HENRYQ. RINNE
1400 Oak Knolls Circle 479-788-7431 (work) Fort Smith, Arkansas 72903 479-452-0455 (home) [email protected] 479-629-3939 (cell)
Education:
2011 Member of the class of 2011 at the Institute for Management and Leadership in Higher Education (MLE) at Harvard University. MLE is designed for experienced administrators responsible for thinking strategically about institutions’ change agendas: new curricula, new modes of delivery, new alliances, and more diverse student populations.
1991 Doctor of Philosophy in Comparative Arts, Ohio University, Athens.
1979 Master of Music in Music Theory, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
1976 Bachelor of Music with Honors, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Work Experience:
1979-present University of Arkansas — Fort Smith (formerly Westark College)
Administrative:
2008-present Founding Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of Humanities and Art History
• Supervisory responsibility for 45 full-time faculty, 70 adjunct faculty, and five staff • Created new degree programs in Studio Art and Theatre and minors in Anthropology, Sociology, Political Science, Philosophy, Art, Theatre, and Geography. Brought these programs through the approval process on-campus, at the UA System level, and before the Arkansas Department of Higher Education Coordinating Board • Initiated and supervised major revisions of Historical Interpretation, Psychology, Graphic Design, and Criminal Justice programs Henry Q. Rinne
• Received grant from a private foundation for $15.5 million to support building a new fine arts facility, scheduled to open in spring 2015. • Received grant funding for Art Department ($207K), letterpress/book arts program ($87K), exhibits at Drennen-Scott Historic Site ($55K), RUS gGrant for History Department Distant Learning ($129K) and a gift of $15.5 million to build a new fine arts building (est. completion in spring 2015) • Theatre program has performed four plays in the last five years at the Southwest Regional of the Kennedy Center American Theatre Festival and received top national honors in 2013 (Dromnium). • Initiated process for art and graphic design accreditation through NASAD • 31Gb increase in students majoring in College programs and 18.5% increase in SSCH • Hired 30 new faculty • Redesigned and implemented new advising model in the College • Supervised the final phases of a $5.6 million renovation grant for the Drennen-Scott Historic Site in Van Buren, Arkansas • Served on the Chancellor’s Strategic Planning Task Force and co-chaired the sub committee on Mission, Vision, and Values. New Strategic Plan unveiled August 2010 • Developed policies and procedures for new college • Established new departments (Behavioral Sciences, Art and Theatre, Music and Humanities, and History, Political Science, Geography, and Philosophy) • Created new peer evaluation system for faculty • Facilitated creation of the institution’s first IRB, established policies and procedures for human subjects research. • Serving as one of the University’s representatives for a project piloting the new Pathways accreditation of the Higher Learning Commission. • Initiated annual Symposiums for the Psychology and Criminal Justice programs • Developed and promoted an International Festival 2 Henry Q. Rinne
attended by over 1,000
2007-2008 Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
• Received NASM accreditation for BA in music and BME in vocal and instrumental music • Supervised development of BA in Spanish and BS in Spanish w/Teacher Licensure. Brought this program through the approval process on-campus, at the UA System level, and before the Arkansas Department of Higher Education Coordinating Board • Facilitated the first study-abroad program at UA Fort Smith, creating opportunities for Spanish students to study in Cuernavaca, Mexico in 2007. • Implemented transition to new colleges, including the hiring of new deans • Supervised revision of Biology program, including its presentation to the University’s Curriculum Committee • Conducted 19 searches for full-time faculty • Redirected the university assessment committee to complete work on implementation of five-year plan • Secured $85,000 in private funds to purchase NMR instrument for Chemistry department
2003-2007 Chair, Fine Arts and Humanities
• Chair for the Departments of Music, Art, Humanities, Foreign Languages, Philosophy, and Theatre • Responsible for: o Budgeting and scheduling o Staffing (full-time and adjunct) o Evaluation of faculty o Assessment of student learning o Curriculum and program development o Strategic planning
• Accreditation - Member of the HLC Self-Study Steering Committee • Initiated NASM accreditation for music department, including revisions of degree programs to meet NASM standards
3 Henry Q. Rinne 1998-2006 Director, University Honors program
• Program and curriculum development • Budgeting, scholarships, and assessment • Sponsored student organization • Student advising for honors program • Hosted Great Plains Honors Council annual conference in April 2003 with 300 participants.
