Vern L. Lindquist, Ph.D.

Richard Bland College of William & Mary 8311 Halifax Rd. 13084 Sandy Oak Rd. Petersburg, VA 23831 Chester, VA 23831 804.962.6491 845.332.2982 [email protected] [email protected]

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. Indiana University, Bloomington, March, 1992. Victorian and Modern British, Irish, and American Literature and textual theory.

M.A. Indiana University, Bloomington, October, 1988.

A.B. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, May, 1986 with Distinction and High Honors in English.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2014‐present Dean of Faculty & Chief Academic Officer, Richard Bland College of William & Mary, Petersburg, VA

Richard Bland College is a small, two‐year, residential liberal arts college connected to the College of William & Mary. It serves about 2,200 students with 36 full‐time faculty and a budget of $12,000,000. I am currently responsible for all academic planning, hiring, assessment, library and support.

2010‐14 Dean of Liberal Arts & Sciences, SUNY Delhi, Delhi, NY

The State University of New York College of Technology at Delhi serves 3,400 students. While there, I supervised 81 full‐time faculty, coordinated academic assessment for the entire institution and performed scheduling, budgeting, and planning for Liberal Arts.

1992‐2010 Chair, Arts & Letters Division, Sullivan CCC, SUNY, Loch Sheldrake, NY

Sullivan CCC (now SUNY Sullivan) is a small, comprehensive community college serving 1,600 students. I served in many roles while there: Chair, Arts and Letters Division, 2002‐10; Honors Program Coordinator, 1998‐2002; Professor, Arts and Letters Division, 1998‐2010; Associate Professor, 1995‐98; Assistant Professor, 1992‐95. Lindquist Vita, 2

MAJOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Richard Bland College of William & Mary

 Instituted a new, comprehensive academic assessment plan.  Led an inclusive taskforce to reconfigure completely the institution’s shared governance system, including a new academic organizational structure— resulting in higher faculty engagement and more positive work environment.  Worked with Dean of Admissions on state‐of‐the‐art predictive analytics project to advance student retention and academic success—resulting in 5% retention increase and greater visibility for institution statewide.  Led two initiatives in digital adaptive learning (ALEKS and Acrobatiq).  Led faculty in Open Educational Resource pilot project with Intellus Corporation.  Worked with Property Manager and Chief Information Officer to complete major capital project and to begin the process for two additional facilities, ensuring that the projects remained focused on student success.

SUNY Delhi

 Expanded online BS in Nursing program (nearly 200% growth in four years) and led the final development and implementation of online BS in Criminal Justice.  Led entire college faculty through a complete redesign of academic assessment.  Expanded support for faculty development—faculty conference participation and publications nearly doubled.

SUNY Sullivan CCC

 Began and developed college’s first Honors Program.  Led the development of online coursework in the Liberal Arts division.  Began successful college program in local correctional facilities.  Led redesign of Writing Program and created first writing tutorial center.  Expanded college’s connections with local high schools.

SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES:

Presentations

 “A Stitch in Time: Predictive Analytics as a Retention Tool, Redux.” Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges 2017 Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX (upcoming, December 2017).  “Who Says Students Can’t Pass Developmental Mathematics? Adaptive Learning at RBC.” Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges Lindquist Vita, 3

2017 Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX (co‐presenting with Dr. Matthew Smith; upcoming, December 2017).  “Bridging OER’s Last Mile Divide: Can intelligent curation help to level the playing field for students and make low cost resources available to faculty?” EDUCAUSE 2016 Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA (October 2016).  “A Stitch in Time: Using Predictive Analytics as a Retention Tool to Identify and Intervene with At‐Risk Students.” Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges 2016 Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia (December 2016).  “The Advantages of Varied Administrative and Teaching Roles at Community Colleges.” Modern Language Association Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana. (December 2001.)  “Recycled Distance Learning: Reusing Discussion Databases.” League for Innovation in the Community College Conference, Chicago, Illinois. (October, 1999.)  “Teaching Introduction to Philosophy as a Distance‐Learning course over the Internet: Considerations in Planning and Design.” League for Innovation in the Community College Conference, Atlanta, Georgia. (October, 1997.)

