Hargrove, Jesse J., Ph.D. P.O. Box 30674, Little Rock, AR 72260
Chair, Division of Education (501) 370-5286 Work; (501) 562-4218 Home
Associate Professor
Appointed 1999-Tenure Track
ACADEMIC DEGREES
Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1983 Bilingual/Multicultural Educ
M.A. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1977 Spanish and Spanish-Am Lit
B.A. Dillard University 1975 Spanish Education
OTHER SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Instituto Cultural Guadalajara, University of Washington, Seattle, Summer 1972
Escuela de Artes Plásticas, Guadalajara, University of San Francisco, Summer 1973
University of California at Berkeley, Crown Zellerbach’s Junior Year Exchange Program, Honor Student at Cal Berkeley, 1973-1974
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2007-2012 Chair, Division of Education, Teacher Licensure, Philander Smith College
And Assistant to the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs
2006-2007 Chair, Division of Arts and Humanities, Philander Smith College, 2005 – July 2006 Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
2002-July 2005 Philander Smith College, Associate Dean of Instruction (Promoted from Assistant Dean of Instruction in Summer 2002); Interim Dean of Students (Summer 2003-Spring 2004)
2000-2002Philander Smith College, Chair, Division of Education
1999-2000Philander Smith College, Associate Professor of Education
1998-1999Broward County (Florida) Public Schools, William Dandy Middle School (6-8), Spanish Teacher
1997-1998Friends of Children, School of Academic and Social Excellence (6-8), Provost/Director of Awesome Dads, Awesome Men Fatherhood Curriculum/Program, Broward County, Florida
1989-1997University of Arizona, Assistant Dean for African American Students; Director, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Center; Faculty, Transfer Summer Institute
1988-1989 Hargrove & Associates in Education, President and Chief Education Consultant
1985-1988University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Special Assistant to the Vice Chancellor/Dean of the Faculty; Visiting Assistant Professor, Education Division and Spanish; Project Director, Educational Opportunity Center
1983-1985University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Project Director, Special Services for Disadvantaged Students; Director, Educational Opportunity Programs
1982-1983University of Illinois, Program Coordinator, Quantitative Tutorial Program;
1981-1982University of Illinois, Language Tutor, English as a Second Language; Research Assistant, Midwest Office for Materials Development (1977-78); Teaching Assistant, Department of Spanish, Italian & Portuguese (1976-77)
COURSES TAUGHT AS A FACULTY MEMBER CREDITS
FALLEDUC 203 Introduction to Education3 Credits
EDUC 213 Introduction to Research 3 Credits
ELEM 303 Teaching Culturally Diverse Children 3 Credits
ELEM 423 Teaching Elementary Social Studies3 Credits
SPAN 113 Elementary Spanish I 3 Credits
SPAN 213 Intermediate Spanish I 3 Credits
SPRINGEDUC 203 Introduction to Education3 Credits
ELEM 303 Teaching Elementary Economics3 Credits
ELEM 353 Teaching Elementary Science3 Credits
EDUC 363 Behavioral Management3 Credits
SPAN 123 Elementary Spanish II 3 Credits
SPAN 223 Intermediate Spanish II 3 Credits
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL & ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
Arkansas Education Association
Arkansas Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Board, Elected 2010-2013
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society
HBCU Deans of Teacher Education Network, Treasurer, Elected 2010
National Middle School Association
PROFESSIONAL ASSIGNMENTS & ACTIVITIES (1999-Present)
Chair, Teacher Education Committee/Board, 2007-2012
Accreditation, Association for Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, 2008-2012
Licensure/Certifying Officer, Teacher Education, Arkansas Department of Education, 2000-2012
Appointed by Governors Huckabee and Beebe, Chair, Statewide Commission on Closing the Academic Achievement Gap in Arkansas, Inaugural Chair, Summer 2004-2013
Member, President Kimbrough’s Commission on Black Male Initiative, 2007-2012
Senior Class Adviser, Philander Smith College, Class of 2012
