About Us
about us
The University of Louisville Digital Transformation Center transforms the access, awareness, design and use of digital technology to enhance learning and discovery in the commonwealth. We provide future-focused curricula and educational tools to embrace digital agility and train todays and tomorrow’s workforce in fast-growing technology areas.
Our Mission is to empower the future of learning, research, and technology through collaboration, community of practice and partnerships.
The University of Louisville Digital Transformation Center (DTC) is committed to fostering an equitable space for everyone to have access to and opportunities for technology empowerment, advanced skilling, and academic development. The DTC understands that the future of innovation relies on inclusive opportunities for all, from various backgrounds, to contribute to the ever-changing technological landscape. As the DTC innovates transformation in research, learning, and community initiatives, equitable representation, inclusion, and technology belonging are top priorities in our mission, as we work to align the DTC’s mission with the University of Louisville’s overall Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion statement.
The Digital Transformation Center is proud be under the UofL Office of Research and Innovation as of December 2023. The office has a focus on understanding and transforming the lives of the people and institutions both on- and off-campus, throughout the city, state, country and world. Together we are working to accomplish these goals starting right here at the university and in the commonwealth.
We will integrate the best features of industry and academic institution relationships to create a modern workforce and advance research that expands our ability to create and implement solutions to grand challenges—issues that will impact the human condition for generations to come. We will accomplish this through:
skills training
for students
development
partner engagement
digital transformation
Our Team
Dr. Andrew Wright
(Faculty Appointee) Consulting Director
Robert Kubash
Executive Director
Sherry Duffy
Director of Learning
Elena Fortunato-Wright
Manager
Ryo Josephs
Tech Specialist Senior
Jennifer Beck
Recruiting Coordinator
LaKiesha Jones
Training Specialist
Amie Schaefer
Training Specialist
Nikita Kelley
Program Coordinator
Sivabalan Anbarasi Vadivel
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Hannah Sadikovic
Program Specialist
Leadership and Innovation (L&I) Team
The UofL Digital Transformation Center Leadership & Innovation team meets bi-annually to help develop and potentially implement academic and programmatic experiences; develop micro credentials; suggest education options; suggest community, industry, healthcare, military, and workforce tech training; and help the university expand and effectively partner with additional vendors in current and new frontiers of technology. Each person in this team should try and help communicate across campus to their schools and groups to the information we get from the committee so they can:
- know more and communicate with their unit about the trainings, events, badges, certificates that we have made available from our tech vendors; and
- how could we connect more with our tech vendors to support our research and teaching directly; and
- serve the community at large with upskilling and re-skilling in this arena.
The L&I is constituted of 4 subcommittees:
- Developing Curricula
- Faculty and Staff Development
- Civic and Partner Engagement
- Research & Innovation
If you are interested in joining the L&I team please contact us at digtrans@louisville.edu
Adeniran, Ayodeji (Graduate Student Council)· Ahuja, Manju (COB)· Amirali, Shabeer (The Graduate School)· Antimisiaris, Demetra (Health Mgmt. & Systems Sciences, SPHIS)· Baughman, Gay (DENT)· Begany, Jim (Enrollment Management and Student Success)· Bethel-Hines, Cynethia (Nursing)· Brainard, Eli (Robert) (Faculty Senate)· Buford, Brian (Employee Success Center)· Cashon, Cara (Psychology, A&S;)· Darland, Daniel (Student Success Center)· Dawason-Edwards, Cherie (Provost Office)· Delaney, Dan (Information Technology Services)· Drerup, Sarah (Libraries, STEM)· Dunlap (Montgomery), Alicia (Delphi)· Elder, Matt (College of Business - Online Programs Office)· Elmaghraby, Adel (Speed School of Engineering)· Greene, Aimee (Delphi)· Harper, Leslie (Institutional Research)· Heakin, Erin (University Career Center)· Helm, Kristie (School of Medicine/Pediatrics)· Hurwitz, Kyle (Delphi/Military Affairs)· Irvin, Nat (Management, COB - Diversity rep)· Kerrick, Sharon (ELEOD, CEHD)· LaJoie, Scott (Andrew) (SPHIS - Public Health)· Lauf, Adrian (SPEED)· Linzy, Katherine (Trager Institute)· Losavio, Michael (Criminal Justice, A&S;)· Mcart, Andrew (School of Public Health and Information Sciences/Health Management and Systems Sciences/M.S. Health Administration)· Mcdaniels, Laura (Employee Success Center)· Menze, Michael (Biology, A&S;)· Metcalf, Will (EVPRI)· Mills, Caroline (EVPRI)· Morgan, John B. (Delphi Center, Ekstrom Library)· Underwood, Alexandria (Graduate Student Council)· Rabalais, Gerry (MED)· Ritz, John (Composition and Creative Studies, MUSIC)· Rodems, Michelle (Graduate School)· Seay, Dana (Communication, A&S;)· Simrall, Harrison (ITS)· Smith, Patrick (Office of Community Engagement)· Smith, Ted (Pharmacology, MED)· Sun, Jeff (ELEOD, CEHD)· Sweeny, JoAnne (Brandeis School of Law, Associate Dean)· Trent, John (James Graham Brown Cancer Center, MED)· Triplett, Ashley (School of Medicine)· Willey, Beth (Provost Office/UG Education)· Withorn, Tessa (University Libraries)· Wolfe, Lizzy (SGA Student Representative)· Wright, Andrew (CIS/ISAO, COB)· Zahrndt, Jason (Delphi/DMS)
SUBCOMMITTEES CO-CHAIRS
- Developing Curricula - Beth Willey, Michelle Rodems
- Faculty and Staff Development - Jason Zahrndt, Laura McDaniels
- Civic and Partner Engagement - Patrick Smith
- Research & Innovation -Adel Elmaghraby, Will Metcalf