Brian K. Corpening SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Thirty years of progressively more complex assignments in academic administration Acquisition of more than $6.5 million in competitive grants and contracts to support programmatic initiatives University and community college teaching experience Extensive experience in public-private partnerships involving higher education, K-12 public education, business and industry, and government Entrepreneurial leadership and management of programs to enhance diversity with equity PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Assistant Provost for Diversity & Community Partnerships University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center 04/06 present Chief Diversity Officer for OUHSC. Responsible for community outreach and partnerships in underserved communities in Oklahoma. Special focus on K-12 relationships. Develop recruitment initiatives and programs. Develop, manage and administer budgets and grants. Developed Future Health Scientists Partnership Program Comprehensive program that supports the career awareness and academic enhancement of students in grades 5-12 who are interested in careers in health sciences. Currently over 350 students in program. Developed proposal that created an enterprise school at Northeast Academy for Health Sciences and Engineering, a 6-12 grade Oklahoma City Public School. Developed Exploring Math and Science Academy, Oklahoma Regents funded summer program. Received Oklahoma City Public Schools Perfect Partner Award for ongoing support of the school district. Developed and implemented a community STEM Conference to raise awareness of STEM in underserved communities. Dean of Student Development St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley 10/95 03/06 1
Served as Chief Student Affairs Officer for 7,000+-student campus with responsibility for the operation of a division with over 100 full and part-time employees and an annual budget in excess of $7,000,000. Also responsible for student discipline and conduct, and special projects. Operational oversight of nine units: Academic Support Services (Tutoring and Supplemental Instruction), Accessibility Services (Disability Services), Advising, Athletics (National Junior College Athletics, Intramurals), Campus Life (Student Activities, Service Learning, First Year Experience, Student Retention and Transition), Career and Employment Services, Counseling (TANF Support), Health Services, and Student Support Services. Served as the affirmative action/equity officer for the campus. Managerial responsibility of the Student Center campus bookstore, campus dining, auditorium, student government offices. Oversaw the development of community outreach programs and initiatives, development and administration of grants (Americorps, Student Support Services, National Youth Sports Program, GEARUP, Summer Food Program and other grants). Developed community youth program 21 st Century Youth Development Program that involved fourteen municipalities in North St. Louis County. Directed the operation of the National Youth Sports Program on campus which engaged over 400 area youth, ages 10-16, in an academic and athletic summer program. Responsible for the development and implementation of GEARUP and Student Support Services grants two of the largest grants received by STLCC. Oversaw the complete renovation of the Student Center a multi-million dollar project. Oversaw the development and implementation of a successful service learning program. Chief of Staff to the President Bunker Hill Community College, Boston, MA 6/93 10/95 Assisted the President in overseeing the administration of a 6,000 student, 300-employee institution with a $20,000,000 budget. Supervised the development and completion of required reports from the College to various external organizations. Investigated complaints on behalf of the President. Represented the President at internal/external meetings and functions. Completed the development and implementation of a revised institutional policies/procedures and human resource system. Directed the implementation of a new information technology infrastructure at the College. Oversaw development of successful Title III grant submission. 2
Developed President s Board of Visitors, involving community members in support of the college. Director of the Multicultural Center Illinois State University 6/90 6/93 Managed the operation of the Multicultural Center and the Office of Minority Student Services. Developed internal and external co-curricular and extra curricular multicultural programs and activities. Developed and implemented training programs on racial/cultural awareness and student leadership. Served as a part-time instructor in the History Department. Developed and oversaw budgets for Department. Accomplishments Developed cultural diversity videotape for ISU s New Student Orientation. Developed and implemented University s Visiting Minority Scholars Program. Taught African American History I and II. Established orientation and transitional programs for minority students. Created Multicultural Film Series. Assistant Dean of Students Hamilton College, Clinton, NY 5/88 6/90 Developed and oversaw the budgets of student organizations at the College. Directed the Office of Minority Affairs. Coordinated student activity programs and implemented programs that addressed cultural awareness and acceptance. Developed training programs for student leaders. Developed and coordinated theme month programming. Assistant Director, Educational Opportunity Program Morrisville College, Morrisville, NY 9/84 5/88 Responsibilities Provided academic, personal, and financial aid counseling for program students. Recruited and admitted program students. Coordinated orientation for new program students. Served as the designated official for foreign students. Accomplishments Developed and coordinated campus-wide multicultural programs and activities. Developed outreach programs to urban community (Syracuse, NY) 3
