New Director of Academic Technologies and Innovation Named

Michael Chen, who has served as a faculty member and director of academic technologies at several universities around the country, is Cal State San Bernardino’s new director of academic technologies and innovation. "Chen most recently was the executive director for academic technologies at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas and will serve as CSUSB’s senior academic technology officer," said Samuel Sudhakar, the university’s vice president for information technology services and chief information officer. “Dr. Chen will provide leadership in all aspects of academic technologies, including instructional design, online and hybrid delivery technologies, classroom technologies, distance learning, ACRC and special events,” said Sudhakar. “He will work closely with Dr. Kim Costino and the Teaching Resource Center, the provost’s office, and academic deans and chairs to support faculty-led innovation, and foster and support the academic mission of CSUSB.” Chen, who started his new job at CSUSB on July 15, has nearly 25 years of experience as a faculty member and as director of academic technologies at several universities and brings a wealth of ideas to move academic technologies forward at CSUSB, Sudhakar commented.