VITA

Linda L. M. Bennett

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

University of Southern Indiana

Evansville, IN 47712

812-465-1617

BennettL@usi.edu

EDUCATION:

Ph.D., Political Science with minor fields in Research Methods and Social Psychology, University of Cincinnati, 1981.

M.A., Political Science, University of Cincinnati, 1978.

B.A., University of Cincinnati, honors in Political Science, 1974.

UNIVERSITY & ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE:

University of Southern Indiana

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, 2003 - present. Academic Affairs is comprised of five academic colleges (Business, Education and Human Services, Liberal Arts, Science & Engineering, and Nursing and Health Professions), the Rice Library, Graduate Studies and Sponsored Research, University Division, and Extended Services.

Appalachian State University

Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, 1999 - 2003. Personnel recruitment and review, strategic planning, and budgetary responsibilities for 16 academic departments, the Center for Appalachian Studies and The Appalachian Cultural Museum. There are almost 300 full-time faculty and 40 staff members. Personnel and operating budgets of $21,000,000. Performance review conducted by Faculty Senate during the 2001-2002 year concluded that responses to faculty survey were “extraordinarily positive.”

Member, Governing Board, Public School Partnership. 1999 - 2003. Strong collaboration between area high schools, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Reich College of Education at ASU. Projects included establishing a professional development school at Ashe County, NC High School.

Established a College-wide Diversity Committee in 2001- 2003. Developed strategies for recruitment and retention of faculty with some successes. Committee members worked with search committees across departments to incorporate strategies that were found successful.

College of Arts and Sciences Advancement Council, 1999 - 2003. In capital campaign ending in 2002, the College of Arts and Sciences raised over $8,000,000 for a variety of projects, including scholarships and endowed professorships. This Council is composed of alumni, business, and community leaders from around the state of North Carolina and was one of the most active fund-raising groups on campus during my tenure. Worked in collaboration with ASU’s Belk Library, on a $1.2 million NEH challenge grant to help support Appalachian studies.

Chair, Rankin Science Renovation Committee, 2001- 2003. Extensive renovation and partial rebuilding of the oldest science complex on campus. This project necessitated close collaboration between four natural science departments and the Office of Business Affairs.

Member, Ad Hoc Committees (2) created by Faculty Senate. 2001-2002. The first committee reviewed organizational issues related to equal opportunity and the grievance process. The second committee reviewed issues related to building renovation and construction on campus.

Co-organizer (with Dean Bernice Johnson of North Carolina Central University) of the first meeting in at least 4 years of North Carolina system deans of arts and sciences, Chapel Hill, NC, 2001.

Developed “entry orientation” for new department chairs to ease their transition into departmental leadership. I was a frequent presenter at department chair workshops sponsored by The Hubbard Center, ASU’s organization to foster faculty and staff development.

Northern Kentucky University

Chair, Department of Political Science. Appointed to a 4-year renewable term beginning July 1996. Developed a new faculty orientation process (using video and other materials) that was adopted by the University, with a particular focus on the needs of part-time faculty. Developed a teaching improvement process using “teaching clusters” to encourage those teaching the same course to discuss the range of topics covered and different ways to present course material.

Advising Council (newly created in 1999 to improve advising procedures). Appointed term during 1999.

Search Committee for Dean of Salmon P. Chase School of Law. Appointed term 1998-99.

Presidential Task Force on Student Recruitment and Retention/Enrollment Management. Appointed term 1998-99.

Task Force on Program Enhancement (Subcommittee of Curriculum Task Force with assignment to enhance innovation across curricular programs). Appointed 1998-99.

Member, Graduate Council, 1997 - 99.

Member, Task Force to Review Bookstore Policies, 1999.

Member, Search Committee for Department Chair of Sociology, Anthropology and Philosophy Department, 1998.

Member, Search Committee for Associate Provost, 1997.

Member, Affirmative Action Committee, 1997 - 99.

Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio

Chair, Department of Political Science, Appointed term 1994 to 1997.

Committee on Human Resources (university governance issues) for the North Central Association reaccreditation review of Wittenberg. Chair, 1995-96. Appointed.

