Ruth Slotnick

Fall 2010-Spring 2001

Course T-330: School Instructional Leadership Seminar and Practicum  (Harvard Graduate School of Education)

• Develop and teach leadership theory and practice using project-based learning, case discussions, group consultancies, reflective journaling, quarterly essays, and rounds practice on the topics of adult development theory, leadership interventions, systems thinking, and strategies for delivering effective feedback.

Spring 2011

Course E-1034: Adult Development  (Harvard Graduate School of Education with Robert Kegan, Professor)

• Lead an asynchronous section of adult development theory using case analysis, group discussion, online forums, and written essays
• Provide weekly group and individual feedback on applying Kegan’s theory

Spring 2011

Course A-817: Building Institutional Capacity for Large-Scale Education Reform (Harvard Graduate School of Education)

• Assist with course development, management, and evaluation of students’ case study projects on the international reforms of Chile, Brazil, and South Africa.

Office of the Executive Vice President & Provost

• Research, interpret, analyze, and compile descriptive statistics and data reports on a number of projects using IPEDS. Conduct literature reviews, code, and summarize the findings for a mixed methods faculty survey.

Department of Adult, Career, & Higher Education

• Collaborate on a LUMINA foundation grant ($500k).
• Responsible for grants management, planning and facilitating of meetings with national and local policy advisory committees. Participate as a national team member on multiple projects and initiatives.
• Compile data for both quantitative and qualitative projects.
• Recruit study participants. Interview faculty and administrators on transfer-related state policies.
• Produce Institutional Research Board (IRB) reports, meeting summaries, and evidence-based policy briefs. Present research findings at professional conferences

USF College of Education

Direct and lead freshman summer orientation (400 plus students).

• Advise incoming transfer students from diverse ethnic and academic backgrounds.
• Collaborate with undergraduate admissions, career counseling, and the office of orientation.
• Review and verify transferability of academic credits including military, dual enrollment, and AP credit using Banner.
• Maintain confidentially of student academic records.
• Mentor graduate interns.

School of Art & Art History, College of the Arts

• Coordinated and managed paperwork for eight tenure-track full-time faculty positions as well as processed all applications for the MFA and MA graduate-degree programs.
• Worked in conjunction with the department chair annual state accreditation paperwork (SACS) and ten-year national (NASAD) on-site review.

• Responsible for providing leadership, support, communication and direction to ensure efficient operations vital to the New Art Center’s goals including the planning, designing, overseeing of the adult educational programs and center’s polices. Also responsible for strategic planning, budget, finance, facilities management, human resources, and marketing of educational programs.

• Developed and taught theatre arts program for sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students including script writing, improvisation, debating, and speech communication. 
• Directed and produced school musicals and plays.