Georgia Highlands College

I am pleased to announce that the following full-time faculty members have been appointed to important new positions for the coming 2010-2011 academic year:
Jesse Bishop has been named Director of Diversity Initiatives. He will lead efforts in planning, organizing and implementing GHC’s diversity plan in academics. He will aid the efforts of the African American Male Initiative (AAMI), Brother-2-Brother (B2B) as well as other organizations, work closely with Human Resources to help ensure that policies and practices serve to diversify employment and training, and assist in the assessment of program effectiveness while initiating improvements, as needed.
  • Plans, organizes and directs implementation of GHC’s diversity plan
  • Works closely with Human Resources to help ensure that policies and practices serve to diversify employment and training at GHC
  • Aids the efforts of African American Male Initiative and Brother-2-Brother students groups, as examples
  • Assists administration in establishing and meeting goals, objectives and assessment of diversity support
  • Chairs the College committee on diversity planning
  • Reports to the Cabinet and Administrative Council each semester
  • Assists in the assessment of program effectiveness and initiates improvements as needed
  • Serves as ad hoc member of Affirmative Action Committee
Libby Gore will assume the title of Director of First Year Experience (FYE). She will lead the development of FYE activities that promote student-centered learning, success and retention, manage course development of the Freshman College Studies (FCST) course,  leading review and update of course learning outcomes and scheduling, develop and manage a well-qualified cadre of FCST instructors, and assist in the assessment of program effectiveness and improvement.
  • Leads the development of FYE student activities that promote student-centered learning, success and retention
  • Manages FCST course development, leading review and update of course learning outcomes and course scheduling
  • Develops a certification process for all FCST course instructors, coordinating assessment and evaluation of both students and faculty
  • Manages recruitment, hiring, training, mentoring and supervision of a cadre of FCST instructors
  • Ensures appropriate learning resources, facilities, technology and instructional materials are available for FCST course delivery
  • Reports to Instructional Council each semester
  • Assists in the assessment of program effectiveness and initiates improvements as needed
Sharryse Henderson will become the Director of the Honors Program (HP). She will guide GHC’s transition from honors project to honors program status, will support HP course planning, student and faculty recruitment, orientation, assessment efforts, will coordinate special events for HP students, and serve as the chief contact for faculty, staff and administration for the development of the program.
  • Guides transition from Honors Project to Honors Program status
  • Supports Honors Program course planning, recruitment, orientation and assessment efforts
  • Assists with planning and coordinating academic advisement for program participants
  • Coordinates special events for students in the Honors Program, including cultural enhancements, end-of-year programs, community building and recognition functions
  • Serves as a contact person for faculty, staff and administration for the development of the program, reporting to the Instructional Council on a quarterly basis
  • Reports to the Instructional Council each semester
  • Assists in the assessment of program effectiveness and initiates improvements as needed
Dr. Jeff Linek is named Director of E(electronic)-learning for Academics. His job will be to work with academic divisions to schedule E-courses, whether web, hybrid and/or dvd-based, help standardize syllabi construction, content development, faculty training and certification for e-instruction, and assist in development of the E-learning program, strategic plan for instruction, assessment and testing protocols. He will also lead the collaboration between academic and technological work to achieve successful distance learning program outcomes.
  • Works with academic division chairpersons to schedule e-courses, web, hybrid and dvd-based
  • Aids in standardization of syllabi construction, content development, faculty training and certification
  • Directs efforts to identify new e-course learning materials, evaluating appropriateness, disseminating instructions to faculty, managing approval and quality assurance process
  • Assists in the development of the e-learning program, strategic plan for instruction and assessment, testing protocols
  • Leads collaboration between academic and technological work to achieve successful program outcomes
  • Reports to Instructional Council each semester
  • Assists in the assessment of program effectiveness and initiates improvements as needed
Dr. Bronson Long will assume the position of Director of Global Initiatives/Study Abroad. He will plan study abroad travel opportunities, contribute to global learning expectations across the curriculum through core revision efforts and assessments, coordinate college-wide efforts and chair an advisory group with membership from across all GHC campuses, and work closely within USG policies and procedures governing international programs study development.
  • Plans annual study abroad travel opportunities, along with advisory group, working within standard GHC business and academic practices
  • Contributes to global learning expectations across the curriculum through core revision efforts and assessments
  • Works closely within USG policies and practices governing international studies program development
  • Serves as official GHC contact person for BOR advisory committees, making certain that the College has appropriate representation on and reporting strategies from all relevant groups
  • Coordinates college-wide efforts, chairing advisory group with membership from across all GHC campus sites
  • Reports to the Instructional Council each semester
  • Assists in the assessment of program effectiveness and initiates improvements as needed

With the approval of the Academic Council, Instructional Council and the President, I welcome these outstanding faculty members to their new positions. I’m thrilled for our students who will be benefactors of the directors’ innovation and commitment in the coming year. It is especially nice that they represent five different areas: Humanities; Academic Support; Natural Science; Mathematics; Social Sciences. Please join me in congratulating each of them.
 
Dr. Renva Watterson
Vice President for Academic Affairs


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