Task Force to Review the Tenure Process. Created by Faculty Executive Board.

Appointed term, 1995.

Search Committee, Department of Philosophy Chair, 1995.

Institutional Requirements Committee: Revised general education requirements, 1993.

Faculty Personnel Board: Reviewed tenure, promotion, sabbatical, and salary adjustment requests. Appointed term, 1992-95. Liaison for FPB to Wittenberg's Board of Directors’ Committee on Academic Affairs, 1993-95.

Faculty Strategic Planning Task Force: Reviewed academic program in planning to meet fiscal constraints. Elected term, 1992.

AAUP Executive Board, Wittenberg University Chapter, 1990-93.

Strategic Planning Group: A joint committee including the President's executive staff and members of the Board of Directors to discuss long-range planning, 1991.

Faculty Executive Board: Liaison committee between faculty and university administration. Elected to newly-created FEB, 1988-91; Chair 1990-91.

Freshman Faculty Adviser, 1984-85, 1987-88, and 1990-91.

Washington Semester Internship Coordinator, 1984-89, 1993-94.

Ad Hoc Committee on Statistics Courses, Chair, 1984-85.

Faculty Development Organization Board: Coordinates projects for faculty development. Elected terms, 1985-86, 1986 - 89. President, 1988-89.

Educational Policies Committee: Oversees curriculum development and impact of curriculum on staffing. Elected term, 1985-87. Chair, 1986-87.

Urban Studies Committee, 1983-85.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Professor, Political Science/Criminal Justice Department, Appalachian State University, 1999 to present.

Professor, Political Science Department, Northern Kentucky University, 1996 to 1999.

Professor, Political Science Department, Wittenberg University, 1996.

Associate Professor, Political Science Department, Wittenberg University, 1988-96.

Assistant Professor, Political Science Department, Wittenberg University, 1984-88.

Visiting Assistant Professor, Political Science Department, Wittenberg University,

1983-84.

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Political Science Department, University of Cincinnati,

1981-82.

Lecturer in Political Science, University of Cincinnati, Evening College, 1976-77,

1979-83.

COURSES TAUGHT:

American Government & Politics, Congress, American Presidency, Research Methods, Political Parties & Interest Groups, Women & Politics, Electing the President, Anglo-American Democracies, Common Learning (Wittenberg), Freshman Seminar (ASU).

FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS AND HONORS:

Nominated by Wittenberg University for the Carnegie Foundation’s CASE Professor of the Year, 1995.

Distinguished Alumnae from the University of Cincinnati. 1995. Presented by Friends of Women's Studies.

Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education. 1995. Recognition for teaching excellence.

Alumni Association Award for Distinguished Teaching. 1994. Award for Wittenberg faculty member with 5 or more years of teaching experience.

Faculty Research Fund Board Grants, Wittenberg University, 1990, 1992. To complete original survey of U.S. congressional candidates. Co-applicant: John R. Baker.

Omicron Delta Kappa Teaching Award, Wittenberg University, 1987. Award for faculty member with less than 5 years of teaching experience.

Wilder Foundation Grant, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1985. To conduct a study of the impact of switching from a city manager form of government to an elected mayor with enlarged powers.

Charles Phelps Taft Memorial Fellowship, University of Cincinnati, 1977-78.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

American Political Science Association Academy of Political Science

Midwest Political Science Association Southern Political Science Association Western Political Science Association American Association for Higher

Education

PUBLICATIONS:

“Entry Orientation Provides Timely Advice for New Department Chairs.” Academic Leader, Vol. 17:8, August 2001, p. 5.

“What Political Scientists Should Know about the Survey of First-Year Students in 2000.” PS: Political Science and Politics, Vol. 24:2, June 2001, pp. 295-299 (with Stephen E. Bennett).

“‘Video Malaise’ Revisited: Public Trust in the Media and Government.” Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, Vol. 4:4, Fall 1999, pp. 8-23 (with Stephen E. Bennett, Staci Rhine, and Richard S. Flickinger).

