CURRICULUM VITA
Stuart A. Varden, Ed.D.
8 Birch Hill Drive
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
(914)-471-3926
E-mail: svarden@pace.edu
EDUCATION
Columbia
University - New York, N. Y.
Stevens
Institute of Technology - Hoboken, N. J.
Graduated: 1971 (M.S.); Major: Computer Science
Teachers
College, Columbia University - New York, N. Y.
Graduated: 1974 (Ed.D.); Major: Educational Administration
EMPLOYMENT
Professor
of Information Systems
School of Computer Science and Information
Systems
Asst. Chair of Information Systems
Department
Pace University, Pleasantville, N. Y.
10570
Manager
for User Services (CCIMS)
Center for Computing and Information
Management Services
Teachers College, Columbia University, New
York, N. Y. 10027
From 1973 to 1982
Programmer/Analyst
and Educational Researcher
Institute of Administrative Research
Teachers College, Columbia University, New
York, N. Y. 10027
From 1966 to 1972
SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS AT PACE
UNIVERSITY (Selected)
·
Designed
and implemented World Wide Web Internet server for the Westchester
Online
Information Service (1994-95).
·
Represented
Pace University at IBM Corporation in the joint development of a sequence of
six graduate-level courses in telecommunications leading to the highly
successful Graduation Telecommunications Program (GTP). Served as both an instructor and program
evaluator for the GTP program (1988-1992).
·
Served
as Co-Chair of the Middle States Regional Accreditation Steering Committee for
Pace University (1996-98).
·
Teach
at both undergraduate and graduate levels in areas of database management
systems, data communications, management information systems, electronic
commerce, and applications programming (1982-2000).
·
Served
as Assistant Chairperson of Information Systems Department -- New York
(1982-86), and Westchester (1996 to present).
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES 1979 TO PRESENT (Selected)
Research and Recent Evaluation Projects
·
Conducted National Survey
Conducted national survey of corporate
network issues and practices. Study
involved the
design and distribution of 8,000
questionnaires.
·
Developed Prepaid Tuition
Finance Model
Developed a computer model to evaluate
the possible financial implications to colleges and
universities of selling educational
services at current tuition rates for use in the future. This
research was conducted under the
auspices of the National Center for Postsecondary
Governance and Finance at the University
of Maryland, College Park, MD. The
model was
distributed to the chief financial
officers of thirty leading institution for evaluation.
·
Program Evaluator for the
CLOUT Program
Perform program evaluation
surveys for the CLOUT program, an educational program
designed to educate single parents with
dependent children in office technology skill so they
may enter the workforce - 1993 to
present.
·
Internet Training Program
Rye Neck Internet Training Program in
1995-96 in which classroom teachers at all levels
were trained in the use of the
Internet.
·
Westchester Education
Coalition
Served as Scholar-in-residence at the
Westchester Education Coalition during Spring, 1996
where I was program evaluator for the
IBM Interexchange Program in which six
Westchester schools were engaged in the
collaborative exchange of information regarding the use of technology in their
schools. Also taught for the NYNEX Telecommunications Program
in 1996-97 in which teachers and
library/media specialists were trained in the use of the Internet and Web site development.
·
NACTEL Program
Served as Coordinator for Program
Evaluation Services for the NACTEL Program, a
distance education Associates Program
in Telecommunications designed for
telecommunications workers and
sponsored by the Sloan Foundation.
·
Professional Organization
Leadership Roles
-
Director of Membership Services for the EDSIG/AITP (1998-1999).
-
Appointed
Conference Chair for the ISECON2000
Conference, the leading conference for
Information Systems Educators (2000).
Consulting
·
Houghton Mifflin Publishing
Company
Performed major data analysis in
connection with norming and equating of the Gates-
MacGinitie Reading Test.
·
Children's Television
Workshop (CTW)
Conducted national survey of children's
television viewing patterns. Provided
all coding and
data analysis services and served as
statistical consultant to CTW.
·
Professional Examination
Service
Designed and implemented a system for
test item banking and retrieval to support the
automatic generation of tests. The system has been applied to the
construction of the
Veterinary Medicine Licensing
Examination which is administered to over 2000 candidates
from twenty states annually.
·
IBM Corporation
Managed the development of
computer-based training (CBT) courseware entitled Time
Value of Money Concepts in 1988-89.
This is one in a series of IBM Business Education
courseware products.
PUBLICATION AND
PRESENTATIONS
Authored twenty-five referenced articles on aspects of information systems and educational programs since 1982. Papers were presented at national and local conferences.
Have delivered several workshops – HTML, JavaScript, CGI-Programming – and appeared on numerous panels a wide variety of subjects including university-corporate educational programs, gender issues in computer education and asynchronous learning.
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
Have traveled widely in support of university
programs or for professional activities.
Destinations include India (twice), Singapore
(twice), South Korea, China and Ireland.
AWARDS
·
Received
"Distinguished Achievement Award" for excellence in educational
journalism by EDUPRESS Association of America (1981).
·
Received
"Imogene Okes Award for Outstanding Research in Adult Education"
conferred by the Adult Education Association (1982).
·
Selected
IBM-ISEF Visiting Professor for the academic year of 1984-85 in Dallas, Texas.
·
Selected
IBM-IFPA Visiting Professor (1988).