University Service
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2022: College of Arts and Sciences Council Member
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2019- 2020: Southeast German Studies Consortium (SEGSC) Workshop Organizing Committee
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2017- 2020: University Awards Committee
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2014- 2016: Member of General Education Literary Studies Designation Committee
2012- 2015: Member of Appalachian Global Symposium Committee
2012-2015: Member of University Forum Committee
2012-2015: Faculty Due Process Committee
2012-2014: Chair of General Education Literary Studies Designation
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2010: Strickland Young Faculty Award Committee
2009-2010: Undergraduate Academic Services Advising Committee
(Foreign Language Representative)
2009-2010: Member of the Global Studies Curriculum Committee
2009: Strickland Young Faculty Award Committee
2008: ACT Faculty Fellow
2008-2009: Appalachian State Host Family for exchange student from
Germany
2008-2010: Member of the Strickland Young Faculty Award Committee
2007-2010: College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Advisory Committee
2007-2010: College of Arts and Sciences Council
2005-2009: Chair of ASU’s Germany Exchange Committee
2004-2012: Faculty Advisor National Honor Scholarship Society, Alpha Chi
2002-2005: Faculty Senate
2000-2002: Faculty Development Consultant for Faculty Development Grants and External Scholars Grants for Hubbard Center for Faculty Support Services
2000-2002: Member of Editorial Board of Teaching and Learning at Appalachian, Vol. 6. and Vol.7.
2001: Department Chair Focus Group
2000: Review Committee for International Faculty Exchange
2000-2009: Council Member and Curriculum Coordinator for UNC German Studies Consortium
2000- 2012: UNC-State-to State- Exchange Program Advisory Committee for Germany
2000-2009: German Studies Advisory Committee
2000 (Summer): Designed Business Culture course for College of Business
1996-2016: Summer Study Abroad Leader
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1997-1999: Task Force on Distance Learning
1996-1997: Festival Steering Committee, Faculty Advisor for Soccer Club
1995-1996: Academic Policy and Procedures Committee
1995-1998: Membership Committee of Phi Beta Delta
1993-1996: Faculty Advisor to International Friendship Association
1993-1995: Academic Policy and Procedures Committee
1993-2000: German Studies Committee
1992-1998: International Studies Council
1992-1995: Faculty Senate
1992: Chancellor Advisory Committee
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Departmental Service
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2022 Spring Semester: Interim Department Chair
2018 -19: Department Personnel Committee member; Events Committee member; Search Committee member; PTR Committee member
2016 -17: Mission Statement Review Committee (Department Review Committee); PTR Committee member; Hirschvogel Internship Program Director
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2015 -16: Hirschvogel Internship Program Director; German Club Faculty Advisor; PTR Committee member; Workload Policy Committee member
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2013: Off Campus Scholarly Assignment
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2012-13: Hirschvogel Internship Advisor. On OSCA
2011-12: Hirschvogel Internship Advisor; UNC German Studies Consortium Coordinator; Study Abroad Advisor; German Club Advisor; ASU Faculty Advisor for UNCEP; Member of the Curriculum Committee
2010-11: Hirschvogel Internship Advisor; UNC German Studies Consortium Coordinator; Study Abroad Advisor; German Club Advisor; Dean of A&S Advisory Committee; Member of DPC; ASU Faculty Advisor for UNCEP; Member of the French Search Committee; Member of the PTR Committee
2009-10: Member of Departmental Self-Study Task Force; Hirschvogel Internship Advisor; UNC German Studies Consortium Coordinator; Study Abroad Advisor; German Club Advisor; Dean of A&S Advisory Committee; Member of DPC and EOA; Member of Arabic Search Committee; Member of Chair Search Committee; ASU Faculty Advisor for UNCEP; Chair of ASU’s Germany Exchange Committee (retired, Dec. 09)
2008-09: Member of Departmental Self-Study Task Force; Created german@app facebook site and the german@app blog; Created website for German Studies and German Club; Study Abroad Director; Hirschvogel Internship Advisor; UNC German Studies Consortium Coordinator; Study Abroad Advisor; German Club Advisor; Served as Chair’s proxy on the College A&S Council (Fall 08); Dean of A&S Advisory Committee; Post-tenure reviewer for Drs. Hollenbeck and Moser; Chair of ASU’s Germany Exchange Committee
