Committee Members
The Standing Committee on AI (SCAI) at Drexel University is dedicated to exploring and addressing the wide-ranging impact of artificial intelligence across the institution. This includes its influence on academics — such as courses, curricula, and programs — as well as admissions, logistics, policies, procedures, and the university’s strategic planning and vision.
SCAI serves as an advisory body to senior leadership, helping ensure Drexel is not only prepared for the transformative changes AI brings to higher education but is positioned to lead them. The committee also plays a vital role in advancing Drexel’s Area of Excellence and Opportunity (AEO) in AI, Computing, and Cybersecurity Frontiers.
There are nineteen (19) members of SCAI, divided into five (5) specified membership categories:
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Co-Chairs: there shall be two (2) co-chairs --- one administrator and one faculty member.
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Academic Unit Representatives: there shall be seven (7) academic unit representatives, one each from the following academic units: i) the LeBow College of Business, ii) the College of Medicine, iii) the College of Computing and Informatics (CCI), iv) the College of Nursing and Health Professions, v) the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design, vi) the College of Engineering, and vii) the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Administrative Unit Representatives: there shall be five (5) administrative unit representatives, one each from the following administrative units: i) Provost's Office, ii) Enrollment Management, iii) Information Technology, iv) Office of Research and Innovation, and v) Office of General Counsel.
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Faculty Members at Large: there shall be three (3) at large faculty representatives.
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Faculty Senate Representatives: there shall be two (2) Faculty Senate representatives, appointed by the Chair of the Faculty Senate.
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| Name | Title | Unit | Role |
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| Daniel Albert | Assistant Professor | Department of Management, LeBow College of Business |
Academic unit representative |
| Rita Cola Carroll | Assistant Clinical Professor | Division of Graduate Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Professions |
Faculty Senate representative |
| Nicole Dalberto | Director of Career Services & Strategic Initiatives | Steinbright Career Development Center | Provost's Office |
| William Dampier | Associate Professor | Department of Microbiology & Immunology, College of Medicine |
Academic unit representative |
| Edward Kim | Associate Professor | Department of Computer Science, College of Computing and Informatics | Co-Chair |
| Chris Griggs | Senior Data Scientist for Enrollment Analytics | Enrollment Management |
Administrative unit representative |
| Gregory Johnson | Assistant Vice President for Clinical Systems | Information Technology |
Administrative unit representative |
| Hualou Liang | Professor | School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems | Faculty member at large |
| Alex Quistberg | Associate Research Professor | Dornsife School of Public Health | Faculty member at large |
| Timothy Raynor | Associate General Counsel | Office of General Counsel |
Administrative unit representative |
| Rebecca Rich | Assistant Dean for the Law Library and Technology Services and Assistant Teaching Professor | Thomas R. Kline School of Law |
Faculty Senate representative |
| Paulina Sockolow | Associate Professor | Department of Health Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Professions |
Academic unit representative |
| Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo | Clinical Professor | School of Education | Faculty member at large |
| Michael Wagner | Professor and Department Head | Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design |
Academic unit representative |
| John MacLaren Walsh | Professor | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering |
Academic unit representative |
| Steven Weber | Vice Provost for Undergraduate Curriculum and Education, and Professor | Provost's Office and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering | Co-Chair |
| Matthew Ziemke | Assistant Teaching Professor | Department of Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences |
Academic unit representative |
| Rosina Weber | Professor | Department of Computer Science and Information Science, College of Computing and Informatics |
Academic unit representative |
| Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili | Interim Associate Vice Provost for Research & Innovation, Senior Associate Dean for Research, and Professor of Nursing | Office of Research and Innovation |
Administrative unit representative |
| Pablo Molina | Associate Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer, Interim Chief Information Officer | Information Technology |
Administrative unit representative |