EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Education                                         2002
(Focus: International and Comparative Higher Education)
Walden University, Minneapolis, MN
   
MA in International Relations                            1993
Salve Regina University, Newport, RI

MA in National Security and Strategic Studies       1986
Naval War College, Newport, RI

MA in Public Administration (MPA)                        1985
American International College, Springfield, MA

BA in Physical Education                                    1969
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Assistant Professor, Community College Leadership        September 2007
    Doctoral Program
    National-Louis University, Chicago, IL

• Courses taught:
• • Socio-cultural Contexts of the Community College
• Additional activities:
• • Chair dissertation committees and serve as an academic advisor for doctoral students.

Doctoral Enrollment Counselor/Program Professor            May to August 2007
Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Visiting Assistant Professor, College of Education            2005-2007
Member of the Graduate Faculty           
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
•    Courses taught:
    o    Policy Analysis in Higher Education
    o    [International] Comparative Higher Education
    o    The Community Junior College
    o    Institutional Planning
    o    Administration in Higher Education
    o    College Teaching
    o    Assessment of Student Outcomes in Higher Education
    o    Qualitative Research in Education
•    Additional activities:
    o    Supervised individual internships for qualitative research projects.
    o    Served on dissertation committees and as an academic advisor for doctoral students.
    o    Worked with a U.S. community college consortium on partnership projects with a community college in Vietnam.
    o    Reviewed a manuscript (2006, April) titled Restructuring of Education and Training in Vietnam: A Development and Application of Arts Management Training in Australia and Vietnam for the Asia Pacific Journal of Education.
    o    Organized a State Department sponsored visit (2006, April 30-May 3) to Texas Tech University and South Plains College by six presidents of Vietnamese community colleges and two of their state level government officials. (Service)
    o    Coordinated a two-week (2006, June 3-18) training visit by two senior administrators from Vietnam National University-Hanoi to Texas Tech University. They studied the U.S. academic credit system for possible adaptation and implementation in Vietnam. (Service)
    o    Attended an intense summer intersession course on Program Evaluation (2006, May 10-25), including participation in developing an evaluation for a center in the College of Human Sciences at Texas Tech University. (Professional Development)
    o    Collaborated with a doctoral student and a New York State Community College in applying for and receiving a $5,000 applied research grant from the (SUNY and Cornell) Institute for Community College Development. The research examines issues related to teaching and supporting remedial courses at community colleges.

Deputy Director, The Vietnam Center                2000-2005
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
•    Formed a US community college consortium comprising Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, NY, the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, and Richland College in Dallas, TX. The consortium has been supporting the development of a community college in Vietnam.
•    Key member of three successful multidisciplinary grant writing teams:
    o    USDA cotton grant for $99,267
    o    U.S. Department of Education Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad grant for $70,000
    o    USAID-ALO community college and workforce development grant for $95,221
•    Conducted research on Vietnam's higher education system.
•    Recruited Vietnamese graduate students and assisted with applications to Texas Tech University.
•    Hosted visiting scholars.
•    During personal time, provided tutorial assistance to international graduate students with papers, manuscripts, theses, and dissertations.
•    Served in a consulting capacity on Vietnam higher education for the Texas Tech University Health Science Center’s Dean of Nursing and the Texas Tech University Vietnam-Cambodia Affiliations Committee, which included two vice provosts and the director of the Office of International Affairs.
•    Functioned as coordinator for several projects between the U.S. and Vietnam.
•    Planned and oversaw logistics of VIP visits and annual conferences.
•    Developed strategies to expand the Vietnam Center's academic, military, and other related contacts; managed the Center's correspondence.

Adjunct Faculty                            1998-2000
University of Phoenix, San Diego, CA
•    Courses taught:
    o    Critical Thinking and Decision-Making (MGT 436).
    o    Critical Thinking (PHL 251). 

