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Eric Burgess
Instructor - Business Management
UMC Business Department
Office: 148 Dowell
Hall Annex
Phone: 218-281-8190
E-mail: eburgess@umn.edu
General Information
- Eric S. Burgess
- Native of St. Louis, MO
- Graduate of Lincoln University (BS Business Administration, MBA Business Management)
- PhD. Student at the University of North Dakota (ABD)
- Resident of Crookston MN
- Current Occupation (Management/Marketing Instructor at the University of Minnesota, Crookston Campus)
Career and Work Experiences
2000-2007
Business Management Instructor University of Minnesota (Crookston, MN)
1998-2000
Business Management Assistant Professor Rust College (Holly Springs, MS)
Academic experience and competencies include: Classroom instruction of several core Business Management courses (Human Relations Management, Supervision and Leadership, Operations Management, Project Management, Principles of Management, Business Communication, Decision Support Systems Management and Strategic Planning); Development of syllabi and course outlines; Student academic advisor; Faculty advisor for SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise); Coordination of the Business Division accreditation process; Administration of a continuing education program for non-traditional students; Responsible for curriculum and assessment systems development.
1995-1998
Performance Instruction Technology Consultant (St. Louis, MO; Memphis, TN; Holly Springs, MS)
Consulting experience includes: Working independently and with other training professionals to develop learning systems and provide performance-based instruction for business, service, and educational organizations.
1975-1995
Operations Manager Procter and Gamble Corporation (St. Louis, MO; Chicago, IL; Cincinnati, OH; London England)
Corporate experience and accomplishments include: Providing leadership for thousands of technicians and hundreds of managers over a twenty year operations management career; Achieving break-through business results in the areas of cost, quality, safety, productivity, reliability, and customer service; Leading and participating in planning, developing and deploying business strategies; Successfully reengineering and designing work systems including pay, progression, performance feedback, and career planning; Leading the technology transfer and training initiatives required in the implementation phase of new work systems; Leading human relations management strategies which resulted in improved hiring practices, improved labor relations, self-directed teams, and improved individual interpersonal effectiveness.
Publications and Presentations
- “Strategic Leadership for Higher Education” (Presented at 2007 Business and Leadership Symposium hosted by Fort Hays State University) Published in Conference Proceedings
- “Effective Leadership: Applications for Higher Education” (Presented at 2006 IBAM Conference)
Published in the conference proceedings
- “Integrating Diversity in the Curriculum: A Strategic Choice for Higher Education” (Presented at the 2006 ISOBD Symposium)
- “Fostering Economic Development in Higher Education” (Presented with Sue Brorson at the 2005 ACBSP Regional Conference hosted by Ivy Technical College)
- “ Freedom” (Poem published in International Library of Poetry Publication 2004)
- “Moving From Good to Great in Higher Education” (Presented at the 2004 ACBSP Annual Conference)
Published in the conference proceedings
- “Strategic Financing at a Small Public University: Cutting the Funding Umbilical Cord” (Presented at the IABPAD 2004 Conference) Published in the conference proceedings
- “Maximizing Instructional Innovation at the University of Minnesota Crookston” (Co-authored and presented with Steve Shirley at the 2003 ACBSP Annual Conference) Published in the conference proceedings
- “Creating an Integrated Interactive Technology Based Learning Environment” (Co-authored and presented with Steve Shirley at the 2002 COTF (Classrooms of the Future) VIII Symposium at Concordia and also at the 2002 ACBSP Annual Conference) Published in the conference proceedings
Campus and Committee Leadership and Membership
- Higher Learning Commission Steering Team member
- UMC Strategic Positioning Task Force Committee member
- Member of the UMC Higher Learning Commission Accreditation Committee for Criteria IV
- Member of UMC Concert and Lectures Committee member
- Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) team advisor
- Black Student Association (BLAST) team advisor
- Crookston Student Association (CSA) team advisor
- Member of the Business Department faculty team
- Member of the UMC Diversity Steering Committee
- Chair of a Bush Grant Cohort Team
- UMC Service Learning Board of Directors member
- UMC Study Abroad Curriculum Integration Advisor Team member
- UMC Student Awards Committee chair
- Member of the all university Equity, Access, and Diversity Senate Sub-committee
- Search Committee member for the following positions (Diversity Coordinator, Director of Finance, Senior Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs and Student Services, and various faculty positions
Awards
- “International Chancellor’s List” for Outstanding Academic Achievement (2005-2006)
- “Sam Walton Fellow” for SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise) (2000-2006)
- “Outstanding Diversity Services Award” from UMC Counseling and Career Services and Diversity Services (2005)
- Honorary recognition during Homecoming as a member of Lincoln University of Missouri’s first MBA graduating class of 1975 (2005)
- Voted “Best Advisor” by the Crookston Student Association (2004-2005)
- Honorary recognition on ”The National Dean’s List” for graduate academic performance (2004-2005)
- “Who’s Who in Higher Education” award from the International Historical Society (2004)
- “Editor’s Choice Award” for Outstanding Poetry awarded by the International Library of Poetry (2004)
- “Thank a Teacher Award” from the University of Minnesota for outstanding online course offerings (2003)
Professional Organization Affiliations
- Member of ACBSP (Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs) Regional and National Organizations
- Member of MBEI (Minnesota Business Educators Inc.)
- Lincoln University Alumni Association Member
- Life Time Member of the National Urban League
- Member of the NAACP
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