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President Jack Miller
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Dr. Jack
Miller began his duties in 2005 as the President of CCSU, which was
founded in 1849 and is the oldest publicly supported institution of
higher education in Connecticut. The University enrollment is over
12,000 students, including over 2,500 graduate students.
Prior to coming to Connecticut, Dr. Miller served as the Chancellor at
the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater for six years. He has also been
Dean of the College of Education at Florida State University from
1993-1999. He served as a professor and an administrator at Georgia
Southern University and Wichita State University. Miller has taught
students in public education from the elementary to doctoral degree
levels in the United States, Costa Rica, England, and South Africa. He
has lectured in many other countries, including Ireland and Sweden.
Dr. Miller's academic background includes a bachelor's degree in
journalism from Ohio University (1969), a master's degree in education
from Northern Illinois University (1972) and a doctorate degree in
education from Purdue University (1975). He has received numerous national awards, including the Excellence in
Diversity award from the Brothers of the Academy for his commitment to
access, retention, and graduation of underrepresented students
in higher education in 2005, and the Pacesetter Award from the National
Academic Advisory Association as CEO of the year in 2003.
His annual study of America's Most Literate Cities has been published by
USA Today, and recognized in over 100 of the largest daily newspapers
and on National Public Radio.
He has presented 56 refereed papers to 16 different learned societies in
the United States and internationally in countries such as France and
Jordan. He has also given numerous invited addresses and served as
a consultant to over |
40 educational agencies in the U.S. and other
countries. He has published 43 articles in national and international
journals, including publications in journals such as Educational
Researcher and Journal of Educational Psychology. He has also authored
10 book chapters, two major monographs disseminated by international
associations, four books, and three series of electronic and print
instructional materials.
Dr. Miller has served as Principal Investigator and written 19 research
and training proposals funded for a total of $4.5 million by state,
federal, and private agencies, including the Department of Defense,
Department of Education, Bell South Foundation, and Foundation for
Improvement of Postsecondary Education.
He has served on boards of directors for both private corporations and
public non-profit organizations, including Big Brothers and Big Sisters,
Victim Assistance Program, Educational Assessment Systems, Inc., Farmers
and Merchants Bank, St. Coletta's of Wisconsin for Developmentally
Disabled Citizens, Jefferson Literacy Council, and The Renaissance
Group.
Jack and his wife, Barbara, have three grown children: Lauren,
Elizabeth, and Raymond.
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