Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae - Carolyn S. Terry, Ed.D.

Education | Leadership Experience | Teaching Experience | Honors and Awards | Professional Development and Memberships

Dr. Carolyn Terry

Education

Doctor of Education, Community College Leadership, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD
Master of Arts, English Literature and Rhetoric, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Bachelor of Arts, English in Literature and University Scholar, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Leadership Experience

MONTGOMERY COLLEGE, MARYLAND

Associate Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, 2014-present
Instructional Dean, Humanities, Rockville Campus, 1998-2014
Department Chair, English Composition, Literature and Professional Writing, 1996-1998
Faculty Coordinator, Reading and Writing Center, Rockville Campus, 1991-1996

Associate Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs 2014 - present
Primary Responsibilities

Support the senior vice president of Academic Affairs in developing, implementing, and assessing Academic Affairs initiatives. Serve the Academic Affairs division as liaison to the Collegewide Curriculum Committee, Faculty Council, Collegewide Deans and Chairs groups, the Academic Regulations Committee, and the General Education Committee
Facilitate and assist the senior vice president with the internal workings of the college by ensuring and recommending appropriate courses of actions and coordinating any actions with the Academic Affairs units
Serve as chief advisor to the senior vice president for Academic Affairs with regard to curricula, course delivery, all full- and part-time faculty and related staff, and the College’s array of programs
Provide guidance and leadership to the campus vice presidents/provosts and Workforce Development and Continuing Education vice president, who report directly to the SVPAA
Serve as administrative supervisor for honors programs, collegewide assessment, and the Institute for Part-Time Faculty Engagement and Support. Provide resources to honors faculty and students to showcase student scholarship. Supervise the management of comprehensive program review and learning outcomes assessment. Ensure that part-time faculty member
Convene the Committee for Assessment, Placement, and Developmental Issues (CAPDI) to establish, review, and adapt student assessment and course placement processes and procedures
Supervise the management of the curriculum proposal, review, and approval process from the faculty-led Collegewide Curriculum Committee through the senior vice president’s office, to the president’s office and the board of trustees, if appropriate. Direct the submission of materials to Maryland Higher Education Commission and Middle States Commission for Higher Education
Participate on AAUP and SEIU contract negotiations teams and labor-management coordinating committees as management representative
Serve as a liaison to the Student Affairs and Administrative and Fiscal Services units on projects having an institutional impact, as assigned

Accomplishments

Led the project for restructuring the Academic Affairs division from campus-based to collegewide leadership and organization. Conducted small group discussions, made presentations to departments and governance groups, facilitated campus forums, and met with individuals to answer questions. Collaborated with Human Resources and Budget Office colleagues to realign supervisory and fiscal structures
Worked with faculty colleagues to redesign the general education curriculum to reduce requirements and to adapt to program goals. Guided program changes through curriculum review and catalog revisions. Met with counseling and advising colleagues to facilitate communication
Developed role of 12-month department chair and chair nomination and selection process. Supported deans and vice-president/provosts in the implementation of the process and worked with Human Resources and director of Policy and Planning to revise Policies and Procedures. Served on coordinating committee to develop the chair employment contract
With Center for Professional and Organizational Development colleagues, designed chair training curriculum and facilitated the inaugural chair institute. Conducted semi-annual department chair workshops and new chair training
Co-led academic master plan development, convening campus, College, and community task groups involving more than 200 individuals. Made presentations and led discussions for governance groups. Coordinated action plans across units
Drafted and edited original Academic Master Plan, and edited annual updates. Worked with graphic designer to create format and graphic representations of data
Worked with the Office of Information Technology to supervise and champion the creation of an online catalog using Acalog. Coordinated contract for software with Office of Procurement
In collaboration with the Office of Communications, developed uniform department website templates that include program advising guides and career information
Implemented online curriculum submission and approval process via Curriculog, and coordinated contract for software acquisition with Office of Procurement
Defined criteria and process for academic program review and program viability, occurring on a regular cycle, meeting with deans to recommend curriculum actions
Integrated program review, curriculum proposal, and general education course certification processes to reduce redundancy in reporting and to tie processes to relevant and meaningful outcomes for faculty and staff
With the Office of Records and Registration, standardized parts of term for scheduling academic semesters and summer sessions to align courses and maximize students’ ability to create practical schedules
Set processes for course schedule review to maximize efficiency and student access
Guided the continuity of instruction for on-campus courses during the pandemic, leading faculty discussions of safety protocols and curriculum adaptations. Drafted communication to faculty, staff, and students regarding status of Collegewide policy decisions, academic regulations, and training opportunities. Supported implementation of the E-Learning, Innovation, and Teaching Excellence (ELITE) unit to train faculty in structured remote teaching, arranging for paid stipends for participants
Convened the Committee for Assessment, Placement, and Developmental Issues (CAPDI) and adapted assessment and placement process from on-campus, standardized testing to online guided placement in English and English as a Second Language
Guided the Institute for Part-Time Faculty Engagement and Support through three management transitions. Instituted the Shoenberg Fellowship for part-time faculty, a fully paid, one-semester fellowship to focus on professional development and discipline research
As interim vice-president and provost for Workforce Development and Continuing Education from July 2022 through June 2023, provided day-to-day operational leadership to the Unit and continue to build this self-sustaining unit to provide lifelong learning, professional, technical and contract training, and community programs

