Negar Farakish, Ed.D.

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1 Negar Farakish, Ed.D. EDUCATION Doctorate in Higher and Post-secondary Education Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY May 2008 Dissertation Title: Educating the Academically Underprepared: Practices of community college instructors credited with success in teaching developmental reading/writing Advisor: Dr. Anna Neumann Education Specialist Degree in English Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA May 1997 Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Azad University, Tehran, Iran February 1994 Bachelor of Arts in English Translation Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran May 1991 LANGUAGES English, Farsi, and Spanish (in progress) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Plainfield Campus Provost/Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs Union County College, Plainfield, NJ July 2011-Present Plainfield Campus: Serve as the academic officer and administrator of the Plainfield Campus, providing leadership, vision, oversight, and strategic direction to the campus, its faculty, students services, and academic programs (Practical Nursing, Physical Therapist Assistant, Paramedic, Emergency Medical Technician, and American Sign Language; Continuing Education; Economic and Workforce Development) Participate in accreditation activities for the campus programs Promote employee professional development Review student appeals and complaints and participate in the grievance and hearing processes Monitor the Perkins and Health Professions Pathway grants allocations to the campus programs Participate in and support recruitment efforts of students for the campus Develop and coordinate campus special student activities Prepare recommendations for the enhancement, development, and maintenance of the campus

2 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Continued) Co-chair the Plainfield Campus Committee created to accommodate student, faculty, and staff needs after the September 2011 fire Chair the Plainfield Renovation Design Team to engage in end-user needs assessment and facilitate the architectural planning for the building renovation Participate in community outreach, representing the College and promoting joint projects with civic, governmental, and business organizations in Plainfield Prepare annual, periodic, and campus reports Create and manage the campus provost budget based on strategic initiatives and annual planning matrix College-wide: Manage the overall enrollment of the College by creating metrics and generating data on a regular basis, increasing the course capacity from 75% in Fall 2011 to 95% in Fall 2012 and 2013 Coordinate the review and approval processes for the introduction of new academic courses/programs and the revision of existing courses/programs Chair the Calendar Committee to create college and academic calendars Review and evaluate faculty portfolios for tenure and promotion considerations Serve as the administration representative on the AAUP contract negotiation team Participate in faculty search committees as the Affirmative Action designee Oversee the following grants activities and multimillion-dollar budgets and supervise the grants project directors and staff: o Title V Center for Student Success and First-Year Experience ( ) Implementation of student retention initiatives such as learning communities, intrusive advising, and math redesign as well as faculty professional development aimed at increasing student retention; the grant initiatives exceeded the expected outcomes specified in the application.title V Cooperative STEM: Strengthening the Pipeline in STEM Education ( ) Incorporation of Supplemental Instruction (SI) and Structured Study Sessions (SSS) for college-level mathematics and science courses STEM Transfer Initiatives: articulation agreement with New Jersey City University to facilitate student transfer to STEM Education majors, undergraduate research projects at New Jersey City University and Rowan University, professional development opportunities for STEM faculty including Summer and Fall STEM Institutes, Flipped Classroom in Biology and Chemistry course instruction, student development activities (STEM Lounge, STEM Career Day, Practicing Professionals, and four-year campus tours) o Title V Learning Enhanced through Accelerated Paths ( ) Directed and managed the 2012 grant application process which was successfully funded Implementation of Accelerated Paths for ESL, developmental reading and writing, and developmental math courses Integration of intrusive advising for accelerated courses Development of a summer bridge program for developmental math and English 2

3 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Continued) Chair the Union County College and KEAN University cooperative STEM grant planning team to prepare the application for funding competition in 2014 Participate in the Union County College students admissions process to the Rutgers Dental Assisting and Dental Hygiene degree programs Serve as the articulation officer for the College, facilitating the transfer students transition to and from the College Update and maintain the NJ Transfer Site in collaboration with the department chairs and the statewide liaison to expedite student transfer Coordinate the All-USA Scholarship events and nomination process for Phi Theta Kappa students Coordinate the second-year faculty orientation program and present strategies for assessment, enrollment management, and curriculum development Mentor 10 students every year from admission to graduation as a College Navigator Serve on the following councils, committees, and task forces: President s Leadership Council; Curriculum Committee; Teaching/Learning Technology Roundtable; Graduation and Retention Committee; Safety, Security, and Parking Committee; Educational Planning Committee; American Honors Review Committee; search committees Serve on the following advisory boards: Paramedic Advisory Board; Practical Nursing/Health Professions Grant Advisory Board; Physical Therapist Assistant Advisory Board; Emergency Medical Technician Advisory Board; American Sign Language Advisory Board; Rutgers School of Health Related Professions Advisory Board Assistant Dean of Developmental Education Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY June 2009-July 2011 Coordinated the planning, policies, and procedures of the developmental education program to ensure that comprehensive educational services were provided Chaired the Developmental Education Advisory Council Collaborated with teaching and non-teaching faculty, department chairs, Academic Support Center coordinators to develop and administer the developmental education program Coordinated strategic planning efforts to create short-term and long-range goals to meet the needs of the developmental education program including budget, staff, and other resources Established and maintained active partnerships with officials at other colleges and with key community leaders to disseminate program information and to meet emerging community needs Secured funding for developmental education through government, corporate, and private funding sources Promoted the professional development opportunities pertaining to developmental education Collaborated with the Assessment Office in conducting a program review to ascertain the effectiveness of developmental education courses on an ongoing basis Served as the Academic Affairs Co-liaison to the John Gardner Institute in conducting a collegewide self-study project (Foundations of Excellence) focusing on first-year students Co-directed the Foundations of Excellence 102-member task force to develop action plans for addressing the needs of first-year students Participated in the campus student mentoring program Conducted and analyzed research and compiled reports 3

