Peter W. Wooldridge 2615 Dominion Street Durham, NC (919) (919) , extension 8046 Employment History

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1 Peter W. Wooldridge 2615 Dominion Street Durham, NC (919) (919) , extension 8046 Employment History Durham Technical Community College. Vice President, Corporate, Education, Continuing Education, and Public Safety Services. Lead the Corporate Education, Continuing Education, and Public Safety Services Division of the college, including supervision of all staff and faculty, oversight of day-to-day activities, management of all issues related to corporate, non-curriculum, and division specific curriculum programming and training; budget development and management; strategic planning and development and implementation of new initiatives. Serve as member of the President s Cabinet, Leadership Council, Enrollment Management Council, and Teaching and Learning Council. Serve as Chair of the Career Pathway Committee. Oversee grant development and grant implantation for all division specific grants. Complete other special projects as assigned by the President. April 2012 to present. American Council on Education Fellows Program. Hosted by Houston Community College District, Dr. Mary Spangler, Chancellor; and HCC Northwest College, Dr. Zachary Hodges, President. August June Durham Technical Community College. Executive Dean, Student Learning and Assessment. Areas of responsibility include the oversight of assessment of program and college wide learning outcomes, development and execution of college wide assessment projects, including working with the college s QEP committee, and supervision of the assessment of the college s General Education Learning Outcomes. Develop and revise college policy related to instruction and student management. Participate in Instructional Division Management Council, lead Management Council meetings as needed, and chair various Management Council sub-committees. Work closely with the Executive Dean of Student Support Services to address cross-divisional issues that impact student learning. Supervise the college s Public School Liaison. Serve as the instructional liaison to the Orange County Campus and chair the Orange County Campus Administrative Council. Complete other special projects as assigned by the Vice-President of Student Learning, Development, and Support Services. Teach one course per semester. November 2009 to April Durham Technical Community College. Associate Dean, Arts and Sciences. Areas of responsibility include the development and oversight of departmental assessment of learning outcomes, participation in college wide assessment projects, including working with the college s QEP committee, and examination of the assessment of the college s General Education Learning Outcomes. Participate in Instructional Division Management

2 Council. Complete other special projects as assigned by the Assistant Vice-President. Teach two courses per semester, including at least one capstone course. July 2009 to November Durham Technical Community College. Associate Dean, Arts and Sciences. Areas of responsibility include the development and oversight of departmental assessment of learning outcomes; assisting Discipline Chairs with management activities such us student retention, pre-requisite checks, and enrollment management; working with designated faculty and staff on grant procurement and other special projects and initiatives pertaining to the general education mission of the department; organizing and overseeing curriculum advising activities including training and supervision of department advisors and resolving student complaints related to advising; participation in management team with Assistant Vice-President and Department Head, Associate Dean of University Transfer, and Discipline Chairs, and participation in Instructional Division Management Council. Complete all special projects as assigned by the Dean. Teach two courses per semester, including at least one online course. August 2006 to Durham Technical Community College. Chair, Social Sciences/Humanities. Areas of responsibility include scheduling and administration of courses in the social sciences and humanities, supervision of discipline faculty, recruitment of adjunct faculty, and participation in management team with Dean, Assistant Dean and four other discipline chairs. Complete all special projects as assigned by the Dean. Teach three courses per semester, including at least two online courses. August 2004 to May Tidewater Community College. Dean of Academics. Areas of responsibility include supervision and management of all aspects of the Academic Division of Chesapeake Campus. Responsible for management of 33 full time faculty, approximately 100 adjunct faculty, six administrative staff, fourteen program/discipline budgets, and an annual enrollment of approximately 5000 students. Complete all special projects as assigned by the Provost. Taught one course online per semester. January 2003 to July Durham Technical Community College. Assistant Dean, University Transfer. Areas of responsibility included the administration of the Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degree programs, supervision of advising for University Transfer students, management of the NC articulation agreement, and development of 2+2 agreements. Completed all special projects as assigned by the Dean. Taught one course online per semester. August 2002 to January Durham Technical Community College. Chair, Social Sciences/Humanities. Areas of responsibility included supervision of advising for University Transfer students, the administration of the Associate in Arts degree program, administration of courses in the social sciences and humanities, and supervision of discipline faculty. Completed all special projects as assigned by the Dean. Served concurrently as Chair and Program Director. Taught one course online per semester. October 2000 to August 2002.

