The Art of Knowing (UC 160) NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Co-Founder of the Community Engagement Consortium – a collaborative initiative of the University of Michigan, Michigan University, and Wayne State University, 2012-2014 Editorial Review Board - Journal of Public Deliberation, 2015-present Editorial Review – Learning Communities Research and Practice – e-Journal, 2011-present Editorial Board - Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 1996–present Founding Advisory Board – The Democracy Imperative, 2006 - Founding Advisory Committee – National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation, 2005- 2007 Advisory Board – The Democracy Project of the Society for Values in Higher Education– 2004 - 2008 Conference Planning Committee – AACU Conference on Pedagogies of Engagement, 2004. Founding Advisory Board - National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation, 2002 Program Committee – 7th National Conference on Residential Colleges and Living Learning Programs. 2002 Advisory Planning Committee - "In Search of Wisdom Conference: Liberal Education in a Changing - Mount Holyoke College and Mellon Foundation. 2002 Conference Chair and Organizer - "In Search of Common Ground: Finding Our Way Together in a Diverse Democracy" U. of Michigan, 2001. Expert Review Panelist – U.S. Department of Education, Safe, Disciplined and Drug Free Schools, 1999 Conference Chair - “First National Conference on Intergroup Dialogue on the College Campus,” U of Michigan, 1997 Presidential Consultant - President’s (Bill Clinton) Initiative on Race, 1997-98 Conference Chair - Fourth Annual Conference on Residential Colleges and Living Learning Programs, U of Michigan, 1996 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE DIRECTOR, MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SCHOLARS PROGRAM, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND THE ARTS, 1999 – - Founding Faculty Director Responsibilities include: Develop vision and intellectual conceptualization of new residential learning community focusing on deep learning, civic engagement, community service learning, diverse democracy, social justice and intergroup relations. Develop overall curriculum
Recruit and oversee faculty Coordinate faculty seminar Develop community partnerships and community service learning efforts Develop on-campus partnerships with community outreach units Oversee budget Work closely with students Develop co-curricular programming Lead development, grants, and fundraising campaign Oversee creation of of Urban Children and Youth" Program ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND STUDENT AFFAIRS, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, OFFICE OF THE PROVOST AND OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS, 1998 - 1999 - First person to hold this new position. Responsibilities include: Bridging Academic Affairs and Student Affairs Development of Residential and Non-Residential Learning Communities Intergroup Relations Program Community Service Learning Interdisciplinary Teaching Faculty Outreach and Focus Groups K-16 Coordination Bridging Undergraduate Education and University Research - Institutional Diversity Issues ASSISTANT DEAN, UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND THE ARTS, 1988- - First person to hold this new position. Advocate for quality undergraduate education: curriculum, instruction, student life (17,000 undergraduates, 900 faculty, 45+ departments and programs) Responsibilities include: - Implement and coordinate undergraduate initiatives Oversee Directors of Undergraduate Programs Create and oversee Seminar program (150 courses serving 3500 students) - Coordinate Living-Learning Programs and Learning Communities - Responsibility for $17 million graduate student teacher budget (1988-1991) Implement and oversee required graduate student teacher training program – (250 GSIs) Implement and coordinate diversity initiatives - Oversee diversity requirement (over 125 courses) - Create and oversee Program on Intergroup Relations, Conflict and Community - Serve as academic liaison with student affairs offices - Oversee student government - Oversee University Courses Division SERVICE ON COMMITTEES: Program Reviews: Academic Judiciary; Foreign Language Instruction, Student Academic Support Services, Honors Program, Departmental Student Fraternity/Sorority Rush, Diversity Requirement, UC299 Board Admissions Advisory Board Arboretum and Botanical Gardens (Academic Advisory Committee) Arts of Citizenship (Executive Committee) College Board (national)
Pre-Conference Workshop – Campus Programs and Pedagogy to Engage Difference and Dialogue and Cultivate Community and Civic Engagement, AACU, 2012 Resource Faculty – National Summer Institute on Learning Communities, Washington Center for Innovation in Undergraduate Education, 2005-2015 Institutional Consultant – Pedagogy of Civic Engagement, Albion College, 2011 Keynote Speaker – Student Academic Success Summit, Wayne State University, 2009 Learning Communities Consultant – St. Louis University, 2008 Panel Presentation – Deliberative Democracy and The Democracy Imperative, AACU 2008, 2007 Faculty Development Consultant – Learning Communities, Civic Engagement and Intergroup Relations, Hostos Community College, 2007 Keynote Speaker – The Critical Role of Higher Education in Strengthening Democracy, National Residential Colleges and Living Learning Programs Conference, 2006 Keynote Speaker – Educating Citizens: Diversity, Democracy, and Community, Brooklyn College, 2006 Featured Speaker – 101 Tips for College, U of Michigan Alumni Association, 2006 Keynote Speaker – Linking Academic and Student Affairs through Community Service and Learning Communities, Indiana U., 2006 Keynote Speaker – Democracy in a Global Society, Kodiak College (University of Alaska, Anchorage), 2006 Speaker – Preparing High School Students for College Success, Michigan Association of College Admissions Counselors, 2006 Faculty Development Consultant – Interdisciplinary Learning Communities, Fayetteville University (HBCU), 2005 Speaker – “Bringing Theory to Practice: A Project Addressing Depression and Substance Abuse Among Students Through Engaged Learning” AACU, 2006, 2005 Institutional Consultant – Envisioning and Building an Institutional Model for Democratic Education, St. Lawrence University, 2004 Speaker - “Intergroup Dialogue: The Next Frontier of Leadership” Spelman College Leadership Symposium and Conference, 2004 Pre-Conference Workshop – Democratic Education and Campus Leadership; AAHE Annual Meeting, 2004 Keynote Speaker – Arts and Science Bowling Green State University, 2004 Speaker – “Integrating and Assessing Learning Community, Civic Engagement and Diversity Efforts;” AACU Annual Meeting