Member, Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee, 2007-2012
Oversight Administrator, NCATE Focused Visit 2007-2008
Chair, Re-Structuring Academic Divisions and Majors, Academic Affairs, 2005-2007
Chair, North Central Association, Criterion One, Mission and Integrity, 2005-2007
Member, North Central Association, PSC Accreditation Steering Committee, 2005-2007
Coordinator, Freshman Orientation Curriculum, 2005-2006
Administrator, Developmental Studies Program, Re-Structuring Curriculum, 2005-2006
Dual Interim Chief Academic Affairs Officer (CAO), March 1, 2005- July 31, 2005
Oversight Administrator, NCATE Accreditation Process, 2004-2005
Chair, AAUP Ad Hoc Committee to Review Faculty Handbook and Contracts, 2005
Coordinator, Philander Smith College Strategic Plans and Initiatives, 2003-2004
North Central Association, Higher Learning Commission 2003, Annual Meeting Representative
President, Philander Smith College Faculty Senate (Elected Position for 2001-2002; Re-Elected for 2002-03 But Resigned After Being Promoted Assistant Dean of Instruction in Summer 2002
Interim Dean of Students, Summer 2003-Spring 2004
Chair, Dean of Students Search and Screen Committee, Spring 2001
Mentor, Freshman Students, 2000-2004
Chair, Philander Smith College Commencement Committee, 2001-2006
Chair, Philander Smith College Multicultural/Diversity Committee, 2000-2002
Chair, Teacher Education Committee (NCATE Policies), 2000-2003
Member, Teagle Grant Project Team (Freshman Experience), 2000-2003
Chair, Teacher Education Recruitment Committee, 2000-2002
Chair, Teacher Education Scholarship Committee, 2000-2005
Member, Philander Smith College Staff Grievance Committee, 2000-2001
Director, Walton Delta Scholars Program, 2001-2002
Adviser, Walton Delta Scholars, 2000-2001
Member, Academic Dean’s Council, 2001-2005
Mentor, Vital Links Program, North Little Rock School District, 2000-2002
Member, Philander Smith College Curriculum Committee, 2000-2003
Advisor, Senior Class of 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008-2012
Chair, Standard I NCATE, 1999-2000
Faculty, College Disciplinary Committee Member, 1999-2002
Chair, Division of Education Recruitment Committee, 1999-2003
Member, Teacher Education Committee, 1999-2005
SELECTED SCHOLARSHIP, PUBLICATIONS & RELATED DOCUMENTS
Hargrove, J., Student Success in the 21st Century: Overcoming 20th Century Barriers, Manuscript in Progress, Fall 2013.
Hargrove, J., Closing the Achievement Gap in America: A National Imperative for A Super Man, A Super Woman, and A Superintendent, AuthorHouse, Bloomington, Indiana, July 2011.
Hargrove, J., The Best Poetry in America: Volume 1, AuthorHouse, Bloomington, Indiana, February 2010.
Hargrove, J., “The Politics of Public Education,” Letters to a Young Teacher in Jonathan Kozol Education Action! Network, Fall 2008.
Hargrove, J., “Friends for Life”, Howard Ely, Editor, Forever Spoken, The International Library of Poetry, Owings Mills, MD, 2007.
Hargrove, J., “Genesee”, Howard Ely, Editor, Timeless Voices, The International Library of Poetry, Owings Mills, MD, 2006.
Hargrove, J., “The Role of the Poet”, Howard Ely, Editor, Twilight Musings, The International Library of Poetry, Owings Mills, MD, 2005.
Hargrove, J., “Memories of 9/11”, Howard Ely, Editor, Touch of Tomorrow, The International Library of Poetry, Owings Mills, MD, 2004.
Hargrove, J. And Suzanne Gamble, Video Production, “Training Early Childhood Educators to Teach: Classroom Techniques for Early Learners”, Fall 2002.
Grant Award, Arkansas Teacher Quality Enhancements Grant, Associate of Arts in Teaching Articulation Grant for Four Year Institutions, 2002.
Hargrove, J. and Mitchell, K. A Proposal for ESL Endorsement Program for Teachers in the Little Rock School District, Written for Philander Smith College, February 2000.
Hargrove, J., “Above the Norm”, Russell Hall, Editor, Cherished Moments in Time, The International Library of Photography, Owings Mills, MD, 1998.
Hargrove, J., “Plan for Our Youth Now,” The Journal Times, Racine, Wisconsin,
November 8, 1988.
Hargrove J., America’s Changing Population of Students,” The Communicator News,
Racine, Wisconsin, August 1, 1988.
Hargrove J., “Involvement Needed in Teaching Our Youth Resistance Skills,” The
Communicator News, Racine, Wisconsin, July 15, 1988.