Assistant Program Manager                        1997-2000
TRW, San Diego, CA                           
•    Analysis and recommendations for  U.S. Navy undersea surveillance programs
•    Production of technical briefs.
•    Development of operational and connectivity concepts for a U.S. government program office. 
•    Supervised 22 employees: hiring, internal coordination and work allocation, preparing personnel performance appraisals, and assisting with the development of new business initiatives.
•    Consultant for customer's international programs office.

International Student Specialist                    1995-1997
College of San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
•    Administration of International Student Program.
•    Recruitment, admissions, processing, and orientation.
•    Immigration documentation and advising for over 180 F-1 visa international students.
•    Registration assistance.
•    Office management.
•    Problem solving.

U.S. Naval Officer                            1971-1995
•    Served outside U.S. for 16 years including Japan, Iceland, Philippines, Canada, Scotland, and Antigua.
•    Managed organizations that ranged in size from 30 to 170 people.
•    Gained extensive experience in international project coordination and served as a technical advisor to International Programs Office in Washington, DC.
•    Dealt with news media.
•    Provided briefings to dignitaries, including the Prime Minister of Iceland.
•    Ran bilateral meetings at U.S. Embassy in Japan.
•    Career was multifaceted and necessitated dealing with diverse populations, changing schedules, and evolving requirements.

PUBLICATIONS

Oliver, D. E., Engel, S., & Scorsone, A. (in press). Survey of community colleges in Vietnam. In P. Elsner, G. Boggs, & J. Irwin (Eds.). A global survey of community colleges, technical colleges, and further education in different regions of the world. Washington, DC: American Association of Community Colleges. [Book chapter]

Oliver, D. E. (2004). Higher education challenges in developing countries: The case of Vietnam. Journal of Educational Policy, Research, and Practice, 5(2), 3-18.

Oliver, D. (2004). Human capital theory and higher education in developing countries. Journal of Thought, 39, 119-130.

Oliver, D., & Nguyen, K. D. (2004). Historical trends of US accreditation and its relevance to Vietnam. Development of the Economy [Phattrienkinhte], 169, 19-23.

Oliver, D. (2002). The U.S. community college model and Vietnam's higher education system. Annals of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City, [Khoa hoc xa hoi & nhan van tap san], 24-34.

Oliver, D. (1999). Improving services for international students by understanding differences between Japanese and United States culture and educational systems. NACADA Journal: The Journal of the National Academic Advising Association, 19, 22-28.

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW

Oliver, D. E., Do, Quoc Trung, Pham, Xuan Thanh, Elsner, P. A., & Nguyen, Thi Thanh Phuong. Globalization of higher education and community colleges in Vietnam. In R. Raby, & E. Valeau (Eds.), Community college models: Globalization and higher education reform. Springer Publishers.

Oliver, D., Casiraghi, A., Henderson, J., Brooks, A., & Mulsow, M. Teaching program evaluation: Three pillars of pedagogy. American Journal of Evaluation.

INVITED SEMINARS AND PAPERS

Nguyen, Thi Thanh Phuong & Oliver, D. (2007, September 21). Suggestions for the undergraduate curriculum in Educational Administration of the Department of Education, USSH, VNU-HCMC. Paper provided for the Conference on Adjusting the Bachelor’s Curriculum of Educational Administration in the Direction of Modernization at the Department of Education, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Presented seminars on “Integration of Cooperative Learning in the Higher Education Classroom” at three universities in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: University of Social Sciences and Humanities (October 12, 2006), Institute for Educational Research, University of Pedagogy (October 19, 2006, and Open University (October 20, 2006).

Panel member at a seminar on accreditation sponsored by Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training, at Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, December 3, 2002.

Panel member at a national seminar on community colleges sponsored by Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training, at Can Tho University, Vietnam, November 28-29, 2002.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Rickards, W., Brooker, R., Oliver, D., & Nguyen, P. (2007, November 7). “Some observations on higher education in Vietnam: Integrating narrative and policy studies.” Paper presentation at the Association for the Study of Higher Education 32nd Annual Conference, Louisville, KY.