3 Durham Technical Community College. Director, Associate in Arts Program (position title changed to Chair in October 2000). Responsible for supervision of all full time and adjunct faculty in the social sciences, humanities and English disciplines; administration of the Associate in Arts degree program. May 1996 to October Durham Technical Community College. Social Sciences Instructor. Taught all psychology courses as needed. August 1989 to December Murdoch Center. Staff psychologist. Managed a caseload of clients; met with other professional personnel as needed to write and implement behavioral programming for residents; developed and reviewed clinical notes; trained direct care staff on appropriate clinical skills. April 1988 to October University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Postdoctoral Fellow and Visiting Adjunct Professor. Developed and implemented research protocols; developed and wrote research grants, taught General Psychology as needed. August 1985 to March Professional Experience Durham Technical Community College Oversee coordination of career pathway activities across the college Serves as college s representative on the Durham Economic and Workforce Development Board Chair the Ad Hoc Communication and Advisory sub-committee for the Durham Economic and Workforce Development Board Serve as College s representative on the Durham City Mayor s Poverty Reduction Initiative Consultant and data manager for the QEP committee Serve on the Fifth Year report committee Participate in the development and deployment of the learning outcome assessment, and planning databases Design, implement, and monitor assessment processes for Program and Course level Student Learning Outcomes in the Student Learning, Development, and Support Services Division Establish and lead the North Carolina Community College Learning Outcomes Assessment Group Design, implement, and monitor assessment processes for Program and Course level Student Learning Outcomes in the Arts, Sciences, and University Transfer Department Design and teach department s Capstone Course Participate in the design of the department s first year experience course Director of the Global Citizen Program

4 Teach a variety of courses, including freshman and sophomore level psychology courses, study skills courses, cultural diversity course, and capstone courses. Organize academic workshops, orientation programs, recognition events and cultural events for students. Winner of 1993 Durham Technical Community College Excellence in Teaching Award. Provide social science and humanities elective courses for other departments, including criminal justice, fire protection, business technologies, nursing, and occupational therapy and health technologies. Recipient of Innovation in Teaching Award (1996) for creation of supplemental instruction component in General Psychology. Advise students one-on-one with educational plans of study. Participate or have participated on Academic Standards and Policies Committee (chair), Multimedia Lab Advisory Committee, Teaching Auditorium Technology Update Committee, Vive the Arts Committee. Co-founder, Durham Technical Community College Teaching and Learning Center. Online instructor, Fall 2002-Spring 2011 Monitor implementation of the North Carolina Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for the Arts, Sciences and University Transfer department. Establish and lead the North Carolina Community College College Transfer Program Administrator s group Collaborate with other departments to expand academic support services including establishing a formal process for notification of faculty teaching students with special needs, development of a new-student orientation, and involvement in student success workshops. Tidewater Community College Manage human and fiscal resources for the Academic Division including supervision of 32 full-time faculty, approximately 160 adjunct faculty and six administrative staff. Participate in strategic planning to support the college mission and goals. Oversee and monitor consistency and currency of academic programming and instructional delivery. Monitor and assure the appropriate enforcement of academic procedures and policies. Work with Deans at other campuses to implement a one-college approach to academic programming. Coordinate program review and assessments. Conduct performance reviews of full time faculty. Oversee faculty selection committees as needed. Mediate personnel conflicts as needed. Address student complaints and academic concerns as needed. Oversee the implementation of a new Student Information System (PeopleSoft) by Academic Division staff.

5 Publications Wooldridge, P.W., Nall, L., Hughes, L., Rauch, T., Stewart, G., and Richman, C.L. (1982). Prose recall in first-grade children using imagery, pictures and questions. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 20(5), Wooldridge, P.W. and Richman, C.L. (1985). Teachers' choice of punishment as a function of a student's sex, age, race and IQ level. Journal of School Psychology, 23, Ellis, N.R., Deacon, J.R. and Wooldridge, P.W. (1985). Structural memory deficits of mentally retarded persons. American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 89(4), Ellis, N.R., and Wooldridge, P.W. (1985). Short-term memory for pictures and words in retarded and nonretarded persons. American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 89(6) Wooldridge, P.W. (1985). Spread of encoding in retarded and nonretarded persons. Unpublished manuscript. Wooldridge, P.W. (2002) Collaborative Testing: One Instructor's Experience. Learning Matters, 1, Wooldridge, P. W. (2003). Psychological implications of game use as an instructional method. Learning Matters, Vol. 2, Selected Professional Presentations Competency test failure and it consequences. Paper presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, Georgia, Teachers' choice of punishment as a function of a student's sex, age, race and IQ level. Paper presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, Georgia, Spread of encoding in retarded and nonretarded persons. Paper presented at the Gatlinburg Conference on Research in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Levels of processing in retarded and nonretarded persons. Paper presented to the North Carolina Cognition Group, Raleigh, North Carolina, Genetic influences in learning disabilities and autism: The role of linkage analysis. Paper presented as part of the Biological Sciences Research Center Seminar Series, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, October, 1986.

