Archives: Instructors

Emily utilizes her career services and human resources background in the management of the alumni career services award-winning webinar program as well as in the planning of student-alumni career-focused programming. Prior to Georgetown, she served as a chief of staff at the Advisory Board Company, aiding in the organization and facilitation of the account management internship program, managing new-hire training, and leading a team of associates.

Diane oversees the four-time national award-winning Collegia Program, which has served as a model for similar programs in the US and Canada. The Collegia Program creates learning communities for commuter and transfer students that provide a sense of belonging and a broader educational experience. Diane also has extensive experience developing successful orientation programs for transfer, non-traditional, and graduate students. She has shared her insights at regional and national conferences and as a consultant with other universities. Diane’s doctoral research focused on the experiences of transfer students of color with student affairs professionals.

With more than 21 years in higher education, Charlene has served as a faculty member, associate university registrar, and associate director of undergraduate admissions. Now at UCF as director of transfer and transition services, she promotes the academic preparation and transition of more than 10,000 transfer students who enroll each year at UCF, and serves as an advocate for their retention and graduation. Charlene has presented on the subject of transfer students at numerous national and regional conferences, has won national awards for her office’s work with transfer students, and is co-author of “Networks for Transfer Students,” published in the Journal of Applied Research for Community Colleges

Chuck Toney has served as an assistant to the president since July 2011. A speechwriter and policy analyst in the Public Affairs office since 1999, he continues those duties in the president’s office. He also has responsibility for construction projects, facilities, and physical plant, working with the Office of University Architects for Facilities Planning, the UGA Real Estate Foundation, and the Board of Regents staff. He is also the liaison for the President’s Cabinet and the Public Affairs office, and represents the office with such higher education groups as the Southern Regional Education Board, the Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education, and the American Association of Universities. Before coming to UGA, Toney was a public information director in the Public Affairs Office at Clemson University. In 1993-94, he served as press secretary for Congressman Don Johnson, who represented Athens and Northeast Georgia. Other AI contributions: Speechwriting for Campus Leaders: 2 Crucial Tips Speechwriting for Your Institution’s Leaders: Why Speeches Fail

Dan has been designing websites for higher education and promoting best practices in online content management for nearly fifteen years. During that time, he has been a staunch supporter of web standards and an enthusiastic advocate for accessible web design. At Drexel, he creates and delivers workshops on web accessibility and works with clients to determine web strategies that accommodate all potential users of web content. He is also a member of the university’s online Web Accessibility Committee.

In her current position, Alisa collaborates, coordinates, and strategizes with the instructional designer, Center for Teaching and Learning (CTLE) staff, and the eCourses faculty lead. She also serves as the liaison with academic departments and other divisions/areas across the college, and she is the co-chair of the CTLE advisory committee. Alisa remains an English professor at Glendale Community College on a limited basis, where she teaches hybrid and online freshman composition and literature courses. She is an assistant chair/eCourses coordinator for the English Department and works with faculty to create and/or improve their online/hybrid courses. She also evaluates all online/hybrid instructors and courses in the English department. She previously served as eCourses faculty lead for the college and headed the campus eCourses committee. She recently completed a research project on discussion tools in online/hybrid courses as a MIL Fellow (2012-13). Alisa briefly served as interim instructional technologist for the Title V grant at Phoenix College working with faculty to develop hybrid and online course modules. In her current position, Alisa collaborates, coordinates, and strategizes with the instructional designer, Center for Teaching and Learning (CTLE) staff, and the eCourses faculty lead. She also serves as the liaison with academic departments and […]

With nearly 20 years of experience teaching and directing occupational programs, Lisa has transitioned to faculty professional growth in her role as instructional designer and educational technologist in the Center for Teaching Excellence at Scottsdale Community College. Lisa works individually with faculty (residential and adjunct) to deal with specific instructional needs. She develops and delivers comprehensive training programs, including workshops on pedagogy, best practices in teaching and learning, new faculty orientation, Quality Matters, and instructional technologies. Lisa has extensive experience working with adjunct faculty as a program director with a team of 17 faculty and through her faculty development efforts.

Tim is responsible for the strategic direction and management of the IT division, the institutional effectiveness and research department, and the strategic planning department. He works closely with the academic leadership to promote student administrative services, faculty research support, and strategic planning. Tim is a recognized authority in IT leadership and organizational change, technology services for international campuses and emergency operations, and application integration in complex enterprise environments, and his writings have appeared in CIO Magazine, Dr. Dobb’s Journal, EDUCAUSE Quarterly, IT Pro, and Visual Studio Magazine. Tim’s work at Pepperdine University and Texas A&M University has been profiled in leading industry outlets such as Gartner Executive Programs, Microsoft, Apple, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Computerworld, eWeek, and Ziff-Davis Publications.

Dana joined Pepperdine in August 2009 as the manager of communication, and assumed the role of assistant CIO for communications and planning in September 2010. In addition to overseeing the strategic and daily communications efforts of the information technology (IT) division, Dana works to raise awareness of the value IT contributes to the university community. Her job responsibilities include working with the office of the provost and vice provost on special projects related to communications, research, and planning. Since August 2010, Dana has led Pepperdine’s iPad Research Study (http://services.pepperdine.edu/techlearn/tools/ipadresearch.htm), which was initiated to assess the iPad’s potential to improve students’ performance on course learning objectives. Before arriving at Pepperdine, Dana served as the faculty development and communications manager at the Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning at Columbia University in the City of New York. In this position, Dana led the center’s faculty development efforts by creating workshop, conference, and event programs to help faculty use technology purposefully to enhance learning.