He has chaired the Department of Management and Organization in The Smeal College since 1991, and directed the Center for the Management of Technological and Organizational Change since 1985. His recent activities include editing the forthcoming book Defense Diversification , which consists of papers presented at the Second Klein Symposium on the Management of Technology, held on the University Park campus last September. He also presented papers last year before the Academy of Management and the Portland International Conference on the Management of Engineering and Technology. The University has embarked on a yearlong, campus-wide effort to study its athletics program as part of the NCAA Division I athletics certification program. Specific areas the study will cover are academic and financial integrity, and rules compliance, as well as a commitment to equity.
Academic accreditation is common in colleges and universities.
This National Collegiate Athletic Association program is the first to focus solely on certification of athletics programs. The purpose of the certification is to ensure integrity in Penn State's athletics operations, and the process will open up athletics to the rest of the University community and to the public. NCAA officials and University leaders said that Penn State will benefit by increasing awareness and knowledge of its athletics program campus-wide. The certification process will allow the University to confirm its strengths and develop plans to improve in areas of concern. Those of us who have been responsible for the development and implementation of this system feel that such a review by internal and external groups is not only beneficial, but also educational.