“Citizens’ Knowledge of Foreign Affairs.” Harvard International Journal of Press/ Politics, Vol. I:2, Spring 1996, pp. 10-29 (with Stephen E. Bennett, John R. Baker, Richard S. Flickinger, and Staci Rhine).

“Citizens' Knowledge and Perceptions of Legislatures in Canada, Britain, and the United States.” Journal of Legislative Studies, Vol. 2:2, Summer 1996, pp. 44-62 (with John R. Baker, Stephen E. Bennett, and Richard S. Flickinger).

“Looking at Leviathan: The Dimensions of Americans' Attitudes about Big Government.” In Broken Contract? Changing Relationships between Citizens and Their Government in the United States, edited by Stephen C. Craig Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1996 (with Stephen E. Bennett).

“Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Citizen Knowledge of Party Control of Congress, 1960-1984.” Political Research Quarterly, Vol. 46:1, March 1993, pp. 67-80 (with Stephen E. Bennett).

“Changing Views about Gender Equality in Politics: Gradual Change and Lingering Doubts” in Lois Lovelace Duke (ed.) Women in Politics: Have the Outsiders Become Insiders? Englewood, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1992 (with Stephen E. Bennett). Included in second edition, Women in Politics: Outsiders or Insiders? Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 1996. Updated version in third edition, Women in Politics: Outsiders or Insiders? Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 1999.

"From Traditional to Modern Conceptions of Gender Equality in Politics." Western Political Quarterly, Vol. 45:1, March 1992, pp. 1-19 (with Stephen E. Bennett).

Living with Leviathan: Americans Coming to Terms with Big Government. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 1990 (with Stephen E. Bennett). Excerpted for use in high schools in Newsweek News Source What Should Government Do? New York: Newsweek Education Program, 1994, pp. 16-18.

"Interest in American Presidential Election Campaigns." Polity, Vol. 22:2, Winter 1989, pp. 341-354 (with Stephen E. Bennett).

"Enduring Gender Differences in Political Interest: The Impact of Socialization and Political Dispositions." American Politics Quarterly. Vol. 17:1, January 1989, pp. 105-122 (with Stephen E. Bennett).

"The Gender Gap: When an Opinion Gap is not a Voting Bloc." Social Science Quarterly, Vol. 67:3, September 1986, pp. 613-625.

"Political Participation," in Samuel Long (ed.), Annual Review of Political Science, 1986. New York: Ablex, 1986 (with Stephen E. Bennett).

Local Political Leadership and Governmental Structure: The Case of Cincinnati. Cincinnati: The Wilder Foundation, 1985 (with Stephen E. Bennett).

"Lobbying: What Does it Consist Of? Where Does it Fit into Our Process of Government?" Grass Roots Guides: The Center for Information on America, 1983 (with Charles P. Taft).

Symbolic State Politics: Education Funding in Ohio, 1970-1980. Bern, Switzerland: Peter Lang, 1983.

"From Storming to Streaking: An Autopsy on the Student Activist of the 1960s." Clifton, Fall 1974 (with William J. Klocke).

Review of Ethics in Policy Analysis by Rosemarie Tong. Religious Studies Review, Vol. 13:1, January 1987, p. 67.

CONFERENCE PAPERS:

“Reconsidering Education’s Effects on Civic Virtue among the Young.” Presented at the International Conference on Civic Education, in New Orleans, LA, November 16-18, 2003 ( with Stephen Earl Bennett).

“In Search of European Citizens: Their Characteristics and Causes.” Presented at the European Community Studies Association’s Fifth Biennial Conference, in Seattle, WA, May 28-June 1, 1997 (with Richard S. Flickinger, Stephen E. Bennett and Staci L. Rhine). Abstracted in the ECSA’s Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial Conference.

"The Impact of Personal Characteristics and Mass Media Exposure on Citizens’ Knowledge of Foreign Affairs: A Five Nation Study," presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, August 31-September 3, 1995 (with Stephen Bennett, Richard Flickinger, John R. Baker and Staci Rhine).

"Citizen Support for the European Parliament," presented at the meeting of the European Community Studies Association, Charleston, SC, 1995 (with Richard Flickinger and Stephen Bennett).

