Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, UNCW, Wilmington, NC
University of North Carolina Wilmington, Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, July 2020 to present.
Leading the Academic Affairs Division on a campus of ~18,000 students (~14,500 undergraduates and ~3,500 graduates) and ~1,200 faculty (~750 full-time and ~450 part-time). The Division includes four Colleges (Arts & Sciences, Business, Education, and Health & Human Services), eight functional areas (Global Partnerships and International Education; Graduate Education and Lifelong Learning; Community Engagement and Impact; Institutional Research and Planning; Research and Innovation; Student Engagement, Enrollment, and Retention; Teaching, Learning, and Library Services; Undergraduate Education and Faculty Affairs), and the Center for Marine Sciences. A main focus of this position is to develop strategic initiatives that advance this large, public, research university’s evolution as a Doctoral University with High Research Activity, including the expanding Ph.D. degrees; supporting sponsored research, scholarship, and creative work; engaging with the community in meaningful ways; enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion on campus, including the recruitment and retention of diverse faculty and students; improving remote instruction, especially given the impacts of the COVID pandemic on student learning and course delivery; expanding the university’s global footprint; building a new strategic plan for the university's future; and developing budgeting and planning models that help provide sustainable and strategically situated resources to programs, faculty, students, and staff.
Leading the Academic Affairs Division on a campus of ~18,000 students (~14,500 undergraduates and ~3,500 graduates) and ~1,200 faculty (~750 full-time and ~450 part-time). The Division includes four Colleges (Arts & Sciences, Business, Education, and Health & Human Services), eight functional areas (Global Partnerships and International Education; Graduate Education and Lifelong Learning; Community Engagement and Impact; Institutional Research and Planning; Research and Innovation; Student Engagement, Enrollment, and Retention; Teaching, Learning, and Library Services; Undergraduate Education and Faculty Affairs), and the Center for Marine Sciences. A main focus of this position is to develop strategic initiatives that advance this large, public, research university’s evolution as a Doctoral University with High Research Activity, including the expanding Ph.D. degrees; supporting sponsored research, scholarship, and creative work; engaging with the community in meaningful ways; enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion on campus, including the recruitment and retention of diverse faculty and students; improving remote instruction, especially given the impacts of the COVID pandemic on student learning and course delivery; expanding the university’s global footprint; building a new strategic plan for the university's future; and developing budgeting and planning models that help provide sustainable and strategically situated resources to programs, faculty, students, and staff.
Professor & Dean, rochester institute of technology, Rochester, NY
Rochester Institute of Technology, Dean, College of Liberal Arts, January 2011 to July 2020.
Dean of a college that includes 18 social science and humanities departments and programs; over 170 full-time faculty and several hundred part-time faculty; 15 undergraduate degrees; and 5 graduate degrees. Experienced in developing policies and approaches for effective college management; increasing sponsored research and scholarship; enhancing faculty diversity and inclusion; and creating interdisciplinary curricular options that integrate the liberal arts with professional degrees. Led college through deployment of new general education curriculum; conversion of academic calendar from quarters to semesters; development of innovative budgeting approaches; implementation of intersession and summer programming; university and college strategic planning processes; expansion of international education activities; fundraising; and curriculum development related to new degrees, minors, and general education offerings.
Rochester Institute of Technology, Chair, Department of STS/Public Policy, August 2002 to January 2011.
Directed B.S. and M.S. degrees that link public policy with science and technology fields and served in various administrative capacities at the College and Institute level. Director of the University-National Park Energy Partnership Program, 1997-2010. Founding member and Co-Director of the RIT Laboratory for Environmental Computing and Decision Making. Promoted to Full Professor in 2005. 2010 recipient of the RIT Trustees Scholar Award.
Dean of a college that includes 18 social science and humanities departments and programs; over 170 full-time faculty and several hundred part-time faculty; 15 undergraduate degrees; and 5 graduate degrees. Experienced in developing policies and approaches for effective college management; increasing sponsored research and scholarship; enhancing faculty diversity and inclusion; and creating interdisciplinary curricular options that integrate the liberal arts with professional degrees. Led college through deployment of new general education curriculum; conversion of academic calendar from quarters to semesters; development of innovative budgeting approaches; implementation of intersession and summer programming; university and college strategic planning processes; expansion of international education activities; fundraising; and curriculum development related to new degrees, minors, and general education offerings.
Rochester Institute of Technology, Chair, Department of STS/Public Policy, August 2002 to January 2011.
Directed B.S. and M.S. degrees that link public policy with science and technology fields and served in various administrative capacities at the College and Institute level. Director of the University-National Park Energy Partnership Program, 1997-2010. Founding member and Co-Director of the RIT Laboratory for Environmental Computing and Decision Making. Promoted to Full Professor in 2005. 2010 recipient of the RIT Trustees Scholar Award.
Associate Professor, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
James Madison University, Integrated Science and Technology (ISAT) Department, August 1995 to July 2002.
Recipient of the Madison Scholar Award, 2000-01. Recipient of the Outstanding Teacher Award, 2000-01. Recipient of Integrated Science and Technology Teaching Award for 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01. Major contributor to the original design and development of the ISAT program, which grew from 40 students to 700 students during 1995-2002. Director of the JMU Alternative Fuel Vehicle Program. Team Lead for the multidisciplinary ISAT Environment Team.
Recipient of the Madison Scholar Award, 2000-01. Recipient of the Outstanding Teacher Award, 2000-01. Recipient of Integrated Science and Technology Teaching Award for 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01. Major contributor to the original design and development of the ISAT program, which grew from 40 students to 700 students during 1995-2002. Director of the JMU Alternative Fuel Vehicle Program. Team Lead for the multidisciplinary ISAT Environment Team.
Physical Scientist/policy specialist, u.S. department of energy, philadelphia, pa
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1993-1995.
Managed programs and research activities related to alternative transportation fuels, renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency, and utility industry deregulation. Worked closely with U.S. EPA and state agencies to study environmental impacts of energy technologies and policies. One of the original developers of the U.S. DOE Clean Cities Program.
Managed programs and research activities related to alternative transportation fuels, renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency, and utility industry deregulation. Worked closely with U.S. EPA and state agencies to study environmental impacts of energy technologies and policies. One of the original developers of the U.S. DOE Clean Cities Program.