6. For each major in a degree program, the institution assigns responsibility for program coordination, as well as for curriculum development and review, to persons academically qualified in the field. In those degree programs for which the institution does not identify a major, this requirement applies to a curricular area or concentration. (Comprehensive Standard 3.4.11)
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Columbus State University assigns responsibility for program coordination, as well as curriculum development and review, to persons academically qualified in the field. This practice applies to a curricular area or concentration, as well. Official copies of academic transcripts are required upon hire and are maintained in the Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs.
Within some departments, coordination of curricular responsibilities is handled by the department chair.[1] However, departments which house more than one major or curricular area (e.g., the Department of Teacher Education, the Department of Management and Marketing, etc.), may identify one or more additional program coordinators so that the individual responsible for the program has the academic qualifications necessary to manage the program and to coordinate curriculum development and review. The program coordinator is responsible for all courses within the program regardless of delivery format (i.e. face-to-face, online, or hybrid) and regardless of the location of delivery (i.e. main campus or an external instructional site).
The responsibilities of the program coordinator include, but are not limited to, the following:
· Developing or coordinating and monitoring the design, delivery, and assessment of the assigned academic program;
· Submitting curricular changes (new courses, modified courses, course deactivations, new programs, program changes, etc.) using the appropriate protocol for items that must be reviewed at any level at the university,[2] at the University System,[3] or at applicable accrediting agencies such as the Commission on Colleges;[4]
· Collaborating with colleagues within the discipline to conduct assessments such as the annual Major Field Assessment[5] and the Comprehensive Program Review[6] in accordance with USG regulations;
· Maintaining current knowledge of curricular trends in the discipline;
· Maintaining a current understanding of changes occurring within the department, college, university, and/or the University System of Georgia;
· Communicating curricular changes to appropriate faculty, staff, advisors, administrators, and students; and
· Developing course schedules that provide students reasonable opportunities to progress through the program of study in a timely manner.
In addition to the general tasks listed above, the Department of Teacher Education provides an extensive definition of the responsibilities of program coordinators within the Department of Teacher Education Faculty Handbook.[7]
Academically Qualified Program Coordinators
All of CSU's program coordinators are academically qualified for their assigned coordinating roles. All undergraduate program coordinators hold an appropriate earned degree at the master's level or higher. All graduate program coordinators hold an appropriate terminal degree. All program coordinators are academically qualified in other ways as well, including active scholarship and research accomplishments in areas related to the programs being coordinated and the accumulation of relevant academic and professional experience.
In 2005, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia required that teacher candidates in secondary education earn a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in an academic discipline for each subject to be taught. Candidates were also required to complete all of the courses in the study of teaching and learning and the field experiences required for certification.[8] Additionally, it was required that these programs be housed in the department which also housed the academic discipline.
To address these requirements, the coordination of secondary education programs and the P-12 programs in foreign languages is a shared responsibility of a qualified program coordinator in the content area and a qualified program coordinator in the field of education.
The following tables provide information identifying each academic program, the name of program coordinator, and the specific academic credentials which make the individual qualified to serve in this role. The full vita of each coordinator can be accessed by clicking on his/her name.
Academic Program(s) / Program Coordinator/Vita / Academic Qualifications
BSED in Art Education
MAT in Art Education
MED in Art Education / Dr. Bret Lefler / Dr. Bret Lefler holds a PhD in Art Education from Florida State University (2006), a Master of Fine Arts from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth (1996), and a BFA from the School of the Art institute of Chicago (1994). He served as the Chair of the Department of Visual Arts at The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College. Bret’s research focuses on Visual Culture / Visual Literacy and Community Based Art Education.
BFA in Art / Professor Orion Wertz / Professor Wertz earned a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Painting (2001). He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Painting (1998). He serves as Associate Chair of the CSU Department of Art, (2009 to Present) and was Interim Chair of the Department of Art from Sept. 2008 to May 2008. He teaches Painting, Drawing, Narrative Illustration, Life Drawing, Art Appreciation, and Senior Exhibition.
