Curriculum Vitae. Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine B.A. in Government and Russian, May 1989 (Magna Cum Laude)

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1 PETER H. QUIMBY Curriculum Vitae EDUCATION University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin Ph.D., Political Science, January 1999 Dissertation Title: Constructing States, Constructing Interests: Religion and Politics in Post-Soviet Russia and Ukraine M.A., Political Science, December 1992 Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine B.A. in Government and Russian, May 1989 (Magna Cum Laude) The Governor s Academy, Byfield, Massachusetts (formerly Governor Dummer Academy) Graduated Cum Laude, June 1985 Academy Prize recipient awarded by the faculty to the graduating senior whose unselfishness and sportsmanship have best exemplified the spirit of the school. Ambrose Speaking Prize first place WORK EXPERIENCE 2008-present Princeton University, Deputy Dean of the College ( Promoted to a new position in the Office of the Dean of the College as the senior colleague to the Dean. Responsibilities include independent oversight of personnel and academic programs that formerly reported directly to the dean of the college, including staff supervision. In the former office structure, served as one of five associate deans. All responsibilities of the Associate Dean position (below) are included in the new position Princeton University, Associate Dean of the College Responsible for all issues related to the undergraduate curriculum, and the work of the Princeton Writing Program, the Community-Based Learning Initiative, and the McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning. Specific duties include: As Secretary for the Committee on the Course of Study, oversee the approval of all new undergraduate courses, and work with chairs and departmental representatives on curricular requirements. Serve as director of the Program of Freshman Seminars in the Residential Colleges, recruiting over 70 faculty members each year and managing the income on an endowment of $10 million. Primary investigator on a federal grant that includes direct federal and matching university funds for a consortium grant totaling nearly $1 million a year for three years.

2 Committee work includes: Committee on Academic Technology (Chair); NCAA Re-Accreditation Committee (Chair, Academic Integrity subcommittee); Princeton Writing Program Internal Review Committee (Chair); McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning Internal Review Committee (Chair); Faculty Committee on the Course of Study (Secretary); Committee on Discipline (Chair the Committee in the absence of the Dean of Undergraduate Students and serve as standing chair of the Subcommittee on Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault; Council for International Teaching and Research (including a subcommittee on less commonly taught languages); Faculty Advisory Committee on Athletics; Faculty Athletics Representative to the NCAA; Committee on Classrooms and Scheduling; Faculty Committee on Library and Computing; Institutional Research Survey Planning Group; Council on Science and Technology; Member: Governing Board of the Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (an Ivy League consortium); Princeton s Institutional Accreditation Liaison Officer with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education Yale University, Dean of Davenport College, and Lecturer, Department of Political Science ( Served as the primary representative of the Yale College Dean s Office in this residential college, melding the areas of student and academic affairs into a single position. Responsibilities included the academic and personal counseling of undergraduates in the college; working closely with the Master on the administration and support of other Residential College functions, such as housing and social activities; and membership on Yale College Faculty Committees. Administrative assignments included: President s Faculty Committee on Athletics, Secretary of the Teaching and Learning Committee, Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Special Divisional Major, and Coordinator of the Freshman Seminar Program University of Wisconsin-Madison, Assistant Dean, Chadbourne Residential College (CRC) and the Pathways to Excellence Project ( While retaining many of the strategic oversight responsibilities of the Pathways position below, this new position also included broad responsibility for academic programming in a 700-student residential college as well as responsibility for making discretionary decisions regarding the interpretation and implementation of College policy. Specific duties included: From July-December 2000, served simultaneously as dean and acting Faculty Director served as a core member of the CRC leadership team, working especially closely with the CRC Faculty Director oversaw/coordinated course scheduling and academic programming for CRC counseled students on personal and academic matters represented the residential college on university committees and at admissions and recruiting functions provided training and orientation for faculty/staff participating in the life of CRC designed and implemented an alumni outreach project for CRC Quimby vita, p. 2

