Academic Technology Council
Last Updated: 9/22/2023Contact Name
Dustin Atkins, Office of VP & CIOdatkins2@clemson.edu
Description
The Academic Technology Council reviews and recommends policies to the Vice President for Computing and Information Technology related to academic computing, information technology, and media supporting the teaching, learning, research, scholarship and advising activities of faculty and students. The Council also provides advice and feedback to the VP/CIO on IT projects, initiatives, and other programs that have an impact on faculty at the University. The Council plays a critical role in facilitating faculty input on future directions in education technologies.
This committee is authorized and described in the Clemson University Faculty Manual. Changes to its description or composition should be initiated with the current President of the Faculty Senate.
Membership Composition
The Council is chaired by a faculty member elected annually by the voting membership of the Council with a term beginning August 15
| Seat Type | Quantity | Term Length | Date of Term Initiation | Seat Filling Mechanism | Voting or Non-Voting | Other Factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vice President for Computing and Information Technology | 1 | By position | Non-voting | |||
| President of the Faculty Senate or designee | 1 | By position | Voting | |||
| Faculty Member (any) (One per college and the libraries) | 8 | 3 years | Unknown | Elected by faculty accorded voting rights in each college | Voting | |
| Faculty or staff member (As deemed necessary by Council membership) | Unknown | Unknown | Appointed by Council Membership | Non-voting | ||
| Faculty or staff member (Alternates from each voting membership constituency) | 11 | 1 year | Unknown | Filled by mechanism and group that fills each voting seat | Non-voting | |
| Faculty or staff member (To add needed representation of area experts) | 2 | 1 year | Unknown | Appointed by Council Membership | Voting | |
| Staff Member (From Student Accessibility Services) | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Non-voting | |
| Staff Member (From CCIT) | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Non-voting | |
| Undergraduate Student (Alternate) | 1 | 1 year | Unknown | Nominated by President of the Undergraduate Student Senate and Appointed by Dean of Undergraduate Studies | Non-voting | |
| Undergraduate Student | 1 | 1 year | Unknown | Nominated by President of the Undergraduate Student Senate and Appointed by Dean of Undergraduate Studies | Voting | |
| Graduate Student (Alternate) | 1 | 1 year | Unknown | Nominated by President of the Graduate Student Government and Appointed by Dean of the Graduate School | Non-voting | |
| Graduate Student | 1 | 1 year | Unknown | Nominated by President of Graduate Student Government and Appointed by Dean of the Graduate School | Voting |
Membership List (Last Updated: 9/22/2023)
Changes to the current chair and membership list should be initiated with the Faculty Senate Office.
Chair
| Name | Chair Type | Email* | College or Division | Department | Term Start | Term End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janice Lanham | Chair | janicel@clemsone.edu | CBSHS | School of Nursing | ||
| Christopher Post | Vice-Chair | cpost@exchange.clemson.edu | CAFLS |
Members
| Name | Seat Type | Email* | College or Division | Department | Service Start | Service End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Burton | Faculty Member (any) | vburton | CAAH | History | 8/1/2019 | 7/31/2022 |
| Christopher Post | Faculty Member (any) | cpost@exchange.clemson.edu | CAFLS | 8/1/2019 | 7/31/2022 | |
| James Gilmore | Faculty Member (any) | jngilmo | CBSHS | Communications | 8/1/2021 | 7/31/2024 |
| Bill Kettinger | Faculty Member (any) | wkttngr | CoB | 8/1/2019 | 7/30/2022 | |
| Danny Weathers | Faculty Member (any) | pweath2 | CoB | Marketing | 8/1/2019 | 7/31/2022 |
| Christy Brown | Faculty Member (any) | cjb2 | CoE | Education and Human Development | 8/1/2019 | 7/31/2022 |
| Matt Saltzman | Faculty Member (any) | mjs | CoS | School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences | 8/1/2019 | 7/31/2022 |
| Kelsey Shaeffer | Faculty Member (any) | ksheaff | University Libraries | 8/1/2019 | 7/31/2022 | |
| Jan Holmevik | Faculty or staff member | jholmev | CAAH | English | 7/31/2022 | |
| Su-I Chen | Faculty or staff member | schen | CAAH | Languages | 7/31/2022 | |
| Sara Sarasua | Faculty or staff member | smsaras | CBSHS | School of Nursing | 8/1/2022 | 7/31/2025 |
| Anne Marie Rogers | Faculty or staff member | anner | Clemson Online | |||
| Russ Purvis | Faculty or staff member | rlpurvi | CoB | Management | 7/31/2022 | |
| Shelia R. Cotten | Faculty or staff member | scotten | Division of Research | |||
| Robert Freeman | Faculty or staff member | rjfreem | University Libraries | 7/31/2022 | ||
| Carla Rathbone | Staff Member | bone | CCIT | |||
| Dustin Atkins | Staff Member | datkin2 | CCIT | |||
| Nathan Long | Staff Member | nate | CCIT | |||
| Margaret M. Camp | Staff Member | mmcamp | Student Accessibility Services | |||
| Samantha Hayes | Undergraduate Student | sshayes@g.clemson.edu | Undergraduate Student | 7/31/2022 | ||
| Hayley Hoover | Graduate Student | hayleyh | CoE | Education and Human Development | 7/31/2022 | |
| Daniel Stockwell | Graduate Student | dstockw@g.clemson.edu | Graduate Student | 7/31/2022 |