Online Education Committee
OEC Upcoming Meetings for Academic Year 2025-26
The following will be the times set for OEC meetings:
- Friday, September 26, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. virtual Class Collaborate
- Friday, October 17, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. virtual Class Collaborate
- Friday, November 14, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. virtual Class Collaborate
- Friday, January 23, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. virtual Class Collaborate
- Friday, February 20, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. virtual Class Collaborate
- Friday, March 27, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. virtual Class Collaborate
- Friday, April 24 2026, at 10:00 a.m. virtual Class Collaborate
- Friday, May 8, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. virtual Class Collaborate
Committee Members
Academic Year Fall 2025 – Spring 2026 and Summer 2026.
Dr. Casmir Agbaraji, Academic Dean
cagbaraji@navajotech.edu
Dr. Coleen Arviso, Director of E-Learning
ccarviso@navajotech.edu
Shasha Han, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
shan@navajotech.edu
Jason Arviso, Vice President Of Operations, Ex-Officio
jarviso@navajotech.edu
Clinton Desiderio, Director of Communications
clintdesiderio@navajotech.edu
Jared Ribble, Director of Information Technology
jribble@navajotech.edu
Jerlynn Henry, Dean of Student Services
jhenry@navajotech.edu
Christine Reidhead, Associate Professor of Accounting / Bookkeeping
creidhead@navajotech.edu
Dr. Jennifer Wheeler, Associate Professor of English/Creative Writing
jwheeler@navajotech.edu
Nancy Goodwin, Assistant Professor, Psychology
nancy.goodwin@navajotech.edu
Dee Anna James
d.james@navajotech.edu
Tilda A. Harrison-Woody, Assistant Professor of Accounting Assistant
twoody@navajotech.edu
Dr. Thiagarajan Soundappan, Associate Professor of Chemistry
tsoundappan@navajotech.edu
Dr. Delores Becenti, Director of Dual Credit
dbecenti@navajotech.edu
Dr. Colleen Bowman, Provost
cbowman@navajotech.edu
Dr. Siri Tuttle, Professor of Navajo Linguisitics
s.tuttle@navajotech.edu
Douglas “Doug” Capitan, Assistant Professor of Business Administration/Public Administration Program Coordinator
dcapitan@navajotech.edu
Dr. Frances C. Ijeoma, Assistant Professor, Graduate Studies
FIjeoma@navajotech.edu
Dr. Reynelle Lowsayatee, Director of Academics and Applied Indigenous Studies
rlowsayatee@navajotech.edu
Dr. Luyen Nguyen, Assistant Professor, Accounting
Sheena L. Begay, Director of Institutional Data & Reporting
sheena.begay@navajotech.edu
Ursula Pawlowski, Assistant Professor, Business Administration Business Internship Advisor
upawlowski@navajotech.edu
Policy
Faculty Handbook
Adopted by the Navajo Technical University Board of Regents June 23, 2015
FACULTY GOVERNANCE
B. STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE FACULTY ASSEMBLY
7. Online Education Committee. The Online Education Committee shall consist of three (3) members of the Faculty Assembly, appointed annually by the Dean of Undergraduate Studies. One member of the Committee shall be the E-Learning Director. The Online Education Committee shall have the following functions:
- Review and recommend changes to the online education policies and procedures as deemed necessary.
- Review the course syllabi of online courses and recommend changes as deemed necessary.
Source: Faculty Handbook, Page 9
Agenda & Minutes
Note: all files have been moved to the OEC shared drive.