Vincent Kiernan

Experience

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  University of Michigan

  Aug 1981 - Jun 1982

  Programmer Analyst
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  The Patent Trader, Mt. Kisco, NY

  Sept 1984 - May 1985

  Reporter
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  Tri-Valley Herald, Dublin CA

  May 1985 - Aug 1988

  Science reporter
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  Space News, Springfield VA

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1993

  Military space reporter
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  New Scientist at Reed Business Information

  Mar 1993 - Jun 1997

  US correspondent
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  The Chronicle of Higher Education

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2006

  Senior writer/senior editor
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  Clarion University of Pennsylvania

  Aug 2006 - May 2007

  Instructor, mass communication
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  Georgetown University

  Jan 2007 - Sept 2015

  Associate dean

  Led the Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies program (http://scs.georgetown.edu/bals), a bachelor’s degree program for working adults with emphasis on development of critical and creative thinking. Recruited new students, reached admissions decisions on applicants, and provided academic advising to enrolled students. Formulated strategy, policies, plans and procedures for the program. Responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating the program, including online and blended hybrid courses. Established program- and course-level goals and evaluated progress toward those goals. Key accomplishments:--Secured a $1 million endowment and $150,000 in annual grants for student scholarships from the Bernard T. Osher Foundation.--Deployed the program’s first fully online courses, increasing enrollment.--Implemented more than 100 new courses, taught by approximately 50 faculty members screened and trained under my direction.--Created strategic new links with local community colleges, including the signing ofarticulation agreements, leading to increased applications from those institutions.--Conceived and led an effort to develop a writing class keyed to the needs of wounded veterans at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Collaborated with veteran stakeholders, regulators, and university officials--Led outreach to veteran students throughout the university and the School of Continuing Studies’ full acceptance of the Yellow Ribbon benefit for qualified veterans.--Collaborated with subject-matter experts to develop and deploy new degree concentrations in leadership, entrepreneurship, business, communications, and urban analysis, including defining curricular requirements, developing new courses implementing the requirements, and recruiting new faculty to teach the courses--Achieved high student satisfaction rates of 85 percent or more Show less

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  George Mason University

  Oct 2015 - Jun 2016

  Associate dean for graduate academic affairs

  Responsible for managing graduate student academic actions in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences; supervised graduate admissions and CHSS graduate admissions staff; and along with the departmental graduate directors, helped to manage graduate student funding allocations.Conducted the dean’s-level review of student requests, advising graduate faculty and students on policy questions; worked with graduate directors on appropriate changes to policies and procedures, coordinated admissions efforts, monitoring departments and liaising between CHSS grad admissions and university admissions; and ensured that policies and procedures were communicated effectively to all constituents. Show less

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  Metropolitan School of Professional Studies

  Jun 2016 - May 2024

  Dean (retired)

  Was responsible for academic standards and operations at the university unit aimed at serving nontraditional students through the delivery of non-credit, undergraduate and graduate programs. Oversaw marketing, admissions, development of new degrees and courses, faculty recruitment and supervision, course delivery, academic advising, alumni relations and budget.