BA in Art History / Dr. Claire McCoy / Dr. Claire Black McCoy is the William B. and Sue Marie Turner Faculty Chair in Art History at Columbus State University. She completed a PhD at Virginia Commonwealth University with a major in Art History with a major field specialization in French 19th century art and criticism and a minor field in Italian Renaissance. Her doctoral dissertation was titled, “Rodin, Michelangelo, and the Discourse of Genius: An Historiographic Study of 19thCentury Rodin Criticism and Biography.” She completed the MA with a major in Art History at the University of Texas at Austin. Her master’s thesis was titled “The Romantic Dürer: 1828.” She also completed a BA with distinction at the University of Virginia with a major in drama. She previously taught at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia, where she served as Director of General Education. Recent publications include "'This man is Michelangelo: Octave Mirbeau, Auguste Rodin and the Image of the Modern Sculptor" in Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide.
BA Communication / Dr. Danna Gibson / Dr. Gibson earned her PhD in Communication from The University of Memphis, a Master of Arts in Speech, Communication, and Theatre from Austin Peay State University, and a BA in Speech, Communication, and Theatre from Western Carolina University. In addition to her service as interim chair of the Department of Communication, she currently serves as Director of the Volunteer Collaborations in the department’s Non-Profit and Civic Engagement (N-PaCE) Academic Center. Dr. Gibson has also previously served as the university’s Honors Program Director. She has been a finalist for both the Educator of the Year and the Faculty Service awards and has received the Award for Outstanding New Program from the Mayor’s Commission on Diversity. Her research focuses on ways communication can help to create and maintain healthy relational communities and has been published in state, regional, national communication journals. She has co-authored an on-line public speaking textbook entitled: Empowering your public voice.
BM in Music Education
MM in Music Education / Dr. Sean Powell / Dr. Sean Powell holds the Doctor of Education in Music Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Master of Music in Conducting from Illinois State University, and the Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Tennessee Technological University. He is the former Director of Instrumental Music at White County High School and White County Middle School in Sparta, Tennessee and Director of Bands at Northwest High School in Clarksville, Tennessee.
BM in Performance / Dr. Lisa Oberlander / Dr. Lisa Oberlander holds both the Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees in Clarinet Performance from Arizona State University and the Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Indiana University.She has performed with renowned Canadian pianist Jon Kimura Parker and critically acclaimed cellist Wendy Warner and internationally at the 14th World Saxophone Congress in Ljubljana, Slovenia, a concert tour of Japan as a member of the Fountain City Ensemble, and performances in Salt Lake City, Tokyo, Ostend (Belgium), Richmond, and Atlanta at the International Clarinet Association’s annual conference. She is a featured soloist on the Summit Records label.
MM in Performance
Artist Diploma in Music Performance / Dr. Andrew Zohn / Dr. Andrew Zohn holds a Doctor of Music degree in Music Performance from Florida State University, a Master ofMusic from the University of Texas in Music Performance (Guitar), and a Bachelor of Music degree with a major in Guitar Performance fromthe North Carolina School of the Arts. He is an internationally known performer, teacher, and composer. He has been a CSU faculty member since 1999 and a visiting faculty at the Istituto Musicale Pareggiato della Valle d’Aosta in Italy. Andrew Zohn is a recording artist on Clear Note and Centaur Records and has been reviewed by American Record Guide, Classical Guitar Magazine, GuitArt Magazine, Soundboard, Guitarra Magazine, and Rosewood Review.
BA in Music / Dr. Kristen Hansen / Dr. Kristen Hansen holds both the Doctor of Musical Arts and the Master of Music in Horn Performance and Literature from the Eastman School Music in Rochester, New York, and the Bachelor of Music in Music Education, summa cum laude, from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. A founding member of the Barry Tuckwell Institute, she has hosted the Southeast Horn Workshop andthe International Horn Competition of America and has performed with the Vianden Festival in Luxembourg.