1996-2003 Coordinator, Scholar-Preceptor program
• Solicitation and review of proposals • Served an average of 30 students per year with an annual budget of over $120,000 • Program funded entirely through private donations • Reports and publicity
Teaching:
2002-present Professor of Humanities and Art History
1981-2002 Instructor of Music and Fine Arts (tenure granted 1983; no faculty rank system)
1979-1981 Artist-in-Education - Created the Jazz program and developed the Instrumental Music program including a Wind Ensemble
Courses Taught at UA Fort Smith:
ART 2863 Survey of Art History I ART 2873 Survey of Art History II HUMN 2563 Humanities Through the Arts HUMN 2563H Humanities Through the Arts Honors HUMN 2563 Humanities Through the Arts (full on-line) PHIL 2753 Introduction to Philosophy PHIL 3103 Reasoning Across the Disciplines PHIL 3203 Ethics Across the Disciplines PHIL 3203 Ethics Across the Disciplines (full on-line) HONR 287V Honors Interdisciplinary Seminar IDS 1203 Foundations of Learning
4 Henry Q. Rinne MUST 2763 Music Appreciation MUST 1223, 1233 Music Theory I & II MUST 2803, 2813 Music Theory III & IV MUST 1201, 1211 2781, 2791 Sight Singing & Ear Training I-IV MUSC 2862, 2872 Fundamentals of Improvisation I & II MUST 4532 Form and Analysis Conducted various music ensembles
Director, Jazz Program and Instrumental Music (1981-1985)
Artist-in-residence and Instructor, Artist-in-schools Program, Arkansas Arts Council (1979-81). Started the instrumental music program at the college and developed new ensembles and courses in jazz improvisation
Service as Faculty (selected):
2003-05 Strategy Team for Higher Learning Commission Self-Study Five member team which led the successful self-study process.
2003-04 Chair, Faculty Council/Senate 2003-04
2000-05 General Education Task Force. Revision of General Education Competencies.
2001-02 Rank and Promotion Task Force
1995-2000 Chairperson, Student Outcomes Assessment Committee Developed system and structure for assessment of student learning.
Additional Teaching Experience:
1985-87 Graduate Teaching Associate, School of Comparative Arts, Ohio University, Athens. Taught undergraduate courses in comparative arts.
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1985 Instructor, Gifted and Talented Program, Westark Community College, Fort Smith, Arkansas.
1981-82 Guest Lecturer, Department of Music, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Taught saxophone and jazz improvisation.
1977-78 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Music, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
1976-78 Assistant Director of the Summer Jazz Program, Paul Mellon Arts Center, Choate-Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, Connecticut.
Consulting, Workshops, and Clinics:
2013 Member of the Institutional Actions Council, Higher Learning Commission, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
2012-pres. Peer Review Advisory Panel, Higher Learning Commission, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
2009-pres. Eligibility Process Reviewer and Program Reviewer of the Higher Learning Commission, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
2007-2009 Estrella Mountain Community College, Avondale, Arizona Consultant for Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes
2004-2009 Member of the Accreditation Review Council of the Higher Learning Commission, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
1999-pres. Consultant/Evaluator Corps, Team Chair, Higher Learning Commission, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Site visits to:
Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma City, 2000 Carl Sandburg College, Galesburg Illinois, 2000 Southwestern College, Dowagiac, Michigan, 2001 Wilbur Wright College, City Colleges of Chicago, 2001 Clark State Community College, Springfield, Ohio, 2002 University of Wisconsin Colleges, Madison, 2003 6 Henry Q. Rinne *Seminole State College, Seminole, Oklahoma, 2003 University of Cincinnati, Raymond Walters College, 2004 Herzing College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2005 Illinois Institute of Art, Schaumberg, Illinois, 2005 *American Academy of Art, Chicago, Illinois, 2006 * Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri 2007 *VanderCook College of Music, Chicago, Illinois 2007 *University of Central Oklahoma, Academy of Contemporary Music, Edmund, Oklahoma, 2009 *Universjjy of Wisconsin - Superior, 2010 *Qklahoma Panhandle State University, 2010 *Cleveland Institute of Art, Ohio, 2011 McNally-Smith College of Music (Eligibility Review), 2011 Taylor Institute of Business (Eligibility Review), 2011 *Art Academy of Cincinnati, Ohio, 2012 *Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2013
*denotes team chair
2003 Workshop on the Role of the Assessment Committee in Developing a Comprehensive system of Outcomes Assessment, Oklahoma City Community College.
