IT/Academic Advisory Committee

Appointed by: President

Reports to: Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs AND the Senior Vice President for Strategic Enrollment and Innovation

Number of Members: 14

Administrators: 5

Faculty: 9 (potentially could expand to include some staff)

Updated:  September 1, 2026


Purpose. The Academic Advisory Committee handles any and all matters associated with using information technology to enhance teaching, learning, and scholarly activities including classroom instructional technologies, e-portfolio products, and support services for faculty’s instruction, research, and service efforts.

Member Appointments. The Chief Technology Officer is a permanent member of the committee. The President makes faculty appointments from University Faculty Senate nominations. Senate selects one faculty member nominee from each college and the library. The committee consists of 9 faculty members serving three-year rotating terms expiring at the end of the fiscal year.

Chair Appointment. The Chair is elected by the committee members and will serve a one-year term ending August 31.


Committee Members


Chair - Term expires August 31, 2027
Elizabeth Gross, College of Education

Faculty Members - Term expires August 31, 2028
Bryan Espinosa, College of Arts and Media

Dennis Weng, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Katie Moses, College of Education
Marcos Garza Madrid, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Tyler Manolovitz, Newton Gresham Library

Faculty Members - Term expires August 31, 2029
Fidel Gonzalez, College of Business Administration

Rachel Houston, College of Criminal Justice
Christopher Greenleaf, College of Health Sciences
Darren Williams, College of Science and Engineering Technology

Administrators By Virtue of Position - Indefinite Term
Anne Gaillard, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Fawzi Noman, IT AVP for Academic and Research Technologies
Jacob Chandler, AVP for Innovation
Steven Frey, AVP Chief Technology and Information Security Officer


To Report Errors
All errors in committee listings should be reported in writing to:
Lila Alvarado
lca007@shsu.edu
936-294-1536