The standing committee in the Office of the Provost is charged with providing a targeted and sustained Open Education Resources (OER) awareness program across the main and regional campuses at the University of Pittsburgh. The committee was formed in 2018 in response to the University’s Student Government Board resolution.
This committee meets monthly and is composed of faculty who teach, representatives from the libraries, University Store, and University Center for Teaching and Learning, and a student representative from the Student Government Board.
Current committee membership:
- Ula Lechtenberg, Learning Design Coordinator, University Library System (Chair)
- Catherine Baldwin, Instruction Services Librarian, Hanley Library, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
- Christina Frasher, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Health & Human Development, School of Education
- Maria Hahn, Senior Teaching Consultant, University Center for Teaching and Learning
- Beta Keramati, Physics Instructor, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
- Chiara Montera, Teaching Assistant Professor in Italian, Department of French and Italian
- Linda O’Reilly, Lecturer, Teaching Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
- Monica Rattigan, Executive Director of University Stores and Strategic Initiatives
- Sera Thornton, Instructional Design Lead, Health Sciences Library System
- Frank Wilson, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg; Interim Associate Dean of Frederick Honors College-Greensburg; Past President of the University Senate
For more information on the standing committee’s origins, goals, and progress, read the 2023 Report to the Provost: Provost’s Standing Committee on OER.