COLLEGE SERVICE (Selected) University of Oklahoma Member, University of Oklahoma, Carnegie Community Engagement Committee, 2008-09. Member, University of Oklahoma, Search Committee, Assistant Professor of Educational Studies, St. Louis Community College Member, St. Louis Community College, Maintenance Fee Analysis Committee, 2005-06. Chair, St. Louis Community College Florissant Valley, Orientation Committee, 2003. Chair, St. Louis Community College Florissant Valley, Exec. Dean Search Comm., 2001 Member, St. Louis Community College, Sexual Harassment, Hearing Committee 2000-05. Member, St. Louis Community College Florissant Valley, Presidential Search Comm. 1998. Member, St. Louis Community College, North Central Accreditation Committee, 1996. Chair, St. Louis Community College Florissant Valley, Retention Task Force, 1995. Bunker Hill Community College Chair, Information Technology Oversight Task Force, Bunker Hill Community College, 1994-95. Chair, Chelsea Campus Development Committee, Bunker Hill Community College, 1994. Staff, President s Board of Visitors, Bunker Hill Community College, 1993-95. Illinois State University Member, Student Orientation Committee, Illinois State University, 1991-92. Member, Vice President, Student Affairs Search Committee, Illinois State University, 1991. EDUCATION University of Oklahoma Ph.D. Candidate in Educational Studies In progress Binghamton University 1988 M.S. in Management Science Specialization in Human Resource Management University of Central Florida 1982 B.A. in Political Science OTHER EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE Harvard University 1993 Management Development Program Illinois State University 1991-1993 D.A. in History Education (27credits) 4
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (Selected List) Conflict Resolution and Mediation Training 2002 Grantmanship Training Seminar 1998 & 2003 IBM Executive Seminars 1993-94 Illinois State University Professional Fellows Program 1992-93 New York State Financial Aid Administrators Certification Program 1986 PROJECT AND GRANT DEVELOPMENT (Selected) Kinloch, MO, EPA Grant, Cleanup of Maline Creek $100,000 1998 21 st Cent. Youth Dev. Summer Program, St. Louis C.C. $500,000 1998-2001 AmeriCorps Grant $220,000 1998-2000 National Youth Sports Program $600,000 2001-2004 Student Support Services Program $2,300,000 2001-2009 GEARUP $2,500,000 2002-2008 Presbyterian Health Foundation $100,000 2006-2007 Oklahoma Regents Summer Academy $263,500 2010-2015 TEACHING EXPERIENCE University of Oklahoma Culture in American Schools 2012 St. Louis Comm. College First Year Experience 1996-2005 Illinois State University African American History before 1865 1991-93 African American History after 1865 1991-93 Special Topics in African American History 1991-93 Syracuse University Student Success in College 1985 5
PROFESSIONAL/COMMUNITY SERVICE Northeast Academy President, Enterprise School Board OK After School Network, STEM Initiative Member, Advisory Board Governor s Youth Development Council Diversity: A Journal of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Northeast Academy US Commission on Civil Rights National Academy Foundation (2009-2013) John Rex Elementary Charter School Member Member, Advisory Board Chair, Academy of Health Sciences Advisory Board Member, Oklahoma Advisory Council Member, Advisory Board Leadership Council Member, Board of Directors PUBLICATIONS Journal Article Jerome Larson, BS; R Matthew Atkins, BS; Phebe Tucker MD; Angela Monson, MPA; Brian Corpening, MS; Sherri Baker MD. The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Summer Medical Program for High School Students, The Journal of the Oklahoma State Medical Association, June 2011, pp. 255-259. Newspaper Commentaries Selected (Since 2011) Stopping the Madness, Commentary, Oklahoma City Herald, July 29, 2011 What Next, Commentary, Oklahoma City Herald, August 5, 2011 The Fire This Time, Commentary, Oklahoma City Herald, August 12, 2011 What Now For Langston, Commentary, Oklahoma City Herald, August 19, 2011 Two Million Minutes, Commentary, Oklahoma City Herald, September 2, 2011 A Tale of Two Americas, Commentary, Oklahoma City Herald, September 16, 2011 Beyond the Holiday, Commentary, Oklahoma City Herald, January 13, 2012 A Mother s March, Commentary, Oklahoma City Herald, March 23, 2012 6
Wither Now and Why: 2012, Commentary, Oklahoma City Herald, August 31, 2012 The Phoenix of Northeast, Commentary, Oklahoma City Herald, March 22, 2013 PRESENTATIONS (Since 2012) Transition to STEM College Programs, OK PLTW Counselor Conference, Broken Arrow, October 2013. The Color of Fear, OU College of Education, Norman OK, February 2013 Building Diversity in STEM Education, Oklahoma CareerTech Summer Conference, Oklahoma City, August 2013 Preparing Students for Biomedical Careers, PLTW Counselor Conference, Broken Arrow, October 2013 Future Health Scientists Partnership Program, VISION 2020, Oklahoma City, June 2012 Remembering and Informing: A Review of Race, Remembering, and Jim Crow s Teachers, 2012 Society of Philosophy and History of Education, St. Louis, MO, September 2012 Transition to College, OK PLTW Counselor Conference, Oklahoma City, October 2012 The State of Education in Oklahoma, 2012 Oklahoma Black Caucus Retreat, Norman OK, November 2012 7