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Invitation
Coppin State College invites nominations and applications for Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Coppin State College seeks a dynamic individual with a proven record of achievement to provide inspired academic leadership to an evolving comprehensive institution. The Provost reports to the President and serves as a part of the executive team. As the chief academic officer, the Provost is responsible for:
Reporting to the Provost are the academic deans of the college and a central academic administrative staff. The Provost presides over the Council of Deans, chairs the Academic Senate and presides at the meetings of its executive committee. The size of the Academic Affairs Division, and the number of units that report directly to the Provost, requires a leader with excellent communication skills and a demonstrated record of success as a senior academic administrator and manager.
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
Qualifications and Skills
To be considered for the position, applicants must have:
The College seeks a leader with:
Application Process
The application process will begin on July 1, 2003, and will continue until the position is filled. To apply, submit a letter of application or nomination, a current resume, graduate transcripts; a statement of educational philosophy and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of three professional references to:
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Search Committee
Coppin State College
Office of Human Resources
2500 West North Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21216.
Dr. Habtu Braha
Associate Professor - Management Science/Economics
Coordinator - Faculty Information Technology
HBraha@coppin.edu
Ms. Wanda Adams
Executive Administrative Assistant
Dean's Office, Arts and Sciences
WAdams@coppin.edu
Mr. Ronnie Collins
Dean - Honors Program
Director - McNair Program
RonCollins@coppin.edu
Ms. Joann Christopher Hicks
Associate VP Student Life
JChristopher-Hicks@coppin.edu
Mr. Glen Dorsey
Assistant Professor - Mathematics and Computer Science
GDorsey@coppin.edu
Ms. Paulette Long
Assistant Professor - Nursing
PLong@coppin.edu
Ms. Tammi Spence
President - Student Senate
Dr. Frank Kober
Associate Dean of Education
Special Assistant to the President
FKober@coppin.edu
Dr. Leontye Lewis
Assistant Professor and Chair - Curriculum and Instruction
LLewis@coppin.edu
Mr. James Camphor
President - Alumni Association
JCamphor@coppin.edu
Ms. Margaret Turner
Registrar
Director - Office of Records & Registration
MTurner@coppin.edu
Dr. Bettye Gardner
Professor - History, Geography and Global Studies
BGardner@coppin.edu
Dr. Mary Wanza
Director - Library
MWanza@coppin.edu
Dr. Ahmed El-Haggan
Vice President - Information Technology
Chief Information Officer
AElHaggan@coppin.edu
Dr. Rolande Murray
Assistant Professor - Applied Psychology and Rehabilitation Counseling
RMurray@coppin.edu
Dr. Earlene Merrill
Associate Dean and Professor of Baccalaureate Education
EMerrill@coppin.edu
Dr. Gohar Karami
Professor - Nursing
Associate Dean of Nursing Graduate Education
GKarami@coppin.edu
Dr. Gilbert Ogonji
Professor and Chair - Natural Sciences
GOgonji@coppin.edu
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The goal of the Search and Screening Committee for the position of Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs is to hear from you, a stakeholder representing the Coppin State College community. Your unique perspective will enable us to be better informed about the issues and concerns of the campus as we conduct this very important search that will certainly have an impact on each and every one of us.
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The Provost/VPAA Search and Screening Committee would like to thank all who have participated in this process.
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Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Norfolk State University
Norfolk, Virginia
Dean, Social Science Division
Bethune-Cookman College
Daytona Beach, Florida
Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs
Richmond School of Health and Technology
Richmond, Virginia
Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Affairs, Board of Regents
University System of Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
John T. Wolfe, Jr., Ph.D.
Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Affairs, Board of Regents
University System of Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Dr. John T. Wolfe, Jr. is Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Affairs at the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia which includes nineteen universities and fifteen two-year colleges. Prior to joining the Board of Regents, Dr. Wolfe served as President of Savannah State University, Savannah, Georgia.
Dr. Wolfe’s responsibilities at the Board of Regents include the administration of the University System’s Faculty Information System, reviewing new academic program proposals, advising and interpreting Board of Regents’ policies on faculty and academic programs, serving as liaison officer to academic advisory and administrative committees and to the Office of Economic Development Services, serving on the University System’s Campus Master Plan Cross Team and the Intellectual Capital Partnership Program Committee.
During a career in higher education that spans more than three decades, Dr. Wolfe has served as President of Kentucky State University and as Executive Director of the National Rainbow Coalition in Washington, DC. He has also held faculty and administrative appointments at Cuttington College, Liberia West Africa, Purdue University in Indiana, Fayetteville State University in North Carolina and Bowie State University in Maryland.
