CURRICULUM VITAE. Karen A. White

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE Karen A. White EDUCATION A.Mus.D. M.M. B.S.E. Violin Performance Minor Area: Music Education University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 1981 Violin Performance University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 1975 Music Education University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 1973 ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE Senior Advisor for Urban and Metropolitan University Initiatives and Professor, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 2009-present Regional Chancellor and Professor, University of South Florida St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Florida, July Primary responsibility: serve as campus executive officer for an undergraduate and graduate institution of 5,000 students. During my tenure, USF St. Petersburg was separated from the administrative units of USF Tampa, established colleges of Arts and Sciences, Education, and Business, and prepared for and achieved separate accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The journalism program was accredited by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass communication and the College of Business was accredited in general business and accounting by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Also in 2006, the institution celebrated its 40 th anniversary and opened an $18 million residential housing facility (350 beds) and a $15 million parking garage that houses university police and a retail Barnes and Noble bookstore.

2 2 Construction is currently underway for a new $12 million Science and Technology Building that will be LEED certified. Teaching: The Arts Experience, an introduction to the arts for non-majors; Fall, 2005, Spring, 2008 University Service: Presidents Council, 2003 present; USF 50 th Anniversary Committee, 2006 Board Affiliations: Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities, Executive Committee, Chair, 2008, Vice Chair, , Conference Chair, ; American Council on Education Council of Fellows, Chair, , Vice Chair ; Museum of Fine Arts, 2003-present; Florida Orchestra, 2003-present; St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce (ex officio), ; Tampa Bay United Way, and 2007-present; the YWCA of Tampa Bay, 2003-present; Career Education Fund Trustee, Pinellas County Schools, ; Worknet Pinellas, 2004-present; Suncoasters of St. Petersburg, 2004-present; St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership (ex officio), ; Harborside by USF St. Petersburg, 2007-present. Dean, Professor of Music, and Graduate Faculty Member, College of Fine Arts, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska, Primary Responsibilities: serve as senior academic administrator and financial officer of the college, promote and advance the academic programs and artistic outreach of the departments, provide leadership for strategic planning of the departments and college within the mission of the university, provide planning and leadership for recruitment and retention of outstanding students and faculty, work with foundation representatives in development activities, serve as conduit for communication among the internal and external constituencies of the college, serve as liaison with regional arts organizations University Service: Chancellor's Council and Dean's Forum, 1993-present; Chair, Steering Committee, UNOmaha Women's Leadership Institute, 2001; Chair, Search Committee, Dean, College of Public Affairs and Community Service, ; Chair, Search Committee, Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Management, 1999; Chair, Search Committee, Vice Chancellor for External Affairs and Communication, ; University Strategic Planning Committee, ; Chair, Blue Ribbon Panel on General Education Requirements, 1997; Chair, Search Committee, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, ; Honors and Awards Committee; Holiday Gala Committee; Pacesetter Scholarship Committee; Search Committee, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, 1995; Chair, 1% for Art Selection Committees , Teaching: Arts and the Executive, an introduction to issues in the arts and philanthropy for Master of Business Administration students; Organization and Administration in Music Education; Fundamentals of Music for Elementary Teachers

3 3 Board Affiliations: Nebraska Shakespeare Festival Community Board, Omaha Area Youth Orchestra, Omaha Symphony Association, Opera Omaha, Tuesday Musical Concert Series, United Arts Omaha, Omaha Community Playhouse, Ballet Omaha, KVNO Radio/Television Leadership Council, City of Omaha Public Art Commission Executive Assistant to the Chancellor, University of Maryland System, Adelphi, Maryland, Primary Responsibilities: serve as senior staff to the Chancellor; serve as a liaison and conduit for communication among the Presidents of the fourteen University of Maryland System institutions, Vice Chancellors and system staff, and seventeen members of the Board of Regents of the System to and from the Chancellor; manage and supervise the Office of the Chancellor; work with advancement office and University of Maryland Foundation on System development activities; assist the Chancellor in special projects such as executive searches, development of evaluation procedures for senior executives, advising system-wide federal grant applications, and the design and implementation of a quarterly arts and lecture series featuring artist/scholars of the System Consultant, Urban Affairs, National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, Washington, DC, Primary Responsibilities: serve as advocate and federal lobbyist for the reauthorization and reappropriation of the Title XI of the 1992 Higher Education Act; serve as consultant for member institutions on the applications for the Urban Community Service Program grants; promote the NASULGC higher education urban agenda; serve as a resource on the urban/metropolitan university for congressional staff and U.S. Department of Education Special Assistant to the President, Fellow, American Council on Education, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio Primary Responsibilities: facilitate and oversee project on Metropolitan Universities which included: coordinating a higher education think tank of university presidents, organizing a national conference; and serving as managing editor for Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum; manage the year-long 25th anniversary celebration of Wright State University Fellowship Activities: ACE Fellows are selected for their potential for academic leadership and spend one year away from their home campus in a mentor relationship with a university president and vice president for academic affairs Associate Professor of Music, Associate Head and Graduate Coordinator, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond Louisiana,

