MARTHA A. POTVIN
Office of Academic Affairs Montana State University Bozeman, MT 59717 406-994-3600
EDUCATION Ph.D. 1984 University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology M.S. 1980 Michigan State University: Botany/Plant Ecology B.S. 1976 University of Connecticut: Biology
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND PROVOST Montana State University, Bozeman, MT (Nov. 2014-present)
PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS, Montana State University, Bozeman MT (Jan. 2011- Nov. 2014) Responsibilities and major accomplishments Chief academic officer responsible for a state appropriated budget of ~$83M, 7 academic colleges, an Honors College, a Graduate School, and Gallatin College MSU (2 year college) Managed enrollment growth from 12,800 (Fall 2010) to 15,600 (Fall, 2015) Participated in revising the university’s mission statement and strategic plan in response to a regional accreditation shift to a continuous improvement model Led the development of an Academic Strategic Plan Reorganized an office of 7 vice provosts and 4 support staff to 2 associate provosts (now 3) and 3 support staff Decentralized >$2M in academic affairs base funding to colleges and distributed >$5.4M from enrollment growth for ~45 new tenure track faculty lines Provided >$1.2M for graduate education to support Ph.D. production Provided base budgets for the honors program, undergraduate studies, and academic programs on self-support budgets Manage the submission of academic items from four MSU campuses to the Board of Regents Created a Center for Faculty Excellence, approved by the MT Board of Regents in 2013 and awarded a 2014 Exemplary Teaching and Learning Center Award at the 25th International Conference on Teaching and Learning Established an annual Provost’s Distinguished Lecture Series as part of the MSU YEAR of Engaged Leadership 2013-14 Implemented the university’s first collective bargaining agreements for tenured/tenure track and non-tenure track faculty, managed subsequent decertification of tenured/tenure track faculty union, and developed a new shared governance model and faculty handbook with faculty senate leadership Provide oversight for a Blackstone LaunchPad, a campus co-curricular entrepreneurship program that is exceeding its target goals with over 750 participating students Moved faculty salaries from the lowest within our Carnegie ranking ~70 % of OSU benchmarks to >80% and almost eliminating compression, inversion, and gender inequities. Improved enrollment, first year retention and graduation rates while increasing overall incoming SAT scores. MSU is now the largest institution in MT. Improved the gender diversity of STEM faculty (50 female hires in the last 3 years) Successfully incorporated technology in academic affairs to improve advising, faculty productivity reporting, and assessment of faculty productivity.
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DEAN, College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND (2001-2011) Responsibilities Provide leadership and comprehensive academic oversight for 18 departments, 5 programs, >200 permanent faculty, >2900 majors and >350 graduate students Manage a state appropriated personnel budget of ~$22M and College total budget of $27M Supervised 2 associate deans (student issues, research and curriculum), an advancement officer, and 6 support staff Provide leadership and oversight for campus general education (2003-2008; 2008 Association of General and Liberal Studies Award for Improvement in General Education) Manage graduate student tuition waivers, summer offerings, as well as college on-line instruction and programs delivered at a distance
INTERIM VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND PROVOST, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND (June 2004-July 2005) Responsibilities Serve as chief academic officer responsible for a state appropriated budget of ~$55M to accomplish the university’s academic mission on a campus that served ~13,000 students. Direct and co-direct the strategic planning process for academic affairs and development/fund raising, respectively Provide leadership for student learning outcomes assessment, general education, and faculty development, recruitment, retention, tenure and promotion Advocate for resources to support record-breaking student enrollments, salary increases, a strategic move to research extensive status, and the ongoing development of a learning-centered student environment Use and further refine resource allocation data to inform decision making in academic affairs and as a basis for the institution’s biennial budget request Served as a member of President’s Cabinet and represent the University on the Academic Affairs Council of the State Board of Higher Education