Publications and Instructional Materials

 Instructor’s Manual with Tests for Introduction to Logic, Eleventh Edition. Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002. (Includes companion website.)  Instructor’s Manual for Business Ethics, Fifth Edition. Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002. (Includes companion website.)  Companion websites for Copi and Cohen’s Introduction to Logic, 12th Ed. (http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_copi_intrologic_12) and Diestler’s Becoming a Critical Thinker, 3rd Ed. (http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/diestler/).  “Muriel Spark’s The Ballad of Peckham Rye.” Beacham’s Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction. Gale, 2001.  “Recycled Distance Education: Reusing Discussion Databases.” A Collection of Practices from the League’s Conference on Information Technology. Ed. Edward J. Leach. The League for Innovation, 2000.  “Muriel Spark,” Dictionary of Literary Biography 139: British Short‐Fiction Writers, 1945‐1980. Ed. Dean Baldwin. Detroit, Washington DC and London: Gale, 1994. 226‐33.  “Edwin Pugh,” Dictionary of Literary Biography 139: British Short‐Fiction Writers, 1880‐1914: The Realist Tradition. Detroit, Washington DC and London: Gale, 1994. 276‐81.  “A ‘Paddygoeasy Partnership’: Finnegans Wake and Sir Edward Sullivan’s Book of Kells,” Éire‐Ireland XXVII(4): 78‐90.  “Joycean Epiphany in Pound’s Cantos,” Paideuma 20.3(Winter 1991): 51‐59.  “Zona Gale,” The Bibliography of American Fiction. Detroit: Gale, 1991. Lindquist Vita, 4

 Thomas Hardy’s Life’s Little Ironies: A Materialist Analysis and Critical Edition. Ann Arbor: UMI, 1992.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

In my eighteen years of teaching at Sullivan, I taught a broad range of courses in the Arts and Letters Division. I also developed new courses in Philosophy and Honors, including courses in Latin and Journalism. I also taught for Bard College’s Prison Initiative, Marist College, SUNY New Paltz, and the SUNY Distance Learning Network. As Honors program coordinator, I designed and led overseas travel and study in London, England and San Juan, Puerto Rico. Throughout my teaching career, my concern has always been to foster independent and critical thinking and active participation in the learning process.

SELECTED ACADEMIC SERVICE: Over the course of my academic career, I have chaired or served on nearly every college committee and task force. At Richard Bland, I direct the actions and agendas of all faculty committees, serve as accreditation liaison, co‐ chair the Institutional Effectiveness committee, and represent the college in Richmond at the State Council for Higher Education. For the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) I have served on two visiting accreditation teams. At SUNY Delhi, I instituted and chaired an academic Assessment Committee; at Sullivan CCC, I was president of the faculty union, deputy director of Middle States accreditation self‐study, and chair of the distance learning committee.

SELECTED COMMUNITY SERVICE:

 Board of Directors, Hopewell/Prince George Chamber of Commerce, Hopewell, VA, 2014‐present. Chaired the committee responsible for annual mixer; currently serve as secretary of the board.  Senior Warden, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Ellenville, NY. 2006‐14. Responsible for leading vestry and budgeting for entire organization with an endowment of more than $2 million. Oversaw restoration of historic pipe organ. Served as vestryperson for two separate three‐year terms prior to becoming warden.  Chairperson, Zoning Board of Appeals, Town of Neversink, 2006‐10. Also served on Zoning Review Task force, 2005‐06.  Volunteer, Petersburg Chamber of Commerce (fundraising); Grahamsville Public Library (fundraising); Catskill Firetower Project (historic restoration).

MEMBERSHIPS, HONORS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

 Fellow, Association of Chief Academic Officers Digital Fellows Program, 2017.  Board Member, Higher Education Research & Development Institute (HERDI), South Region, 2015‐pres. Lindquist Vita, 5

 Member, Instructional Programs Advisory Committee, State Council for Higher Education in Virginia (SCHEV), 2014‐pres.  Graduate, Executive Leadership Institute, League for Innovation in the Community College, 2006.  Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship, The Chancellor of the State University of New York, 2003.  Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, The Chancellor of the State University of New York, 1999.