Description
Opening Statement College Of Informatics Interview
Opening Statement:
College of Informatics Interview
By Ben Martz
COI Dean Candidate
March 22, 2011
1 Monday, March 21, 2011
!
Background
!
Responses to Announcement Criteria
!
Operational Philosophy
!
What if we …
!
Summary and Questions
Overview
2 Monday, March 21, 2011
!
Grew up in Virginia
!
3
rd
generation teacher
!
Great, great Aunt was poet laureate of Virginia in 1950
!
Car Salesman
! GM Chevrolet Truck Sales school
! Chevrolet Dealership – Bill Martz Chevrolet
!
Graduated college with a 2.45
General Background
3 Monday, March 21, 2011
!
Education
! College of William & Mary, BBA
! University of Arizona, MS-MIS and Ph.D.
!
Educational Career
! 1996/2000 - California State University, Chico (CSUC)
! 2000/2006 - University of Colorado,
Colorado Springs (UCCS)
! 2006/2011 – Northern Kentucky University (NKU)
General Background
4 Monday, March 21, 2011
!
Administrative Experience - Commercial
! President, COO, Co-founder, Ventana Corporation
!
Administrative Experience – Academic
! Assistant Dean, Information Technology, Chico State
! Undergraduate Committee Chair, UCCS, COB
! Graduate Committee Chair, UCCS, COB
! Faculty Director, Center for Entrepreneurship, UCCS
! BIS Department Chair, NKU
! Graduate Council Chair, NKU
General Background (Cont.)
5 Monday, March 21, 2011
!
Ventana Corporation
! Significant financial turnaround in 1 year
! PC Magazine’s Editor’s Choice Award
! $6 Mil annual revenue; $300,000 profit
!
Coordinated Chico’s first SAP faculty workshop
!
Managed UCCS’s MBA program’s growth to
500 students; 250 on-campus and 250 online
!
Coordinated promotion of BIS Department’s
undergraduate BIS, MBI, and MHI programs
“…Evidence of administrative and
leadership effectiveness…”
6 Monday, March 21, 2011
!
70+ peer-reviewed publications (journals,
proceedings, chapters, etc.);
!
Diversity of topics
! Group decision support systems; internships;
problem-based learning; distance education;
entrepreneurship; technology transfer; academic
program development; etc.
!
4 college-wide teaching awards;
!
Emerging Leaders Program – UCCS
!
Pre-Collegiate Development Program
“…Sustained record of teaching, scholarship/creative
activity, and university and community service…”
7 Monday, March 21, 2011
!
Chico’s Office of Sponsored Programs
!
College of Engineering - Bachelor’s of Innovation
!
UCCS - Freshman Seminar Program
!
Haile COB - AACSB Curriculum
!
CHP - MSN-Nursing Informatics program
“… Record of collaborative leadership
working across multiple disciplines …”
*Be Your Own Boss
8 Monday, March 21, 2011
!
On campus internships with Fireman’s
Fund Insurance Company at Chico;
$166,000
!
DA Davidson’s investment program;
$50,000 fund
!
Center for Entrepreneurship Business
Plan Competition; $10,000
!
Class project funding; $30,000
“… Demonstrated ability to attract external
funding to the college and its faculty… “
9 Monday, March 21, 2011
!
Faculty Advisor at Chico State
! Associated Students
! Phi Chi Theta professional business fraternity
! BAAN Help Desk
!
Faculty Advisor at UCCS
! Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)
! Delta Sigma Pi professional business fraternity
!
Liaison for COB Student Technology Fee at UCCS
!
Co-authored publications with students
Advocacy for students
10 Monday, March 21, 2011
!
Management style
! Collaborative
! Hall walker
! Open Door
! Open Book, Budget Discussions
!
Fiscally conservative
! Figure best way to use money we have
!
Project based assignments
! Don’t micro-manage, but want to understand
!
Analyzer and synthesizer
! Try to see strategic & tactical perspectives
at same time
Operations
11 Monday, March 21, 2011
COI Strategy Development
!
Environment Scanning
! Teaching university with applied research and outreach
importance
! Students are looking for careers not jobs
! Employers are looking for lifelong learners
! Jobs center on processes not just tasks
! Problem solving, communication, and teamwork skills are
valued
12 Monday, March 21, 2011
Mission Development
!
Guidelines for Mission Statement
! All Stakeholders (faculty, staff, students, alumni, NKU,
etc.) should find a way to relate to it;
! It should be “operationalizeable” at all levels;
! Objectives can be created
! It should be measurable;
! Objectives should be measurable
!
In the end,
! Students should want to come here
! Employers should want to recruit here
! Educators/staff should want to work here
13 Monday, March 21, 2011
!
Publish Our Impact Measures
! Publications; Journals, Proceedings, etc.
! Grants and Awards; Research and Teaching
!
Develop a capstone-oriented curriculum
!
Ask companies to provide projects for classes
!
Fast track student startup after admission
!
Create complementary 3-2 programs
What if we …
14 Monday, March 21, 2011
!
Offer accelerated program for our top students
!
Use class projects to help NKU
!
Integrate Honors Program into curriculum
!
Ask students what electives they want
!
Take advantage of School-Based Scholar 4+1 program
What if we …
15 Monday, March 21, 2011
!
Value key activities of NKU:
teaching, research, and service
!
Integrate broad sets of experiences
!
Use a collaborative model of management
!
Understand service organizations
!
Understand how to blend strategic and
tactical level of operations
!
Can relate academics to businesses
Summary
16 Monday, March 21, 2011
Questions, Comments ???
