School of Education

Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA: 2006- Professor of Higher Education and Director of Leadership Development. In addition to doctoral faculty responsibilities, the position includes involvement with APU's new Noel Academy for Strengths-Based Leadership and Education.

Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, June 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998 Director: Women's Leadership Development Institutes, Sumas, WA Resource Leadership Team: Leadership Development Institutes, Sumas, WA

Greenville College, Greenville, IL: 1999-2005. Vice President for Academic Affairs & Dean of the Faculty. Supervisory responsibilities for Academic Affairs, Student Development, Library, Athletics, Adult and Graduate Studies, Cross-Cultural and Multicultural Programs and Spiritual Formation.

Co-Director - “Affirming Students Strengths: A Campus-Wide Approach to Student Success and Retention” (2000-2004). Supported by a $464,000 grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), this initiative involved Greenville College partnering with The Gallup Organization to identify the strengths of first-year students, linking that with an understanding of vocation and a commitment to service in the sophomore through senior years.

Bluffton University, March 2003, Bluffton, OH External Evaluator: Faculty applications for Bluffton’s Study Center research grants

Co-Director - “Women & Minorities in Leadership: Professional Development & Service-Learning” (1999-2002). This three-year project, supported by a grant of $199,000 from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, included funding for women and minorities to participate in leadership development activities and in two cross-cultural service-learning experiences in South Africa.

Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, Washington, DC: 1980-1999. Vice President for Professional Development & Research. Responsibilities included faculty development, annual conferences of administrative peer groups, oversight of numerous special projects and a variety of research initiatives.

Gordon College, September 2000, Wenham, MA External Evaluator: Ten-Year Review of the External Education Department

Steering Committee Coordinator – CCCU Executive Leadership Development Institutes (1994-2002). This project involves five-day professional development seminars and mentoring for new presidents, academic officers and “emerging leaders” across Christian higher education. Project involvement continues with responsibility for directing the Women’s Leadership Development Institutes and Resource Leadership Team responsibilities with emerging leaders and new chief academic officers. The project has been supported by more than $300,000 in grant funds and involved 300+ participants.

Series Advisory Board Member and Project Coordinator – CCCU Supplemental Textbook Series: "Through the Eyes of Faith” (San Francisco: HarperCollins, Nicholas Wolterstorff, editor-in-chief, 1987-1999). Over 100,000 copies have been sold, with translations from the series into Danish, Dutch, French, Korean and Russian. The preparation of each of these eight volumes included the solicitation of funding for, and coordination of, a national discipline-specific faculty conference.

Co-Director - “Taking Values Seriously: Assessing the Mission of Church-Related Higher Education.” Supported by two grants totaling $480,000 from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), this Collaborative Assessment Project involved 50+ institutions in tracking the impact of a Christian liberal arts education on 10,500 students over seven years, beginning in 1994. The project design involved both quantitative and qualitative research.

Editorial Board Member and Reviewer - Research on Christian Higher Education. (1994-1999). Launched in 1994 and published in cooperation with Messiah College (PA), this annual journal disseminated research related to Christian liberal arts colleges and universities.

CCCU Staff Liaison - “Faithful Change” Project (1997-1999). This project involved nine campuses in the U.S. and Korea that examined the maturation of students’ faith during and after the college years. A $200,000 grant from the Templeton Foundation supported this initiative, in part focusing on the stages of faith development developed by Dr. James Fowler.

Faculty Development Coordinator (1980-1999) – Responsible for professional development workshops and conferences, generally grant funded, that served 3,000+ CCCU faculty. Programs were supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Maclellan Foundation, the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust, the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Crowell Trust, the Templeton Foundation and various corporate gifts. Also secured a $1 million contribution to establish an endowment for faculty development.

Coordinator – Peterson’s Guide to Christian Colleges & Universities (Princeton: Peterson's Guides, 1988-1996 – five editions).

Calvin College, December 2001, Grand Rapids, MI External Evaluator: Calvin “Seminars in Christian Scholarship” Program