Curriculum Vitae Alonzo M. Flowers III, PhD HOME: 2300 Broadmoor Drive # 66 Bryan, Texas 77802 Phone: 210-863-5058 WORK: EMAIL: Blinn Community College- Bryan Bryan, Texas, 77805 Phone: 979-209-7212 Facsimile: 979-862-2222 Aflowers78@gmail.com ACADEMIC BACKGROUND: 2011 Ph.D., Educational Administration, Higher Education Administration, Texas A&M University Areas of Concentration: Educational Administration, STEM Education, Student Development Theory, and College Teaching Advisor: Fred Bonner, Ed., Professor, Texas A&M University Dissertation research: Examining the Perceptions of Academically Gifted, Poor, African American Male Undergraduates Engineering Students. 2005 M.A., Higher Education, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio Cognate: Educational Administration, Student Development, and Community College Leadership 2001 B.A. Political Science, Texas State University, San Marcos Minor: U.S. Ethnic Studies and Multicultural Relations PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS 2009 The Bush School of Government and Policy, Texas A&M University, Certificate in Nonprofit Management (CNPM) 2009 The College of Education, Texas A&M University, College Teaching Certificate 2006 Texas State Board of Professional Educators, Social Studies (4-8) 2003 Texas State Board of Professional Educators, Secondary Government 1
HIGHER EDUCATION COURSES COMPLETED: Higher Education History Effective College Teaching Student Development in Higher Education Advance Student Development in Higher Education Higher Education Business & Law Community College Leadership and Development Advance College Teaching Nature and Problems in Higher Education Higher Education Governance Higher Education Law Foundations of Educational Administration Policy Issues in the Administration of Higher Education Qualitative Research Advance Qualitative Research Proposal Preparation COURSE TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Student Affairs Personal Development Foundations of Student Affairs Advance Student Development Theory Student Success Seminar College Male Development: Freshmen Experience First Year Experience PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Appointments and Positions: 2011 Instructor, College Student Personnel Development Department of Administrative Leadership, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI Responsibilities included teaching an online course at the graduate level for the Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs programs for the College of Education. 2009-Present Coordinator/ Instructor, First Year Seminar Department of Humanities, Blinn Community College, Bryan, TX Responsibilities include coordinating the First Year Seminar program and full-time instruction at the community college level for the Humanities department. Course of instruction include First Year Experience. 2
2009- Present Instructor, Student Success Course Department of Humanities, Blinn Community College, Bryan, TX Responsibilities include full-time instruction at the community college level for the Humanities department and Bryan ISD Early High School College program. Course of instruction include Student Success Seminar. 2009 Instructor, Advance Student Development Theory Department of Higher Education Administration, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Responsibilities included teaching at the graduate level for the Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs programs. 2009 Instructor, Just one of the Boys- College Male Development Texas A&M University: University Service- First Year Seminar, College Station, TX Responsibilities included instruction at the undergraduate level for the First Year Experience-University Service Office. 2007-2010 Graduate Research Assistant- Diversity Fellowship Department of Higher Education Administration, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Completed a three-year appointment as a University Diversity Fellow under the direction of Professor Dr. Fred Bonner at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. 2008-2009 College Learning and Development Instructor Early High School College, The University of Texas @ San Antonio, San Antonio, TX Responsibilities included instruction at the undergraduate level for the Early High School College program (Summer program) for Thomas Rívera Office of Student Success 2005-2007 Academic Dean Rick Hawkins HS, School of Excellence in Education, San Antonio, TX Responsibilities included receiving and processing all student academic information to include graduation data and grade reports. Served as campus coordinator for student and testing and yearly assessment. Identified ineffective areas in classroom instruction and student learning and created and implemented plan for improvement. Responsible for 3
coordinating and managing summer enrichment program (LEAP) 2004-2005 Curriculum and Instructional Coordinator Dr. Paul Saenz Junior High, School of Excellence in Education, San Antonio, TX Responsibilities included analyzing students academic performance and creating a plan that met their educational needs and goals. Provided instructional support and guidance to teachers and staff. 2002-2004 Classroom Teacher: Secondary Social Studies (6 th -12 th ) School of Excellence in Education, San Antonio, TX Responsibilities included served as lead teacher for sixth grade team and created a welcoming learning environment that met the needs of students. ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2007-2008 Blinn College Writing Center, Instructional Assistant 2005 Internship, UTSA Learning Communities Office 2001-2002 St. Phillips Community College, Student Success Specialist 1999-2001 Southwest Texas State University, Office of Residence Life, PUBLICATIONS 3. Flowers, A.M. (forthcoming). Academically gifted Black male undergraduates in engineering: Perceptions of factors contributing to their success in an historically black college and university. In Palmer, R. T., & Wood, J. L. (forthcoming). Black men in college: Implications for diversity, recruitment, support, and retention. New York: Routledge Press. Expected publication: fall 2011. 2. Banda, R.M., Flowers, A. M., & Booker, L. Jr. (2010). Becoming advocates for the gifted poor. Tempo. In Press. 1. Banda, R.M., Flowers, A. M., Robinson, P., Royale, G., Santos, R.A., & Zuniga, N. (2010). Curriculum design for millennial students of color. In F. A. II Bonner, A.F. Marbley, & M. Howard-Hamilton (Eds). Diverse millennial students in 4
