Advisory Group on Student AI Programming

The Advisory Group on Student AI Programming convened in Spring 2025, bringing together faculty, Academic Senate members, student service leads and student leadership to help align campus generative AI programming with student needs. 

The work of the group continues in 2025-2026, focusing on three broad areas:

  1. Understanding student perspectives and needs
  2. Developing and reconciling guidance to students
  3. Promoting student AI training and literacy

Membership

Name Affiliation Role
Fatima Alaoui

Academic Senate, Faculty Affairs Committee; Department of Communication Studies

  
Teddy Albiniak

Director of Strategic Initiatives and University Ombuds., University Advancement

  
Chris Bettinger

Faculty Representative, Academic Technology Advisory Committee (ATAC); Department of Sociology

  
Lawrence Birello

Director of Student Rights and Responsibilities, Dean of Students Office

  
Anoshua Chaudhuri

Senior Director, CEETL and Faculty, Economics Department

  
Ethan Cortes

Staff Representative, Academic Technology

  
Danny Gabriner

Chair, Academic Senate Student Affairs Committee; Senate Rep, Staff Inst. Research

  
Susanna Jones

First-Year Experience Faculty Director and Faculty, School of Social Work

  
Oscar Madong

Associated Students Representative

  
Cori Miller

Director of Career Services, Career Center

  
Michelle Montoya

Director of Tutoring and Academic Resource Center (TASC)

  
Robyn Ollodort

Academic Technology Staff 

 Meeting Admin.
Andrew Roderick

Assistant Vice President of Academic Technology

 Facilitator
Niel Shahrasbi

Associate Professor of Information Systems and Director of Lam Larsen Emerging Technologies Initiative

  
Scott Siegel International Relations Department Facilitator
Michael Sudduth

Faculty Representative, Department of Philosophy

  
Jennifer Trainor

Faculty Representative, Department of English Language & Literature

  
Chris Trudell

Associate Dean of Students, Dean of Students Office

  
Hesper Wilson

Associate Librarian

  

Name 

Affiliation 

Role 

Teddy Albiniak

Interim Director of Strategic Initiatives and Interim University Ombuds
 

  

Chris Bettinger 

Faculty Representative, Academic Technology Advisory Committee (ATAC) and Department of Sociology

 

Lawrence Birello 

Director of Student Rights and Responsibilities, Dean of Students Office

 

James Blackmon 

Faculty Representative, Department of Philosophy

 

Elizabeth Brown 

Academic Senate Faculty Affairs Committee Chair and Faculty, Department of Criminal Justice

 

Anoshua Chaudhuri 

Senior Director, CEETL and Faculty, Economics Department

 

Ellen Christensen 

Academic Senate Student Affairs Committee Chair and Faculty, School of Design

 

Ethan Cortes 

Staff Representative, 

Academic Technology

 

Brandon Foley 

Associated Students President 

 
Shawn Hicks Director of Web, Mobile and Cloud Applications, Information Technology Services (ITS)  

Carrie Holschuh 

Academic Senate Special Representative and Faculty, Department of Nursing

Facilitator 

Susanna Jones 

First-Year Experience Faculty Director and Faculty, School of Social Work

 

Cori Miller 

Director of Career Services, Career Center

 

Michelle Montoya 

Director of Tutoring and Academic Resource Center (TASC)

 

Robyn Ollodort 

Academic Technology Staff 

Meeting Admin. 

Andrew Roderick 

Assistant Vice President of Academic Technology, Academic Technology

Facilitator 

Niel Shahrasbi 

Associate Professor of Information Systems and Director of Lam Larsen Emerging Technologies Initiative

 
Jennifer Trainor Faculty Representative, Department of English Language & Literature  

Chris Trudell 

Associate Dean of Students, Dean of Students Office

 

Hesper Wilson 

Associate Librarian

 

Name 

Affiliation 

Role 

Teddy Albiniak

Interim Director of Strategic Initiatives and Interim University Ombuds
 

  

Michelle Anolin 

Director, Accessible Technology Initiative and Project Management Office, Information Technology Services

 

Chris Bettinger 

Faculty Representative, Academic Technology Advisory Committee (ATAC) and Department of Sociology

 

Lawrence Birello 

Director of Student Rights and Responsibilities, Dean of Students Office

 

James Blackmon 

Faculty Representative, Department of Philosophy

 

Elizabeth Brown 

Academic Senate Faculty Affairs Committee Chair and Faculty, Department of Criminal Justice

 

Anoshua Chaudhuri 

Senior Director, CEETL and Faculty, Economics Department

 

Ellen Christensen 

Academic Senate Student Affairs Committee Chair and Faculty, School of Design

 

Ethan Cortes 

Staff Representative, 

Academic Technology

 

Brandon Foley 

Associated Students President 

 

Carrie Holschuh 

Academic Senate Special Representative and Faculty, Department of Nursing

Facilitator 

Susanna Jones 

First-Year Experience Faculty Director and Faculty, School of Social Work

 

Cori Miller 

Director of Career Services, Career Center

 

Michelle Montoya 

Director of Tutoring and Academic Resource Center (TASC)

 

Robyn Ollodort 

Academic Technology Staff 

Meeting Admin. 

