President's Resumé
President Mary Cullinan
Churchill 125, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd, Ashland, OR, 97520
Phone: 541-552-6111
Fax: 541-552-6337
Education
Ph.D., English Literature, University of Wisconsin, Madison (1978). Dissertation entitled The Possibilities of History in Five Novels by Sir Walter Scott
M.A., English Literature, University of Wisconsin, Madison (1973)
B.A., magna cum laude, Honors English, University of Pennsylvania (1972)
Professional Programs
Governor’s Executive Development Program (Texas), 2004
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Senior Fellows’ Program, 2004
Management Development Program (MDP), Harvard University, 1994
Academic Experience
Southern Oregon University (2006-present)
President and Professor of English
Stephen F. Austin State University (2003-2006)
Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of English
California State University, Stanislaus (1996-2003)
Dean, College of Arts, Letters and Sciences, and Professor of English
California State University, Hayward (now CSU East Bay) (1981-1996)
Director, Office of Faculty Development and Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching (1994-1996)
Interim Dean, School of Arts, Letters, and Social Sciences (1992-93)
Chair, Department of English (1991-92; 1993-94)
Chair, Academic Senate (1993-1994)
Full Professor, Department of English (1992). Tenured, Department of English (1991)
Associate Professor, Department of English, and Director, Composition Program (1987-91)
Full-Time Lecturer, Department of Marketing (1981-1987)
University of California, Berkeley (1980-1981)
Writing Consultant, MBA Program
Books
Business Communication: Principles and Processes, second edition. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (1993). First edition: Holt, Rinehart & Winston (1988)
American Women Writers: Diverse Voices in Prose Since 1845 [ed. with E. Barrett]. St. Martin’s Press (1992)
Business English for Industry and the Professions, Dryden Press (1986)
Susan Ferrier, G. K. Hall & Co. (1984)
Recent Presentations
Academic Advising: The Provost’s Challenge” [panel convener and presenter] American Association of State Colleges and Universities (February 2006), Charleston, SC
“Issues in Student Advising” [panel convener and presenter] American Association of State Colleges and Universities (July 2005), Snowbird, UT
“Supporting Faculty in Lean Budget Times” [panel convener and presenter]. American Association of State Colleges and Universities (February 2005), San Diego, CA
“Part-Time Faculty: Evaluation and Professional Development” [panel presenter]. American Association of State Colleges and Universities summer meeting (July 2004), Albuquerque, NM
“From Hiring to Retiring: Mentoring Faculty Throughout Their Careers” [panel presenter]. Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences national conference (November 2002), San Francisco, CA
“The Dean’s Role in Planning a Building for Classrooms and Academic Departments: Processes and Approaches” [panel presenter]. Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences national conference (November 2001), Washington, D.C.
“Managing Curricular Change” [panel presenter]. AAHE Summer Academy (July 2001), Breckinridge, CO
“Connecting the University and Community Colleges: A Partnership that Brings Results for Students” [panel organizer and presenter]. American Association of Higher Education national meeting (March 2001), Washington, D.C.
“Transforming General Education: Process for Change.” American Conference of Academic Deans national meeting (November 2000), San Francisco, CA
“Evaluating Creative Work: Ensuring Fairness in the Review of Arts Faculty” [panel organizer and facilitator]. Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences national conference (November 2000), Toronto, Canada
Selected Articles/Proceedings
“The Ones We Didn’t Hire,” Chronicle of Higher Education Career Network (February 12, 2002)
“Creative Thinking in the Mountain Air: CSU Stanislaus” [invited article]. AAHE Bulletin, (December 2001)
“What Does a Dean Do?” Chronicle of Higher Education (March 9, 2001)
“The Possibilities of History in Old Mortality.” Philological Quarterly 58 (Summer 1979)
“History and Language in Scott’s Redgauntlet.” Studies in English Literature XVIII (Autumn 1978)
Selected Grants/Awards
Primary proposal writer and principal investigator for W. M. Keck Foundation grant, $440,000 to equip a language laboratory (January 2003)
2002 Educator of the Year Award from the Portuguese Education Foundation of Central California (December 2002)
California State University system grant (with I. Guzman Wagner) to design and implement a three-year collaborative math and English project with local high schools, $402,000 per year (1999-2002)
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing grant (with I. Guzman Wagner) for CSU Stanislaus Blended Program of Undergraduate Teacher Preparation, $50,000 per year (1999-2001)
California State University Academic Opportunity Fund award to design, organize, and host a systemwide conference on enhancing collaborative learning through technology, $15,000 (1995)
