Candidates for NSU assistant VP to participate in open forums
Published: 2010-08-27
Northeastern State University is interviewing the final two candidates for its position of assistant vice president for teaching and learning.
The AVP will have primary responsibility for supporting the teaching and learning mission of the university and will play a critical role in enhancing the quality of academic programs.
During their visits to NSU, the candidates will be present for open forums on the Tahlequah campus, which will be broadcast on ITV to Muskogee and Broken Arrow. These forums in the Webb Center auditorium are open to faculty, staff, students and the community.
The candidates are:
Dr. John Garvin, former president of Pueblo Community College in Colorado, will participate in an open forum Sept. 7 from 3:15-4 p.m. The forum will be broadcast to Room 226 of Building B in Broken Arrow and Room 209 of the main building at Muskogee.
Garvin holds a doctorate in higher education administration and leadership from Texas Tech University, post doc Homeland Security certification and an MPA in public administration and leadership from Northern Michigan University.
He was president of Pueblo Community College from 2007-10, division chief of U.S. Space Operations at Peterson Air Force Base from 2004-07 and held several positions at the U.S. Air Force Academy from 2000-04, including director of staff and provost. He was department chair and graduate school faculty at Air Command and Staff College from 1997-99.
Dr. Scott Newman, division chair of information technologies at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology, will participate in an open forum on Sept. 22 from 3-3:45 p.m. The forum will be broadcast to Room 225 of Building B in Broken Arrow and Room 141 of the Synar Building at Muskogee.
Newman holds a doctorate in higher education leadership and occupational education from Oklahoma State, a masters of studies in musicology from the University of Oxford (Christ Church College) and a masters of music from the University of Oklahoma.
He has been the division chair of information technologies since 2001 and serves as an adjunct instructor for the Oklahoma State University College of Education's School of Education Studies doctoral program. From 2000-01, Newman was the e-learning projects coordinator, then assistant division chair of engineering technologies at Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee. He was a freelance Web designer and curriculum developer from 1997-2000.