Andrew Roderick 

Assistant Vice President of Academic Technology, Academic Technology

Facilitator 

Niel Shahrasbi 

Associate Professor of Information Systems and Director of Lam Larsen Emerging Technologies Initiative

 

Chris Trudell 

Associate Dean of Students, Dean of Students Office

 

Hesper Wilson 

Associate Librarian

 

Name 

Affiliation 

Role 

Michelle Anolin 

Associate Director, Project Management Office, Information Technology Services 

 

Chris Bettinger 

Faculty Representative, Academic Technology Advisory Committee (ATAC) 

 

Lawrence Birello 

Director of Student Rights and Responsibilities, Dean of Students Office 

 

James Blackmon 

Faculty Representative, Philosophy

 

Elizabeth Brown 

Academic Senate Faculty Affairs Committee Chair 

 

Anoshua Chaudhuri 

Senior Director, CEETL 

 

Ellen Christensen 

Academic Senate Student Affairs Committee Chair 

 

Ethan Cortes 

Student and Staff Representative, Academic Technology Advisory Committee (ATAC) 

 

Brandon Foley 

Associated Students President 

 

Kate Hamel 

Faculty Director for Research Development and Engagement, ORSP, and Co-Director of SF State CREATE 

 

Carrie Holschuh 

Academic Senate/Faculty 

Facilitator 

Susanna Jones 

First-Year Experience Faculty Director 

 

Cori Miller 

Director of Career Services, Career Center 

 

Michelle Montoya 

Director of Tutoring and Academic Resource Center (TASC) 

 

Robyn Ollodort 

Academic Technology Staff 

Meeting Admin. 

Andrew Roderick 

Assistant Vice President of Academic Technology, Academic Technology 

Facilitator 

Niel Shahrasbi 

Associate Professor of Information Systems and Director of Lam Larsen Emerging Technologies Initiative 

 

Vikas Sharma 

Associated Students Representative (Alternate) 

 

Chris Trudell 

Associate Dean of Students, Dean of Students Office 

 

Hesper Wilson 

Associate Librarian 

 

Meetings

  • Meeting frequency – Monthly during active semesters. The Committee will determine modifications to the meeting schedule as needed based on current activities.
  • Time Commitment – In addition to the scheduled meetings, members occasionally spend 1-2 hours between meetings reviewing related material.
  • Meeting structure – The facilitator or a designee will collect agenda items and circulate agendas in advance of each meeting to ensure informed discussion of scheduled topics.
  • Reporting – The facilitator will report on decisions.
  • Documentation of proceedings – All meetings will have notes of discussions, recommendations, and action items.
  • Voting – The committee is advisory and will generally discuss issues and seek consensus on issues or questions.  As needed, a voting quorum is 51% of voting members; one vote per member.
  • Sub‐Committees/Working Groups – Additional ad hoc sub‐committees or working groups may be established to work on specific projects or topics as needed.
  • Committee Support – Academic Technology will provide administrative support as needed.

Policy Responsibilities

The committee may review and provide feedback on campus IT practice directives, Academic Affairs or Academic Senate policies that impact IT processes or practices, or guidelines/practices established by units related to services impacting teaching, learning, research, or scholarly/creative activities.

Schedule

  • Monthly, per availability of committee membership

Meeting Agendas & Notes

Charge & Purpose

The Advisory Group is composed of campus stakeholders representing academic and student engagement areas of campus and will: 

  • Advise on campus strategy for engaging and educating students in the responsible and effective use of GenAI,  

  • Prepare a memo outlining a preliminary plan for student AI programming on campus for release by the end of Spring 2025. Elements of this plan may include: 

  • Needs Assessment (Student GenAI Surveys) 

  • Student Training (workshops, materials, courses) 

  • Guidelines on Appropriate Use of GenAI for students 

  • Campus AI website content 

  • Identify an affiliation of campus partner units or organizations that can develop and deliver student programming under the Advisory Group’s plan as outlined in the memo 

  • Identify issues or barriers to campus student GenAI engagement and discuss solutions 

  • Connect campus stakeholders who can come together to resolve identified issues or barriers 

Governance

Go to campus IT Governance site