with the Provost's Council, Faculty Senate Executive Committee, Council of Chairs, Educational Resources Committee, Directors for Finance and Operations (DFO), and the Administrative Councils of the Divisions and Colleges.
- The ACAT advises ETSC on elements of the University technology strategy (IT Road Ahead) pertaining to teaching, learning, and research and assists with the assessment of progress with its implementation.
ACAT Members: AY 2026-2027 (appointed by ETSC annually, in consultation with the Provost)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Meera Komarraju | Provost (co-chair) |
| Ranjit Philip | Vice President for Information Technology/CIO (co-chair) |
| Joy Borah | Vice Provost |
| Chandra Subramaniam | Dean |
| Jimmy Gandhi | Department Chair |
| Helen Heinrich | Associate Vice President for Academic Technology |
| Callie Juarez | Senior Director for Academic Resources and Planning |
| Joel Krantz | Chair of the Faculty Senate Academic Technology Committee, or designee |
| Marc Glidden | Faculty member, appointed by the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, in consultation with the Provost |
| Nicole Shibata | Library representative |
| Yi (Tom) Cai | Representative from Tseng College |
| TBD | Student representative appointed by Associated Students |
| TBD | Representative appointed by the Vice President for Student Affairs |
| Kimon Rethis | Representative appointed by the Vice President for University Relations and Advancement |
| J.B. Wall | College Director of Finance & Operations or College Technical Lead |
| Kate Tipton | Representative from Universal Design Center |
| Heather Cairns | Representative from TUC |
The Library and the Tseng College shall each have no more than one representative.
At least once each academic year, the Provost coordinates with the chair of the Faculty Senate’s Academic Technology Committee (ATC) to convene a joint meeting of the ACAT with the ATC.
- The ATC functions under the auspices of the Faculty Senate, and continues to convene with the membership and charge outlined by Faculty Senate policies and bylaws. The ATC is charged to “make recommendations regarding University resources and policy that pertain to instructional and research technology, including computing and instructional media development and services.”
- The primary difference between the ACAT and ATC is procedural. The ATC advises the Faculty Senate on policy as it relates to the faculty. The ACAT advises the Executive Technology Steering Committee on strategy, policy, tactics, and implementation of technologies that impact the Academic Affairs division.