Linda L. Baer
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Linda Baer
Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic & Student Affairs
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
St. Paul, MN 55101
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Linda Baer
Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Students Affairs
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Dr. Linda Baer earned her B.A. degree in sociology from Washington State University, her M.A. degree in sociology from Colorado State University and her Ph.D. from South Dakota State University. Before joining the Office of the Chancellor staff, Linda was the Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs and also Interim President at Bemidji State University. Currently she provides leadership as the Senior Vice Chancellor for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System.
Linda provides leadership throughout the State of Minnesota and presents nationally in academic innovations, e-learning and services, bridging higher education with the workplace, assessment and accountability, educational transformation, the development of alliances and partnerships and most recently on the campus of the future. Her publications and presentations include work in the challenge of change, myths and realities of technology-enhanced education, the blueprint for building strong partnerships, and principles for smart change. Linda co-authored a book entitled, Partnering in the Learning Marketspace. She published articles on “Higher Education and Technology: Bridging the Generation Gap,” as well as an article titled “Trends and Tsunamis: Rural Higher Education” in the inaugural issue of the Rural Minnesota Journal. She has made numerous national presentations and workshops on Building Successful Partnerships and Smart Change, A Toolkit for Higher Education, as well as in the area of Global Education. Recent articles include “Smart Change” in Planning for Higher Education, January/March 2008 and “Action Analytics: Measuring and Improving Performance That Matters in Higher Education” in EDUCAUSE Review, January/February 2008.
Under Dr. Baer’s leadership, Minnesota Online, the gateway to programs and courses offered via the Internet by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, has received the 2006 Institutional Service Award from the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning and the 2006 Tekne Award recognizing Minnesota's technology users and developers in innovation, development, education, commercialization and management of technology in Minnesota. This award is presented each year by the Minnesota High Tech Association and Minnesota Technology, Inc., in partnership with LifeScience Alley.
Dr. Baer was recently recognized as a 2007 International Exemplary Leader by The Chair Academy, an international organization that provides leadership training for post-secondary education leaders. She was cited for her role in developing the award-winning Minnesota Online, a system portal for online learning and other new kinds of instructional technology; strengthening ties between colleges and universities and the workplace; and improving assessment and accountability.
Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Students Affairs
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Dr. Linda Baer earned her B.A. degree in sociology from Washington State University, her M.A. degree in sociology from Colorado State University and her Ph.D. from South Dakota State University. Before joining the Office of the Chancellor staff, Linda was the Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs and also Interim President at Bemidji State University. Currently she provides leadership as the Senior Vice Chancellor for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System.
Linda provides leadership throughout the State of Minnesota and presents nationally in academic innovations, e-learning and services, bridging higher education with the workplace, assessment and accountability, educational transformation, the development of alliances and partnerships and most recently on the campus of the future. Her publications and presentations include work in the challenge of change, myths and realities of technology-enhanced education, the blueprint for building strong partnerships, and principles for smart change. Linda co-authored a book entitled, Partnering in the Learning Marketspace. She published articles on “Higher Education and Technology: Bridging the Generation Gap,” as well as an article titled “Trends and Tsunamis: Rural Higher Education” in the inaugural issue of the Rural Minnesota Journal. She has made numerous national presentations and workshops on Building Successful Partnerships and Smart Change, A Toolkit for Higher Education, as well as in the area of Global Education. Recent articles include “Smart Change” in Planning for Higher Education, January/March 2008 and “Action Analytics: Measuring and Improving Performance That Matters in Higher Education” in EDUCAUSE Review, January/February 2008.
Under Dr. Baer’s leadership, Minnesota Online, the gateway to programs and courses offered via the Internet by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, has received the 2006 Institutional Service Award from the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning and the 2006 Tekne Award recognizing Minnesota's technology users and developers in innovation, development, education, commercialization and management of technology in Minnesota. This award is presented each year by the Minnesota High Tech Association and Minnesota Technology, Inc., in partnership with LifeScience Alley.
Dr. Baer was recently recognized as a 2007 International Exemplary Leader by The Chair Academy, an international organization that provides leadership training for post-secondary education leaders. She was cited for her role in developing the award-winning Minnesota Online, a system portal for online learning and other new kinds of instructional technology; strengthening ties between colleges and universities and the workplace; and improving assessment and accountability.
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