Cheryl Coan

cherylcoan55@gmail.com
Education
Ed.D. Argosy University Currently ABD in Post Secondary and Higher Education Leadershi.
E!ected comletion date" #$%5
&.A. &ar'uette" %((5 &aster)s degree in Communication and *hetorical Studies.
Emhasis on social movements and critical theory.
B.A. Alverno College" %((% Bachelor)s degree in Pro+essional Communication ,ith a minor in
Business

Topics of Professional/Academic Interests
-or.ing to create a culturally inclusive curriculum/ online and mediated learning/ critical social 0ustice/
leadershi 1colla2orative" servant leadershi" civic3/ cultural diversity in organi4ations/ assessment"
evaluation" and curriculum lanning
Professional Experience
#$%$ 5 resent The Art Institute of Wisconsin, Faculty, Faculty Development Coordinator,
Campus Effectiveness Planning
Courses taught: English $$% Essentials o+ Comosition/ English %$$/ English 6$$
Science 7iction Literature/ English 6%% 8he 9ovel/ 8he History o+ Poular Culture/
Psychology o+ Diversity/ Social and Cultural E!ression/ Creative Presentations/
E++ective Sea.ing/ &ass &edia
#$$5: #$$; Future Milau!ee, Director of "perations and Programming
#$$6: resent #on$aga %niversity, &chool of Professional &tudies, Master's of (eadership
Courses taught< =*>L 5$? Leadershi and Diversity online
Have ta.en art in CADE training" design meetings" and +aculty develoment
#$$$ 5 #$$@ Milau!ee Institute of Art ) Design
#$$;:#$%$ Instructor
Courses taught: Antroduction to College -riting/ Advanced Comosition/
Pro+essional -riting and *esearch +or 7ine Artists and Designers/ Antroduction to
Humanist and Scienti+ic 8hin.ing< Diversity/ Science 7iction -riters" Anterersonal
Communication
%((5: #$$( Mar*uette %niversity College of Professional &tudies +CP&,
Mar*uette %niversity College of Communication
Instructor
Undergraduate Courses taught: Antroduction to Communication/ Argumentation/
Small >rou Communication/ Ethics in Communication/ Business
and Pro+essional Sea.ing/ 8he Culturally Diverse =rgani4ation/
Antercultural Communication/ Communicating Leadershi/ 8heory and *esearch in
&ass Communication/ Leaders in >rassroots =rgani4ations/ Leaders in 9ot:+or:
Pro+it =rgani4ations/ Servant Leadershi/ 8he Antegrating Seminar 1castone course3
Graduate Courses taught: Bualitative *esearch/ Communication in =rgani4ations/
Communicating in Pu2lic Service =rgani4ations
#$$@:#$$? Mar*uette %niversity - .onald E/ Mc0air Program
Courses< Bualitative research/ u2lic sea.ing" con+erence resentation s.ills
Committee Work (Professional)
MU, CPS Representative on the University Core Curriculum Review Committee, 200 to present
8his committee is charged ,ith the admission to and assessment o+ core li2eral arts classes.
MU, CPS Pilot Pro!ect "or the Center "or Community #rans"ormation, 200 to 200$
7or +our years a grou o+ CPS +aculty and administration have 2een meeting to design a center
,here eole ,ho engage in the ,or. o+ ma.ing their community a 2etter lace to live can come +or
rene,al and ideas to enhance their ,or..
MU, Chairperson, CPS %aculty Curriculum Committee, 200& to 200$
8his is an advisory committee to the Dean or his designate on matters o+ signi+icant imortance to
the maintenance" develoment" and revision o+ the CPS curriculum as ,ell as associated curriculum
and instruction matters.
MU, 'oard o" Undergraduate Studies, 200(200)
As a governing committee this 2oard oversees changes and 'uality o+ undergraduate degrees
MU, CPS Representative "or Mar*uette University Committee on %aculty, 200& to 200)
Elected osition to a university:,ide committee dealing ,ith the ,el+are o+ the +aculty. 7irst
reresentative +rom the College o+ Pro+essional Studies to serve on this committee. Elected to a three
year term.
Status o" +omen %aculty at Mar*uette Su,committee o" C-%, 200& to 200)
8his committee monitors issues identi+ied 2y the >ender E'uity 8as. 7orce as ,ell as ,or.ing to
2ring gender issues to the +ore+ront.
MU, Chairperson, Redesign o" .eadership Curriculum
*edesigned =rgani4ation and Leadershi Degree +or College o+ Pro+essional Studies/ leading teams
o+ instructors through course creation and the develoment o+ learning o20ectives and outcomes
MU, CPS /dvisory 'oard Mem,er 200& to present
Committee consists o+ mem2ers +rom all discilines reresented at the College o+ Pro+essional
Studies to ensure consistency ,ith &ar'uette)s traditional:age degree rograms
MU, .eadership -nline #eam
Part o+ a ten:mem2er instructional team that moved the =rgani4ation and Leadershi Bachelor)s
Degree online
M0/1, Code o" Conduct Committee, 2002
-or.ing to re,rite the code o+ conduct and esta2lish olicies to ensure a more com+orta2le
educational atmoshere +or all students" +aculty" and sta++
M0/1, Sa,,atical Committee, 2002
M0/1, Ran2 3 Promotion Committee, 2004
Service niversit! and Communit!
#$$C:#$%$ Secretary" Adult Higher Education Alliance
#$$?:resent &anersa 7irst Dear *eading Pro0ect Boo. Discussion Leader
#$$? 5 resent Assessment Leader +or College o+ Pro+essional Studies 5 university reresentative
#$$6 5 resent &U Core Curriculum *evie, Committee
Summer" #$$6 Selected to serve on committee to evaluate ne, online learning lat+orm at &U