INTERIM DEAN, Graduate Studies and Extended Education, West Chester University, West Chester, PA (2000-2001) Responsibilities Provide leadership in graduate, international, and distance education Manage staff of six to serve ~2000 full and part-time graduate students Develop, streamline, and improve services to graduate students Serve as curriculum liaison for post-baccalaureate and graduate programs Enhance graduate recruitment, admissions, retention, and assistantships Pursue new partnerships and program options for adult/extended learning
CHAIR, Department of Biology, West Chester University, West Chester, PA (1989-2000, 3/4 time, elected) Responsibilities Supervise 25 professionals with a personnel budget of ~$1.5M Manage discretionary allocations of ~$100,000 Schedule and staff courses for up to 350 majors and 1,000 non-majors Manage all academic affairs of the Department Evaluate faculty for tenure and promotion Hire all temporary faculty Insure department operated within the limits of a collective bargaining agreement
DIRECTOR, Green Team, West Chester University, West Chester, PA (1994-1998, 1/4 time, reported to the President)
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Director (cont.) Responsibilities Direct and coordinate development of a model green campus Identify and secure funding for priority projects Provide initial leadership for a Campus Beautification Committee
FACULTY EXPERIENCE PROFESSOR, Department of Ecology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT (2011-present)
PROFESSOR, Department of Biology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND (2001-2011), full member of the Graduate Faculty (2002-present)
PROFESSOR, Department of Biology, West Chester University, West Chester, PA (1994-2001), Associate Professor (1990-94), Assistant Professor (1985-90), tenured (1990) Teaching: population biology, plant systematics, plant communities, wetlands, field botany and biology capstone seminar Curation: William Darlington Herbarium (DWC) and the West Chester University Student Herbarium Master's Theses Supervised Schneider, W. 2000. The Bartram’s Garden collection in West Chester University’s William Darlington Herbarium (DWC) Samilenko, M. 1999. The effects of flooding duration on the growth of three species of Scirpus Yates, S. 1998. Soil and pore-water chemistry of headwater and riparian wetlands Billow, L. 1996. Land use and songbird populations in the Delaware Valley Morrison, D. 1994. The caloric content of pollen from wind and insect pollinated species of the Asteraceae Gerlach, T. 1993. The effect of soil temperature on the phenology of wetland plants DiSantis, D. 1992. Chemical and morphological variation in the shoots, roots, and rhizomes of Scirpus species growing in flooded and drained soils
LECTURER, Biology Core Curriculum Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (1985) Teaching: population biology segment of a team-taught course in general biology
FUNDED EXTERNAL GRANTS AND AWARDS (alphabetical) American Council on Education and USAGroup Foundation, Academic Excellence and Cost Management National Awards Program: Implementation of Virtual Biology Laboratories at West Chester University (2000, author of institutional proposal, Award Finalist) CUPA/HR Higher Education Workplace 2015: Cover article: http://www.cupahr.org/hew/files/HEWorkplace-Vol7No2-Diversifying-the-Workforce.pdf John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Presidential Grant, National Venture Fund Award, Establishing a Marketing Services Partnership in the Greater Grand Forks, ND Area (both grants, totaling ~$.5M, awarded in 2003, proposal author & fiscal agent) Merck/American Association for the Advancement of Science, Undergraduate Science Research Program: West Chester University Merck Scholars Program (1997-99, one of four co-investigators) National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Universities Space Research Association, Cooperative University-based Program in Earth System Science Education: Enhancing collaborative efforts in earth systems science education at West Chester University (1995, one of six co-investigators) National Science Foundation, ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Program: Project Tracs: Empirically Investigating Transformation through Relatedness, Autonomy and Competence Support (2012- present, co-investigator) National Science Foundation, Course Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement: Using a Crime Lab Model to Enhance Undergraduate Science Instruction (2007, co-investigator) National Science Foundation, Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Program: Using GIS as a platform for interdisciplinary undergraduate education (1995, Project Director with four co- investigators)
