Student Handbook - Argosy University
Student Handbook - Argosy University
Student Handbook - Argosy University
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Lee Nordgren, PhD<br />
<strong>University</strong> Privredna Akademija, Serbia<br />
Adjunct Faculty<br />
Dr. Nordgren has 25+ years leading and enhancing competitiveness for start-ups and multinationals<br />
around the globe. As an educator, she developed and taught 75+ courses; was Chair of<br />
Business Administration at an American-Lithuania university; trained and advised 100s of deans,<br />
professionals, and students on 3 continents; and directed dozens of competitiveness enhancement<br />
studies of SMEs, NGOs, and governmental organizations. As development consultant for<br />
World Bank, USAID, and others, she provided strategic educational and managerial services<br />
to over 270 SMEs and many State-Owned Enterprises in Ecuador and Europe. As director of<br />
sales and marketing heading a Yugoslavian network of 80 retail outlets, 4 warehouses, and 3<br />
regional offices, Lee grew efficiency and retrained managers nationwide for a privatizing state<br />
firm. As a scholar of Eastern European organizations seeking keys to strategic success during<br />
economic transition, Lee held featured speaking engagements from the Smithsonian’s Woodrow<br />
Wilson Center to EU conferences to Serbian national television.<br />
College of Education<br />
Susan Artis, EdD<br />
<strong>University</strong> of San Francisco<br />
Core Faculty, Credential Coordinator<br />
Dr. Artis received her Doctor of Education in Organization and Leadership from the <strong>University</strong> of<br />
San Francisco. She received both her Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies and her Master of Arts in<br />
Education from California Polytechnic State <strong>University</strong> in San Luis Obispo. Currently, Dr. Artis<br />
serves as a bilingual/bicultural educator for the San Rafael City Schools, the San Mateo/Foster City<br />
School District, and Colegia Hispano-Norteamericano in Valencia Spain. She has also received the<br />
Golden Bell distinction award as outstanding teacher of the year in Marin County and was recently<br />
voted Professor of the Year by <strong>Argosy</strong> <strong>University</strong>, San Francisco Bay Area Education students.<br />
Benjamin Baab, EdD<br />
<strong>University</strong> of San Francisco<br />
Adjunct Faculty<br />
Continually intrigued by the potential for applying computer technology to help achieve instructional<br />
goals, Dr. Baab’s research and academic interests include learning theory and instructional<br />
design for a wide variety of disciplines, especially mathematics and statistics. His professional<br />
experience includes 15 years providing leadership and support for all facets of information<br />
technology in a higher education setting. More recently, he has managed the development of the<br />
Professor Teaches/Individual Training lines of computer-based tutorial software for Individual<br />
Software, Inc. He has also consulted on numerous research projects. Among the courses Dr. Baab<br />
teaches are Research in Education, Instructional Technology, Information Systems in Education,<br />
Technology Planning and Management, Professional Development, and Educational Statistics.<br />
Guy Bryant, JD<br />
Boston <strong>University</strong> School of Law<br />
Adjunct Faculty<br />
Dr. Bryant draws from his years of experience practicing law with various California school<br />
districts as he teaches classes in educational law.<br />
Barbara Cole, PhD<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Oregon<br />
Faculty, Graduate Education<br />
Dr. Cole has taught graduate and undergraduate courses for universities in the United States,<br />
China, Pakistan and Ecuador, following a career in education and business. In addition to<br />
managing and marketing statewide assessment programs nationally as well as founding their<br />
composition Evaluation Center for a major testing company, Dr. Cole has been President of<br />
the National Credential Clearinghouse which specialized in providing credential licensing and<br />
assessment information to organizations and individuals. Her consulting work has included<br />
Human Resource Management in start-up companies, providing workshops on Leadership,<br />
Team Building, Sales Training and Change Agent Development and New Business Development.<br />
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