4 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Continued) Managed the developmental education budget Supervised and evaluated assigned staff Served on the following councils, committees, and task forces: Academic Leadership Council, Developmental Education Advisory Council, Enrollment Management Committee, Basic Writing Assessment Sub-committee, Master Planning Steering Committee, Title III Grant Planning Committee, SUNY Ad Hoc Committee on Placement Testing, College-High School Collaboration Ad Hoc Committee, Curriculum Committee Director of Academic Foundations Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, NJ September 2002-June 2009 Supervised department of 1700 students, 70 faculty and adjunct instructors, course coordinators, and support staff by strategic and master planning for developmental education program Developed, evaluated, and revised developmental education curriculum Prepared student learning outcome assessment reports to evaluate program effectiveness Oversaw the design of basic skills course syllabi and placement tests Trained, mentored, observed, and evaluated faculty teaching developmental reading/writing courses for the purpose of improving instruction Developed multiple instructional strategies in conjunction with the course coordinators (e.g., Learning Communities) to promote developmental education student retention Collaborated with the Title V team members to design and implement supplemental instruction for the most at-risk developmental students Monitored assessment, placement, and evaluation of students to ensure the accuracy of the processes Scheduled and staffed an average of 160 course sections a semester Chaired search committees to recommend developmental education administrators, faculty, and staff for employment Designed a departmental student handbook Created an instructional guide for teaching developmental courses Advised, placed, and registered students Managed developmental education student records by using technological tools and automating the processes to increase the accuracy of student placement Planned, proposed, and implemented the department budget Served on various councils, committees, and task forces: Academic Affairs Council, Deans Council, Student Assessment and Placement Committee, Academic Standards Committee, Advisory Committee to the Bilingual Program, Students with Disabilities Advocacy Committee, Student Learning Outcomes Task Force, English Placement Task Force, NJ Statewide Placement and Testing Initiative, search committees Initiated and facilitated the implementation of an outreach Literacy Weekend project to encourage community children to read 4

5 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Continued) Acting Associate Dean of English and Humanities Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, NJ September 2004-June 2005 Provided academic leadership for college s largest division with over 4000 students and 200 faculty and adjuncts, including the following programs: o Liberal Arts (General Studies, American Studies, Latino Studies, and Women's Studies) o General Education o Fine Arts o Academic Foundations o ESL/Bilingual Education o Honors Program Supervised program directors, course coordinators, faculty and adjunct instructors, and support staff Monitored curriculum and instruction across programs Participated in scheduling and staffing of courses Proposed and managed the division budget Monitored the programs budgets Attended to students academic issues and problems Provided students with academic advisement Served on various campus-wide committees: Deans Council; Academic Affairs Council; Student Advisement, Placement, and Progress; search committees TEACHING EXPERIENCE Adjunct Assistant Professor Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY Fall 2011-Present Department of Health and Behavioral Studies: Reading and School Psychology o Literacy Interventions in Science Education, Theory and Practice Adjunct Instructor Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY Spring 2011 English Department o Composition and Literature 101 Instructor Professional Business College, New York, NY January 1998-August 2002 English/ESL Department o Taught ESL, developmental, and college-level English courses 5

6 TEACHING EXPERIENCE (Continued) Assistant Professor of English Azad University, Tehran, Iran January 1994-November 1995 English Department o Taught English, linguistics, and phonology courses o Provided academic advisement to current and prospective students Assistant Professor of English National Iranian Oil Company University, Tehran, Iran September November 1995 English/ESL Department o Taught English and ESL courses o Provided academic advisement to current and prospective students PRESENTATIONS Farakish, N. (2013, November). Middle States Accreditation Standard 13. President s Leadership Council, Union County College, NJ. Farakish, N., Ciabocci, L., & Kadar, R. (2013, October). What makes a higher education professional? Higher and Post-secondary Alumni Panel, Teachers College, Columbia University, NY. Farakish, N. (2013, October). Principles of Enrollment Management. Union County College, NJ. Farakish, N. (2013, September). Orchestrating Student Success. Professional Development Symposium, University of Tampa, FL. Farakish, N. (2013, June). Middle States Accreditation Standard 2. Academic Staff Meeting, Union County College, NJ. Farakish, N. (2013, February). Giving Students Effective feedback. Faculty Development Workshop, Union County College, NJ. Farakish, N. (2012, March). Higher Education Interviews/Job Negotiation Panel. Higher/ Postsecondary Education Programming and Professional Development Committee and Teachers College Career Services. Teachers College, Columbia University, NY. Farakish, N. (2011, December). Helping Students Read Academic Text. Faculty Development Workshop, Union County College, Cranford, NJ. Farakish, N. (2011, October). Developmental Education: Perceptions vs. Reality (Keynote Speaker). Mid-Atlantic College Reading Association (MACRA), Ocean City, MD. Farakish, N. (2011, October). Responsibility Sharing: A Pedagogical Approach. Mid-Atlantic College Reading Association (MACRA), Ocean City, MD. Farakish, N. (2011, October). Developmental Education: Professional Development Strategies. Mid- Atlantic College Reading Association (MACRA), Ocean City, MD. Farakish, N. (2011, February). Strategies for Improving Teaching Practices in Developmental Courses. National Association for Developmental Education (NADE), 35th Annual Conference, Washington, D.C. 6