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Funded External Grants and Awards (cont.) National Science Foundation, Biological Research Resources Program: Modernization of the William Darlington Herbarium at West Chester University, PA (1988) North Dakota Council on the Arts, Establishing a Marketing Services Partnership in the Greater Grand Forks, ND Area (2003) North Dakota Department of Public Instruction: Improving math and science literacy of middle and high school students of North Dakota through teacher-faculty partnerships (2006-2010, totaling >$1.5M, co-investigator) North Dakota EPSCoR Miscellaneous Award: Campus-wide Gender Equity Survey Analysis (2003, co- investigator) Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Professional Development Council Award: Evaluating planting strategies recommended by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in wetland mitigation (1989) Pennsylvania Urban and Community Forestry Council: Establishment of a gymnosperm collection (Pinetum) at West Chester University (1996, Project Director with co-investigator) West Chester University, Faculty Merit Award for Service, 2001 William Penn Foundation Award to Brandywine Valley Association: Watershed Learning Centers (1997, proposal contributor)
PUBLICATIONS Smith, J.L., I. M. Handley, V. A. Zale, S. Rushing, M. A. Potvin, 2015, Now Hiring! Empirically Testing a Three-Step Intervention to Increase Faculty Gender Diversity in STEM" BioScience doi:10.1093/biosci/biv 138, http://bioscience.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2015/10/09/biosci.biv138.short?rss=1 Schneider, W. and M. A. Potvin. 2009. The Bartram’s Garden collection in West Chester University’s William Darlington Herbarium (DWC) Bartonia 64: 45-54 Potvin, M. A. 2005. General education at UND, does it matter? On Teaching (Univ. of North Dakota Office of Instructional Development) 14:6:1-2 Potvin, M. A. 2002. Teaching Evaluation: Can we take it to a new level? On Teaching (Univ. of North Dakota Office of Instructional Development) 12:1:1 Gault, J. and M. A. Potvin. 1996. Adapting business strategies for planned social change: a case study in developing an effective “Green Campus" model. Conference Proceedings, International Greening of the Campus Conference, Ball State University, IN 1:182-187 Louda, S. M. and M. A. Potvin. 1995. Effect of inflorescence-feeding insects on the demography and lifetime fitness of a native plant. Ecology 76:229-245 Potvin, M. A. 1993. Native grass seedling establishment along a topographic gradient in the Nebraska Sandhills. The American Midland Naturalist 130:248-261 Louda, S. M., M. A. Potvin and S. K. Collinge. 1992. Predispersal seed predation in the limitation of a native thistle. In: S. B. J. Menken, J. H. Visser and P. Harrewijn (eds.), Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Insect-Plant Relationships, Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publications pp. 30-32 Louda, S. M., M. A. Potvin and S. K. Collinge. 1990. Predispersal seed predation, postdispersal seed predation and competition in the recruitment of seedlings of a native prairie thistle. The American Midland Naturalist 124:105-113 Potvin, M. A. 1988. Seed Rain on a North American Sandhills prairie. The Prairie Naturalist 20:81-88 Jones, S. M., S. R. Waldschmidt and M. A. Potvin. 1987. An experimental manipulation of food and water: growth and time-space utilization of hatchling lizards (Sceloporus undulatus). Oecologia 73:53-59 Potvin, M. A. and A. T. Harrison. 1984. Vegetation and litter changes of a Nebraska Sandhills prairie protected from grazing. Journal of Range Management 37:55-58 Potvin, M. A. and P. A. Werner. 1984. Leaf water potentials and stomatal conductances of two species of goldenrods (Solidago) grown on an experimental soil moisture gradient. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 111:171-178 Potvin, M. A. and P. A. Werner. 1983. Water use physiology of co-occurring goldenrods (Solidago juncea and S. canadensis): implications for natural distributions. Oecologia 56:148-152
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PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS AND SELECTED PRESENTATIONS Potvin, M.A. 2015, Empirically testing a three-step intervention to increase gender diversity in STEM faculty. Poster, AAC&U Network for Academic Renewal Conference: Crossing Boundaries: Transforming STEM Education, Seattle WA Smith, J. L., Rushing, S. J., Potvin, M., 2015. A Self-Determination Theory Approach to Recruit and Retain Women Faculty in STEM. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, San Jose, CA. Potvin, M.A., 2014. Mainstreaming innovation: competencies, credentialing, and completion- point/counterpoint. Western Academic Leadership Forum, Albuquerque, MN (panelist, invited) Potvin, M.A., 2014. ADVANCE from the provost’s perspective. NSF ADVANCE annual workshop: Driving institutional change through research and innovation, Alexandria, VA (panelist, invited) Smith, J. L., Rushing, S., Potvin, M., Cruzado, W., 2014. ADVANCE Project TRACS: Examining the Cultural Attunement Initiative. Poster and display presentation at the Annual ADVANCE Program Association for Women in Science ADVANCE Conference, Washington DC. Smith, J. L., Rushing, S., Zale, A., Handley, I. M., Honea, J., Shanahan, E., & Potvin, M. 2014. Infusing psychological need support into faculty search processes: intervening to broaden the participation of women faculty. Annual meeting of the Association of Psychological Science. San Francisco, CA. (presented by