Mike Floyd

James Michael (Mike) Floyd joined The Teaching Center staff in 2001, when he became the computer specialist. Prior to coming to Washington University, he was a computer programmer for Maritz Inc.

As classroom manager, Mike ensures that the nearly 100 University-managed classrooms on the Danforth campus are well equipped and maintained to support teaching and learning. Mike oversees installations of multimedia technology in the classrooms and works closely with Facilities Management to monitor and maintain classroom physical conditions. He serves as the project manager on all classroom renovation and construction projects overseen by The Teaching Center and works with the project manager from facilities on all other classroom renovation and construction projects.

Mike also supervises The Teaching Center’s on-call classroom support services, which include training, on-call assistance, and consultations for faculty using the multimedia technology in the University-managed classrooms. With Michael Kennedy and Tra’Mel Harrell, Mike is dedicated to providing any assistance faculty need to make their use of technology in teaching as intuitive and trouble-free as possible.

Mike’s current projects include developing a standardized system for classroom maintenance and an obsolescence plan for classroom multimedia. In his former position as The Teaching Center’s computer specialist, he put the classroom computers on a virtual network and implemented an inventory system for the multimedia equipment.

As a member of the Classroom Monitoring Committee (CMC), Mike keeps the committee informed about the state of the classrooms, any ongoing updates and renovations, and new multimedia technology that might be useful in the classrooms.

Mike received a B.S. degree in business administration from Boston University in 1990 and an M.B.A. from Webster University in 1996.