Hargrove J., “Barriers Must Be Addressed for Move into 21st Century,” The
Communicator News, Racine, Wisconsin, November 8, 1988.
Hargrove J., “Education: Key Factor in the Civil Rights Movement,” The
Communicator News, Racine, Wisconsin, May 16, 1988.
Hargrove J., “The Impact of Institutional Climate on Student Retention and
Graduation,.” The Journal of Educational Opportunity, November 1987,
2 (1), 1-9.
Deputy Publisher and Executive Editor, The Communicator News, Racine,
Wisconsin, 1986-87
Editorial Review Board Reader, Journal of Educational Opportunity, Fall
1986-88
Co-Editor, The Drum, a publication of the Wisconsin Association of Black
State Employees, 1986-87.
Authored, “One, Five and Ten Year Plans for Educational Opportunity Programs
At University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (1985 – 95); This 76 page document
Was submitted to Campus Administration and Operationalized at
Registrar’s Office, October 12, 1984.
Hargrove J., “An Overview of EOP at UW-Whitewater,” The WAEOPP Newsletter,
May 1984.
Authored, “Special Services for Disadvantaged Students Proposal,” Grant
Was awarded by U. S. Department of Education in the amount of $125,000
for 1984-85, 1985-86 and 1986-87.
Editor (and Founder) Grad News, a publication of the Black Graduate Student
Association, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1981-82.
Hargrove J., “Graduate Student Leaders Favor Teaching Assistant’s
Association,” Daily Illini News, April 11, 1980.
Co-Editor, BMESA Newsletter, Bilingual, Multicultural Education Student
Association (Graduate) Publication, 1979-80.
Hargrove J., Evaluation of Self –Concept Component at Martin Luther King
(Multicultural) Elementary School in Urbana, Illinois, (unpublished
Proposal presented to Illinois Office of Education for Funding), 1978.
SELECTED PAPERS, PRESENTATIONS, AND WEBSITES
This author has created the following websites to facilitate scholarship:
Some of Hargrove’s scholarship has been displayed by the following sites:
“How Can the Division of Education Close Gaps in Education Achievement,” HBCU-ETS Assessment Conference, Princeton, New Jersey, Opening Doors to the Classroom, February 1-4, 2010.
“What States Must Do to Close Gaps in Reading and Math,” Arkansas State Senate and House Committees on Education, State Room of the Capitol, January 22, 2009.
“Thomas Jefferson’s View of Public Schools Should be an Inspiration to All,” Dean’s Spring Retreat, Mt. Magazine, Arkansas, May 21, 2008.
“Reading Can Close Education Achievement Gaps,” Tucson Read-In Chain, Tucson Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English, February 10-12, 2007.
“The Importance of Public Service on A College Campus,” National Pan-Hellenic Council Conference, Philander Smith College, January 21, 2006.
“Class Reunions and Father Time: Before and After the Era of Segregation,” Chicot County Public School Banquet, Dermott, Arkansas, July 3, 2005.
“Closing the Academic Achievement Gap: Factors to Consider,” 2nd Annual Student Conference, Philander Smith College, April 10, 2004.
“Preparing Student Teachers to teach the Deuce Millennium Generation,” Arkansas Student Teachers’ Conference, PSC Reynolds Conference Center, April 10, 2003.
“Remembering Our History through Dance”, University Mall, Little Rock, Arkansas, February 26, 2000.
“Overcoming 400 Hundred Years of Slavery and Oppression”, First Baptist Church of Higgins, Higgins, Arkansas, February 27, 2000.
RESEARCH SPECIALIZATION AREAS
Academic and Scholarship areas include: Teacher Training; Retention Management; Ethnographic Research; Assessment and Educational Policy Influences; Bilingual Education and Multiculturalism; Achievement Gap; and Modern Language Education.
Pre K-12 Impact Variables on Students’ Learning; Ethnographic Research for Implementing Policy for Schools and Communities; Competulation Theory; Diversity in Higher Education
REFERENCES
Dr. Frank James, Vice President, Academic Affairs, Philander Smith College
900 Daisey Bates Drive, Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 370-5216;
Dr. Annie Williams, Associate Vice President, Academics, Philander Smith College
900 Daisey Bates Drive, Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 370-5216;
Dr. Lia Steele, Past Chair, Division of Arts and Humanities, Philander Smith College,
900 Daisey Bates Drive, Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 975-8500;