#$$@: #$$? Committee on 7aculty &U" University 5 ,ide committee
#$$5" #$$@" #$$# &entor" &c9air Program at &ar'uette
&ay" #$$# &anresa Pro0ect -or.sho
2000.2001 7aculty Advisor to the &ulticultural Student =rgani4ation at &AAD
1998.2000 Eids on the Bloc." ueteer
8roue resents s.its to elementary students +ocusing on disa2ilities" divorce" drug
a2use and emotional di++iculties
1999.2001 Funior Achievement" volunteer classroom instructor
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grade and 6
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Presentations
=ct #$$( A1EA Conference2

The &pirit of A1EA3 Engaging Communities and
Enlivening Practice
-or.sho : >etting Students =ut o+ the 1=nline3 Classroom
-or.sho : -riting 7rom Li+e< 8he 8rans+ormational Po,er o+ 9arratives in
Classroom 8eaching and Pedagogy
Fune #$$( International &ervant (eadership Conference - Building Community
=ct #$$C A1EA Conference - Animating Adult Education, Mo4ile A(
>rou Presentation 5 Heling" 7i!ing" Learning< 8eaching Students to Live and Be in
Community
=ct #$$@ A1EA Conference - E5tending the 6oundaries of Adult (earning, Asheville, 0C
Solo Paer :G*edesigning a Curriculum +or Adults< 7ocus on Leadershi" Service"
and Social FusticeH
-or.sho 5 GCalled to Story< 9arrative and the Adult LearnerH
=ct #$$# AAC)% Diversity and (earning Conference Presentation, &t/ (ouis
Presented< GUsing Blac.2oard to Enhance 7ace:to:7ace Discussions in a Cultural Diversity
ClassH
Conferences and Professional "evelopment
=cto2er #$$( AHEA" Annual Con+erence" Chicago" AL
Fune #$$( Anternational Servant Leadershi Con+erence" &il,au.ee" -A
=cto2er #$$C AHEA" Annual Con+erence" &o2ile" AL
Fanuary #$$; AACIU Annual Con+erence" Li2eral Learning and Democracy)s Big Buestions
9ovem2er #$$6 *onald E. &c9air 9ational Scholars Con+erence" Delavan" -A
Fuly #$$6 ASCD" Understanding 2y Design Con+erence" San Diego" CA
=ct #$$@ AHEA" Annual Con+erence" Asheville" 9C
=cto2er #$$# AACIU Diversity and Learning
A#ards

=cto2er" #$$# A,arded a J@"$$$ &anresa >rant +rom &ar'uette University to develo a grassroots
leadershi course
&ay" #$$6 A,arded J6"$$$ Assessment >rant +rom &ar'uette University to imrove
assessment rocedures in the College o+ Pro+essional Studies
&ay" #$$5 College o+ Pro+essional Studies E!cellence in 8eaching and Service A,ard"
Anaugural reciient
#$$C:$( A,arded a -ho CountsK >rant as art o+ initial cohort o+ +aculty to ta.e art in this
7APSE grant.
Professional $r%ani&ations
Adult Higher Education Alliance
American Educational *esearch Association
American Evaluation Association
Association o+ American Colleges and Universities
Association o+ American University -omen
Association +or Suervision and Curriculum Develoment
>reenlea+ Center +or Servant Leadershi &em2er
9ational Anitiative +or -omen in Higher Education