The Role of Service
Although service is one of the three pillars of academic life, I engaged in service long before I moved into academe.
I do so because I believe that service to the community ultimately binds someone to it, and have experienced that. The more one participates in a community, the more that person becomes a part of that community and what happens in that community means something not only on a social level, but on a personal level. In addition, by participating in the community, one can also help define that community and shape its values.
Current Commitments
| Commitments to Concordia University community | |
| Director, Education Doctoral Program | Provide academic oversight to the Education Doctoral Program and chair the Education Doctoral Committee, a cross-department committee that oversees policy for the program. |
| Concordia Senate | One of the representatives from the Faculty of Arts and Science to the Concordia Senate, one of the two bodies that governs the University. |
| Educational Technology Committee | Member of the committee that oversees programs in educational technology at Concordia University. |
| Faculty of Arts and Science Curriculum Committee | Serve as one of the representatives from the Social Science sector to the committee that reviews all curriculum proposals and recommends higher levels of approval. |
| Comité-conseil du programme Arts et lettres |
Represent Concordia University on a provincial committee looking at programs in arts and sciences in higher education. |
| Service to the Professional Community | |
| Canadian Society for Training and Development |
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| IEEE Professional Communication Society | Serve as Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, the peer-reviewed journal of the organization. |
| STC Certification Commission | Serve as a member of the Commission board, with primary responsibility for recognition of academic programs. |
| Other professional organizations in which I hold memberships | |
| Service to the General Community | |
| Federation/CJA | Serve as the volunteer ambassador on evaluation, supporting a staff-driven effort to evaluate agencies and programs funded by the organization. |
| Agence Ometz | Serve on the Board of Directors of this social service organization that provides social services, job and career-related services, and immigration services |
Past Commitments
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| Ad-hoc committee on curriculum innovation. | Member of a committee looking for ways to streamline curriculum approval processes and foster innovation in the curriculum. |
| Centre for Teaching and Learning Services | Occasionally co-facilitated workshops on designing instruction and integrating technology into courses. Offered similar workshops while on faculty at the City University of Hong Kong and Bentley College. |
| Service to the Professional Community | |
| American Society for Training and Development |
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| Canadian Society for Training and Development |
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| International Society for Performance Improvement |
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| Society for Technical Communication |
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| Editorial Boards | I have served on these editorial boards:
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| Service to the General Community | |
| Federation/CJA (Montreal) | Chaired or co-chairedthe following committees:
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| Brookline Arts Commission (Brookline, Massachusetts) | Appointed to serve on the commission and served two terms as vice-chair. During that time, I served on the grants committee and developed a networking event for arts organizations in Brookline. |
| Harry Kay Leadership Development Program. (Minneapolis) | Graduated from the 2-year invitational leadership development program. |
| Minneapolis Jewish Federation | Served as chair of the Community Relations and Education Allocations Committee, and Vice-Chair of Rimon, the Jewish Arts Council of the Twin Cities. Also facilitated the process of the rewriting the mission statement for the organization. |
| Congregation Bet Haverim (Atlanta) | Served as Ritual Chair and service leader for the congregation. |
| Leadership Buckhead (Atlanta) | Graduated from the 1-year invitational leadership development program. Served as program director the following year. |
| Stage Door Players (Atlanta) | Served on the Board of Directors, including a term as secretary. Directed a show, and acted in several shows. |
| Friends of Fernbank Science Center and Natural History Museum | Served as Chair of the Board and Vice-President for Programs of the member’s auxiliary for Fernbank when it was a separately incorporated organization. As chair, I also oversaw integration of the auxiliary into the nonprofit that runs the museum. As program manager, established a lecture series for adults on current issues in science. |
| Village Writer’s Group (Atlanta) | Served as Chair of the Board, program manager for a writer’s conference, and contributor to the literary magazine. |
| Rochester Civic Theater (Rochester, Minnesota) | Served on the Board of Directors, chaired the Playreading Committee (which selects the season), and acted in several productions. |
| Rochester Citizen’s Advisory on Transit (Rochester, Minnesota) | Appointed by the mayor to a commission that oversaw the public transit system in the city and served one term as chair of the committee. |
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