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Curriculum Vitae

ROBIN DAVID (ROB) JENKINS [email protected] 404-375-5447

Employment History

2016-present Associate Professor of English, Georgia State University Perimeter College

2000- 2015 Associate Professor of English, Georgia Perimeter College

2005-2010 Co-Founder and Director, The Writers Institute at Georgia Perimeter College

2004-2005 Interim Dean of Academic Services, Georgia Perimeter College, Lawrenceville

2000-2004 Humanities and Fine Arts Department Chair, Georgia Perimeter College, Lawrenceville

1994.2000 Division Chair and Instructor of English, Alabama Southern Community College, Monroeville, AL

1989.1994 Associate Professor of English, Gulf Coast Community College, Panama City, FL

1987.1989 Instructor of English, Paducah Community College, Paducah, KY

Academic Achievement

A. EDUCATION

1986-1987 Doctoral coursework (30 sem. hours), English University of Tennessee, Knoxville

1986 Master of Arts (Summa Cum Laude) Major: English with Emphasis in Writing University of Tennessee, Knoxville

1984 Bachelor of Arts (Magna Cum Laude) 2

Major: English Minor: Latin University of West Georgia

B. PUBLICATIONS

Building a Career in America’s Community Colleges, Rowman and Littlefield (January 2011)

Family Man: The Art of Surviving Domestic Tranquility, Dogwood Publishing (September 2012)

The Nine Virtues of Exceptional Leaders: Unlocking Your Leadership Potential (with Karl Haden), Academy for Academic Leadership/Deeds Publishing (November 2015)

Welcome to My Classroom, Kendall Hunt Publishing (June 2016)

Chapters/Sections

“A Day in the Life of a Community College English Professor,” Building a Life in the Humanities: Meditations on the Academic Work-Life Balance, Eds. Greg Semanza and Garrett Sullivan, Palgrave-McMillan, 2015.

“Athletic Programs Enhance the College Experience,” in Opposing Viewpoints: Student Life, Vol. I, 2011.

Foreword to Georgia: A Backroads Portrait, by David B. Jenkins, Silver Maple Press, August 2011.

Scholarly articles

“Process and Design: Applying Technical Writing Theory in the Writing Classroom.” The Clearing House, 61: 183-85.

“Accordions, Frogs, and the Five-Paragraph Theme,” The Chronicle Review, February 26, 2010.

“How to Climb Down from Top-Down Leadership” (with Beth Jensen), Academe, May-June 2010.

“Avoiding Legal Landmines in Distance Education,” Distance Education Report, June 1, 2010.

“Waging War on Cheating,” Student Affairs Leader, February 15, 2011. 3

“Social Media On Campus: New Challenges, New Opportunities” (with Deborah Gonzalez), Academic Leader, August 2011.

“A Song of Vice and Mire: Shared Governance at Community Colleges,” Social Justice Journal, Vol. II, 2013.

White papers

Dual Enrollment, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate in Georgia: An Unbalanced Policy Environment that Short-Changes Student Success (with Patricia Gregg), Georgia Perimeter College, 2008.

Confronting Cheating: A Legal Primer and Toolkit (with Debra Moon and Jennifer Patterson Lorenzetti), Magna Publications, 2011.

Anthologized and reprinted works

“Solving the Credentials Puzzle,” in Helping You Survive and Thrive in Academe: Career Advice from The Chronicle of Higher Education.

“Guidelines vs. Requirements,” in Helping You Survive and Thrive in Academe: Career Advice from The Chronicle of Higher Education.

“Can I Teach at a Community College?” in Careers in Academe.

“Community College ‘Shared’ Governance: Songs of Vice and Mire,” in California Community College Journal, Fall 2012.

“Toward a Rational Response to Plagiarism,” in Viewpoints, 8th ed. Ed. W. Royce Adams. Cengage: 2013.

“What Makes a Good Leader?” in Leadership and Management in Institutional Research: Enhancing Personal and Professional Effectiveness. Ed. William Knight, Association for Institutional Research, 2014.

“Conquering Mountains of Essays,” in PRTESOL-Gram, August 2015.

“A Philosophy of Teaching,” in How to Write a Teaching Statement That Sings, published by The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 2015.

