To further UArizona's commitment to delivering quality online education and student experiences as we continue to grow through Arizona Online. Other responsibilities will include expanding online faculty development opportunities and working with the ODCE leadership team and university community to help shape the future of online education at the University of Arizona including AR, VR, XR, Metaversity Framework, and beyond.

We catalyze the practice of educational innovation and scholarship on teaching and learning at the University of Arizona. CUES serves as a model for change and improvement in university education, by fostering exceptional scholarly experiences for faculty and staff, and positively impacting the quality of education across campus. Fellowships awarded to UArizona faculty who demonstrate excellence as scholars and innovators in university teaching and learning.

Dr. Caleb Simmons (Ph.D. in Religion, University of Florida) specializes in religion in South Asia, especially Hinduism. His research specialties span religion and state-formation in medieval and colonial India to contemporary transnational aspects of Hinduism. His first book Devotional Sovereignty: Kingship and Religion in India (Oxford University Press, 2020), examines how the late early modern/early colonial court of Mysore reenvisioned notions of kingship, territory, and religion, especially its articulations through devotion. His second monograph Singing the Goddess into Place (SUNY Press 2022) examines popular local folksongs that tell the mythology of Mysore's Chamundeshwari and her consort Nanjundeshwara. He also edited (with Moumita Sen and Hillary Rodrigues) and contributed to Nine Nights of the Goddess: The Navarātri Festival in South Asia (SUNY Press 2018) a collected volume that focuses on various aspects of the important festival of Navaratri. He also has publications and continuing research interests related to a broad range of contemporary topics, including ecological issues and sacred geography in India; South Asian diaspora communities; and material and popular cultures that arise as a result of globalization—especially South Asian religions as portrayed in comic books and graphic novels. He teaches courses on Hinduism, Indian religions, and method and theory of Religious Studies. He currently serves on the Administrative Committee and website manager for the American Academy of Religion South Asia Religion (SARI) Unit. He previously served as the Book Review editor for the journal Religion (Routledge).

Provides strategic leadership and direction for one of the largest majors at the University of Arizona