4 4 (on leave, ) Teaching Duties: Violin and Viola Studio, String Methods and Pedagogy, Introduction to Music (Survey for Non-Majors), Baroque and Classical Period Survey, Conducting the University Chamber Orchestra, Music Fundamentals for Elementary Education Majors, Graduate Seminar in Music Education, Orchestration, Coaching and Advising Guitar Majors Additional Administrative Experience: Co-Originator and Co-Coordinator, FANFARE, a month-long festival of cultural events of the College of Humanities, 1985; Coordinator, Cultural Resource Management Program, a multi-disciplinary degree program in humanities and business, University Service: President, Faculty Senate, : Faculty Advisory Council to the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities, ; Task Force on University Housing, 1987; Task Force on University Priorities, 1986; Academic Affairs Council, ; Graduate Council, ; Board of Directors, Southeastern Development Foundation, ; Ad Hoc Committee on Academics and Athletics, 1985; Chair, Self-study (Music Department), Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, : College of Humanities, Scholar/Artist in Residence Committee, Visiting Lecturer (1978), Teaching Assistant ( ), University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona Teaching Duties: Coaching Chamber Ensembles; Instructor, Music Fundamentals for Elementary Teachers and Methods and Materials for Elementary Music Curriculum String Specialist, Seattle Public Schools, Summer Music Program, Seattle, Washington, 1974 Teaching Duties: Conductor of youth orchestra, general music classes Elementary String Specialist, Fayetteville Arkansas, Public Schools, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Teaching Duties: 6th grade string program in three elementary schools RECITAL APPEARANCES Over 200 concerto, solo, and chamber music recital appearances since 1976 including: Musical Conversations Palladium Theatre, St. Petersburg, FL, (2004); Music and Masters (1999); Seoul, Korea, Beijing and Hangzhou, China (1998); Joslyn Art Museum (funded by NEH grant), "Virtuoso Violinist/Composers of the Italian Baroque" (1995); Music and Masters, "Basically Bach" (1994); Chautauqua at Hidden Waters (1992); University of Nebraska at Omaha (1996). Multiple recitals at Southeastern Louisiana University, University of Arizona, Tulane University, Loyola University of the South,

5 5 University of Southwestern Louisiana. Regional Recitals in Arizona, Arkansas (KETS Educational Television), Louisiana, Missouri, and Mississippi. SELECTED GUEST ARTIST APPEARANCES New Orleans Pops, "Winter" from The Four Seasons, Vivaldi, July 1988; "Intermezzo," June 1987 Vermilion Chamber Orchestra, Concerto in A Major, "Per Eco," Vivaldi, December 1986; Concerto in E Major, Vivaldi, December, 1983 Baton Rouge Symphony Chamber Orchestra, Concerto in D Major, Marcello, February, 1985 Louisiana State University, L'Histoire du Soldat, Stravinsky, February, 1984 American Society of University Composers, National Festival of Contemporary Music, Movement IV for solo violin, Ernesto Pellegrini, 1983 PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE Concertmaster, Cincinnati Ballet Orchestra, Middletown Symphony Orchestra, Concertmaster, Baton Rouge Symphony and Baton Rouge Opera Orchestras, Concertmaster, Vermilion Chamber Orchestra, Lafayette, Louisiana, Concertmaster, New Orleans Ballet Orchestra, ; New Orleans Pops, Concertmaster, University of Arizona Symphony and Chamber Orchestra, ; University of Arkansas-North Arkansas Symphony, Associate Concertmaster, Baton Rouge Symphony, Violinist, Heartland Philharmonic, 1993-present; Omaha Symphony extra player, 1994, Maryland Festival Orchestra, Violinist, New Orleans symphony, first-call substitute and full-time subscription series in 1988 Violinist, American Institute of Musical Studies, Graz Austria, 1979; Tucson Symphony, Arizona Chamber Orchestra, Arizona Opera Orchestra, University of Arizona Graduate String Quartet, PUBLICATIONS Hathaway, C., P. Mulhollan, and K. White, "Metropolitan Universities: Models for the Twenty-First Century." (reprint) Metropolitan Universities: An Emerging Model in American Higher Education, ed. Johnson, Daniel, M. and D. Bell, Denton, TX, University of North Texas Press, 1995

