The President’s AI Council was established at UTA to provide strategic leadership, guidance and support for the development and implementation of AI initiatives supporting academic, administrative and research goals.
The council develops, owns and maintains an AI strategy that ensures ethical, responsible, secure and effective use of AI technologies to advance UTA’s mission in alignment with state and federal regulations.
The AI council is composed of a wide variety of campus stakeholders including faculty, staff and students.
Current members of the AI Council
- Deepika Chalemela, Chief Information Officer – Council Chairperson
- Shelby Boseman, Chief Legal Officer – Legal Representative
- Jeremy Forsberg, AVP Research Administration – Research and Innovation Representative
- Mark Cooper, Director Academic Operations – Provost Office Representative
- Carolyn Nee, AVP IT Planning/Management – Information and Technology Representative
- Pete Smith, Chief Data and Analytics Officer – University Analytics Representative
- External Experts as needed
AI Task Force
An President’s AI Task Force was also created to support the AI Council. Its responsibility is to ensure the strategic vision and policies set by the council are effectively translated into actionable and impactful AI initiatives.
The task force focuses on implementing AI projects, developing AI models, collaborating to integrate AI solutions and identifying opportunities for innovation. This task force is composed of stakeholders from across UTA, including a student representative.
Current members of the AI Task Force
- Lee Pierce, Director OIT Planning and Management – Taskforce Chairperson
- Edward Gonzales, Director OIT Research Support – Information and Technology Representative
- Randy Morgan, Manager Information Security – Information Security Office Representative
- Jeremy Forsberg, AVP Research Administration – Research and Innovation Representative
- Janet Burka, Manager Research Support and Partnership – Library Representative
- Michael Schmid, Director University Analytics – University Analytics Representative
- Jack Unzicker, Associate Professor College of Liberal Arts – Faculty Senate Representative
- Callum Knitowski, Studio Maintenance Technician – Staff (SAC) Representative
- TBD – Student Representative
- Peggy Semingson, Interim Director CRTLE – Provost Office Representative
- Shanna Banda, AVP Faculty Success – Provost Office Representative