“Not Every Job Offer is Negotiable,” in The Ins and Outs of Negotiating in Academia, published by The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 2016

“The Top 5 Faculty Morale Killers,” in How Do I Become an Administrator, published by The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 2017. 4

Articles and columns

“Two-Year Colleges Not for You? Think Again,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 21, 2003.

“Not a Bad Gig,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 10, 2003.

“The Application Packet for a Community College Job,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 12, 2003.

“Interviewing at a Two-Year College,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 15, 2004.

“A Foot in the Door at Community Colleges,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 4, 2004.

“How to Proselytize for Your Institution,” The Chronicle Review, October 29, 2004.

“Are 2 Master’s Better than 1?” The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 14, 2005.

“Cattle Call,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 14, 2005

“Getting into Administration,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 21, 2005.

“Letters from Jail,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 29, 2005.

“Know Thy Students,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 30, 2005.

“Athletics Are Not a Luxury at Two-Year Colleges,” The Chronicle Review, October 28, 2005

“Getting the Chair,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 6, 2005.

“The Community College Interview,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 17, 2006.

“Meets Expectations,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 25, 2006.

“The Service Question,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 21, 2006.

“The Option to Publish,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 18, 2006. 5

“Evaluate This,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 15, 2006.

“Your Friendly Neighborhood Instructor,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 31, 2007.

“Pimp My Course,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 11, 2007.

“Stepping Stone?” The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 16, 2007.

“A Secret No More,” The Chronicle: The Magazine of Georgia Perimeter College, Summer/Fall 2007.

“A Matter of Trust,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 17, 2007.

“The Community College Interview: What Not to Do,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 11, 2008.

“For Community College Interviewers: What Not to Do,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 12, 2008.

“Leader Focused on Student Success,” The Chronicle: The Magazine of Georgia Perimeter College, Winter/Spring 2008.

“Zen and the Art of Community College Bashing,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 9, 2008.

“My Teacher Doesn’t Like Me,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 20, 2008.

“Solving the Credentials Puzzle,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 20, 2008.

“Guidelines vs. Requirements,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 7, 2008.

“Farewell Celebration: GPC Says Goodbye to Lawrenceville Campus after 21 Years and 50,000 Students,” In the Loop, June/July/August 2008.

“Acquainted with the Night,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 11, 2008.

“What Community Colleges Want,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 14, 2008. 6

“What Community College Want, Part 2,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 17, 2008.

“No More 13th Grade,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 16, 2008.

“Demonstration or Demolition?” The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 26, 2009

“How to Dress for Your Interview,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 26, 2009.

“Our Students Need More Practice in Actual Thinking,” The Chronicle Review, March 27, 2009

“Why Adjuncts Have the Edge (Except When They Don’t),” The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 9, 2009.

“Call Me Rube,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 6, 2009.

“Tenure and the Two-Year College,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 19, 2009.

“The Conservative Case for Tenure,” Pajamas Media, July 20, 2009.

“A Great Man, Dumbledore,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 21, 2009.

“Tips for New Community College Teachers,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 17, 2009.

“The Five Characteristics of Successful New Faculty,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 14, 2009

“What New Department Chairs Should Know,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 17, 2009.

“How to Make Your Application Stand Out,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 23, 2009.

“Are You Ready for Your Close-Up?” The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 16, 2009.

“The Discount Professorship,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 20, 2010.

“How to Stand Out in Your Interview,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 15, 2010. 7

“A Technophobe’s Guide to Managing Online Courses,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 10, 2010.

“Herding Cats,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 16, 2010.

“Memorandum to Graduate Departments: Send Your Pearls to Us,” The Chronicle Review Community College Supplement, April 19, 2010.

“Why You Didn’t Get the Job,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 17, 2010.

“How You Might Get the Job,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 18, 2010.

“The Four Quadrants of Administrative Effectiveness,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 23, 2010.

“Don’t Sue Me, I’m Just the Professor,” Online Classroom, August 2010.

“Welcome to My Classroom,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 25, 2010.

“Can I Teach at a Community College?” The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 22, 2010.

“That Crucial First Impression,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 12, 2010.

