The Learning Management System (LMS) Steering Committee (SteerCo) is a joint committee of Saint Louis University's provost and CIO. The LMS Steering Committee provides guidance and direction for SLU’s LMS, which is currently Canvas.
The committee is co-chaired by one person representing Information Technology Services and one person representing Academic Affairs. The committee meets approximately monthly during the academic year.
Provide guidance on key aspects of the learning management system (LMS), including: functionality changes; system configuration; timelines for and potential impact of system outages/changes; and other system management concerns.
Note: The LMS SteerCo provides guidance specifically on Canvas, SLU’s learning management system (LMS). Their focus is different from that of LTAC, which focuses on a range of University-wide learning technology needs.
The LMS SteerCo is comprised of faculty, staff, and student members who represent a range of areas and perspectives. In general, the committee will include: key ITS representatives; key Academic Affairs representatives (including staff from the Reinert Center, the Distance Education Office, and the Center for Accessibility and Disability Resources); faculty representatives (identified, in part, by deans), undergraduate and graduate/professional students (identified by SGA and GSA), and other faculty and staff who hold administrative roles in the LMS.
Members of the LMS SteerCo are essential to ensuring that decisions made about the University-supported LMS are informed by meaningful input from SLU faculty, staff, and students. Those who agree to serve are expected to:
- Attend (approximately) monthly meetings during the academic year
- Provide input electronically as needed between meetings (e.g., by email, through quick polls)
- Make recommendations on key topics related to the LMS’s functionality, configuration, and management
- Work together to arrive at consensus on topics of divergent views whenever possible
- Balance the needs of specific constituencies with the need for institution-level consistency (and, in some cases, compliance)
- Share information about the LMS SteerCo’s work with the college/school they represent in a manner that ensures broad knowledge-sharing
While the LMS SteerCo is an advisory body, not a decision-making body, the committee’s work will significantly shape the decisions we make regarding the LMS.
Current Members
| Member | Location |
|---|---|
| Debie Lohe, Co-Chair | Academic Affairs / Provost's Office |
| Mike Holmes, Co-Chair | Information Technology Services (ITS) |
| Sherry Ashford | Doisy College of Health Sciences |
| Mamoun Benmamoun | Chaifetz School of Business |
| Jill Bright | Libraries |
| Daniel Chornet | SLU Madrid |
| Catherine Cooke | Academic Affairs / Distance Education Office |
| Marissa Cope | Academic Affairs / Assessment |
| Carol Cserneczky | ITS-Madrid |
| Brian Elliott | Doisy College of Health Sciences |
| Mike Elliott | College for Public Health & Social Justice |
| Sandy Gambill | Reinert Center |
| Matt Grawitch | School for Professional Studies |
| Lucas Guffey | ITS |
| Jay Haugen | University Registrar |
| Keli Jackson | College of Arts & Sciences |
| Stephen McMillin | School of Social Work |
| Tim Murphy | ITS |
| Dan Nickolai | College of Arts & Sciences |
| Cindy Rubbelke | Valentine School of Nursing |
| Ted Rubright | ITS |
| Karen Sanner | School of Law |
| Mike Swartwout | School of Science and Engineering |
| Chris Tobnick | School for Professional Studies |
| Myles Urban | Center for Accessibility & Disability Resources |
| Ashlynn Winkler | School of Science and Engineering (Chemistry) |