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Appointed by: Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Reports to: Associate Vice President for Distance Learning

Number of Members: 18

Faculty:  10

Staff/Administrator:  9

Updated:   September 1, 2024

Purpose. Serves in an advisory capacity to the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs; provides a forum for the discussion of distance education matters; serves as initial academic policy development and review body as requested by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs; provides a forum for communicating more effectively on all distance education concerns; and provides a forum for sharing best practices in distance education.

Member Appointments. The committee will consist of 19 individuals.  Members will be appointed by the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs from nominations submitted by the Deans (for college faculty representatives), the Director of the Newton Gresham Library (as the NGL representative), and University Faculty Senate (for UFS representatives) and will serve three-year rotating terms.  Members shall consist of one administrator and one faculty member from each college, two members of the University Faculty Senate, and one librarian.

Chair Appointment. The Associate Vice President for Distance Learning will serve as Chair of the committee for an indefinite term.

Committee Members

Chair - Indefinite Term
Bill Angrove, Associate Vice President for Distance Learning

Faculty Members

Terms expire August 31, 2025
Marcus Funk, College of Arts and Media
Rebecca Andrews-Dickert, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Patrick Lewis, College of Science and Engineering Technology

Terms expire August 31, 2026
Keila Tyner, College of Health Sciences
Nathan Jones, College of Criminal Justice
Brett Porter, Newton Gresham Library

Terms expire August 31, 2027
Traci Austin, College of Business Administration
Nara Martirosyan, College of Education
Miriam Akoto, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Faculty Senate Representatives

Terms expire August 31, 2027
Xiaoman Duan, Faculty Senate Representative, College of Business Administration
Kimberly LaPrairie, Faculty Senate Representative, College of Education

Administrators

Terms expire August 31, 2025
Kurt Jesswein, College of Business Administration
Li-Jen Lester, College of Science and Engineering Technology 

Terms expire August 31, 2027
Brian Gibbs, College of Arts and Media
Maribeth Jorgensen, College of Education
Erin Orrick, College of Criminal Justice
Carroll Nardone, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Jennifer Didier, College of Health Sciences

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All errors in committee listings should be reported in writing to:
Lila Alvarado
lca007@shsu.edu
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