Paul Barron

Experience

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  University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

  Sept 1998 - May 2000

  Awarded the Meijer Fellowship in Creative Writing Awarded Department of English Research Travel Grant

  • Graduate Student Instructor

    Sept 1999 - May 2000

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    Sept 1998 - Aug 1999
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  University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

  Sept 2000 - now

  Provide strategic direction to a seasoned team of specialists who serve the College of Literature, Sciences, and the Arts Undergraduate Education leadership and units by: producing digital resources and configuring platforms to scale learning, and by taking a comprehensive approach to aligning program objectives and services with available sources of data and tailored assessment.Learning, Data, and Assessment team's key areas of work and interest--Applied Liberal Arts career and internship courses--Third party project-based learning--Elearning--Platforms to support whole student learning--Data and Systems--Reporting--Research and Assessment--First Destination Survey, College of Literature, Sciences, and the Arts--Undergraduate Education leadership and unit consultation--ASSET-LSA--Faculty engagement Show less I provide a framework for student-centered learning to help students connect their liberal arts education with their aspirations and goals. My main roles include:--Shaping the Opportunity Hub's applied liberal arts courses--Consulting with LSA departments to help students apply their education in a variety of settings--Working towards incorporating technology to meet these goals at scale--Providing leadership around learningReceived 2018 Kay Beattie Distinguished Service AwardAwarded 2018 LSA New Initiatives New Infrastructure Grant to create teaching modules on inclusive behavior in the workplace. Show less Served as faculty director of the Lloyd Scholars for Writing and the Arts, a residential living-learning community focused on writing and the arts for primarily first year students. Provided academic vision and leadership, shaped the curriculum, budget, and programming. Supervised staff in managing day-to-day operations.--Created the first Race & Ethnicity course available within the LHSP curriculum--Wrote and administered three-year strategic budget plan--Arts-integrative teaching spotlighted in University Musical Society white paperReceived 2016 CRLT, Faculty Development Fund Grant to develop first-year Race & Ethnicity course centered in writing and the arts. Show less At the Sweetland Center for Writing, Department of English, and Lloyd Hall Scholars Program, taught a variety of introductory, intermediate, and advanced writing courses, including: —The intersection of writing and the arts —Professional writing —The Minor in Writing capstone —Advanced essay writing —First year writing —Creative writing2015 BEN Prize for Exceptional Teaching of Writing, Department of English 2015 UMS-Mellon Faculty Institute on Arts-Academic Integration2014 LSA Institute on Diversity and Campus Climate2014 Arts at Michigan, Course Connections Grant2013 LSA Excellence in Education Award2008 South Africa Initiatives Office Research Travel Grant, CAASGained 14 years experience as a one-on-one writing consultant, made significant curricular contributions to the founding of the Minor in Writing and the portfolio of new media courses, and served as an adviser for the Minor in Writing. Show less

  • Director of Learning, Data, and Assessment, LSA Undergraduate Education

    Jul 2024 - now

  • Director of Learning, Data, and Assessment, LSA Opportunity Hub

    Jul 2020 - Jun 2024

  • Learning Director, LSA Opportunity Hub

    Jul 2017 - Jul 2020

  • Interim Director, Lloyd Scholars for Writing and the Arts

    Jul 2015 - Jun 2017

  • Co-Director, Sweetland-Rackham Dissertation Writing Institute

    May 2008 - Jun 2017

  • Lecturer II

    Sept 2000 - May 2017