Elsner, P., Hall, G., Horton, J., & Oliver, D. (2007, April 15). “An overview of the AACC global survey of technical and community colleges and further education in 23 countries.” Panel presentation at the American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention, Tampa, FL.

Oliver, D. E. (2007, April 12). “Globalization and community colleges: The U.S., Canada, and Vietnam.” Paper presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges Conference, Tampa, FL.

Nguyen, K. D., Oliver, D. E., & Pham, X. D. (2006, December 12). “Effectiveness of quality and commerce: The interaction between integration and quality standards of higher education in Vietnam.” Paper presented at the International Forum on Vietnam Education “WTO Entry and Vietnam Higher Education” (organized by the Ministry of Education and Training; sponsored by UNESCO and others), Hanoi, Vietnam.

Oliver, D. E., Nguyen, K. D., & Nguyen, T. T. P. (2006, November 29). “Higher education accreditation in Vietnam and the U.S.: In pursuit of Quality.” Paper presented at the Asia Pacific Education Research Association International Conference 2006, Hong Kong.

Oliver, D. E. (2006, October 16). “Community colleges in the context of globalization in higher education.” Invited paper, Can Tho University, Vietnam, International Forum on Globalization and Integration in Higher Education.

Oliver, D. E., Engel, S., Scorsone, A., & Whitus, J. (2006, April 24). Presentation on the history of community college development in Vietnam and the Kien Giang Community College Project at the American Association of Community Colleges convention in Long Beach, CA.

Oliver, D. E. (Key note speaker presentation in January, 2006). “Challenges to the development of community colleges in Vietnam.” Australia National University, College of Asia-Pacific Studies, Vietnam Studies Summer School (“a week-long program of intensive research activities designed to bring together scholars working on Vietnam throughout Australia and New Zealand to exchange knowledge”).

Nguyen, T. T. P., Oliver, D. E., & Reeve, T. G. (2005, December). “Achieving quality enhancement through institutional effectiveness in changing times.” Concurrent Session, Southern Association of Schools and Colleges-Commission on Colleges Annual Meeting, Atlanta.

Oliver, D. E. (2005, October). “Qualitative methods and a transnational evaluation design.” Concurrent session (Qualitative Methods TIG), American Evaluation Association and Canadian Evaluation Society Joint Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada.

Nguyen, T. T. P., Oliver, D. E., & Reeve, T. G. (2004, December). “A research study of internal review processes for the new SACS Principles of Accreditation.” Concurrent Session, Southern Association of Schools and Colleges-Commission on Colleges Annual Meeting, Atlanta.

Nguyen, T. T. P. & Oliver, D. E. (2004, November). “New internal review processes for southern U.S. universities and colleges: A multiple case study.” International Conference on Quality Assurance in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City University of Pedagogy. (Paper submitted for inclusion in the conference proceedings.)

Oliver, D. E., & Nguyen, K. D. (2004, March) “Accreditation in the U.S. and its degree of relevance for application to Vietnam higher education,” Innovation of Higher Education in Vietnam – Integration and Challenges. Hanoi.

Oliver, D. E., Nguyen, T.T. P., & Nguyen. K. D. (2003, April) “Higher education accreditation in Vietnam: Lessons from accreditation in the U.S.” American Education Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference, Chicago.

Oliver, D. E. (2002, May). “Qualitative research.” Presented to 50 faculty members at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
 
Oliver, D. E. (2002, April). "The US community college model and Vietnam's higher education system". Texas Tech University Vietnam Center's 4th Triennial Symposium, Lubbock, TX.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

•    American Education Research Association
•    American Evaluation Association
•    Association for the Study of Higher Education
•    Comparative and International Education Society
•    Counsel for the Study of Community Colleges
•    Phi Beta Delta International Scholars