The Committee on New Technologies (CNT) is charged with advising the College of Arts and Humanities on strategy and policy in the application of new technologies in scholarship, instruction, and creative activities. The committee is comprised of faculty and staff members who represent various units within the college.
Appointed Members
- Brandon Morse, Associate Professor, Art (Committee Chair)
- Elsa Barkley Brown, Associate Professor, History
- Susan Dwyer, Associate Professor, Philosophy
- Michael Hewitt, Associate Professor, Music
- Katie King, Associate Professor, Women's Studies
- Sheri Parks, Associate Professor, American Studies
- Howard Smead, Lecturer, History
- Jewel Watson, Art Administration Manager, Art Gallery
Ex-Officio Members:
- Kathy Cavanaugh, Assistant Dean, Academic Technology and Administrative Operations
- Neil Fraistat, Acting Director, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
- Jennifer Patterson, Assistant Director, Academic Technology
To contact the CNT chair, send email to cnt-chair@umd.edu
Additional Councils & Committees
- Academic Planning Advisory Committee (APAC)
- Administrative Council
- Appointments, Promotion, and Tenure Committee (APT)
- Collegiate Council*
- Committee on Programs, Courses, and Curricula (PCC)
*NOTE: The Collegiate Council is a parliamentary body, in which members are identified by and representative of the various instructional units within the college. All other committees (APAC, APT, CNT, PCC) are non-parliamentary bodies.