BA in Theatre / Dr. Becky Becker / Dr. Becky Becker completed her doctoral studies at Bowling Green State University, earning a PhD in Theatre. She also earned a Master of Arts in Theatre from the University of North Dakota and received a BS in Communication Arts (Theatre), a BA in English, as well as education certification from Minot State University. She has presented and published her work both nationally and internationally. Her published work may be found inTheatre JournalandFeminist Teacher,and will soon be available inTheatre Symposium, and the inaugural issue ofWest Africa Theatre and Performing Arts Journal.Dr. Becker's directing credits include:The Conduct of Life, Once On This Island, A Midsummer Night’s Dream,Violet: The Musical,Cloud Nine, andEurydice.She has also conceived and directed several oral history performances, including Westville: Collected Lives in History and Bibb City: Collected Lives of a Mill Town.
BSEd in Theatre
MSEd in Theatre Education / Brenda Ito / Brenda May Ito holds a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre (Concentration: Theatre for Youth) from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, a Master of Arts in Theatre from Missouri State University, and a BSEd in Dance Education from Missouri State University. She has been at CSU for sixteen years and is the Theatre Education Program Director at CSU. She holds lifetime certifications in dance, theatre, speech, and English. She has taught on the elementary (dance), middle school (English, speech, and drama), and high school (English, speech, and drama) levels.
BFA in Theatre, Theatre Design and Technology / Tim McGraw / Tim McGraw holds a Master of Fine Arts in Scenic Design from Wayne University and a BA in Theatre Arts from Eastern Michigan University. He has served as Scenic Designer or Lighting Designer for over fifty productions (professional and educational). He has also worked professionally as a Director, Stage Manager, and Actor. Over the past ten years he has worked at three different institutions and served as Head of Design and Production at each. In 2011, he was recognized at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival for Meritorious Achievement in Scenic Design for “Noises Off.” He is currently a member of the Boards of Georgia Thespians and of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.
BFA in Theatre, Performance / Larry McDonald / Larry McDonald holds a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from Illinois State and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from East Carolina University. He is a professional actor and active member of Actors’ Equity Association for over twelve years. He has worked as an actor in regional theatres (LORT, URTA, SPT) throughout the Midwest and east coast, most recently with Capital Repertory, Illinois Shakespeare, and Vermont Stage.He is a specialist in the teaching principles of Sanford Meisner, and has studied the Meisner approach to acting for several years with some of the foremost Meisner teachers in the country, including Don Biehn, Terry Knickerbocker, and William Esper (Esper Studios, NY).Mr. McDonald is the Acting Coach for the Irene Ryan nominees for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (CSU Performance majors were Southeastern regional winners in 2009 and 2010). He recently completed a short film, Love Poetics, in New York City in summer 2011.
D. Abbott Turner College of Business and Computer Science
Academic Program(s) / Program Coordinator/Vita / Academic Qualifications
MS in Organizational Leadership:
Human Resources track Servant Leadership track / Dr. Neal Thomson / Dr. Thomson is a full professor with a Ph.D. in Management (1995) from Florida State University (FSU) where he also earned a Master of Business Administration, and a BS in Marketing. He serves as the Chair of the Department of Management and Marketing. His research interests include human resource management, organizational behavior, leadership, and business ethics (10 journal articles past 5 years). He has 17 years of experience at CSU.
BBA in Management: General track
Human Resources track / Dr. Robin Snipes / Dr. Snipes is a full professor with a PhD in Management from Auburn University (1996). She earned the MBA and BBA in Marketing at Columbus State University. Her research interests include healthcare management and employee/customer satisfaction (7 journal articles last 5 years). She has 16 years experience at CSU.
BBA in Marketing / Dr. SungWoo Jung / Dr. Jung is an associate professor who has earned a PhD (2002) and a MS (1995) in Marketing from Georgia State University as well as a Master of Business Administration and BBA from Seoul National University. His research interests include international marketing and instructional design (6 journal articles last 5 years). He has 6 years of experience at CSU.