Workshop on Developing Student Learning Outcomes for Oklahoma City Community College.
2002 Assessment Workshop, Student Learning Outcomes for Honors Students, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
2001 Facilitator for Arkansas Great Teachers Workshop, Winrock International Conference Center, Petit Jean, Arkansas, July 8-11, 2001.
2000 Assessment Workshop, Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma City. Worked with faculty to refine their system of assessment of student academic achievement.
1997-98 Director, Great College Retreat, Westark College, Fort Smith, Arkansas.
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1996 Facilitator, Great Teachers Seminar, Arkansas Association for Developmental Education, Winrock Conference Center, Petit Jean, Arkansas.
1986 Guest Artist and Lecturer, Jazz Studies and Saxophone, High Plains Band Camp, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas.
Publications:
Book Review, Creole Trombone: Kid Ory and the Early Years ofJazz by John McCusker, in Arkansas Review: A Journal of Delta Studies, vol. 44 No. 1, August 2013.
The First 85 Years—1928-2013, History of the University ofArkansas — Fort Smith. Based on oral histories collected through the Westark Oral History Project and co-authored with Billy Higgins and Dr. Stephen Husarik. University
of Arkansas — Fort Smith Foundation.
Book Review, Makers of Western Science by Todd Timmons, in The Journal of the Fort Smith Historical Society, vol. 36, No. 2, September 2012.
“Navigating the Change from Community College to Bachelor’s Institution,” Proceedings of the 111th Annual Meeting, Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 2006. (co-author)
“Alphonso Trent” article for The Encyclopedia ofArkansas Culture to be published in 2006
“Westark’s Scholar/Preceptor Program: A Win-Win-Win-Win-Win,” The National Honors Report, A publication of the National Collegiate Honors Council, Spring 2001.
Web-site study-guide for Reality Through the Arts, 4th/e, by Dennis Sporre, published by Prentice-Hall, August 2000. Co-authored with Dr. Stephen Husarik, Dr. Zoe Morgan, and Marget Lippincott. http://cw.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/sporre2/
“Alphonso Trent” published in Arkansas Biography, University of Arkansas Press, Fayetteville, 2000. 8 Henry Q. Rinne
A Musical Life: Remembering Aiphonso Trent, a one-act play premiered February 1997, performed by Don Carter and The Rockets of Rhythm, Westark College, Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Assessment at Westa rk Community College,” AdultAssessment Forum: Journal of Quality Management in Adult-Centered Education, vol. V, No. 4, Winter 1995/96.
“Profile: Alphonso Trent,” ETC Magazine, May/June 1992.
Exhibilion review, “Don Lee: Recent Paintings and Drawings,” Number: An Independent Quarterly of the VisualArts, 13 (Spring 1991): 23.
“The Art of Becoming: Concepts of Time and Space in Jazz Improvisation and the Visual Arts,” in Time, Rhythms, and Chaos in the New Dialogue with Nature, ed. George P. Scott, Iowa State University Press, 1991.
Essay for exhibition catalog, Don Lee: Recent Paintings and Drawings. Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock Arkansas. October 1987.
“A Short History of the Alphonso Trent Orchestra.” Arkansas Historical Quarterly, Autumn 1986.
Unpublished research work
“The Rational and Irrational in Twentieth Century Art and Architecture: An Exploration of the Work of Jean Arp and Alvar Aalto.”
“Panofsky’s Gothic Architecture and Scholasticism: Implications for the Study of late Medieval Motets.”