J. L. Smith). Potvin, M.A., 2012. Public land grant institutions, 46th Annual Smithsonian Folk Life Festival, Washington, DC (co-discussant, invited) Potvin, M.A., 2008. Reinventing undergraduate programs: goals, learning, research and innovations. The First Sino-US Summit on Science Education and Research, Peking University, China (panelist, invited) Potvin, M.A., 2008. Overcoming the obstacles facing scientific research management: organizations, faculty recruitment and development, and fund acquisition and management. The First Sino-US Summit on Science Education and Research, Peking University, China (panelist, invited) Stubblefield, P R. and M. A. Potvin, 2008. Using a crime lab model to enhance undergraduate science education. Course Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement Conference, sponsored by the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education, Washington, DC. Potvin, M.A., 2008. A local collaborative arts center: generating ideas through partnerships: The First Community University Forum. Grand Forks, ND (panelist) Potvin, M.A., 2008. Negotiating an academic position, Graduate Chautauqua Series, Grand Forks, ND (panelist, invited). Potvin, M.A., 2008. From environments to institutions: seeking answers in complex communities. 125th Anniversary University Faculty Lecture Series, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND (invited) Potvin, M.A., 2007. Promoting gender equity in a university setting, Women’s Fund Seminar Series, Grand Forks, ND (invited) Potvin, M.A., 2006. The future of the liberal arts/humanities in the 21st century, North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit, Fargo,ND (invited panelist) Potvin, M.A., 2006. Contributing to regional economic development through the arts, Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences Annual Meeting, November, 2006, Boston (organizer and panelist) Potvin, M.A., 2006. Gender equity in American higher education: It’s easier to walk the talk when you have a destination. The Oxford Round Table, Oxford, U.K. (invited, this talk resulted in the feature article: “Strategies to Increase Gender Equity on a Rural Campus” in Women in Higher Education, October 2006) Potvin, M.A., 2005. Distributed leadership, Elwyn B. Robinson Lecture, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, invited Potvin, M. A., 2004, Successful mentoring strategies. North Dakota IDeA Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Retreat, Grand Forks, ND (invited) Potvin, M. A. 2003. Development: goals, strategies and implementation. Rocky Mountain Deans Conference, Polson, MT (panel head) Potvin, M. A. 2002. The “Two Body Problem”: Deans and Spouse/Partner Accommodation. Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, San Diego, CA (panelist) Potvin, M. A. 2002. A vision for the UND College of Arts and Sciences. Grand Forks Rotary Luncheon, ND (invited)
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Published Abstracts and Selected Presentations (cont.) Potvin, M. A. 2000. Virtual biology laboratory. USA Foundation and American Council on Education, Academic Excellence and Cost Management National Awards Symposium, Washington, D.C. (invited) Potvin, M. A. 1994. Inland wetlands: ecology and design considerations. Third Annual Native Plants in the Landscape Conference, Millersville, PA (invited) Potvin, M. A. 1993. The effect of inflorescence insects on resource allocation patterns and population dynamics of a native thistle. American Institute of Biological Sciences, St. Joseph's Chapter, Philadelphia, PA (invited) Louda, S. M. and M. A. Potvin. 1992. Flower and seed consumption: link to seedling establishment. Botanical Society of America, Hawaii (presented by S. M. Louda) Louda, S. M., M. A. Potvin and S. K. Collinge. 1992. Predispersal seed predation in the limitation of a native thistle. Eighth International Symposium on Insect-Plant Relations, Wageningen, The Netherlands (presented by S. M. Louda) Potvin, M. A. 1992. Plant populations in the environment, The Fifth Annual Glenna Hazeltine Women in Mathematics and Science Conference, Millersville University, PA (invited)
SERVICE PROFESSIONAL Organizer and Host North Dakota State Science Fair (co-chair) 2011 Mississippi Valley Deans Conference, sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, UND, June 1-3, 2006