6 6 Hathaway, C., P. Mulhollan, and K. White, "Metropolitan Universities: Models for the Twenty-First Century." Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, Rutgers: Transactions Periodicals Consortium, 1990 Managing Editor and Columnist, Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum. Rutgers: Transactions Periodicals Consortium, Columnist, Louisiana Musician, Louisiana Music Educators Association, SELECTED PRESENTATIONS Over 100 public speaking engagements on behalf of USF St. Petersburg including schools, local and state-wide service clubs and civic organizations. Historical Perspective of Urban and Metropolitan Universities, , Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities, Cincinnati, October 2008 The Fat Lady Sings for Aurelio Zen: Cosi Fan Tutti by Michael Dibdin, Thirtieth Annual Conference of the Popular Culture Association, New Orleans, April, 2000 Dean s Clinic, Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Seattle, November, 1999 "Mentoring: More Than Advice and a Helping Hand," 1998 Women's Leadership Conference, Institute for Career Advancement Needs, Omaha, Nebraska, February, 1998 "The Status of Public Arts in Nebraska," Nebraska Arts Council Quarterly Meeting, Omaha, Nebraska, May, 1996 The Importance of Art in Our Community," 3rd Annual Women's Leadership Conference, Institute for Career Advancement Needs, Omaha, Nebraska, February, 1996 "Twenty-First Century Challenges of Arts Education," keynote speaker, dedication of Crowder Hall, School of Music, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, March, 1995 "Forging New Identities for American Colleges and Universities," American Association of Colleges and Universities, San Francisco, California, January 1995 "Current Issues in the Preparation of String Teachers," American String Teachers Regional Workshop, Omaha, Nebraska, September 1995 "Cities, Universities, and the Fine and Performing Arts," AASCU/NASULGC Metropolitan/Urban University Summer Meeting, UM-Saint Louis, Missouri, May 1994

7 7 "Mentoring: the Role of Human Resources," Human Resources Association of the Midlands, Omaha, Nebraska, May 1994 "Mentoring Programs in Higher Education," Chancellor's Commission on Women, University of Nebraska at Omaha, December 1993 "Metropolitan Universities: Part of the Total Picture of Higher Education," Public Relations Society of Omaha, November 1993 "The Metropolitan University: Fulfilling an Urban University Mission in a Regional Setting," 1993 Annual Meeting Urban Affairs Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 1993 "What Title XI Means to Urban Universities," 1992 Annual Meeting Urban Affairs Association, Cleveland, Ohio, April 1992 HONORS AND AWARDS Honorary Chair, St. Petersburg Bar Association Foundation, 2009 YWCA Woman of Distinction, Omaha, NE, 2003 Academic Leadership Institute, AASCU, 1998 Award of Appreciation, Maverick Marching Band, 1995 Distinguished Service Award, University of Arizona School of Music, March 1995 Alumni Recognition, Excellence in Administration, University of Arizona School of Music, 1995 Fellow of the American Council on Education, Sigma Alpha Iota, Sword of Honor Mortar Board Tau Alpha Upsilon MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS American Association of State Colleges and Universities American Council on Education, Council on Fellows, Vice Chair Florida Office of Women in Higher Education, USF representative Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities, Vice Chair Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences International Council of Fine Arts Deans, Technology and Nominating Committees Omaha Executive Institute, Fall 1995, Omaha Chamber of Commerce Downtown Rotary of Omaha Omaha Musicians Association, AF of M National Advisory Board, 1993 Metropolitan Universities Conference, University of North Texas Maud Powell Foundation, Washington, DC, Board Member Higher Education Group, Washington, DC,

8 8 Louisiana Music Educators Association, Orchestra Division Chair and All State Coordinator, ; National Assembly, 1985 Music Educators National Conference, Student Chapter Advisor, American String Teachers Association, Louisiana Chapter President, Louisiana Music Teachers Association, String Chairman, Music Teachers National Association International Society of Music Educators, Conference, Bristol, England, 1984 Louisiana Alliance for Arts Education, Board Member, Sigma Alpha Iota, President, Alpha Omicron Chapter, Alpha Sigma Lambda (continuing education) Omicron Delta Kappa Beta Gamma Sigma (business) ADJUDICATOR Outstanding Businesswoman St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce, Profiles in Excellence Awards, Children's Hospital/KMTV, Omaha Public Schools Orchestra Festival, District Solo and Ensemble Festival, University of Nebraska at Omaha Concerto Competition, Mercer Island, Washington Orchestra Festival; Young Artist Competitions, Baton Rouge and New Orleans Symphonies; State Music Festivals in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Missouri National Committee to select Outstanding Faculty in Teaching, Professional Service, Research, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, April 1994 Nebraska Arts Council Grants Review Panel, 1997, 1999 United Arts Omaha Selection Committee, 1997, 1999, 2000 Omaha Arts Educators Awards