The purpose of the LMS Executive Steering Committee, the LMS Implementation Project Leadership Team, and the LMS Implementation Advisory Committee, is to ensure alignment with Mason’s LMS strategy and goals for a successful implementation of the new LMS throughout the university.
Executive Sponsors
The Executive Sponsors provide overall leadership and guidance for the Learning Management System Implementation.
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| Ken Walsh | Interim Provost and Executive Vice President | |
| Jackie Ferree | Senior Vice President of Operations and Business Services | |
Executive Steering Committee
The Executive Steering Committee (ESC) provides a university-wide perspective to implement the new Learning Management System platform across the institution to streamline university processes and improve student / faculty experience and success. The ESC will make all LMS funding decisions, approve scope and contract modifications, and oversee and enforce university LMS governance.
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| Janette Muir, Co-chair | Vice Provost for Academic Affairs | Office of the Provost |
| Charlie Spann, Co-chair | Interim Vice President and Chief Information Officer | Information Technology Services |
| Delton Daigle | Associate Professor | Schar School of Policy and Government; Faculty Senate Technology Policy Committee |
| Kim Eby | Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs and Development | Office of the Provost |
| Melissa Perry | Dean | College of Public Health |
| Keith Renshaw | Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education | Office of the Provost |
Project Leadership Team
The LMS Implementation Project Leadership Team will serve as subject matter experts and will be present at each ESC meeting. They provide critical insight into business processes and the student / faculty experience. The Implementation Project Leadership Team will oversee the full LMS Project Team and provide daily management of project activities, ensure deliverables are executed in accordance with the scope of the project and contracts and work directly with university and vendor contract staff to deliver against project milestones.
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| Joy Taylor (Co-Chair) | Executive Director, Learning Support Services | Information Technology Services |
| Charles Kreitzer (Co-Chair) | Executive Director, Online Operations | Academic Affairs, Office of the Provost |
| Joseph Balducci | Assistant Director, Instructional Technology | Information Technology Services |
| Breana Bayraktar | Educational Developer | Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning |
| Noel Dickover | Organization Change Management | Office of the Provost |
| Kevin Dunayer | Associate Professor | CVPA, CEHD; Faculty Senate Technology Policy Committee |
| Maribeth Luftglass | IT Project Manager | Information Technology Services |
| Lauren Reese | Manager, Communications and Marketing | Information Technology Services |
| E. Shelley Reid | Executive Director of Engaged Teaching | Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning |
| TBD | Selected Vendor Project Manager |
Advisory Committee
The LMS Advisory Committee is comprised of faculty representing each school and college, as well as students and other representatives. The committee is charged with assisting in determining university needs for the learning management system implementation, communicating with and receiving feedback from their unit. If needed, the committee would support sub-committees for project implementation, meet with the vendor and provide feedback to the Implementation Project Leadership Team.
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| Charisse Cardenas | Director of Graduate Student Services | Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution |
| Shanshan Cui | Associate Professor | College of Visual and Performing Arts |
| Yuliya Dobrydneva | Associate Professor | College of Science |
| Terilee Edwards-Hewitt | Student | Graduate Student |
| Kimberlie Fair | Term Instructor | Mason Korea |
| Saiid Ganjalizadeh | Assistant Professor | Costello College of Business |
| Jeremiah Garcia | Fiscal and Office Manager, Mason Impact | Staff Senate |
| Dawn Hathaway | Associate Professor | College of Education and Human Development |
| Maoria Kirker | Adjunct Faculty | Honors College |
| Arman Mahjoor | Student | Undergraduate Student; Student Senate |
| Janna Mattson | Online Learning Coordinator & Instruction Librarian | University Libraries |
| Laurie Miller | Senior Instructor | INTO, University Faculty |
| Jerry Mize | Term Instructor | College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Lucas Núñez | Assistant Professor | Schar School of Policy and Government |
| Robert Osgood | Assistant Professor | College of Engineering and Computing |
| Carlos Sandoval | Associate Director | Antonin Scalia Law School |
| Philip Zane | Assistant Professor | College of Public Health |
Evaluation Committee
The Evaluation Committee evaluated the RFP (Request for Proposals) responses, as well as scheduled public vendor presentations and collected attendee feedback. The committee’s final selection decision will be announced to the university.
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| Janette Muir (Co-Chair) | Vice Provost, Academic Affairs | Office of the Provost |
| Kenneth Walsh (Co-Chair) | Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Chief of Staff | Office of the President |
| Delton Daigle | Associate Professor; Chair, Faculty Senate Technology Policy Committee | Schar School of Policy and Government |
| Dawn Hathaway | Associate Professor, Learning Technologies | College of Education and Human Development |
| Jerry Mize | Term Instructor, Psychology | College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Ala Showers | Senior Instructional Designer | Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning |
| Joy Taylor | Executive Director, Learning Support Services; LMS Project Steering Committee Co-Chair | Information Technology Services |
Faculty Mentors
Faculty Mentors will pilot courses in the summer or fall with support from the Stearns Center. Their experience will guide faculty development as Canvas becomes available university-wide. Mentors will provide information and advice to colleagues across the university.
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| Miriam Ahmed | Mason Korea |
| Amanda Katharine Bean | College of Education and Human Development |
| James R Casey | College of Visual and Performing Arts |
| Delton T Daigle | Schar School of Policy and Government |
| Yuliya Dobrydneva | College of Science |
| Gail D Drake | College of Engineering and Computing |
| Kimberlie Fair | Mason Korea |
| Lila Constanza Fleming | College of Public Health |
| Sara-Lynn Gopal | College of Engineering and Computing |
| Megan Lavengood | College of Visual and Performing Arts |
| Lucie Li | Costello College of Business |
| Jim McNeil | College of Science |
| Alison H Melley | College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Allison Miner | College of Public Health |
| Andrew Novak | College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Nathalia Peixoto | College of Engineering and Computing |
| Sharon Ray | College of Education and Human Development |
| Katherine H Rosenbusch | Costello College of Business |
| Kelly Schrum | College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Debra A Stroiney | College of Education and Human Development |
| Michelle M Trumbo | Antonin Scalia Law School |
| Eugenia P Tsirigotis | Costello College of Business |
| Caroline S West | Honors College |