Jerry Goodwin

About Jerry Goodwin

Jerry Goodwin, LP.D, MBA, is an associate professor of strategic and mass communication at Tulsa Community College. He is an adjunct professor for the Schools of Business at Langston University and Southern Nazarene University. He is a former adjunct professor in graduate studies in marketing at the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and Research at Langston University-Tulsa. Over the last 25 years, Dr. Goodwin has taught courses in journalism, digital media, communications, and business, where his students have won numerous national, regional, state, and local awards in journalism each year. He is currently serving as president of the Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists Pro Chapter. He is a faculty member of the Oklahoma Collegiate Media Association.Dr. Goodwin is a third-generation journalist and former assistant to the publishers/COO of the award-winning The Oklahoma Eagle, the 10th oldest African American weekly newspaper in the country. During his tenure at the newspaper, he was instrumental in helping the news organization to increase its rank from #13 to #3 among newspapers in its category in the number of awards received by the Oklahoma Press Association. He is a founding member of the National Association of Black Journalists – Tulsa chapter. He is a former board member with the Tulsa Advertising Federation and Tulsa Press Club. In addition to his years of experience in education and newspaper publishing, he has played a pivotal role as a mayoral appointee on the board of directors for the City of Tulsa/Rogers County Port of Catoosa. The Port is the nation’s most inland waterway system and a major employer of industrial development in northeastern Oklahoma. Serving as a board member for 30 years, Dr. Goodwin is currently the longest-serving member and the second longest to serve as board chair over the Port’s 50-year history.

Experience

1. Adjunct Faculty Instructor

   Langston University

   Aug 2024 — Present · Tulsa, OK, US

   As an adjunct faculty member, I am teaching the following courses - online and at the Dick Conner Correctional Center in Hominy: Business Law, Legal Aspects of New Venture Creation, and Business Policy and Strategy. The opportunity to interact and engage with traditional and non-traditional adult students has been the most rewarding aspects of teaching at Langston. The experiential knowledge has added to my andragogy theory research and has helped me to apply the knowledge, skills, and abilities to meeting students where they are and serving their needs.

Education

• Xavier University

  Bachelor of Arts - Political Science, Political Science and Business

  1981 — 1985

• Northeastern University

  Doctorate, Law and Policy

• University of Phoenix

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business

  2006 — 2007