Courses and Seminars Created

• HIST-264: Medieval Europe, first offered Winter 2012
• HIST-262: American Military History, first offered Winter 2009
• HIST-299: Atomic America, first offered Fall 2007
• HIST-260: History of Michigan (co-created with Ronald Marinucci), first offered Spring 2007

 Course Revision

• HIST-257: History of the Holocaust revised to include new, learner-centered course objectives and updated course description language.  Tentative implementation, Fall 2013
• HIST-152: World History from 1500 CE to the Present adapted for use in the MCC Honors Program and first offered Winter 2010
• HIST-155: US History 1877 to the Present adapted for use in the MCC Honors Program and first offered Winter 2008

 Online Course Development

• HIST-113: History of East Asia from 1600 CE to the Present—WWW format first offered Spring 2012
• HIST-262: American Military History—WWW format first offered Winter 2011
• HIST-152: World History from 1500 CE to the Present—WWW format first offered Winter 2009
• HIST-151: World History to 1500 CE—WWW format first offered Fall 2008

Academic

• October 2012: Served as a facilitator at the Michigan Honors Association Fall Retreat, leading discussions on political civility.
• 2011-2012: Served as faculty chair of e-Learning Workgroup responsible for revising e-Learning Standards and Practices
• 2011-Present: Served as Faculty Technology Consultant in the CTL
• 2008-Present: Honors Program Steering Committee

 Service to the College

• Winter 2011: Served on Political Science search committee.
• 2009-2010: Member of Professional Development Advisory Committee
• 2009-2010: Ad hoc committee on Hybrid Courses
• 2008-2010: Social Science Division Representative to Academic Affairs Subcommittee
• 2007-2010: Social Science Division Representative to Academic Computing Subcommittee
• Winter 2008: Served on Sociology search committee.
• Winter 2007: Served on Sociology search committee.
• Winter 2007: Served on History search committee.
• 2006-Present: De facto discipline representative, which has involved assisting with scheduling, textbook ordering, and serving as the Dean’s proxy in the evaluation of part-time faculty.

 Community Focused Activities

• September 20, 2012: Co-Coordinated and Participated in MCC’s Constitution Day commemoration.
• September 15, 2011: Co-Coordinated and Participated in MCC’s Constitution Day commemoration.
• September 11, 2011: Delivered remarks at dedication of MCC’s 9/11 memorial.
• September 16, 2010: Co-Coordinated and Participated in MCC’s Constitution Day commemoration.
• September 17, 2009: Co-Coordinated and Participated in MCC’s Constitution Day commemoration.
• February 2009: Served as MC for An Afternoon of Black History in Song, an event commemorating African American History Month
• September 17, 2008: Co-Coordinated and Participated in MCC’s Constitution Day commemoration.
• August 2008: Appeared on WFLT-AM to promote MCC’s history courses.
• September 17, 2007: Co-Coordinated and Participated in MCC’s Constitution Day commemoration.
• 2006-2007: Served on community committee organizing events for After Lewis and Clark: The Forces of Change, 1806-1871, including giving a talk on the role of the American military in the settlement of the Trans-Mississippi West.