“Time Slices and Simultaneous-Attack Structures in the Twelve-Tone Instrumental Works of Anton Webern.” Masters Thesis, University of Tennessee, June 1979.
Seminars, Lectures, Grants, and Conference Presentations:
“Team Reports, Templates, and Documents,” 116th Annual Meeting, Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 2011. 9 Henry Q. Rinne
“Focus on the Fort: Three Photographic Perspectives,” joint photography exhibit with Kat Wilson and Ray Wallace, February 2011.
“Fascinating Complexity: PEAQ Team Visits,” 115th Annual Meeting, Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 2010.
“Technology in the Humanities Classroom,” 113th Annual Meeting, Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 2008.
“Navigating the Change from Community College to Bachelor’s Institution,” 111th Annual Meeting, Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 2006.
“Alphonso Trent: On the Frontier of Jazz,” presentation for American Heritage
Week, University of Arkansas — Fort Smith, February 2006.
“George Catlin: Artist or Historian,” presentation for American Heritage Week,
University of Arkansas — Fort Smith, February 2005.
“Leonardo da Vinci and the Tradition of Painting the Last Supper,” presentation for St Scholastica Monastery, Fort Smith, Arkansas, January 2005.
“Articulation of Two-year to Four-year Honors Program Students,” panel discussion at the Annual Conference of the National Collegiate Honors Council, Chicago, November 2003.
“Assessing Honors Education,” presentation and panel discussion at the Annual Conference, National Collegiate Honors Council, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 2002.
Concert performance of Henry Rinne-Rick Endel Jazz Quartet, Subiaco Academy, Subiaco, Arkansas, September 2002.
“Assessment of Student Learning in Honors,” presentation at the Annual Conference, National Collegiate Honors Council, Chicago, October 2001.
“Westark’s Scholar/Preceptor Program: A Win-Win-Win-Win-Win.” Presentation at the Annual Conference, National Collegiate Honors Council, Washington, DC, 10 Heniy Q. Rinne October 2000.
“Recruiting and Marketing Honors.” Panel presentation and discussion for Developing in Honors, Annual Conference, National Collegiate Honors Council, Washington, DC, October 2000.
Participant at “Addressing Honors Assessment in Context,” a Faculty Institute sponsored by National Collegiate Honors Council, Long Island University, Brooklyn, New York, August 2000.
“Honors Spaces,” presentation at the Annual Conference of the National Collegiate Honors Council, Orlando, Florida, October, 1999.
“Humanities Sampler Series.” presentation with Dr. Stephen Husarik and Marget Lippincott at the Annual Conference of the Community College Humanities Association, New Orleans, October 1997.
“Assessment at Westark College: Using CAAP results to make improvements in student learning.” Presentation at AAHE assessment conference, Miami Beach, FL, 1997, sponsored by ACT.
“Art and Chaos: Connecting the Communities of Science and the Humanities,” a paper presented at the National Conference of the Community College Humanities Association, San Antonio, Texas, October 1993.
Participant in Developing Regional Humanities Networks, a project of the Community College Humanities Association, the American Association of Community Colleges, and the National Endowment for the Humanities, 1991-1993.
“Beyond Critical Thinking,” presentation for the annual Faculty Workshop, Westark Community College, January 1993.
“Cowboys and Indians: Art in a Politically Correct West,” a lecture presented at the Old Fort Museum, Fort Smith, Arkansas, November 1992. Also presented to the Arkansas Library Association, April 1994.
“Alphonso Trent: A Musical Legacy,” a lecture presented at the Old Fort Museum, Fort Smith, Arkansas, March 1992.
“Censorship in the Arts,” an interdisciplinary faculty seminar, Westark Community 11 Henry Q. Rinne
College, January 1991. Responsible for organization, coordination of guest speakers, and presentation during panel discussion. The seminar was funded through a college Incentive Grant.
“Concepts of Time and Space in Jazz Improvisation,” a paper presented to the symposium Time, Rhythm and Chaos: Man’s New Dialogue with Nature, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, August 1989.