Dr. Wolfe earned a bachelor’s degree in English Education from Chicago State University, a master’s degree in English Education, and a Ph.D. in linguistics from Purdue University.
His administrative experiences have been in the areas of academic affairs, student affairs, employee relations, athletics, with a special focus on the relationship of strategic planning, budgeting and resource allocation; academic program development, application of technology in institutional operation, and outcomes assessment and accountability.
His many professional activities have included service as the Georgia State Representative to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Chair of the Kentucky Delegation to the White Conference on Libraries and Information Services, former president of the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English, and as a member of several education and economic development teams to Africa and the United Kingdom. He has been an active member of the American Council on Education (ACE) having served on the Commission on Leadership Development, on interview panels for the Fellows Program, and as a mentor in 1995 and 1996. He was an American Council on Education Fellow in Academic Administration and was an invited participant in a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar at the University of Texas at Austin on the study of American English Dialects.
He actively consults in areas related to higher education, economic development, academic administration and employee development and training.
Dr. Wolfe has published in the areas of linguistics and higher education.
He believes: The exponential growth and expansion in the use of information and telecommunications technology, nano-science and biotechnology are changing the way we live and interact with one another. In a world that is increasingly dependent on the rapid transfer of knowledge, information and data, we must not lose sight of three inter-related concepts. First is the need for people to acquire the education, knowledge and competencies necessary to function effectively and successfully in such a world. Coupled with this is the need for individuals, communities and institutions to develop and foster an understanding of the importance of establishing and building solid interpersonal, intra-cultural and intercultural relationships. Finally, those of us who are engaged in education, directly or peripherally, must do more to forge a better integration of the form, content, substance, and process of education with home, school and the workplace.
Sadie R. Gregory, Ph.D.
Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs
Richmond School of Health and Technology
Richmond, Virginia
Over the past twenty-eight years, Dr. Sadie R. Gregory has been employed in a variety of academic and non-academic positions of increasingly higher levels of responsibility. She currently serves as the Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs at the Richmond School of Health and Technology. In this position, Dr. Gregory serves as the Chief Academic Officer for the School. She has oversight management responsibility for academic program development and review. She provides direct supervision for the directors and division heads. Dr. Gregory is responsible for academic planning, assessment, curriculum development/review, student-support programs and specialized accreditation activities.
Prior to assuming the duties of the Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Gregory held a number of academic positions in higher education. She entered the academic field in 1975 as an Assistant Professor of Economics for J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College. In 1979, she rejoined her alma mater, Virginia State University, in the capacity of Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics. She also served as the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs in the School of Business. Dr. Gregory later provided leadership for the School of Business and the broader University by serving as Dean of the Business School. In this capacity, she worked closely with the Board, administration, faculty, students and business leaders.
Dr. Gregory has held a number of non-academic positions of leadership. She served as the Director of Business Research and Chief Economist for the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control from 1988–1990. In this position she initiated the Agency’s Strategic Planning efforts. She later served as the Chief Economist and Senior Researcher for the Bureau of Insurance of the State Corporation Commission where she conducted research and provided expert testimony at rate hearings.
As an author and lecturer, Dr. Gregory has published numerous articles in scholarly journals on national issues pertaining to her specialized areas of banking, finance and the economics of discrimination. Her scholarly research has also been presented at national and regional conferences of the major professional associations in the fields of economics, business, banking and finance.
Dr. Gregory has held a number of Board and Committee memberships. Among these are: Chair of the Board of the Virginia State University Federal Credit Union, Member of the Treasury Board for the Commonwealth of Virginia, Member of the Investment Advisory Committee for the Board of the Virginia Retirement System, Board Member of the Richmond Community Hospital Foundation, Member of the Interdepartmental Board of the Virginia Department of Minority Businesses, Member of the Editorial Advisory Board for Virginia Business, Member of the Editorial Review Board for the Journal of Black Political Economy, and Institutional Representative for the Virginia Identification Program for the Advancement of Women in Higher Education Administration.
Dr. Gregory earned the Ph.D. degree in Economics from Howard University in 1988. In 1977, she received the M.A. degree in Economics from Virginia Commonwealth University; and in 1974, she graduated magna cum laude from Virginia State University with a B.S. degree in Economics.
