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Robert E. Myers, Ph.D.
Biography
Leading Daniel Webster College since July 2005, President Myers has
developed and begun implementation of
Vision 2015, a strategic long-range plan to position the College as New
England's honors institution for science, technology, engineering, and
math-related disciplines.
Also under President Myers' leadership,
- The College has been reaccredited by the New England Association of
Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
- The academic faculty has revisited curricula to refresh and update
what students learn so that they truly are "workforce ready" when they
graduate, embodying the skills, attributes, and knowledge to come into
any organization and make an immediate contribution
- Daniel Webster has sought to develop new programs to meet current
and emerging needs of business and industry, including the new B.S. in
Homeland Security.
At the undergraduate level, the College's Computer Science program unlike
those in colleges and universities across the country is growing
exponentially, particularly with the introduction of the
College's Gaming, Simulation, and Robotics major, which will have shown
a 300 percent growth in the major for 2007-08. The College's
engineering majors, aeronautical and mechanical, have also seen
substantial student interest, with many current students traveling across
the country to present papers before professional engineering organizations.
Daniel Webster College is also leading the way in providing distinctive
opportunities for adult learners through its
accelerated on-campus MBA programs in Portsmouth and Nashua, as well as
an online
MBA for Aviation Professionals. Additional exciting graduate and
continuing studies programs are also set for release to fill current voids
in the marketplace.
Prior to coming to Daniel Webster, Dr. Myers was the Chancellor of
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide, a distributed learning
network of 130 teaching and learning centers for working professionals in
the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Afghanistan.
He is the former Interim President of University of Maryland University
College (UMUC), a worldwide university dedicated to the working adult
student. He also served at UMUC as Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer. Dr. Myers was the co-founder and a founding member
of the Board of Directors of UMUC OnLine Inc., a for-profit spin-off from
University of Maryland University College dedicated to worldwide marketing
and enrollment management of non-Maryland students obtaining undergraduate
and graduate degrees online.
Dr. Myers holds the Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degrees, both
in Journalism, from the University of Maryland College Park. He
received his Ph.D. in Higher Education Policy, Planning and Administration
from the University of Maryland College Park.
His dissertation was entitled Maintaining the Public Trust: Effective
Multi-Campus System Governing Boards.
He holds the certificate of completion in the Center for Creative
Leaderships Leadership Development Program, as well as that for the Oxford
Roundtable for Higher Education Leadership in Finance, Oxford University. He
also attended the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Hagerstown Community College,
and Towson University.
Dr. Myers is a lifetime member of Phi Kappa Phi and a member of Alpha
Sigma Lambda; in addition, he sits on the New Hampshire Postsecondary
Education Commission; is vice chairperson of the Board of Directors of the
Academy of Science and Design, a New Hampshire-based charter school that
emphasizes math and science; a member of the Board of Advisors of the New
Hampshire Small Business Development Center; a member of Nashua Mayor
Donnalee Lozeaus transition team; and, a charter member of the southern New
Hampshire/northern Massachusetts chapter of Vistage.
He has served as a member of the adjunct faculty at University Maryland
University College for journalism, business management, and public policy at
the undergraduate level, and as a guest lecturer in graduate seminars on the
subjects of leadership and transformational change. He has presented widely
at both regional and national conferences on subjects such as higher
educations role in economic development, academic accountability and
planning, entrepreneurial business activities in college and university
settings, and marketing.
Dr. Myers is married to the former Gretchen Anne Gracey of York,
Pennsylvania. They have three children: Kate, 25, who lives with her husband
in northern Virginia; and Dylan, 16, and Libby, 11.
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