Charles Kirby has more than three decades of experience in the design of college and university science facilities with an emphasis on undergraduate and graduate teaching and research and distance learning facilities. His focus on academic environments reflects a deep passion for creating inviting spaces that encourage interdisciplinary collaboration and seamlessly integrate technology to support the latest pedagogies. His designs reflect each institution’s unique culture and put science on display, demonstrating the excitement of scientific discovery to majors and non-majors alike. Charles’ award-winning projects include the Unified Science Center at Hamilton College and the Unified Science Center at Swarthmore College. He is an author and frequent lecturer on the special challenges and issues of designing for higher education at Tradeline, the Society of College and University Planners (SCUP), and Project Kaleidoscope. His participation in the national dialogue advances the evolution of science learning and teaching environments.
Lloyd, a laboratory consultant at RFD, is a worldwide leader in the design of science facilities for education, research, and testing. In his 19 years of practice, Mr. Fisk has been involved with projects across the US and abroad. These include facilities such as the MASDAR Institute in Abu Dhabi – a research institute focused on sustainable energy; the Hamad Medical City Translational Research Institute in Doha, Qatar; and the CHA Health Systems Biomedical Research Complex in Seoul, South Korea. Lloyd’s current work includes the National Drinking Water Laboratory in Doha and a stem-cell-therapy facility at the University of Iowa. Within the realm of undergraduate STEM facilities, Mr. Fisk’s projects include science buildings at St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania; Niagara University in Niagara Falls, New York; the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York; the University of Hawaii West Oahu campus; and the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Mr. Fisk has made presentations on laboratory design issues at many conferences in the US as well as in Korea and Brazil. He sits on the Board of Directors of the Scientific Equipment and Furnishings Association (SEFA) and is active in the San Diego chapter of the AIA.
Julie is responsible for overseeing all on-campus development for EdR’s public private partnerships (P3) including third-party structures and equity investment under EdR’s ONE Plan. Julie has focused her career on creating innovative partnerships to support the development of dynamic student life environments driven by institutional objectives. She came to EdR in 2013 with 15 years of higher education planning and implementation experience at Brailsford & Dunlavey (B&D), the University of Cincinnati and Turner Construction. She has managed the planning and implementation of more than 100 student life facilities on more than 50 campuses resulting in over $2 billion in development. Julie received her B.A. in architecture from the University of Cincinnati. She is an Ohio‐registered architect and a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional, and is an active member of The Society for College and University Planning, The Association of College and University Housing Officers-International, The National Association of College Auxiliary Services and The National Association of College and University Business Officers.
With colleagues from the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries, Michael founded the open access journal Collaborative Librarianship, and he serves as co-editor for scholarly articles. He has been a chair or member of many committees within the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) and the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), and he has served on a variety of national and international publisher and vendor library advisory boards. Michael is currently serving as the co-chair of a NISO working group to develop recommended practices for Demand Driven Acquisition of Monographs and as the co-editor of the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, 4th edition. He writes and speaks regularly on strategies for improving academic library collection development practices, including the use of e-books in academic libraries and the development of demand-driven acquisition models.
Catrillia “Cat” Young has managed orientation for international students for eight years. In her new role as the director of Global Pathways, Cat works closely with university faculty and administrators to oversee student support services. She also collaborates with colleagues in Kaplan’s Global Pathways team around the world to increase the number of international students joining the program. Before moving to New York City, she worked at SUNY Plattsburgh in Northern New York as the associate director for international admissions. Cat attended Ripon College in Wisconsin where she earned a BA in French and global studies. She earned her MA in French Civilization at Middlebury College in Vermont and Paris, France. She is an active member of NODA – Association for Orientation, Transition and Retention in Higher Education and is the chair of the International Student Orientation Network.
Kelley has been in higher education (enrollment services) for the past twenty years. Currently, Kelley’s primary responsibilities include monitoring transfer evaluation (both domestic and international) for all undergraduate students, verifying graduation requirements and processes, and certifying eligibility for intercollegiate athletics. Prior to coming to CSU, she served as the assistant registrar at Arizona State University in charge of residency classification, registration, and recording and readmissions.
Pamela has spent her career working with non-traditional students. Since 2000, she has been an instructor and administrator for online programs at the University of Maryland University College, University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Brandman University. Responsibilities have included converting all on-ground courses to blended and online delivery for a large system, developing and delivering online learner academic support, and managing academic intervention programs. In addition to presentations on assessment, retention, and curriculum development, Pamela gives workshops on generational divide and political theatre.
Allyn coordinates the leadership and organizational development programs including the LEAD (LEadership and ADministrator) Seminars, workshops for faculty on leadership and academic life, Faculty Emeriti Association, Executive Leadership Academy Seminars, Leadership Learning Communities, and the CIC-ALP Fellows. Allyn has worked in several units at MSU, including the Office of Admissions; the testing center; the Eli Broad College of Business; the Office of Residence Life; and has taught a student leadership course. He has also worked at the University of Richmond and University of Tennessee. In 2013, Allyn was awarded the Jack Breslin Distinguished Staff Award.
Jennifer Smolnicky has worked in higher education admission and enrollment management for over thirteen years. Her experience includes undergraduate admission operations, marketing, communication plans, organizational leadership, and various management positions in enrollment management. In her current role, Jennifer works with the Division of Enrollment Management to create and implement strategic goals as they relate to the transfer population and the university’s overall strategic enrollment plan. Jennifer has presented on various topics related to transfer enrollment and admission management in her affiliation with IACAC (Indiana Association for College Admission Counseling). She serves as a mentor with the IACAC Mentoring Program and is a member of NACAC.
In his ten years in the field of online learning, Dr. Dowden has founded a Division of Accelerated Learning and an Office of Distance Learning responsible for faculty professional development, online program planning and implementation, and instructional technology upgrades and acquisitions. As executive director of the Center for Adult Learning in Louisiana (CALL) from 2007 to 2013, he led a consortium of eleven public college and university member institutions, which provided twenty-nine online accelerated degree programs. Under Luke’s leadership, CALL has garnered state and national recognition for its use of four core strategies to serve adults. Luke is a member of the WCET Steering Committee and serves as a co-chair of its Academic Integrity and Student Authentication Task Force.