“Problems and Pitfalls of Research into Early Jazz in the Southwest,” a paper presented to the annual meeting of the Community College Humanities Association, Kansas City, Missouri, November 1988.
Member of panel discussion on coordinating two- and four-year college art programs, presented at the annual meeting of the Arkansas College Art Association, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, March 1988.
NEH Summer Seminar for College Teachers at Howard University, Washington, DC, Summer 1984, Dr. Doris E. McGinty, Director. Seminar topic: A History of Afro-American Music, 1880-1980.
Attended (1) national meeting of the Community College Humanities Association, Washington, DC, November 1989; (2) annual meeting of Arkansas College Art Association, University of Central Arkansas, April 1990; (3) annual meeting of the Association of Arkansas Two-year Colleges, Hot Springs, October 1990; (4) annual meeting of the International Association of Jazz Educators, Washington, DC, January 1991; (5) AAHE Assessment Conferences in Boston, 1995, and Washington, DC, 1996; (6) Indianapolis Assessment Conference, sponsored by IUPUI, November 1995; (7) Annual Conference of the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association, 1999, 2003-2005.
Additional Professional Activities Community Service, and Honors:
Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, New Deans’ Seminar, July 2009. This seminar examines practical issues associated with college or university administration. Led by experienced deans, it allows participants to develop new approaches to solving common problems encountered in academic leadership roles. President of the Great Plains Honors Council, 2004-2005.
Host and Program Chair, Great Plains Honors Council Annual Conference, April 2003.
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Member of the Ethics Committee at Sparks Regional Medical Center, Fort Smith, Arkansas, Don Hubbard, chair, 2003-present.
Co-chair of the two-year college committee of the National Collegiate Honors Council, 2000-2002.
Civic Center Honors Award, presented by Mayor Ray Baker and the City of Fort Smith, April 2002
Whirlpool Master Teacher Award, Westark Community College, 1995. Attended Hawaii Great Teachers Seminar, July, 1995.
NISOD Excellence in Teaching Award, presented by the University of Texas, Austin, May 1992.
Lucille Speakman Excellence in Teaching Award, Westark Community College, April 1991.
Siegfried Award for Excellence in Research and Writing of Comprehensive Examinations, School of Comparative Arts, Ohio University, June 1987.
Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society Pi Kappa Lambda, National Music Honor Society National Collegiate Honors Council
Former President, Board of Directors, Western Arkansas Ballet, Fort Smith, Arkansas Former Session member, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Fort Smith, Arkansas
Committee work at University of Arkansas — Fort Smith:
Strategy Team Member, Self-Study for Higher Learning Commission 2003- 2005 Chair, Faculty Council/Senate 2003-04 Faculty Council By-Laws Task Force, 2003-03 Student Learning Committee (current) General Education Committee Chairperson, Student Outcomes Assessment, 1995-2000 Academic Standards 1994-96
13 Heniy Q. Rinne Chairperson, Faculty Association, 1992-93 Chairperson, Faculty Senate, 1989-90 Curriculum, 1983-85 Long-range Planning, 1984-85 Breedlove Gallery, 1987-93 Communicable Disease Task Force, 1988-90 Honors Program Advisory, 1988-present Co-authored curriculum section of self-study report for North Central Association, 1983
Performing Experience:
Benefit recitals to support Fort Smith Fights AIDS, 1993-1997.
Featured soloist with Ohio University Jazz Ensemble, University of Arkansas Jazz Ensemble and Faculty Jazz Quintet, Fort Smith Symphony, and Westark Jazz.
Professional Musician/Arranger/Composer Extensive experience in show and dance orchestras (Temptations, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, Les and Larry Elgart, Buddy Morrow and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Tom Jones, Four Tops, Helen Reddy, Marvin Gaye, Guy Lombardo, Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus, etc.) and recording studios. Wolf Trap Jazz Ensemble with Bill Watrous, 1973 and 1974.
Original compositions performed at: Electronic Music Plus, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, January 1977. Arkansas Composers Weekend, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, April 1984. Mobile Jazz Festival by the Airmen of Note, United States Air Force Band, June 1972.
Interests: Music, cycling (USCF Official), hiking, photography, and travel.
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