Nuria M. Cuevas, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Norfolk State University
Norfolk, Virginia
Biography
Currently Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at Norfolk State University, Dr. Nuria M. Cuevas has more than twenty-five years of increasingly responsible experience in higher education. The range of experience includes academic affairs and student affairs responsibilities in small and large, comprehensive and research, and professional education institutions. Her role has expanded to include institutional effectiveness, curriculum management, program review, accreditation, and strategic planning. These experiences have prepared her well for the position of Provost and Vice President. She has demonstrated an ability to work collaboratively and effectively with faculty, students, administration, and external constituents. Dr. Cuevas serves as a reviewer for a number of accreditation associations and is an active member of numerous professional associations. Scholarship is embedded in all endeavors as evidenced by the many publications, presentations, and invited presentations focusing on institutional effectiveness, assessment, and accountability issues in higher education. Dr. Cuevas has earned a B.A. in music from Southwestern Union College in Keene, Texas, an M.S. in foundations of education with a concentration in research methods and statistics from the University of Memphis (formerly Memphis State University) in Memphis, Tennessee, and a Ph.D. in evaluation and measurement from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio.
Educational Philosophy
As an educator, my objective is to guide a student’s line of inquiry in the learning process. Given this student-centered or person-oriented approach, it is important to understand how a student learns in order to guide the development of his or her intellect, interests, curiosity and ambitions. As an administrator, my objective is to guide the interactive process by which a learning community comes to understand the nature of challenges faced and how to go about addressing them. Each person understands and processes the challenges within their own context. It is from this context that challenges are discussed and addressed. Individuals tend to own the process and understand their respective role in addressing the challenge. Division of labor becomes more manageable, accountability is higher, and micromanagement is almost nonexistent when individuals understand their part in accomplishing the goal. The key to success is ensuring individuals understand the goal, understand their role in achieving the goal, and understand being empowered to act on the tasks.
Sample of Accomplishments
Qualities
Sheila Y. Flemming, Ph.D.
Dean, Social Science Division
Bethune-Cookman College
Daytona Beach, Florida
Sheila Y. Flemming, Ph.D. is Professor of History and Dean of the Social Sciences Division at Bethune-Cookman College (B-CC). A graduate of B-CC, Atlanta University and Howard University, she is author of Bethune-Cookman College 1904-1994: The Answered Prayer To A Dream. Dr. Flemming has written several articles in published works on B-CC and Mrs. Bethune including an article in the volume, Civil Rights in The United States. Her current research project involves women’s role in the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa.
She was recently American Council on Education Fellow at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia and has served as scholar/historian/lecturer for several historical, women and children’s conferences. She is an experienced academic leader having been Director of the Honors Program, Faculty Association President, Chair of the Faculty Lyceum Committee, Promotions and Tenure Committee and Academic Policies and Curriculum Committee.
Dr. Flemming has experience in fundraising and she has a proven track record in funded grants with both government and private entities. She is a Fulbright Scholar having received awards and fellowships from Bush-Hewellet, NAFEO, and Salzburg Seminar. Her students consider her a consummate teacher. Service to her community and profession includes: Vice Chair of the Central Florida Revitalization Front Porch Board of Directors; Vice Chair of the Black Community Leadership Council of Daytona Beach; Treasurer of the local Healthy Start Coalition; Vice Chair of the National Park Service Advisory Commission for the Mary McLeod Bethune National Council House Historic Site, Washington, DC; and National President of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. She is a children’s advocate with local, state and national service to organizations. Dr. Flemming is a global citizen having traveled to every continent in the world except Australia.
| Time | Group | Location | |
| 7:30 a.m. | 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast with the President | |
| 9:00 a.m. | 9:50a.m. | Directors, Non-Academic Department Heads, Assistant Directors, Program Coordinators | Parren Mitchell Room |
| 10:00a.m. | 10:50 a.m. | Vice Presidents, Associate Vice Presidents, Director of Planning, Special Assistants to President | Parren Mitchell Room |
| 10:55 a.m. | 11:55a.m. | Mr. Patel, Associate Vice President for Capital Planning | Campus Tour |
| 12:00 noon | 12:50 p.m. | Lunch | Dining Café |
| 1:00 p.m. | 1:50 p.m. | Deans’ Council | Academic Affairs Conference Room |
| 2:00 p.m. | 2:50 p.m. | Staff | Parren Mitchell Room |
| 3:00 p.m. | 3:50 p.m. | Faculty, Assoc. Deans of Academic Divisions, Academic Chairpersons | Grace Hill Jacobs Building Room 120 |
| 4:00 p.m. | 4:50 p.m. | Students | Quiet Lounge [Tawes Center] |
| 5:00 p.m. | 5:50 p.m. | Open Forum (All groups and alumni) | Parren Mitchell Room |