17 Monday, March 21, 2011
doc_931747636.pdf
Opening Statement College Of Informatics Interview
Opening Statement:
College of Informatics Interview
By Ben Martz
COI Dean Candidate
March 22, 2011
1 Monday, March 21, 2011
!
Background
!
Responses to Announcement Criteria
!
Operational Philosophy
!
What if we …
!
Summary and Questions
Overview
2 Monday, March 21, 2011
!
Grew up in Virginia
!
3
rd
generation teacher
!
Great, great Aunt was poet laureate of Virginia in 1950
!
Car Salesman
! GM Chevrolet Truck Sales school
! Chevrolet Dealership – Bill Martz Chevrolet
!
Graduated college with a 2.45
General Background
3 Monday, March 21, 2011
!
Education
! College of William & Mary, BBA
! University of Arizona, MS-MIS and Ph.D.
!
Educational Career
! 1996/2000 - California State University, Chico (CSUC)
! 2000/2006 - University of Colorado,
Colorado Springs (UCCS)
! 2006/2011 – Northern Kentucky University (NKU)
General Background
4 Monday, March 21, 2011
!
Administrative Experience - Commercial
! President, COO, Co-founder, Ventana Corporation
!
Administrative Experience – Academic
! Assistant Dean, Information Technology, Chico State
! Undergraduate Committee Chair, UCCS, COB
! Graduate Committee Chair, UCCS, COB
! Faculty Director, Center for Entrepreneurship, UCCS
! BIS Department Chair, NKU
! Graduate Council Chair, NKU
General Background (Cont.)
5 Monday, March 21, 2011
!
Ventana Corporation
! Significant financial turnaround in 1 year
! PC Magazine’s Editor’s Choice Award
! $6 Mil annual revenue; $300,000 profit
!
Coordinated Chico’s first SAP faculty workshop
!
Managed UCCS’s MBA program’s growth to
500 students; 250 on-campus and 250 online
!
Coordinated promotion of BIS Department’s
undergraduate BIS, MBI, and MHI programs
“…Evidence of administrative and
leadership effectiveness…”
6 Monday, March 21, 2011
!
70+ peer-reviewed publications (journals,
proceedings, chapters, etc.);
!
Diversity of topics
! Group decision support systems; internships;
problem-based learning; distance education;
entrepreneurship; technology transfer; academic
program development; etc.
!
4 college-wide teaching awards;
!
Emerging Leaders Program – UCCS
!
Pre-Collegiate Development Program
“…Sustained record of teaching, scholarship/creative
activity, and university and community service…”
7 Monday, March 21, 2011
!
Chico’s Office of Sponsored Programs
!
College of Engineering - Bachelor’s of Innovation
!
UCCS - Freshman Seminar Program
!
Haile COB - AACSB Curriculum
!
CHP - MSN-Nursing Informatics program
“… Record of collaborative leadership
working across multiple disciplines …”
*Be Your Own Boss
8 Monday, March 21, 2011
!
On campus internships with Fireman’s
Fund Insurance Company at Chico;
$166,000
!
DA Davidson’s investment program;
$50,000 fund
!
Center for Entrepreneurship Business
Plan Competition; $10,000
!
Class project funding; $30,000
“… Demonstrated ability to attract external
funding to the college and its faculty… “
9 Monday, March 21, 2011
!
Faculty Advisor at Chico State
! Associated Students
! Phi Chi Theta professional business fraternity
! BAAN Help Desk
!
Faculty Advisor at UCCS
! Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)
! Delta Sigma Pi professional business fraternity
!
Liaison for COB Student Technology Fee at UCCS
!
Co-authored publications with students
Advocacy for students
10 Monday, March 21, 2011
!
Management style
! Collaborative
! Hall walker
! Open Door
! Open Book, Budget Discussions
!
Fiscally conservative
! Figure best way to use money we have
!
Project based assignments
! Don’t micro-manage, but want to understand
!
Analyzer and synthesizer
! Try to see strategic & tactical perspectives
at same time
Operations
11 Monday, March 21, 2011
COI Strategy Development
!
Environment Scanning
! Teaching university with applied research and outreach
importance
! Students are looking for careers not jobs
! Employers are looking for lifelong learners
! Jobs center on processes not just tasks
! Problem solving, communication, and teamwork skills are
valued
12 Monday, March 21, 2011
Mission Development
!
Guidelines for Mission Statement
! All Stakeholders (faculty, staff, students, alumni, NKU,
etc.) should find a way to relate to it;
! It should be “operationalizeable” at all levels;
! Objectives can be created
! It should be measurable;
! Objectives should be measurable
!
In the end,
! Students should want to come here
! Employers should want to recruit here
! Educators/staff should want to work here
13 Monday, March 21, 2011
!
Publish Our Impact Measures
! Publications; Journals, Proceedings, etc.
! Grants and Awards; Research and Teaching
!
Develop a capstone-oriented curriculum
!
Ask companies to provide projects for classes
!
Fast track student startup after admission
!
Create complementary 3-2 programs
What if we …
14 Monday, March 21, 2011
!
Offer accelerated program for our top students
!
Use class projects to help NKU
!
Integrate Honors Program into curriculum
!
Ask students what electives they want
!
Take advantage of School-Based Scholar 4+1 program
What if we …
15 Monday, March 21, 2011
!
Value key activities of NKU:
teaching, research, and service
!
Integrate broad sets of experiences
!
Use a collaborative model of management
!
Understand service organizations
!
Understand how to blend strategic and
tactical level of operations
!
Can relate academics to businesses
Summary
16 Monday, March 21, 2011
Questions, Comments ???
17 Monday, March 21, 2011
doc_931747636.pdf