MARY KLINGER'S PERSONAL WEB SITE

INSTRUCTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

Mentor/Unit Coordinator - 1997 to present

State University of New York, Empire State College - Corning NY

Serve as academic advisor and faculty (mentor) to students to plan and implement courses of study in a variety of business and educational areas through various modalities (face to face mentoring, distance, group settings, web), including organizational behavior, management, workplace learning, disability issues, training and development, gender and diversity issues in the workplace, organizational development, child, adolescent and adult education issues; evaluate experiential learning for possible college credit; work with graduate students in business areas, including organizational management, women in the workplace, and issues of diversity in the workplace.

Monitor the student progress and academic programs of unit students; coordinate student orientations; supervise unit members; coordinate marketing, recruitment, and retention of students; hire and supervise academic tutors; work with area organizations to offer educational information and assistance; prepare and distribute promotional and student literature; monitor federal and state financial aid for students; oversee unit alumni/student association.

Mentor - 1990 to present (both part-time and full time)

State University of New York, Empire State College - Corning NY, Canandaigua NY

Program Developer/Instructor - 1992-1994

Schuyler/Chemung/Tompkins Board of Cooperative Educational Services (SCT BOCES), Center for Adult Education and Training, Elmira NY

Developed and instructed adult educational programs in computer skills training for the mature worker, business writing, office skills, gender issues in the workplace, computer applications, business communications, customer service, office/clerical training, telephone skills, leadership skills, home economics areas, organizational skills, presentation skills, team development; instructed programs both in educational settings and on-site in business settings.

New York State Permanent Teaching Certifications

Business Education, Social Studies, Home Economics, Elementary Education.

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Doctor of Philosophy

Organizational Behavior with minors in Adult Learning and Issues in Diversity/Disabilities
The Union Institute and University, Cincinnati, Ohio
Dissertation Title: "Employer-Sponsored Tuition Assistance Programs Serving People With Disabilities"

Master of Science in Education

Education, Business
Elmira College, Elmira NY

Bachelor of Arts

History, Secondary Education
Elmira College, Elmira NY

Other Studies

Accounting/Business
Corning Community College, Corning NY

HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

• Granted Sabbatical Leave, 2004- Research Topic: Organizational Culture and Learning: Business and Higher Education.
• Professional Reassignment: Survey research of the Workforce Recruitment Program of the President’s Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities (U.S. Department of Labor).
• Professional Development Quality of Work Life Award.
• Scholarship recipient (three consecutive terms), The Union Institute and University.