“What’s an Advice Columnist to Do?” The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 12, 2010

“Faculty Enemies, Community-College Edition,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 8, 2010.

“Preparing for Your Interview,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 14, 2011.

“The Advice Nobody Likes,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 24, 2011.

“At Community Colleges, Critical Thinking is Critical Indeed,” Faculty Focus, March 2011.

“A Possible Pathway to the Profession,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 24, 2011. 8

“Remodeled Georgia Atlanta Temple features exotic materials, natural lighting,” Church News of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, April 12, 2011.

“What Did I Do Now?” The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 21, 2011.

“Why Are So Many Students Still Failing Online?” The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 23, 2011.

“The Liberal Arts ARE Workforce Development,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 7, 2011.

“Toward a Rational Response to Plagiarism,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 15, 2011.

“A Philosophy of Teaching,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 21, 2011.

“The Brave New World of Job Hunting,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 15, 2011.

“Classroom Strategies for Developing Critical Thinking,” Leading and Learning, December 2011.

“The Rules about Classroom Rules,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 14, 2011.

“We Need a New Script,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 31, 2012.

“What to Ask—and Not to Ask—in Your Interview,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 21, 2012.

“Online Classes and College Completion,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 14, 2012.

“What Graduate Students Want to Know about Community Colleges, Part 1,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 23, 2012.

“What Graduate Students Want to Know about Community Colleges, Part 2,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 21, 2012.

“All the Wrong Reasons,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 20, 2012

“Day One of the Semester,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 31, 2012 9

“A Song of Vice and Mire,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 25, 2012

“The New Traditional on Campus,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 16, 2012.

“It’s a Viable Career Path,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 12, 2012.

“Stepping Up,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 17, 2012.

“What About Community Colleges?” The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 16, 2013.

“Serving Our Dual Enrollment Students,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 13, 2013.

“What Community College Search Committees Wish You Knew,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 14, 2013.

“Why Not Two Tiers?” The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 15, 2013.

“Why You Can’t Find a Full-Time Job, Part I,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 29, 2013.

“Why You Can’t Find a Full-Time Job, Part II,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 24, 2013.

“Who Is Driving the Online Locomotive?” The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 25, 2013.

“Advice for New Community College Presidents, Part I,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 27, 2013.

“Advice for New Community College Presidents, Part II,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 18, 2013.

“Making It Past the First Round,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 15, 2013.

“How the Job Search Differs at Community Colleges,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 19, 2013.

“Why You Should Consider Community Colleges,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 7, 2014. 10

“We Have to Protect Ourselves,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 17, 2014.

“The Lack of Public Intellectuals at Community Colleges,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 24, 2014.

“Leadership vs. Control,” AAL Newsletter, April 22, 2014.

“The Good That Community Colleges Do, Part 1,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 30, 2014.

“The Good That Community Colleges Do, Part 2,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 5, 2014

“Why Cross Country’s Positive, Hard-Working Culture Works for Kids,” Deseret News, July 7, 20014.

“Money, Mission Creep, and Other Nagging Problems,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 17, 2014.

“Kids Don’t Need to Train—They Just Need to Play,” Deseret News, July 28, 2014.

“Too Many Poor Leaders,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 27, 2014.

“For College Students: Five Tips for a Great Semester,” Deseret News, September 24, 2014.

“The Completion Conundrum,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 20, 2014.

“Different Rules Doesn’t Mean No Rules,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 20, 2014.

“Straight Talk about ‘Adjunctification,’” The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 14, 2014.

“Writing with a Heavy Teaching Load,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 13, 2015.

“The Beginning of the End for Community Colleges?” The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 13, 2015.

“The Four Properties of Powerful Teachers,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 16, 2015. 11

“The Seven Fundamental Conditions of Learning,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 13, 2015.

“Retention in the Trenches,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 18, 2015.

“Conquering Mountains of Essays,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 22, 2015.

“Speaking for the Quitters and Failures,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 13, 2015.

“The Power of Positive Regard,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 25, 2015.

“Stop Resisting a Two-Tier System,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 28, 2015.

“Community Colleges Might Not Be for You,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 27, 2015.

