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Topic: “Using Newspaper Advertisements to Study the Book Trade”
Note: I was the first of nine speakers competitively selected to re-open this lecture series.
" Understanding the positives in assessment of General Education." faculty workshop, Samford University, November 1, 2016
Participant, LEAP States Summit, AACU on behalf of NACU, Milwaukee, WI, Sept 13-15, 2016
External reviewer, Cabrini University Adult Degree programs in NJ, July 2016 - evaluated their proposed partnership in Camden, NJ with LEAP Academy for NJ Department of Education, 2 day site visit and report
Teagle Scholar Professional Development Workshop, Trinity University, Jan 8-10, 2015
Guest Speaker (only US scholar) John Hill Universal Genuis, King's College, London, Oct 31-Nov 1, 2014
Chair, 2012 Annual Meeting, East-Central Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Baltimore, MD, Nov. 1-3,
2012
AACU General Education Conference, Panelist, New Orleans, LA 2012
IUPUI Assessment Conference, Poster and Seminar, Indianapolis, 2011
AACU Diversity Conference, Houston, TX, October 2010, poster session
AAC & U First Annual Engaging Departments Institute, University of Pennsylvania, July
2009
Wabash National Study, Assessment Team Leadership, 2010-
ADE Summer Program for Chairs, Kiawah Island, S.C., June 2007
The Adrian Flannery Show, Irish Radio, interviewed Feb. 4, 2006 on Anna Parnell's Political Journalism
University Academic Theme, 1995-97, Co-chairperson, Millersville University
With a steering committee of three and a co-chairperson, I participated in program
selection, scheduling, advertising, and introducing the theme programs for “Preparing for Life in the 21st Century.” I was directly responsible for managing the 37,500 budget and for co-ordinating all the activities of the guest presenters while they were on-campus. Our budget was accurately managed: we conserved 2,300 and delivered a quality theme. In previous years, the managers of the theme resorted to the Provost’s office for additional funds.
Conference Chair, XXIInd Annual Meeting of the East-Central group of the American Society for 18th Century Studies (ASECS), Millersville University, 1991
I managed all the events surrounding hosting an on-campus academic conference. I collected dues, managed the budget, corresponded with members, and located hotels and ground transportation for 110 participants. I received no release time or student assistants for this activity.
2000-1: Academic Theme: Partnerships with the Community through the Arts.
With a colleague, I am planned the events calendar for the 2000 year theme on the arts. We identified speakers on creativity and arts education and located the artists we wish to bring to