27/09/2016
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KIMEP LEADERS
Dear Friends,
You are welcome to this Thursday Guest Lecture from one of KIMEP University Leaders! Please, meet:
Timothy L. Barnett, Ph.D.
Provost and General Deputy to the President
KIMEP University
About Education
Mr. Barnett attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln as an undergraduate student and majored in Psychology and minored in English and History. He enjoyed his university experience, because he got involved in several groups on campus. He participated in intercollegiate athletics as a member of the rowing team and of course was able to watch the famous Nebraska Cornhuskers Football team.
After, he completed his first master's degree in education in Texas and second master's degree in student development theory in the Azusa Pacific University in Los Angeles because he wanted a career in student affairs. He completed his education with a Ph.D. in strategic planning in business and education in Claremont Graduate University, also in Los Angeles.
About Academic Career
A brief summary:
• worked as a Director of Student Activities at Wheaton College in Chicago.
• As Associate Dean of Students, at Biola University
• Loyola University New Orleans, as a Director of their Student Center, which is a place that houses offices, food services, different small business and student government
• Dr. Barnett’s first job as a Vice President for Student Affairs was at Northern State University in Aberdeen South Dakota. I was there for 4 years.
• From there he moved to Alaska to work at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, as a Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management and he was there for a 6 years
• From there he went to the University of Illinois Springfield, same position of Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management. He left University of Illinois Springfield because he wanted to work overseas and he had an opportunity to work in Singapore
• From Singapore Dr. Barnett went to Dalian University of Foreign Languages. He taught courses in marketing, strategic planning and leadership. There he hears about the opportunity to get back into administrative work at KIMEP University where he works nowadays.
About KIMEP University
Dr. Barnett was looking through Higher Ed Jobs, an online job forum for people looking for teaching and administrative positions all over the world in higher education. He taught in Saint-Petersburg, Russia for five summers and wondered what it would be like returning to work in a Russian-speaking country.
Those departments report to Dr. Barnett: Quality Assurance, Admissions and Enrollment, International Academic Mobility and Support Services, Corporate Development and Marketing.
Holder of the project Executive Education Center, KIMEP