I was the first person in my family not only to get a college degree but to graduate from high school. My education provided me with a higher quality and more rewarding lifestyle than would have been possible had I persisted in the blue-collar environment in which I was raised. I am very grateful for these opportunities, cognizant of the benefits that a good educational system can provide society, and find it personally rewarding to pay these benefits forward. From this motivation I derive the following professional mission.
To promote social justice by increasing access to a quality education that students can successfully complete to improve the quality and productivity of their lives.
As both a faculty member and higher education leader I have created the following goals to serve this mission.
Create higher education institutions that are both more effective and more efficient by improving management practices and inter-institutional sharing of knowledge and resources.Â
Improve stakeholder's understanding of their institution so we can have more effective collaboration, increase trust, improve shared governance, and develop shared vision.
Create an organizational structure and entrepreneurial culture that nurtures and rewards the pursuit of excellence in our faculty and staff.
Translate what is known about the science of effective learning into course and academic program design, delivery, and assessment, so that more students can successfully graduate.
Provide a rich tapestry of academic student support services that ensure a high proportion of our students achieve the credential they set out to earn.