Dr. Scott A. Gordon

Dr. Scott A. Gordon became Dean of the Pott College of Science and Engineering in January, 2006.  As Dean, he is responsible for guiding the acquisition and use of College resources, providing leadership in formulating and executing College policies, making decisions and recommendations on all College appointment, tenure, and promotion matters, evaluating the effectiveness of the College's curriculum and programs, and acting as official College spokesperson both inside and outside the University. Prior to accepting the position of Dean, Dr. Gordon served as Associate Dean from 2001 until spring 2005, when he was named Acting Dean (2005-2006).

Dr. Gordon’s recent research activities are related to higher education issues. His latest work is related to better understanding policies, procedures, and practices used by colleges and universities in institutionalizing a broader view of faculty work through the four domains of scholarship advanced by Ernest Boyer, a national voice in American education who served as president of the Carnegie Foundation, United States Commissioner of Education, and chancellor of the State University of New York. Boyer describes scholarship beyond an emphasis on scholarship of discovery, to include the scholarships of integration, application, and teaching.  Dr. Gordon has researched a variety of higher education issues including: student evaluations of teaching; utilization, impact, and implications of course management systems; and faculty revitalization and professional development.  His works have been presented and published in nationally and internationally recognized journals.  Dr. Gordon, a mycologist, has published numerous research papers in national and international journals, presented papers at professional conferences, and has received numerous research grants.

Since 2001, Dr. Gordon has served as the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) faculty athletic representative for USI, and in 2005 he was selected as an NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative Fellow. As a fellow, he has been instrumental in developing policy and practice for faculty athletic representatives across the United States and has been instrumental in working to develop and pass NCAA legislation.

As athletic representative, he oversees the academic eligibility standards of the 13 varsity sports in the USI Intercollegiate Athletics program. Dr. Gordon has held the office of Conference Vice President and since 2004 has held the office of treasurer for the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

Dr. Gordon joined USI in 1994 as assistant professor of biology and achieved the rank of Professor in 2005.  From 1997-2002, he served as co-coordinator of the Presidential Scholar Program, a prestigious scholarship program reserved for the top students from throughout Indiana. From 2003 to 2004 he was the director of the Reform of Middle School Science Project to promote inquiry-based teaching and learning for 10 middle schools throughout the Evansville area.

Between 2001 and 2005, he served as the associate director of the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, coordinating campus-wide faculty development workshops, establishing an undergraduate research grant program, and developing the Vectren RISC Showcase so students could exhibit research results.

He has taught courses in plant biology, mycology, and environmental science at USI.

Among his honors is a 2002 award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Technology from the International Conference on College Teaching and Learning. He has served as chair of the Indiana Academy of Sciences, Science Education Section, and chair of the Indiana Academy of Sciences, Botany Section.

A native of Malone, New York, Dr. Gordon received his bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Cortland and his master’s degree and Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

Email:  sgordon@usi.edu

Phone: 812-465-7137

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