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1992-1993

Administrative Graduate Assistant Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Dean Office of the College of Education

Position Description: Administrative Support and Research

My duties included conducting research and composing the report of the College of Education's Multicultural Education Task Force.

The responsibilities included examining the status of Multicultural Education Curriculum implementation throughout the College. Recommendations were developed for compliance with the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

Additionally, I engaged in research to develop grant proposals, which would fund professional development for teacher educators to promote multicultural teacher education.

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL PREPAREDNESS:

Engagement Academy for University Leaders

American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities, National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, Virginia Tech University's Center for Organizational and Technological Advancement

Qualified for Joint Academic Appointment in Communication

Completion of Extensive Doctoral Coursework in Communication Studies including Speech Communication, Media, Cross-cultural Communication, Gender Communication, as well as Interpersonal & Organizational Communication

CURRENT SCHOLARLY AGENDA

Leadership:

CDR 360: A Strategic Efficiency Model For Transformative and Transparent Leadership of Comprehensive Academic Program Review and Restructuring in a Climate of Fiscal Austerity.

Diversity:

Creating and Sustaining an Inclusive Institutional Environment to Facilitate a Paradigmatic Shift Toward Valuing Rather Than Merely Tolerating Diversity in Higher Education

Policy:

From Policy to Practice: Implementing Research-based Best Practices For First Generation Under-resourced Students to Achieve Successful Matriculation and Graduation

Curriculum:

PAR: Participatory Action Research Conceptual Framework to Enhance Urban Teacher Education Programs Through Authentic Collaborative Community Engagement