Member: Association of Chief Academic Officers (2013-present) o Board member (elected, 2014-present) o Membership Committee (2013-present) Montana Science and Technology Committee (2011-2015) Montana University System: Deputy Commissioner- Academic Research, and Student Affairs Search Committee (2013) American College of Norway, Board of Directors (2009-2013) North Dakota American Council on Education Women’s Network, Executive Board Member (2009-2010) Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences o President Elect and Program Committee Chair (2009-2010) o Board Member (2007-2010) o Pre-conference workshop and regular session facilitator (2007) o Committee on Cultural Diversity (2006-2010, Board Liaison 2008-2009) o Research Universities Committee (2002-2004) National Science Foundation Science Deans Delegation to China (Oct. 2008) Review panels National Science Foundation and the American Society for Engineering Education: Graduate Research Fellowship Program (2005-2011, 2013) National Science Foundation and Oak Ridge Associated Universities: Graduate Research Fellowship Program (2002-2004) National Science Foundation: Interdisciplinary Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Grants (Co-Chair 1996; Chair 1997; Panelist 1998) Northwest Commission of College and University accreditation panels Simon Frasier University (accreditation review, 2016, scheduled) Eastern Washington University (2015) Idaho State University, Year Seven site visit (October, 2014) University of Nevada Las Vegas, Year Three virtual review (chair, 2013) Simon Fraser University, panel member (2012)
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UNIVERSITY Chair/Co-chair MSU Workload Analysis Task Force (2016-present) MSU Bozeman Executive IT Council (ex-officio chair/facilitator, 2015-present) MSU CORE 2.0 Review Committee (general education- facilitator 2015-present) MSU IT Governance Council (2013-present) MSU Veterans Advisory Board (co-chair, 2013-present) MSU Space Management Committee (member 2011-2013, co-chair 2013-present) MSU Extended University Reorganization Committee (2014-2015) MSU Prior Learning Assessment and Competency Based Education Committee (2014) MSU Campaign Development Council (2011-2015) MSU Vice President for Research, Creativity and Technology Transfer Search Committee (2013) MSU Graduation Success Team (2012-2014) MSU Advising Task Force (co-chair, 2011-2012) UND Council on Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability (member 2008, co-chair 2009- 2010) UND Dean of Nursing Search Committee (2008) UND Environmental Studies Curriculum Group (2008-2010) UND Maternity Policy Revision (2008) UND Essential Studies Director Search Committee (2008) UND Student Leadership Task Force (2006-2007) UND American Indians Programs Council (co-chair, 2004-2005) UND Diversity Advisory Subcommittee (co-chair, 2004-2005) UND Planning and Budget Committee (co-chair, 2004-2005) UND Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Search Committee (2003-2004) WCU Distance Learning Action Group (co-chair, 2000-2001) WCU Distance Education Curriculum Subcommittee (2000-2001) WCU Curriculum and Policies Committee Graduate Subcommittee (2000-2001) WCU Graduate Executive Council (2000-2001) WCU Campus Beautification Committee (1998-2001) WCU College of Arts and Sciences Enrollment Analysis Committee (1993-1994) WCU Green Campus Committee (1993) WCU Dean of Graduate Studies and Sponsored Research Search Committee (1990-1991)
Member MSU Norm Asbjornsen College of Engineering and Innovation Building Oversight Committee (2014-present) MSU-Billings, Chancellor Search Committee (2014) MSU System Enterprise IT Council (2013-present) MSU Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship Building Oversight Committee (2012- present) MSU Faculty Senate (ex-officio, 2011-present) MSU Budget Council (2011-present) MSU Planning Council (2011-present) MSU Research Council (2011-present) MSU Foundation Board of Directors (ex-officio, 2011-present) UND Undergraduate Learning Working Group (2009-2011) UND University Senate Administrative Procedures Committee (2001-2002, 2008-2011) UND Foundation and Alumni Association Building and Site Committee (2008) UND Field Station Committee (2007-2011)
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University Service (cont.) UND Search Committee, Dean of Engineering and Mines (2007-2008) UND American College of Norway Advisory Council (2006-2011) UND Department Chairs Committee (2006) UND Great Plains Behavioral Sciences Building Committee (2005-2008) o Interiors subcommittee UND Sick Leave Implementation Task Force (2006) UND Maternity Leave Task Force (2006-2008) UND General Education Task Force (and Steering Committee) (also provided administrative oversight for General Education, 2005-2008) UND University Senate Executive Committee (2004-2005) UND Space Committee (2004-2005) UND Academic Advising Committee (2004-2005) UND University Research Committee (2004-2005) UND Fee Committee (2004-2005) UND Foundation and Alumni Association Board of Directors (2004-2005) UND Department of Biology Search Committee (2003-2004) UND Equity and Resource Allocation Committee (2002-2003) UND University Planning and Budget Committee, (Dean’s representative, 2002-2005, 2008- 2011) UND University Senate (2001-2011) WCU Rapid Action Team for Enrollment Management (2000-2001) WCU Middle States Association Integrated Self-Study and Strategic Planning Steering Committee (2000-2001) WCU Student Learning Outcomes Committee (1999-2001) WCU Campus Comprehensive Facilities Planning Committee (1999-2000) WCU Search Committee for Director of Facilities Planning and Construction (1999) WCU Tenure, Promotion, Sabbatical and Educational Leave Committee (1995-1999) WCU Planning Committee, Annual Women's Professional Development Workshops (1993-1998) WCU Bryn Mawr Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration Selection Committee (1993, 1994, 1996, 1997) WCU College of Arts and Sciences Alternative Workload Assignments for Grants Committee (1995) WCU Academic Vice President and Provost Search Committee (1994-1995) WCU Curriculum Integration Advisory Committee (1990-1993) WCU President Yarosewick's Strategic Plan Task Force (1992) WCU Faculty Senate, (1986-1991) Secretary (1988-1991) Executive Committee (1987-1991) WCU Task Force on Graduate Education at West Chester University (1990) WCU Research and Publications Committee (1988-1989) WCU Financial Aid Advisory Committee (1986-1987)