6 Don't Worship my Dinner: Cultural Diversity in the Classroom. Presentation at the North Carolina Community College Instructors Conference, Greensboro, North Carolina, October, Cultural Diversity Issues in the Classroom. Presentation at the VoCats/Instructional Management Conference, Greensboro, North Carolina, February, The four R's of Stress Management. A workshop presented to the Clerical staff of Durham Technical Community College, May, Managing Stress in the Workplace. A workshop presented to the Admissions and Registration staff of Durham Technical Community College, September, 2001 Educational Psychology Seminar: Serving Adult Students and Students with Special Needs. A Durham Technical Community College Teaching and Learning Center series presented to the Dental Hygiene faculty, October, 2002 Managing Stress in the Workplace. A workshop presented to the Student Services staff of Tidewater Community College Chesapeake Campus, October, 2003 Socrates B&G: Ethical Dilemmas. Led the second of three presentations in a Durham Technical Community College Teaching and Learning Center series on ethics, November, Orchestrating the Multicultural Story. Community College Humanities Association Panel Presentation (served as moderator and presenter), November, 2005 Institutionalizing and Maintaining a Culture of Assessment, The Entrepreneurial College: Transforming education for the 21 st century. American Association of Community Colleges Conference, April, 2012 Honors and Awards 1984 NICHD Pre-doctoral research fellowship, Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1985 NICHD Post-doctoral research fellowship, Biological Sciences Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 1993 Award for Excellence in Teaching, Durham Technical Community College, Durham, North Carolina 1999 Graduate of the North Carolina Community College Leadership Program 1999 Appointment to the North Carolina Distance Learning Design/Advisory Board 2002 President and founder of the North Carolina College Transfer Program Association 2002 President-elect of the North Carolina Community College Sociology and Psychology Association

7 2002 Participant in Leadership Durham Program 2004 Participant in Leadership Chesapeake Program 2004 Awarded Perkins Mini-grant for Nontraditional Careers 2011 American Council on Education Fellow 2015 NC Community College Executive Leadership Program Committee Service Chair, Career Pathways Committee (2015-present) Vice President Liaison, Teaching and Learning Council (2015-present) Committee on Councils (2015-present) Enrollment Management Council (2015-present) College-wide Assessment Team ( ) Chair of the Academics, Standards, Policies and Curriculum Committee ( ) Chair, Dean s Workgroup for Internet Instruction Chair, Student Services for students with Learning Disabilities Academic Standards and Policy Committee (two terms, one of which was as Chair) Advising Service Review Task Force Enrollment Management Committee Excellence in Teaching Award Committee (three terms, one of which was as Chair) Web Advisory Committee Public Schools Work Team Multimedia Laboratory Advisory Committee Administrative Council University Transfer Advisory Committee (became Co-Chair in October 2000) Vive the Arts Committee Teaching Auditorium Technology Update Committee University Transfer Program Review Committee SACS Accreditation Preparation Committee Hiring Committees (have served on five committees and Chaired two committees) Innovative Instruction Award Committee (ex-officio member) President, College Transfer Program Association, Vice-President of the North Carolina Community College Sociology and Psychology Association, President of the North Carolina Community College Sociology and Psychology Association, Student Group Service Advisor to the Student Committee for Social Justice, Advisor to the Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society, Advisor to the Social Sciences Club, ; Director of the Global Citizen Program, present Advisor to Spectrum, 2008-present

8 Relevant Activities Volunteer Crisis Counselor for Helpline of Durham, American Exercise Council Certification as Personal Trainer, 1998 Stress Management Workshops, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 Graduate of the North Carolina Community College Leadership Program, 1999 Presenter, Tidewater Community College Adjunct Faculty 2003 Professional Development series, September Member of the Raleigh Symphony Disabilities Advisory Committee, Member of the Board of Directors of the Community Music School, Member of the Human Rights Committee of Wright School, Member of the Holton Resource Center Advisory Committee, 2015-present Education 1977 Central Virginia Community College, A.A. Major: Liberal Arts 1979 College of William and Mary, B.S. Major: Psychology/English 1981 Wake Forest University, M.A. Major: Psychology 1985 University of Alabama, Ph.D. Major: Psychology with specialization in Behavioral Programming and Developmental Disabilities References Dr. William Ingram President Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC (919) , extension 6003 Dr. Constanza Gomez-Joines Assistant Vice President, Center for the Global Learner Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC (919) , extension 4051 Susan Paris Vice President, Student Learning and Instructional Services Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC (919) , extension 2011

9 Kevin Dick, Director, Economic Development, Charlotte, NC Charlotte, NC (704) Dr. Judy McMillan Dean Emeritus, Student Services, Chesapeake Campus Tidewater Community College 1428 Cedar Road Chesapeake, VA (757)