college: Implications for faculty and student affairs. Xx, VA: Stylus Publishing. In Press. PRESENTATIONS 14. Murry, J., Bonner, F., & Flowers, A. M. (2010). Family Matter: Facilitating the academic success of high-achieving African American male in predominately White College and Universities. Workshop accepted for presentation at the Association of Higher Education, Indianapolis, IN. 13. Flowers, A. M., Banda, R., Zuniga, N., & Santos R. (2010). Measuring the Academic Self Worth of College Students of Color. Workshop session accepted for presentation at the annual convention of the Southwest Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. 12. Banda, R., Flowers, A. M., Huggins, K., & Zuniga, N. (2010). Implications for Educators: Becoming an Advocate for the Gifted Poor. Workshop session accepted for presentation at the annual convention of the Southwest Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. 11. Flowers, A. M., Banda R., & Zuniga, N. (2009) When Is it My Turn?: Implications and Practices for Teachers to Become Advocates for the Gifted Poor. Workshop accepted for presentation at the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented, Houston TX. 10. Flowers, A. M., Banda R., & Zuniga, N. (2009). From Big Man on Campus to Metro- Sexuals: Exploring the Changes in the Perception of Masculinity for College Males. Poster session accepted for presentation at the annual convention of the Association of Higher Education, Vancouver CA. 5
9. Bonner, F., Booker, L., Banda, R., Flowers, A. M., & Survillion, T. (2009). Millennial College Students of Color: Implications for Faculty, Staff, and Student Affairs Planning & Policy. Workshop accepted for presentation at the Association of Higher Education, Vancouver CA. 8. Flowers, A. M., Banda R., & Zuniga, N. (2009). Going Gutta: African American Men & Their Representation in Popular Mass Media. Workshop accepted for presentation at the Southwest Black Leadership Conference at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. 7. Flowers, A. M., & Banda, R. (2009). Exploring Millennials Perception of Race: Racial Cohesiveness? Workshop session accepted for presentation at the annual convention of the Southwest Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX. 6. Flowers, A. M., Banda R., & Zuniga, N. (2009). Diversification of Instructional Strategies for Millennial Students. Poster session accepted for presentation at the annual convention of the Teacher Winter Roundtable New York, NY. 5. Banda R., Flowers, A. M., Booker, L., & Santos, R. (2009). Equity Pedagogy: Its Role in Multicultural Education. Poster session accepted for presentation at the annual convention of the Teacher Winter Roundtable New York, NY. 4. Booker, L., Banda R., Flowers, A.M., & Santos, R. (2009). Welcome to the Twilight Zone: Narratives of The Experiences Among First-Year Doctoral Students of Color Enrolled in a Doctoral Research/Extensive University. Session accepted for presentation at the annual convention of the Teacher Winter Roundtable New York, NY 6
3. Banda, R., & Flowers, A.M. (2008). Collaboration of the minds: Creating an effective learning environment in undergraduate education. Session accepted for presentation at the annual convention of the Southwest Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. 2. Flowers, A.M., Banda, R., & Booker, L. (2007). Renewing your leadership spirit: Exploring leadership development among black Greeks. Session accepted for presentation at the annual convention of the National Black Greek Association, Charlotte, NC. 1. Flowers, A.M., & Banda, R. (2005). The Completion Barrier: Why Hispanic Students Fall Off the College Map? Session accepted for presentation at the annual convention of the Southwest Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. RECOGNITION AND AWARDS 2011 Diversity Fellowship Award, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee 2009- Present Phi Kappa Phi Educational Honor Society 2007-2010 Diversity Fellowship Award, Texas A&M University 2009 Winter Roundtable Diversity Presentation, New York PROFESSIONAL AND STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS Association for the Study of Higher Education American Educational Research Association American Association for Higher Education National Association of Student Affairs Professionals Texas Association for the Gifted and Talent Southwest Educational Research Association SCHOLARLY AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITES: Editorial Board Member, Journal of African American Males in Education (JAAME). Peer reviewer of scholarly articles and book reviews, 2010-Present 7
Achieving the Dream Committee Member, Blinn College Faculty/Staff Advisors Training Committee Student Orientation Committee Graduate Representative Advisory Board, Texas A&M University Regional Officer (San Antonio), 2008-2010 Graduate Representative Advisory Board, Texas A&M University Member, 2007-Present 8