“My Community College Is Joining a University,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 30, 2015.

“Resolving to Be Better (Rated),” The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 17, 2016.

“How to Build a Twitter Following—and Why You Should,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 15, 2016.

“Why Are Some Academics So Unprofessional?” The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 16, 2016.

“The Top 5 Faculty Morale Killers,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 26, 2016.

“What Makes a Great Teacher?” The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 1, 2016.

“Your To-Do List as Chair,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 10, 2016.

“Defining the Relationship,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 8, 2016.

“Eight Questions about ‘Free’ Community College,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 18, 2016. 12

“Why I Don’t Edit Their Rough Drafts,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 12, 2016.

“What is Critical Thinking, Anyway?” Chronicle Vitae, February 2, 2017.

“Competing Facts Are a Fact of Life,” Chronicle Vitae, March 8, 2017.

“Filling the Yawning Leadership Gap,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 14, 2017.

“Why College Graduates Still Can’t Think,” James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, March 24, 2017.

“Seven Questions for Would-Be Chairs,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 17, 2017.

“Don’t Throw Out the Dual Enrollment Baby with the Bathwater,” James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, April 26, 2017.

“The ‘Realistic” Research Paper,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 17, 2017.

“Tread Carefully with the Socratic Method,” Chronicle Vitae, May 24, 2017.

Poems in Southern Poetry Review, The DeKalb Literary Arts Journal, The GPC Chronicle, The Eclectic, and Argot.

Articles and columns in the Gwinnett Daily Post, Knoxville News-Sentinel, The Oak Ridger, The Paducah Sun, the Panama City News-Herald, The Monroe Journal, the Carrollton Times-Georgian, The Rockdale Citizen, The Newton Citizen, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Blog posts at Chronicle.com, Vitae.com, 9virtues.com, AcademicLeaders.org, and NCCForum.org.

Editorial cartoons in The Gwinnett Daily Post, The Collegian, and Leading and Learning.

Professional Growth and Development

A. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS

2011-present Education Writers Association 13

2011-2013 Georgia Association of Educators

2009-2011 American Association of University Professors

2008-2010 Modern Language Association

2002-present National Society of Newspaper Columnists

2001-2005 South Atlantic Modern Language Association

2000-2010 National Council of Instructional Administrators

B. CERTIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS

2000 Graduate, The Chair Academy

2009-present Senior Fellow, The Academy for Academic Leadership

2015 Certified National Trainer, Center for Teacher Effectiveness

C. PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

“Tom Sawyer: A Portrait of the Artist as a Bad Little Boy,” Tennessee Philological Association, 1987.

“Group Grading Standards for English Essays,” Alabama College Association, Mobile, AL, March 2000.

“Classroom Design,” Alabama College Association, Mobile, AL, March 2000.

“Balancing Work and Family,” The Chair Academy, Denver, CO, October 2000.

“Becoming a Writer,” Keynote Address, Georgia Perimeter College High School Literary Arts Competition Award Banquet, May 3, 2003.

“Not a Bad Gig: Challenges and Opportunities for Two-Year College Faculty in the New Millennium.” Keynote Address, Hudson Valley Community College Faculty Development Day, February 2004.

“Writing Gwinnett” panel member, March 15, 2005. 14

“A Letter to My Children,” Georgia Perimeter College 40th Anniversary Gala Celebration, June 11, 2005.

“From the Living Room to the Classroom: How Teaching Informs My Writing and Vice-Versa,” Georgia Writers Association, September 10, 2005.

“Challenges and Opportunities for Two-Year College Faculty and Staff,” Keynote Address, Reading Area Community College Convocation, October 10, 2005.

“Things Your Teachers Never Told You,” Dacula High School Seniors Day, October 12, 2005.

“Two-Year College Teaching Careers,” Georgia State University, October 20, 2005.

“Understanding Employer Expectations,” Career Panel for graduate students at the University of Georgia, October 28, 2005.

“Teaching and Administrative Careers in the Two-Year Colleges,” University of Tennessee, February 22, 2006.

“Challenges and Opportunities for Two-year College Faculty,” Keynote Address at the Teaching that Works Conference, Central Carolina Community College, April 6, 2006.