"Looking at Legislatures: Citizens' Awareness and Perceptions of Legislative Politics in Canada, Great Britain and the United States." Presented at the International Political Science Association's 16th World Congress, Berlin, Germany, 1994 (with John R. Baker, Stephen E. Bennett, and Richard S. Flickinger).

"I Voted for Old What's-His-Name: The Impact of Information on the Electoral Bases of Divided Government, 1980-90," presented at the Midwest Political Science Association's Annual Meeting, Chicago, 1992 (with Stephen E. Bennett).

"The Quest for a Congressional Seat: Challengers in the 1990 Elections for the U.S. House of Representatives," presented at the American Political Science Association's Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 1991 (with John R. Baker).

"Federalism and the Norm of Apprenticeship in the U.S. House of Representatives," APSA's Annual Meeting, San Francisco, 1990.

"From Nation to State: The Impact of Declining Marginality in the U.S. House on State Legislative Elections," presented at the MWPSA's Annual Meeting, Chicago, 1989 (with John R. Baker).

"Opinions about the Power of the Central Government, 1964-1984: Or, How Americans Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Big Government," presented at the APSA's Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 1986 (with Stephen E. Bennett).

"The Long Season: Causes of the Stability of Interest in American Presidential Campaigns," presented at the International Society of Political Psychology's Annual Meeting, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1986 (with Stephen E. Bennett).

"Men, Women, and Political Interest," presented at the Southern Political Science Association's (SPSA) Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tenn., 1985 (with Stephen E. Bennett).

"Disaggregation in a State Interest Group Subsystem," presented at the SPSA's Annual Meeting, Birmingham, Alabama, 1984.

"The Gaps in the Gender Gap: Problems in Translating Public Opinion into Public Policy," presented at the Ohio Association of Economists and Political Scientist's Annual Meeting, Columbus, Ohio, 1983.

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS:

Continuing work on gender and political interest, the impact of the Internet on news readership, as well as various topics in higher education administration.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Attendance at the following conferences to enhance understanding of legal and development issues:

Risk Audit Workshop: Study Abroad Programs. Sponsored by UNC Office of the President, Chapel Hill, NC, April 5, 2002.

Seminar on Teacher Preparation. Sponsored by the Council for College of Arts and Sciences. St. Louis, MO, March 17-19, 2002.

23^rd Annual Conference on Law and Education. Sponsored by Stetson College of Law, Clearwater, FL, February 15-20, 2002.

Arts and Sciences Advancement Professionals, First Annual Meeting. Salt Lake City, UT, April 9-12, 2000.

Session Moderator, “Deans’ Clinic,” Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Orlando, FL, 2001.

Presenter, “Conflict & Resource Management.” Council of Colleges of Arts & Sciences, Seminar for Department Chairs, Savannah, GA, March, 1997.

Midwest Political Science Association’s Executive Council, Term: 1996 - 1999.

Political Analyst, WHIO-TV, Dayton, Ohio, 1992-94. On air election coverage for the presidential election of 1992 and midterm election in 1994.

Member, Nominating Committee, Midwest Political Science Association, 1992-93.

Panel Chair & Discussant, "Cognitive Structures: Partisanship, Ideology and Beyond," Southern Political Science Association's (SPSA) Annual Meeting, Memphis, 1989.

Panel Chair, "Schema Theory and Political Attitudes," Midwest Political Science Association's (MWPSA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, 1989.

Panel Discussant, "Political Dispositions in the States and Localities," MWPSA's Annual Meeting, Chicago, 1988.

Consultant, Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, Changing Public Attitudes on Government and Taxes, 1987.

Panel Discussant, "Citizens and Interests in States and Communities," SPSA's Annual Meeting, Charlotte, 1987.

Regional Representative, Ohio Association of Economists and Political Scientists, 1986-88.

Panel Chair, "The Impact of Federal Fiscal Reform on Ohio Communities," Ohio Association of Economists and Political Scientists Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, 1986.

Panel Chair, "Executive Behavior in the States," MWPSA's Annual Meeting, Chicago, 1984