Instructional Dean, Humanities, Rockville Campus 1998 – 2014

Provided academic leadership to a vital academic area of 80 full-time faculty, 175 adjunct faculty, and 22 staff members
Areas of supervision included English composition and literature, journalism, creative writing, women’s and gender studies, English as a Second Language, reading, philosophy, world languages, honors, the Writing and Reading Center / Language Lab, and the Paul Peck Humanities Institute
Supported the development of Humanities faculty and staff members through hiring, mentoring, and evaluating; nominating for awards and recognitions; reviewing and approving applications for sabbaticals, professional development leaves, and fellowships.
Served as Collegewide dean for English, coordinating curriculum initiatives across the College and organizing discipline retreats to implement statewide English composition standards
Represented Montgomery College on several MHEC and MSDE task groups on core competencies and college-readiness initiatives
Established the Montgomery Scholars and Renaissance Scholars honors programs, working with faculty colleagues to secure funding and to accompany students on study travel experiences
Negotiated the transfer partnership between Montgomery College honors programs and Dickinson College
Supported student research and scholarship through sponsoring annual participation in the Beacon regional honors conference as well as internships with the Smithsonian Institution, the Library of Congress, and the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Served on the coordinating committee between Montgomery College and the Universities at Shady Grove
Served on AAUP and SEIU faculty contract negotiation teams, drafting contract language in faculty workload and the distance learning side letter
Convened Collegewide deans’ group and coordinated policy and procedure implementation across campuses
Coordinated Collegewide faculty hiring timelines and priorities with the Office of Human Resources
Served on several dean committees that developed common practices regarding workload, ESH assignments, and faculty leave
Chaired or served on several hiring committees for colleague dean and VPP positions
Managed an operating budget of over $5 million

Chair, English Composition, Literature and Professional Writing 1996 – 1998

Provided academic leadership to a vital academic department of 32 full-time faculty, 55 adjunct faculty, and 3 staff members
Developed department schedule of courses in collaboration with other campus departments
Conducted department meetings and retreats
Collaborated across campuses to develop Collegewide English composition and literature syllabi
Represented the discipline in articulation meetings with the University of Maryland at College Park
Resolved student complaints or concerns with faculty members
Conducted student course grade appeals according to academic regulations
Evaluated student writing samples for credit-by-examination and course placement
Reviewed transcripts and syllabi for student transfer of credit
Led faculty committee to align composition curriculum with statewide standards

Faculty Coordinator, Writing and Reading Center 1991 – 1996

Hired, trained, and supervised 40 faculty tutors and 6 staff members
Prepared and executed operating budget of over $133,000 and periodic capital equipment expenditures of over $100,000
Implemented computer network for writing, reading, and language acquisition, one of the first networked learning labs on campus
Supported the development of computer-assisted curriculum, training faculty on the use of computer software in support of student learning
Designed tutoring training and performance review process

Teaching Experience

MONTGOMERY COLLEGE, MARYLAND

Associate Professor, English, Rockville Campus 1989 – 1998

Planned and delivered course in English composition and literature
Chaired department textbook selection committee
Served as discipline representative on campus academic appeals committee, eventually chairing the committee
Conducted study of successful student writing, leading to the development of English placement scores and criteria for students entering Montgomery College through Appropriate Course Placement
Represented the English discipline at statewide composition standards committee meetings

Subjects:

Developmental English (ENGL 001/002)
Techniques of Reading and Writing I and II (ENGL 101, 102)
Introduction to World Literature I (ENGL 201)
American Literature through 1865 (ENGL 211)
American Literature since 1865 (ENGL 212)
Fundamentals of Grammar (ENGL 135)

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, PENNSYLVANIA 1986-1988

Teaching Assistant

Independently taught first-year English composition and rhetoric courses, designing and grading assignments, meeting with students, and serving on course group committees
Tutored first-year students in the Writing Center
Mentored new graduate students in teaching English composition and rhetoric courses
Served as officer in English graduate association

Research Assistant

Collaborated on a research study into the reaction of science scholars to the humanistic argument of Stephen J. Gould's "The Spandrels of San Marcos." (with Dr. Davida Charney)
Catalogued and chronicled literary criticism on the works of Saul Bellow. (Dr. Daniel Walden)

Honors and Awards

2023 Outstanding Administrator Award for Service to Montgomery College in recognition of leadership in the Scheduling for Student Success initiative
The 2022 Delphi Award on behalf of Montgomery College from the Pullias Center for Higher Education at University of Southern California in recognition of support for adjunct faculty in promoting student learning and community engagement
Montgomery College Team Recognition Award for the Academic Master Plan, 2017
Montgomery College Team Recognition Award for the Coronavirus Advisory Team, 2021
“On Her Shoulders We Stand” Award in recognition of support for the Women’s and Gender Studies program, Montgomery College, 2012
Peerless Rockville Wagman Award for Historic Preservation Communication, 2010
NISOD Award for Excellence, 1992

Professional Development and Memberships

Leadership Montgomery, 2021 – 2022
AACC Future Leaders Institute, 2006
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL)
American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
Community College Humanities Association
The Chair Academy
National Council of Teachers of English
National Writing Center Association
Montgomery College Leadership Development Institute
Phi Beta Kappa Penn State Chapter
Modern Language Association

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