Administrative Experience and Academic Service:

 

Psychology Search Committee, Penn State University, 2002-2003.

 

·        Supervised search for Tenure-line Professorial appointment.

·        Managed schedules and travel arrangements of candidates.

·        Led candidate interview for six-member committee.

·        Established parameters for new Psychology B.A. degree in coordination with search.

 

English Consortium Committee, Penn State University, 1997-2003

 

·        Mediated Penn State University and area high school English teachers and

gifted coordinators.

·        Designed upper-level and Master’s in Education courses to meet Pennsylvania ACT 48 requirements.

·        Worked with Continuing Education Program in order to design courses and

undergraduate programming that meets the needs of area residents.

·        Evaluated the effectiveness and long-term feasibility of current course offerings.

·        Designed Continuing Education certificate program in English.

·        Structured and lead seminars for the annual English Consortium Symposium for area

high school teachers.

·        Visited area high schools and provided pedagogical support.

 

Communications Degree Curriculum Committee, Written Expression Sub-Committee,

Commonwealth College, 2002.

 

·        Designed and structured core curriculum for new Communications B.A. Degree.

·        Developed new core courses such as English 422 (Writing for the World Wide Web) in support of the Communications degree.

 

Faculty Senator, Penn State University, Commonwealth College Senate,  1998-2002 (Faculty Elected Position)

 

·        Served as a liaison between faculty and administration.

·        Formally restructured Commonwealth College infrastructure including the College 

Constitution as well as the evaluation process for faculty and staff.

·        Promoted dialogue between faculty members at different college locations through the College database and conferences.

 

Teaching and Faculty Outreach Committee, Penn State University, Commonwealth

College  Senate, 2000-2002

 

·        Evaluated and retooled the teaching peer-evaluation process.

·        Delineated the teaching objectives of the Commonwealth College in relation to  

promotion and tenure.

·        Composed the peer-evaluation handbook for the Commonwealth College.

                       

Honors Committee, Penn State University, 1999-2001.

 

·        Managed honors scholarship fund.

·        Sought external gifts to supplement scholarship fund.

·        Identified and evaluated potential honors students and scholarship awardees.

·        Awarded scholarships.

                       

Academic Affairs Committee, Penn State University, 1999-2000.

 

·        Designed the infrastructure and core curriculum for the Information, Science, and  Technology (IST) Bachelors of Science. and Associate degree.

·        Designed the infrastructure and core curriculum for the Business Bachelors of Science. and Associate degree.

·        Sought to maintain academic integrity through financial as well as structural support for Faculty, Staff, and students.

·        Supervised faculty awards for research, service, and teaching.

                  

Research, Scholarship, and Creative Works Committee, Penn State University, Commonwealth College Senate, 1998-2000

 

·        Delineated the research objectives of the Commonwealth College in relation to

promotion and tenure.

·        Designed peer-support structure to facilitate faculty research agendas.

·        Established the Commonwealth College research award.

 

Quarterly Recognition Awards Committee, Penn State University, 1998-1999

 

·        Designed the criteria for the quarterly recognition awards (initiated in 1998)

·        Supervised nominations and evaluated candidates for the quarterly award

                     

Scholarship Committee, Penn State University, 1998-1999

           

·        Developed structure to support faculty and student scholarship through      

grants, awards, and faculty forums.

 

Library Committee, Penn State University, 1997-1999, Chair

                       

·        Supervised library budget.

·        Solicited and managed faculty recommendations for purchases of books, periodicals,

and digital media.

·        Supervised licensing of media for University use.

·        Served as a Liaison between students and administration concerning the day-to-day

activities of the library.

 

Curriculum Committee, Penn State University, 1997-1999, Chair

 

·        Coordinated the design and implementation of new degrees with academic affairs

committee.

·        Constructured core curriculum for IST and the Business Degrees.

·        Evaluated the market value of the new degrees by serving as a liaison between the 

university and industry.

·        Solicited industry support for potential students either as internships or positions.

                      

Business Affairs Committee, Penn State University, 1998-2000.

 

·        Supervised fiscal budget for Penn State University, Beaver Campus.

·        Oversaw the initial planning, evaluation, and implementation of the construction of new administration building.

                       

Executive Committee, Syracuse University. 1995-1996.

 

·        Evaluated hiring needs for English department.

·        Represented the English Graduate Students Union.

           

Curriculum Committee and Hiring Committee, Wilson College, 1992.

           

·        Participated in the search for tenure-track professors.

·        Interviewed candidates.

·        Evaluated curriculum.

·        Advised the college in its transition from a Women’s college to a co-educational

college.

 

Professional Service:

 

William Bronk Foundation, Board of Directors, 2001-present.

 

·        Managed the budget for the foundation.

·        Supervised publications and awards for the foundation.

·        Maintained and updated information for Foundation Website.

 

Professional Development:

 

External Evaluator, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and Pennsylvania Humanities

Council,  "Humanities-and-the-Arts Grants Initiative," 2000-present.

                       

External Evaluator and Consultant, Pennsylvania Humanities Council, 2001-present.

 

Consultant, “Pennsylvania Rural School Project,”  Heinz Foundation and the

Pennsylvania Humanities Council, 2002-present.

 

Research Consultant for a special edition of  Religion and Ethics, a PBS newsweekly, on

Shanksville, PA, July and August, 2002.

 

Co-organizer and Director for the Conference on the Work of William Bronk,

November 12-14, 1999, New York City.

 

Community Outreach:

 

Commonwealth Speaker, Pennsylvania Humanities Council, 2002-2003. Lectures on

"Inspirational Pennsylvania: Representations in Word, Song, and Image" and "Sing Heavenly Muse: The Poetry of Pennsylvania."

 

Lecturer and Discussion Leader, “Detecting Women,” Pennsylvania Humanities Council,

            B.F. Jones Library, Aliquippa, PA, Fall/Winter 2001.

 

Consultant and Discussion Leader, “Read About It!”, Pennsylvania Humanities Council,

Beaver, PA, Fall, 2000.

 

Commonwealth Speaker, Pennsylvania Humanities Council, 2000-2001. Lectures on

"Pennsylvania in Poetry" and "Pennsylvania in the Literary Imagination"

presented throughout Pennsylvania.

 

Lecturer, “Living at the Speed of Bytes,” Technology Forum Lecture Series, Pittsburgh,

September 10, 1998.

 

Lecturer and Discussion Leader, “Technology, Communications, and Community,”

Pennsylvania Humanities Council Five Part Lecture Series and Community Forum, Pittsburgh, September through November, 1998.