
1 DANIEL JOSEPH WALTHER Wartburg College Department of History 100 Wartburg Blvd Waverly, IA 50677 Telephone: 319-352-8345 Cell: 319-830-3339 Fax: 319-352-8213 Private email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] EDUCATION Ph.D. in European, German and African History, Colonialism/Imperialism, University of Pennsylvania, 1996 M.A. in European History, Indiana University, 1990 B.A. in European/Non-Western History, Northwestern University, 1988 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE Wartburg College Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, 2017- Charged with coordinating the college’s efforts to meet the stipulations of its reaccreditation monitoring reports by deepening and broadening the culture of improvement through outcomes assessment to improve student learning and facilitating the college’s new faculty orientation • Worked with others to revise the program review process to more prominently incorporate outcomes assessment • Introduced accountability into the Faculty Handbook’s faculty and department chair evaluation as well as institutional need process in order to create a more sustainable culture of improvement through outcomes assessment • In cooperation with others from across campus developed a multi-year plan to deepen and broaden outcomes assessment in academic disciplines, general education, and co-curricular activities • Worked with the VPAA to institute a program of sending faculty and staff annually to assessment conferences to expand knowledge of assessment and to contribute to creating a sustainable culture of improvement • Modified the new faculty orientation program to deepen the sense of vocation and highlight the importance of assessment for professional growth and student learning • Developed a rubric to facilitate a more regular dean’s evaluation of department chairs Director, German Institute, 2014-Present Manage the daily affairs of the institute, including budget oversight, outreach, award notifications, correspondence with donors, facilitating connections between colleagues and German counterparts, chairing executive committee meetings, agenda setting, and advising the College President on matters related to Germany/German studies • Collaborated with colleagues from across campus to develop a strategic plan designed to increase the regional, national, and international presence of the college • Provided increased funding for current and new initiatives related to study abroad, internships, and cultural immersions in Germany while remaining college budget neutral 2 • Worked with colleagues from multiple disciplines on the Executive Committee to develop a multifaceted marketing and recruitment plan (external/internal) • Created an external advisory board to support the institute with its time, talents, experiences, connections, and money • Attracted external funding to support the institute’s objectives ($137,000), in addition to the establishment of an endowment ($10,000), in cooperation with the Advancement Office • Established the Friends of the German Institute with the advisory board and the Advancement Office to increase sustainable annual financial support for the Institute • Worked with my colleague in German to attract funding to support the study of German ($50,000). Chair, History Department, 1999-2017 Responsible for budget oversight; scheduling; curriculum development and program assessment; approving new courses; accreditation (especially federal compliance); faculty hiring and development; staff supervision; assigning advisees to department members; recruitment and retention activities; awarding student scholarships; selecting outstanding seniors; working with Registrar’s Office in awarding AP credit; approving incompletes, internships, and independent studies; and advising VPAA/Dean of Faculty • Cooperated with departmental members in the creation and implementation of the program’s first strategic plan after conducting a SWOT analysis, which was recently updated to respond to new challenges and to create new high-impact and post-graduate opportunities for students • Established the college’s first departmental honors program • Founded under my leadership the college’s first Phi Alpha Theta chapter (History Honor Society) • Instituted department’s regular and comprehensive assessment and program review processes (one of the first on campus to do so) • Worked with Student Life to pilot the college’s first Student Development Plan • Revised departmental curriculum in response to the assessment process and external market conditions • Used assessment outcomes as a recruitment tool • Guided and evaluated tenure-track faculty members successfully through the tenure/promotion process • Led the department in the creation of its first comprehensive recruitment and retention plans • Utilized the Great Game of Business (an open-book management approach that empowers all stakeholders to improve the institution through the sharing of information) and budgetary considerations to set enrollment goals and incentives • Reduced departmental expenditures and simultaneously increased support for high impact learning opportunities • Began this year the process of securing an endowment for the department • Assisted at the departmental level in the institution’s re-accreditation process • Organized departmental faculty into areas of responsibility (i.e., internships, undergraduate research, etc.) • Established the department’s annual senior dinner to honor graduating seniors (and used as an informal assessment tool), which we recently expanded to include all departmental majors and added a faculty roast (and now use as a retention device) 3 Co-Coordinator, International Relations Program, 1998-Present Oversee program budget, curriculum development, recruitment, assessment, and scheduling • Cooperated with a political science colleague to create one of the institution’s first interdisciplinary majors • Modified continually the curriculum to meet students’ changing needs and to take advantage of new opportunities • Assisted with the recruitment and retention of international students Chair, Group C, 2016-2017 Convened and conducted Humanities/Fine Arts meetings; represented the group on Faculty Council and to the Dean of Faculty; and served as a spokesperson for the group • Helped colleagues understand the institutional need process • Drafted and explained the college’s new Program Prioritization and Improvement Plan for “orphaned” programs • Conducted faculty elections in an efficient and timely manner Chair, Ad hoc Public Health Major Committee, 2013-2014 Collaborated with colleagues from multiple disciplines to explore the viability of an undergraduate degree in public health • Helped prepare the foundation for the hiring of the college’s first faculty member in public health by researching program feasibility (including market and job potential) and the possibility of expanding it into a master’s program Chair, Faculty Review Committee, 2009-2010 Cooperated with colleagues to ensure that new initiatives and faculty handbook changes complied with existing handbook policies; guided colleagues through the grievance process; and reviewed grievance cases • Completed thoroughly two grievance procedures • Made important changes to the college’s shared governance structure • Worked with Faculty Council to create the President’s Budget Advisory Council Chair, Pre-Modern History Search Committee, 2005-2006 Cooperated with colleagues and the administration to design position description and evaluation criteria and shepherded colleagues and candidates through the search process • Successfully hired a tenure-track faculty member, who is now promoted and tenured Chair, Faculty Development Committee, 2003-2004 Collaborated with faculty to support their development efforts and managed the sabbatical queue • Transformed the sabbatical queue from a foundational document into a working one by designing queue management guidelines • Guided numerous colleagues successfully through the application process for institutional faculty development funding SERVICE Wartburg College Committee Service Interdisciplinary Task Force, Focus on the Future, 2017-Present President’s Budget Advisory Council, 2016-2017 4 Scholars Program Committee, 2015-2017 Faculty Council, 2015-2017 Faculty Council Secretary, 2017 Interdisciplinary Studies Ad Hoc Group, 2015-Present Fulbright Student Advisor, 2015-Present Secretary, Group C, 2015-2016 German Institute Executive Committee, 2014-Present College Sponsored Program Administrator Search Committee, 2015 Ad Hoc Public Health Major Committee, 2012-2014 Faculty Review Committee, 2008-2010 Fulbright Campus Committee, 2008 Saemann Endowed Chair in World Communities Search Committee, 2006-2007 Faculty Review Grievance Committee, May 2006 Pre-Modern History Search Committee, 2005-2006 History Sabbatical Replacement Search Committee, 2004 Faculty Development Committee, 2003-2006 Medieval History Search Committee, Winter/May 2001 Admissions and Scholarship Committee, 2000-2003 Inquiry Studies Task Force (General Education Course Development), 1999-2000 General Education Task Force, Diversity Workgroup, Winter 1999 Global Multi-cultural Studies Committee, 1997-2000 Campus/Student Activities Faculty Advisor, Real Time, 2016-Present (“This organization seeks to promote understanding of diversity through mature conversation about important past and current issues that the club members judge essential to their micro and macro well-beings.”) Conferences/Projects/Lectures Director, Gerald R.
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