Organizer and Campus Representative Cooperative intern agreement between West Chester University and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia, PA (1993-2001)
WCU DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY Advisor Minor in Biology (1987-1988) Darlington Biological Society (student club, 1986-1988)
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Departmental service (cont.) Committees B.S. Education-Biology Program (1991-1999) Curriculum Committee (1988) Advisory Committee (1987-1989) Facility Administrator 120 acre R. B. Gordon Natural Area (1987-2000) Schmucker Science Center (1990-1994, Assistant Facility Administrator, 1995-2000) Intern Placements U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (1993) The Wetlands Institute (1991) BCM Eastern Inc. (1990) DuPont (1986) Search Committees Ecologist (1992) Veterinarian (1988) Anatomist (1987) Geneticist/Cell Biologist (1986)
COMMUNITY Conference Chair Chester County: A Park Without Boundaries (1995) Member Board of Directors, Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman, MT (2014-present) Board of Directors, The Nordic Initiative, Grand Forks, ND (2009-2010) Board of Directors, The American College of Norway (2008-2011) Board of Directors, North Valley Arts Council, Grand Forks, ND (2003-2009) Vice President (2007-2009) Administrative Committee (2007-2009) Re-granting Committee Chair (2003-2005) Service Committee 2005-2008 Founding Board Member, Grand Forks ND Community Foundation, Women’s Fund (2002-2008) Marketing Services Partnership Advisory Council (non-voting lead member, 2003-2007) North Dakota Rhodes Scholar Selection Committee (2003-2004) Study Advisory Board, Marketing Service Organization for the Arts (2001-2002) Chester County 2020/ERM Sustainable Growth Management System Advisory Committee (2000-2001) Review Committee, Chester County Natural Areas Inventory (1993-1994) Board of Directors, Brandywine Valley Association, West Chester, PA (1991-2001) o President (1999-2000), Vice-President (1997-1998), Secretary (1994-1996) o Education Committee Chair (1994-1998) o Environmental Committee (1994-1998) o Surface Water Committee Chair (1993) Founding Member, Annual Conference Steering Committee "Native Plants in the Landscape", Millersville, PA (1990-1996) Scholarship Committee Chair (1993-1996) Organizer Wetlands: Successes and Failures (1993), symposium sponsored by WCU Wetlands: Looking to the Future (1991), symposium sponsored by WCU Annual meeting of the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology (1998) sponsored by WCU and area corporations
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Title IX and Campus Security Authority certifications (2014) American Council on Education, New Provost’s Workshop (2011-2012) Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, accreditor training (2011) Emergency Management Institute, Department of Homeland Security, FEMA (2009) o ICS-100 Introduction to the Incident Command System o ICS-200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents o ICS-700 National Incident Management Systems (NIMS): An Introduction MLE Institute for Management and Leadership in Education, Leading Transformational Change, Harvard University, Boston, MA (2005) Institute of General Education, American Association of Colleges and Universities, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI (2004) Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, New Deans Workshop, Williamsburg, VA (2001) Certificate Workshop 2000, Certificate Programs: Quality and Standards, Tennessee State Univ., Nashville, TN 2000 Middle States Commission on Higher Education: The Self-Study Institute, Philadelphia, PA (1998) Role of the Academic Department Chair in Outcomes Assessment, East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA (1996) Association of American Colleges: The Politics of Curriculum Change, Washington, D.C. (1994) Workshop for Department Chairs, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA (1993) Bryn Mawr Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration, Bryn Mawr University, Bryn Mawr, PA (1991) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Certification in Habitat Evaluation Procedures, Annapolis, MD (1990)
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