LMS Executive Steering Committee

The LMS Executive Steering Committee, including these Tufts University senior academic and administrative leaders, provides oversight to ensure that the project maintains an appropriate university focus and to support the project's successful completion through sponsorship and guidance:

• Patricia Campbell, Executive Vice President, Tufts University
• David Kahle, VP for Information Technology and CIO, University Information Technology
• Mary Y. Lee, Associate Provost, Tufts University

The project manager and project steward also maintain regular communication with other executive sponsors of the LMS project, including the Executive Associate Deans in the participating Schools.

LMS Advisory Team

The LMS Advisory Team provides input and guidance to the project manager and the LMS Core Team in support of the project's successful process and completion. The LMS Advisory Team is comprised of the following members:

• Nancy Arbree, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, TUSDM
• Cristelle Baskins, Associate Professor and Department Chair, Department of Art & Art History, School of Arts & Sciences (2008-09)
• Marybeth Caputo, Budget & Fiscal Officer, University Information Technology (UIT)
• David Damassa, Dean for Information Technology, Tufts School of Medicine
• Scott Epstein, Dean for Educational Affairs, Tufts School of Medicine
• Paul Giguere, Director, Distance Learning, Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy
• James Glaser, Dean of Undergraduate Education, A&S and Engineering (2009-10)
• Rich Kelley, Budget & Fiscal Officer, Office of the Dean of Arts & Sciences (2009-10)
• Jeff Kosokoff, Director of the Ginn Library and IT, The Fletcher School
• George Norman, William and Joyce Cummings Family Chair of Entrepreneurship and Business Economics, Department of Economics, School of Arts & Science (2008-09)
• Anne Preble, Contract Administrator, Purchasing Department, Finance
• Scott Sahagian, Executive Associate Dean, School of Engineering (2009-10)
• Angie Warner, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
• Chris Swan, Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering (2008-09)

LMS Core Team

The LMS Core Team is responsible for coordinating all phases of project work and for enlisting the input of the LMS Advisory Team and stakeholders across the university at key project junctures. In the selection process, the LMS Core Team is responsible for providing the LMS Executive Steering Committee with a recommendation for the next-generation Tufts LMS and for the support model that will enable transition from existing learning management systems, as well as excellent continuing service for the Tufts community. In the implementation process, the Core Team will guide the work of implementation, integration with university systems, migration, and transition support. The LMS Core Team is comprised of the following members:

• Susan Albright, Director, Educational Technology, Tufts University Sciences Knowledgebase
• Mark Bailey, Manager of Support, TUSK
• Sheryl Barnes, Assistant Project Manager, Senior Educational Technology Specialist, UIT Academic Technology
• Neal Hirsig, Assistant Director for Instructional Services and Blackboard Administrator, ITS, Schools of Arts & Sciences and Engineering
• Hannah Reeves, Instructional Design & Technology Specialist, UIT Academic Technology
• Gina Siesing, Associate Director for Educational Technology, UIT Academic Technology (project manager)
• Chris Strauber, Humanities Librarian/Instructional Design Coordinator, Tisch Library, School of Arts & Sciences and Engineering

LMS Working Groups

The Core Team appoints working groups to complete specific project objectives as required, including preparation of community requirements-gathering instruments and reports, demo sites for alternative LMS platforms, and RFP; technical evaluation of alternative platforms and gap analysis; architecture review and integration planning; security review of platforms; support model design; migration planning and implementation; documentation and curriculum planning and implementation. Working group members will be drawn from recommendations made by the Tufts IT Leaders Forum, the LMS Advisory Team, and others with known expertise across Tufts University.

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The LMS core team is coordinating the broad participation of faculty, students, and staff from across the Tufts community. You can visit the Get Involved! page to subscribe to the project email list for future project updates and to learn more about opportunities for participating in the requirements-gathering and evaluation process. As a final phase of this year's project work, the LMS project team will work with our executive sponsors to determine the best LMS solution for Tufts University and to develop an implementation plan.

Get Involved! to share your educational and collaboration goals and requirements as we review options for the new Tufts LMS platform.