“Customer Service? Or Just Triage?” Breakout-session, Teaching That Works Conference, Central Carolina Community College, April 6, 2006

“Creating a Community of Writers: Accountability and Faculty Productivity,” New Era of Accountability Conference, Institute for Community College Development, Cornell University, August 11, 2006.

“Challenges and Opportunities for Two-Year Colleges,” Keynote Address, Lincoln Land Community College Fall Convocation, August 18, 2006.

“Teaching at a Two-Year College,” University of Georgia Graduate Leaders Seminar, October 27, 2006.

“When Creativity is Not Optional: Teaching Composition in Today’s Community Colleges,” Georgia-Carolina College English Association, February 2, 2007

“The Writer’s Institute: A Creative Approach to Student Involvement, Faculty Development, and Community Engagement,” AACC, April 16, 2007

“Community College, National Audience,” Innovations 2008, March 5, 2008 15

“Academic Careers in the Two-Year College,” Modern Language Association, December 28, 2008

“Not a Bad Gig: Academic Careers in the Two-Year Colleges,” The University of Tennessee at Knoxville, April 6, 2009.

“Tips for New Teachers,” Georgia Perimeter College New Faculty Academy, September 11, 2009.

“Managing Online Courses: Advice for Experienced (and Not-so-Experienced) Administrators,” (webinar) November 18, 2009.

“Seven Key Mistakes in Hiring, Promotion, and Tenure,” (webinar) January 14, 2010.

“Avoiding Legal Landmines in Administration” (webinar), February 25, 2010.

“Introducing the National Community College Forum,” AACC, April 20, 2010.

“The NCCF: Putting the ‘Community’ in Community College,” Online Summer Institute for Community College Faculty, Fielding Graduate University, June 9, 2010.

“Legal Landmines for Distance Education Administrators,” (webinar), July 27, 2010.

“Ten Things Every Writer Knows,” Atlanta Writers Club Youth Writing Camp, August 3, 2010.

“An Evening with Sara Gruen.” Live interview with the best-selling author on stage at the Aurora Theater, Lawrenceville, GA, September 16, 2010.

“Legal Landmines for Distance Education Faculty” (webinar), September 21, 2010.

“The Two-Year Track: Building a Career in America’s Community Colleges,” Georgia State University, September 24, 2010.

“Cheating: A Legal Primer Toolkit for Faculty and Administrators” (webinar), March 8, 2011.

“Building a Career in America’s Community Colleges,” Idaho State University, March 11, 2011.

“Write What You Know for Pleasure and Dough,” 2011 Atlanta Spring Book Show “Authorship 101” Seminar, March 25, 2011. 16

“What Academic Administrators Should Know about Social Media” (webinar), September 15, 2011.

“Building a Career in America’s Community Colleges,” Emory University, September 23, 2011.

Keynote Address, “Building Excellence in Higher Education” Symposium, Fordham University, October 6-7, 2011.

“A Community College Teaching Career,” Brandeis University, October 21, 2011.

“What New Faculty Members Need to Know” (webinar), October 26, 2011

“Academic Careers in the Two-Year Colleges,” Georgia Institute of Technology, November 3, 2011

“Managing Student Discipline Issues Legally and Effectively” (webinar), December 6, 2011.

“Academic Career Options in Higher Education” (panel discussion), Georgia Tech Graduate Career Symposium, March 8, 2012.

“Managing Legal Risks of Service Learning and Civic Engagement” (webinar), March 22, 2012.

“Not a Bad Gig: Academic Careers in the Two-Year Colleges,” University of Utah, April 5, 2012.

“Empowering Non-Traditional Students to Succeed in Today’s Classroom” (webinar), April 11, 2012.

“Community College Teaching Careers” (roundtable discussion), Georgia Institute of Technology, April 12, 2012.

“Finding (and Filling) Your Niche as a Non-Fiction Writer,” BookLogix Workshop Series, May 5, 2012.

“The Dean’s Role in Hiring, Training, and Evaluating Faculty,” Colorado Community College System Deans’ Academy, May 21, 2012.

