Joseph Massey
Massey Hired as UMC Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Joseph G. Massey, Ph.D., has been hired to serve as vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Minnesota, Crookston (UMC). He will be responsible for overseeing all academic affairs of the college, including the five newly restructured academic departments, the UMC Library, Technology Support Services, Media Services, Academic Assistance Center, Student Support Services, Center for Distance and Continuing Education, assessment, and the First Year Experience Program. He is scheduled to begin his new responsibilities July 15, 2004.
According to UMC Chancellor Velmer S. Burton, Jr., Massey will also be instrumental in continuing UMC’s new academic initiatives, strategic planning, and working with the Higher Learning Commission on UMC’s self study and site visit for re-accreditation.
“We are eager to have Dr. Massey join us,” said Burton. “He is a well respected faculty member and administrator within the University of Minnesota System. His experience with that system and his background in faculty development will fit well with our goals to broaden UMC’s academic offerings, strengthen our faculty, and continue the evolution of the UMC campus.”
Massey holds a Ph.D. and a master’s degree in forest economics from the University of Minnesota. His bachelor’s degree is from Ohio State University, in Columbus, Ohio. Prior to his graduate work, he worked in the brewing industry in Ohio and Wisconsin.
He most recently served as assistant vice provost for faculty development at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus and as a professor and head of the Department of Wood and Paper Science for the College of Natural Resources. There, he was responsible for coordinating the University of Minnesota’s participation in the Academic Leadership Program and the Department Executive Officers Program of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation; for establishing and directing the U of M’s Provost’s Academic Leadership Initiative, a leadership development program for department heads and chairs across U of M campuses; for administration of the teaching, research, and outreach programs within a department of 14 faculty, 60 undergraduate students, and 40 graduate students; and for maintaining a research program on the application of operations research principles to forest products manufacturing.
Prior to coming to the University of Minnesota, Massey served on the faculty at Texas A&M University as a professor and associate department head in the Forest Science Department. Five of his Ph.D. advisees are now faculty members in major universities.
Over his 27-year academic career, Massey has published numerous books and journal articles and has presented papers and research findings at many national and international conferences. His research interests have evolved from artificial intelligence and knowledge management systems to issues in faculty professional development. Research topics have included improvements in the forest product industry and the integration of computer software, Internet, and interactive television technologies into industry and educational systems. Most recently he presented “Integrating the Scholarship of Teaching into the University of Minnesota’s Initiatives: The Preparing Future Faculty Program" at the Carnegie Foundation’s 2004 Colloquium on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in San Diego, California, with Ilene Alexander and Timothy Delmont.
In the area of outreach, Massey recently served as a member of the Council on Public Engagement, and he has chaired the University of Minnesota’s Outstanding Community Service Committee for the past several years. This year he also initiated a new program at the University, the Provost’s Academic Leadership Initiative, a program for the professional development of chairs and heads across the University of Minnesota System. In addition, he has worked on a large number of assignments and projects in the University of Minnesota Extension Service.
Posted 06/14/2004
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