3 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Associate Director, The Pathways to Excellence Project The Pathways to Excellence Project is a set of campus-wide initiatives designed to improve the quality of undergraduate education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Associate Director had general responsibility for strategic planning, financial management, and oversight of the Project. Specific duties included: Working with undergraduates in, and providing academic program support for, a Residential college; Planning and implementing all phases of a major development campaign, including designing fundraising brochures; Planning and coordinating semi-annual meetings of the Project s alumni advisory committee; Overseeing the Pathways Project budget and the distribution of funds to Pathways-related programs; Running the UW-Madison Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa; And advising a campus-wide student organization Colby-Sawyer College, New London, New Hampshire, Assistant Director of Admissions ( Hired to assist this women s college in recruiting its first co-educational class. Responsibilities included: Traveling extensively to recruit students and meet with alumni; Interviewing prospective students; Making decisions on whether to admit applicants; Developing and implementing a program for international student recruitment and advising; and Serving as an academic advisor for enrolled students. OTHER EXPERIENCE Member, Board of Trustees, The Governor s Academy Byfield, Massachusetts Vice President (elected May 2010); Chair, Education Policy Committee; member of the Long Range Planning and Faculty Life Committees; Class Agent present Committee on Qualifications, Phi Beta Kappa Society Member of the committee responsible for reviewing applications for new Phi Beta Kappa Chapters present President s Visiting Committee, Bowdoin College Provide advice and guidance to the President and other senior officers on strategic issues facing the College. Quimby vita, p. 3

4 Student Academic Affairs Board of Visitors, College of Letters and Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, Wisconsin An outside alumni Board created to enrich the University of Wisconsin-Madison undergraduate experience and to promote student engagement, empowerment, and community by providing wisdom, advocacy and financial assistance in support of the Pathways to Excellence programs. The Board works to support vibrant Pathways Programs which are essential to promoting student empowerment and long-term success within and beyond the University. ACADEMIC HONORS AND FELLOWSHIPS Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship University of Wisconsin-Madison International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) Research Residency Fellowship funded for 12 months of dissertation research in Russia and Ukraine Social Science Research Council Graduate Training Fellowship University of Wisconsin-Madison 1994 Summer Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship Ukrainian Summer Institute, Harvard University 1992 Summer Social Science Research Council Grant Indiana University Summer Language Program TEACHING EXPERIENCE Lecturer: Lecturer: Russia: An Interdisciplinary Survey, Department of Political Science, Yale University, Spring 2005 (Also listed in Russian and East European Studies) Russian Politics, Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin- Madison, Fall 1999 Lecturer: Introduction to Comparative Politics, Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Spring 1995 Teaching: The Politics of Multicultural Societies, with Professor M. Crawford Young, Assistant Dept. of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Fall 1994 Quimby vita, p. 4

5 In addition, I have given lectures on the history of Orthodoxy and the politics of religion in Russia for an introductory, interdisciplinary course on Russia offered by the University of Wisconsin s Center for Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS Discussant: Chair: Speaker: Speaker: Discussant: Paper: The Liberal Arts in the 21 st Century Panel discussion organized by Phi Beta Kappa January 5, 2011 Religious Practices: The Orthodox Church and the State Panel discussion: American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, November 13, 2009 Sustaining and Valuing Community-Based Research in the Academy Panel discussion at the annual meeting of the Community-Based Research Networking Initiative, April 18, 2009 Earthwatch: Conserving the Planet through Experiential Service The annual Josh Miner '43 Experiential Education Presentation at Princeton Reunions Spoke on community outreach and links to undergraduate education at Princeton University, June 1, 2007 Faculty Development Workshop on Community-Based Research Sponsored by the Community Outreach and Partnerships in Service Learning (COPSL) program at Indiana University, May 7, 2007 Keynote speaker for Princeton University Alumni Association events in Washington, DC, Milwaukee, WI, Morristown, NJ, and Toronto, Canada ( ). Orthodoxy and Identity in Post-Atheist Russia Panel entitled: The Orthodox Church and Russian Politics Conference presented by The Harriman Institute of Columbia University, March 31, 2006 From Customers to Citizens: Innovative Strategies for Improving First-Year Student Involvement in Learning Communities. Presented at the National Conference on The First Year Experience in February 2000, Columbia, South Carolina. Advising for Excellence: Empowering Students to Discover Their Passion for Learning Lead presenter. Presented at the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) National Conference in October 1999, Denver, Colorado. State-building and Legitimation: Orthodoxy in Post-Soviet Russia and Ukraine Scheduled for presentation at the Annual Convention of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, September Panel canceled due to weather. Quimby vita, p. 5

6 Paper: The Orthodox Church and Democratization in Russia Presented at the Transnational Institute Conference on The Renewal of Russian Spiritual Life: Its Relation to the Emergence of Democratic Institutions, Dartmouth College, July LANGUAGE TRAINING (in addition to an undergraduate major in Russian) Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts Ukrainian Summer Institute, Summer 1994 Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana Intensive Russian language program, Summer 1992 Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont Intensive Russian language program, Summer 1987 Quimby vita, p. 6