“Family Man: The Art of Surviving Domestic Tranquility,” Reading and Book Talk, Books for Less, Buford, GA, September 15, 2012. 17

“Career Options at Community Colleges,” University of Notre Dame, September 20, 2012.

“The Incremental Writer,” Atlanta Writers Club, September 22, 2012.

“Free Speech and Academic Freedom: What You Need to Know” (webinar), September 25, 2012.

“Becoming a Non-Fiction Writer,” Hightower Trail Middle School, October 16, 2012.

“Values-Based Commentary in a Relative World,” Brigham Young University, October 18, 2012.

“Surviving and Thriving after an Academic Scandal” (webinar), December 5, 2012.

“How to Become a Published Author,” Tritt Elementary School, January 11, 2013.

“Not a Bad Gig: Building a Career in America’s Community Colleges” (webinar), Higher Education Recruitment Consortium, March 14, 2013.

“Critical Thinking as a Key Leadership Skill,” National Center for Student Leadership Spring Conference, Boston, MA, April 5-6, 2013.

“Helping Student Leaders Develop Critical Thinking Skills,” National Center for Student Leadership Spring Conference, Boston, MA, April 5-6, 2013.

“A House Divided,” National Center for Student Leadership Spring Conference, Boston, MA, April 5-6, 2013.

“Legal Issues in Higher Education: How Not to Get Sued” (webinar), April 10, 2013.

“Covering Community Colleges,” NISOD Conference, May 27, 2013 (invited panelist).

“Community College Careers,” Syracuse University, October 17, 2013.

“The Four Quadrants of Administrative Effectiveness” (video presentation), Academy for Academic Leadership, October, 2013.

CV Workshop, SAMLA, Atlanta, GA, November 10, 2013 18

“Leading by Virtue: The Nine Virtues of ‘Natural’ Leaders,” National Center for Student Leadership Fall Conference, New Orleans, LA, Nov. 21 – 23, 2013.

“Lead with Your Brain! Critical Thinking as an Indispensable Leadership Skill,” National Center for Student Leadership Fall Conference, New Orleans, LA, Nov. 21 – 23, 2013.

“Critical Thinking: Critical Indeed,” Central Arizona College Faculty Development Day, Feb. 18, 2014.

“Serving and Supporting the Dually-Enrolled Student” (webinar), Feb. 26, 2014.

“Leading Effective Meetings” (video presentation), Academy for Academic Leadership, May 29, 2014.

“Serving Our Dual Enrollment Students,” The Teaching Professor Conference, Boston, MA, May 31, 2014.

“Lead with Your Brain! Critical Thinking as an Indispensable Leadership Skill,” Georgia Perimeter College Leadership Day, Oct. 17, 2014.

“Serving and Supporting the Dually-Enrolled Student” (webinar), Oct. 23, 2014.

“Academic Careers” Panel, Emory University, Oct. 28, 2014.

“The Best Academic Job You Never Considered,” University of Alabama, Nov. 6, 2014.

“Careers in America’s Two-Year Colleges,” Georgia State University, Dec. 5, 2014.

“Not a Bad Gig: Teaching Careers in America’s Two-Year Colleges,” the University of South Florida, March 2015.

“Risk and Reward: A Community College Teaching Career” (invited panelist), Conference on College Communication and Composition, March 2015.

“Not a Bad Gig: Teaching Careers in America’s Two-Year Colleges,” the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, April 10, 2015.

“Redeeming the Minutes: Creating More Time to Teach through the Power of Refocus,” Tennessee Association of Middle Schools, Sevierville, TN, June 11, 2015.

“What Our Students Need Most: The Seven Fundamental Conditions of Learning” (webinar), sponsored by NISOD and Profology.com, June 23, 2015. 19

“Non-Traditional Students: Promoting Success in the Classroom and Beyond,” (webinar), August 4, 2015.

“Academic Careers in American’s Two-Year and Access Institutions,” Vanderbilt University, September 24, 2015.

“Redeeming the Minutes: Refocus as a Classroom Management Tool,” Puerto Rico TESOL Conference, Sacred Heart University, San Juan, November 2015.

“Shared Governance: What It Is, What It Isn’t, Why We Need It, and How to Have It,” (keynote address) Calhoun Community College Faculty Development Day, January 4, 2016.