7 PRESENTATIONS (Continued) Farakish, N. (2010, October). Providing Effective Feedback in Classroom and Beyond. Center for Faculty, Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY. Perin, D., & Farakish, N. (2010, September). Content-area Reading-Writing Intervention. National Center for Postsecondary Research: Developmental Education Conference, Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY. Farakish, N. (2010, May). A Professional Development Framework for Community College Developmental Reading/Writing Instructors. American Educational Research Association (AERA), 2010 AERA Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. Farakish, N. & D Agastino, S. (2010, March). Contribution of Accurate Placement to Developmental Students Success Rates. National Association for Developmental Education (NADE), 34th Annual Conference, Columbus, OH. Farakish, N. & O Gara, L. (2010, March). Providing Constructive Feedback in Developmental Writing Courses. National Association for Developmental Education (NADE), 34th Annual Conference, Columbus, OH. Farakish, N. (2009, April). Higher Education Interviews/Job Negotiation Panel. Higher/ Post-secondary Education Programming and Professional Development Committee and Teachers College Career Services. Teachers College, Columbia University. Farakish, N. (2009, April). Faculty in an Emerging Field: Community college developmental reading/writing instructors pedagogical and professional development practices. American Educational Research Association (AERA), 2009 AERA Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. Farakish, N. (2009, February). Responsive Teaching Approaches in Developmental Reading/Writing Classrooms. National Association for Developmental Education (NADE), 33 rd Annual Conference, Greensboro, NC. Farakish, N. (2008, November). Teaching Academically Underprepared Students at Community Colleges. Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), 2008 ASHE Conference, Jacksonville, FL. Farakish, N. (2008, April). Those Who Make a Difference: A study of community college developmental reading/writing instructors best practices. Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), 50th Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA. Farakish, N. (2008, February). Educating the Academically Underprepared: Practices that make a difference. National Association for Developmental Education (NADE), 32 nd Annual Conference, Boston, MA. PUBLICATIONS Gardner, J., Barefoot, B., & Farakish, N. (2014). Manuscript in Progress. Your College Experience (Community College Version). Bedford/St. Martin s. Boston, MA. Farakish, N. (1997). The Correlation between the Graduate Students GRE Scores and their Later Academic Performance, Georgia Southern University Educational Forum, 3 (1), Farakish, N. (1995). The Effects of Content and Formal Schemata on EFL Reading Comprehension, Pajoohesh. 7

8 SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES National Association for Developmental Education Reviewer, 2011-Present Journal of College Reading and Learning, Editorial Review Board Member, 2011-Present NJ Department of Education External Review Team (9-12 ELA model curriculums), 2012 Plainfield Education Task Force, 2013 RESEARCH GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS Betty Fairfax Professional Development Fund Grant (Fall 06, Fall 07) Teachers College General Scholarship (Spring 06, Summer 06, ) Brick Fund Fellowship (Spring 06, Spring 07) Spencer Research Training Grant, Sturtevant Grant, AWARD AND RECOGNITION National Association for Developmental Education Award for Outstanding Thesis/Dissertation, 2010 Dissertation recognized as one of the top five outstanding dissertations of 2008 by American Educational Research Association, 2009 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS American Association of Community Colleges League for Innovation at Community Colleges Council for the Study of Community Colleges American Educational Research Association Association for the Study of Higher Education Chi Alpha Epsilon National Honor Society (Developmental Education Honor Society) Mid-Atlantic Association for College Reading Association Middles States Commission on Higher Education National Association for Developmental Education COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS North Plainfield/Plainfield Rotary Club Plainfield Chamber of Commerce Plainfield Salvation Army Advisory Board City of Plainfield Economic Development Summit Plainfield Education Task Force PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Computer Skills: Microsoft Office 2013 Moodle WebCT Blackboard Angel 8

9 PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (Continued) Datatel Colleague Information System PeopleSoft Information System NVivo Qualitative Data Analysis Software CERTIFICATIONS CPR Certification, 2013 National Association for Developmental Education Reviewer Certification, 2011 Online Instruction Certification, Westchester Community College,