2007-08: DPC, Study Abroad Director, Hirschvogel Internship Advisor, UNC German Studies Consortium Coordinator, Study Abroad Advisor, German Club Advisor; Chair of ASU’s Germany Exchange Committee
2006-07: Merit Committee (Chair), DPC, Study Abroad Director, Hirschvogel Internship Advisor, UNC German Studies Consortium Coordinator, Study Abroad Advisor, German Club Advisor; Chair of ASU’s Germany Exchange Committee
2005-06 : DPC, Study Abroad Director, Hirschvogel Internship Advisor, UNC German Studies Consortium Coordinator, Study Abroad Advisor, German Club Advisor; Chair of ASU’s Germany Exchange Committee
2004-05: Study Abroad Director, Hirschvogel Internship Advisor, UNC German Studies Consortium Coordinator, Study Abroad Advisor
2003-04: DPC, Study Abroad Director, Hirschvogel Internship Advisor, UNC German Studies Consortium Coordinator, Study Abroad Advisor
2002-03: Student Grievance, DPC, Study Abroad Director, Hirschvogel Internship Advisor, NC German Studies Consortium Coordinator, Study Abroad Advisor
2001-02: Student Grievance, DPC, Study Abroad Director, Hirschvogel Internship Advisor, Curriculum Committee, NC German Studies Consortium Coordinator, Open House Task Force
2000-01: Curriculum, Spanish Search, Grievance, DPC, Study Abroad Director, Advancement Board, Advisory and Budget, Transportation Coordinator for BRICHA Conference
1999-00: Assessment, Curriculum, Undergraduate Advisor, Language Coordinator 1010-1050, Study Abroad Director; BRICHA Transportation
1998-99: Chair of Study Abroad Directors; Chair of Advancement Board, Language Coordinator, Chair of Curriculum, Ad Hoc Search Committee for German position, German Club Co-Advisor, Film, Chair of Ad Hoc Committee for the Language, Culture and International Business Proposal, DPC, BRICHA Transportation
1997-98: Student Grievance, Budget Advisory, Curriculum, Department Personnel Committee, German Club Advisor, DPC
1996-97: Budget Advisory, Curriculum, DPC, German Club Advisor
1995-96: Chair of Grievance, Assessment, Curriculum
1994-95: Budget, Curriculum, German Club Advisor, DPC
1993-94: Curriculum, German Club, DPC
1992-93: Curriculum, Faculty Colloquium, Chair of Chairperson Search, German Club Advisor, DPC
1991-92: Chair of Core Curriculum, Chair of Chairperson Search, SACS Assessment, Curriculum
1990-91: SACS Assessment, Curriculum, DPC
1989-90: Foreign Language Testing. Library Representative
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Community Service
1997-00: High Country Soccer Association (Board Member)
1992-97: Established German Program at Watauga High School
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Regional Service Activities
2001-2010: German Studies Consortium Coordinator
1994-1996: Taught German via distance learning to high schools in various counties in the state.
1992-93: Member of the NC Senate Selection committee for the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program. Appointed Representative of the National the American Association of Teachers of German
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Leadership Roles
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2010 : “ War in Europe". Developed new Study Abroad Program tailored for Gen Ed in conjunction with the Departments of History and Sociology.
2005-2012: Faculty Advisor for the National Honor Scholarship Society, Alpha Chi
2005-2009: Chair of Appalachian’s Germany Exchange Committee
2004-2009: Director of Appalachian State University's Language and Culture Summer School at the University of Trier, Germany
2001-2009: German Studies Consortium Curriculum Coordinator (Western)
2000-02: Faculty Development Consultant at the Hubbard Center
1998-99: Associate Program Director of the Association for Global Business International Conference on Communication,Languages, Literature, and Socio-Cultural Studies
1997- 2009 and 2012: Program leader of the Appalachian State University's Language and Culture Summer School at the University of Trier, Germany
1996 - 2018: Director of Hirschvogel Business/Language Internship
1995 - 2000: Director of Karlsruhe Exchange
1994-2001: Director of German Distance Learning Program. Developing state-wide distance learning Consortium in German Studies
1994-2004: Supervisor and Facilitator to Teaching Fellows from the Pädagogische Hochschule Karlsruhe and University of Trier, Germany
1993-94: Developed and implemented a German Studies Concentration in conjunction with the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
1990-93: President of the NC Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of German
1989-90: Vice President of the NC Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of German