“The 9 Virtues of Exceptional Leaders,” American Dental Education Association Leadership Academy, Miami, FL, January 7 – 10, 2016.

“Student Engagement: It’s Not Just a Buzz-Phrase” (faculty development workshop), California State University – Stanislaus, January 27, 2016.

“Dual Enrollment: Positioning Instructors and Students for Success” (webinar), sponsored by Paper-Clip Communications, February 23, 2016.

“What Teachers Do for Their Students,” Gwinnett County Association of Retired Educators, March 18, 2016.

“Developing the Leadership Virtues of Honesty and Humility” (workshop), Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Oral Health Leadership Program, March 30, 2016.

“The Two-Year College Job Market,” Georgia State University, April 28, 2016.

“What Leaders Do,” Rotary Club of Lawrenceville, May 23, 2016.

“The Essence of Leadership,” Kiwanis Club of North Gwinnett, May 31, 2016.

“Lead with Your Brain! Why Critical Thinking Is Such an Indispensible Skill for Leaders,” Gwinnett Student Leadership Summit, Peachtree Ridge High School, June 2, 2016.

Department Chair Training, Calhoun Community College, September 16, 2016.

“Working in Teams,” “Developing the Virtues of Humility and Honesty,” and “Achieving Work-Work Balance,” Inter-Professional Leadership Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, September. 19 – 20, 2016. 20

“The ‘Philosopher Dean’ and the Just Organization,” Plenary Session, Leadership in Higher Education Conference, Atlanta, GA, October 7, 2016.

“The Importance of Lifelong Learning for Leaders,” Kiwanis Club of North Gwinnett, October 25, 2016.

“The 9 Virtues of Exceptional Leaders: Developing Humility and Honesty,” Bronx Lebanon Hospital Oral Health Leadership Program, November 17, 2016.

“Introducing The 9 Virtues of Exceptional Leaders,” Rotary Club of Gwinnett County, Nov. 29, 2016.

“The 9 Virtues of Exceptional Leaders: Developing Humility, Honesty, and Hope,” Brandt Holding Leadership Academy, Fargo, ND, December 6, 2016.

“Student Engagement: It’s Not Just a Buzz-Phrase,” Calhoun Community College New Faculty Cohort, January 3, 2017.

“Teaching Critical Thinking: A Practical Approach,” Calhoun Community College Faculty Development Day, January 4, 2017.

“Five Simple, Do-Able Classroom Management Tips,” Calhoun Community College Faculty Development Day, January 4, 2017.

“Essential Workplace Leadership Skills,” Calhoun Community College Staff Development Day, January 4, 2017.

“Developing the Nine Virtues of Exceptional Leaders,” Santa Clara County Dental Society, San Jose, CA, January 27, 2017.

“The Four Quadrants of Administrative Effectiveness,” Academic Chairperson Conference, New Orleans, LA, February 10, 2017.

“Dual Enrollment Programs: Helping Your Faculty Serve and Support This Special Population” (webinar), February 23, 2017.

“Helping Student Leaders Improve Their Critical Thinking Skills” (advisers workshop), National Conference on Student Leadership, Orlando, FL, March 30, 2017.

“Lead with Your Brain: Critical Thinking as an Indispensable Leadership Skill” (keynote address), National Conference on Student Leadership, Orlando, FL, April 1, 2017.

“Teaching Critical Thinking,” Metropolitan Community College Student Services Administrative Team, Omaha, NE, May 15, 2017. 21

“What’s Love Got to Do with It? (Leadership, That Is),” Gwinnett County Student Leadership Summit, Peachtree Ridge High School, Duluth, GA, June 1, 2017.

C. PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED

1998 Alabama Writers’ Symposium

1999 Academy for Leadership Training and Development

1999 Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

2000 Alabama College Association

2000 Alabama Writers’ Symposium

2000 Academy for Leadership Training and Development

2001 Innovations 2001

2001 UGA Department Chairs’ Symposium

2001 Southeastern Atlantic Modern Language Association

2002 Teaching and Learning with Advanced Technologies

2002 Alabama Literary Symposium

2003 Teaching and Learning with Advanced Technologies

2004 Southeastern Conference of Literary Editors and Publishers

2004 American Association of Community Colleges

2005 Southeastern Conference of Literary Magazines and Publishers

2006 Teaching that Works 22

2007 New Era of Accountability

2007 Georgia-Carolina College English Association

2008 Modern Language Association

2010 Online Summer Institute for Community College Faculty

2011 Building Excellence in Higher Education Symposium, Fordham University

2012 Colorado Community College System Deans’ Academy

2013 National Center for Student Leadership, Spring Conference

2013 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development

2013 South Atlantic Modern Language Association

2013 National Center for Student Leadership, Fall Conference

2014 The Teaching Professor Conference

2015 Conference on College Communication and Composition

2015 Center for Teaching Effectiveness

2015 Puerto Rico TESOL Conference

2016 American Dental Education Association Leadership Academy

2016 Gwinnett Student Leadership Summit

2016 Leadership in Higher Education Conference 23

2017 Academic Chairperson Conference

2017 National Conference on Student Leadership

2017 Gwinnett Student Leadership Summit

Service to the Institution

1989.1994 Gulf Coast Community College: ENG 1101 and 1102 curriculum committees American Literature curriculum committee Library Committee Scholarship Committee Chair-Elect, Faculty Senate

1994.2000 Alabama Southern Community College: Faculty, administrative, and staff search committees Chair, faculty search committee Director, Academic Olympics

2000-Present Georgia Perimeter College: VPAA Screening Committee English Faculty Screening Committee (Chair) Humanities Executive Council (Secretary) Humanities Executive Council (Chair—two terms) Department Chair Liaison to ENGL 1101/1102 Committee Academic Affairs Policy Council Substantive Change Sub-Committee, AAPC Calendar Committee (two years) Chair, Executive Board for Literary Publications GPC 40th Anniversary Committee Chair, Writers Institute Advisory Committee Lawrenceville Campus Administrative Team Primary author, SACS English Program Report Editor, Part-Time Faculty Handbook, 2001-2002 Mentor for full and part-time faculty members Academic Affairs Advisory Council Campus Advisory Council Institutional Advancement Advisory Council Chair, Townsend Prize for Fiction Committee Atlanta Writers Club/Writers Institute Scholarship Committee Chair, Writers Institute Administrative Asst. Screening Committee Founding member, GPC Reads Committee Chair, English Screening Committee (multiple times) Co-Chair, Communication Screening Committee American Literature Curriculum Committee 24

GPC Foundation Scholarship Committee ENGL 1101/1102 Curriculum Committee Volunteer, GPC Foundation Golf Tournament, 2006 – 10, 2013-15 Alpharetta Campus Dual Enrollment Open House, March 2014 Alpharetta Campus Group Advising, April 2014 Alpharetta Campus Open House, May 2014 Speaker, GPC Career Day, October 2014 Alpharetta Campus Group Advising, October 2014 English Lecturer Screening Committee, Spring 2015 Alpharetta Campus Open House, May 2015 Alpharetta Campus Open House, Spring 2016 English Student of the Year Selection Committee English Faculty Search Committee, 2017 Service to the Community

1995-Present Little League baseball coach, Monroeville, Alabama Dixie Youth baseball coach, Dacula, GA YMCA basketball coach Dacula Athletic Association basketball coach Board Member, Dacula Athletic Association Judge, Ms. Lifecare Pageant, Lifecare Retirement Center Gwinnett County Public Schools GEMS Oversight Committee Speaker, Kiwanis Club, Rotary Club, North Gwinnett H.S. Community Columnist, Gwinnett Daily Post Founding member, Decatur Book Festival Planning Board Member, Decatur Book Festival Executive Board

Spoke about writing to students at over 20 area high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools. Volunteer basketball coach, Mountain View High School Speaker, Hightower Middle School Speaker, Tritt Elementary School Speaker, Gwinnett Association of Retired Educators Speaker, Kiwanis Club of North Gwinnett Speaker, Kiwanis Club of Lawrenceville Speaker, Rotary Club of Lawrenceville Speaker, Rotary Club of Gwinnett County Judge, Gwinnett County PTA Reflections Writing Contest