Jay Gary

About Jay Gary

EDUCATOR | FUTURIST | ENTREPRENEUR Senior executive with broad experience in…

Experience

1. Associate Dean of Online Programs & Associate Professor of Strategic Leadership

   Oral Roberts University

   Oct 2015 — Present · Tulsa, OK, US

   Supports the Provost and Deans with new academic program development from market research to launch. Ensures accreditation regulations are followed, program production timeline is met, and courses are properly developed by instructional designers. 30 programs, 500 + courses.2. Supervises Online Adjunct Faculty in their teaching and offers training in coordination with Department Chairs and the Center for Faculty Excellence. 275 faculty3. Performs Online Faculty Performance assessment, and coaches Online Faculty with strategies to improve student engagement and retention.4. Oversees online student academic performance assessment and coordinates curriculum improvements in keeping with Institutional Effectiveness.5. Develops Online Graduate programs within Colleges, while serving as Program Director/Chair of leadership programs; teaches core courses of the same.6. Manages internal and contract instructional designers to create new courses and improve the quality of legacy courses.7. Offers academic oversight to ORU\'s non-credit online certificate and diploma programs, offered through its Institute, ORU Quest, or site partnership programs.8. Represents ORU Online & Lifelong Learning programs in meetings of Chairs, Deans, Academic Council, and Online Enrollment Strategies.9. Responsible for continuous improvement efforts in all scorecard metrics related to online learning: ROI, courses, programs, faculty, textbooks, and learning.10. Serves as ORU\'s Chief Online Learning Officer, responsible for quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and effective use of LMS and third-party educational technology.11. Supports ORU\'s Impact 2030 Task Force on Leadership to help launch and strengthen leadership studies and strategic foresight academic offerings and their \"Leadership for Public Purpose\" designation from Carnegie Foundation.ORU profile page: https://oru.edu/faculty/coacs/jay-gary.php

Education

• Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business

  B.S. in Industrial Mgt, Business, Management

  1972 — 1976

• Regent University

  PhD, Organizational Leadership

  2004 — 2008

• California State University, Los Angeles

  M.A. in Education, Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision

  1981 — 1983

Skills

• Grant Writing
• Leadership
• Public Speaking
• Team Building
• Program Development
• Management
• Program Management
• Management Consulting
• Community Outreach
• Strategic Thinking
• Higher Education
• Organizational Development
• Organizational Leadership
• University Teaching
• Leadership Development
• Conflict Resolution
• Qualitative Research
• Curriculum Design
• Facilitation
• Executive Coaching
• Non-Profits
• Adult Education
• Futurism
• Strategic Alliances
• Workshop Facilitation
• Instructional Design
• Curriculum Development
• Teaching
• Entrepreneurship
• Distance Learning
• Christian Leadership
• Research
• E-Learning
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Fundraising
• Business Strategy
• Strategy
• Change Management
• Strategic Planning