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7272 E. 37th Street North #909(316) 303-4383 [email protected]
Larry Callis, Ed.D
EDUCATION
Doctor of Education: Educational Leadership, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, February 2012 Master of Arts: Criminal Justice, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, August 2001
Bachelor of Arts, Field Major: Ethnic Studies and Political Science, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, May 1996
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ACADEMIC ADVISOR/LECTURER, MAYS BUSINESS SCHOOL, DEPARMENT OF FINANCE
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX December 2012 – Present
Provide undergraduate advising to Finance students that focuses on all dimensions of academic advising – exploration of life and vocational goals, selection of majors, and course scheduling.
Engage business students beyond their own world view to recognize the "art of possibility” within the framework of academic advising.
Foster collaborative partnerships within TAMU that exudes a culture of excellence, inclusion, collaboration, and respect for diverse ideas within an educational paradigm. Serves on the Department of Finance leadership team in regards to academic resources, academic policy and equitable treatment of students on academic issues and to assure that departmental progress policies are clear and consistent with published guidelines.
Assists with marketing and promoting the department’s high impact programs and services
Develop and maintain close working relationships with key commercial banking constituents
Provide leadership and guidance for the Commercial Banking Program and Master of Financial Management
Keeps current on philosophy and trends in academic advising and incorporates this knowledge into departmental academic advising.
Serves on various university, division, and departmental committees and represents department at various state and national associations.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR/ACADEMIC ADVISOR, THE COLLEGE
Ottawa University, Ottawa, KS August 2010 – June 2012
Collaborate with the student to craft an individualized, holistic undergraduate experience that helps them develop and mature
Assist students’ development in the consciousness, values, practices, and competencies that will sustain them while at Ottawa University and throughout their lifetimes
Establish a 20/20 Vision of global citizenship
Provide leadership and direction for recruitment and retention of a diverse student population
Facilitate increased partnerships with student affairs that aid in student development, recruitment and retention
Coordinate with Student Athletic Services and provide academic advisement and record keeping for student athletes responsive to the eligibility guidelines by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics “NAIA”
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ACADEMIC ADVISOR, ADJUNCT LECTURER, COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCESWichita State University, Wichita, KS, January 2001- August 2010
Foster campus-wide educational partnerships dedicated to traditional and nontraditional student academic success
Provide leadership and support to Student Life Departments: Admissions and Office of Multicultural and Veteran Affairs
Support diverse and equitable educational experiences that enable students to become global citizens who will pursue lifelong intellectual and cultural development
Provide leadership and direction for recruitment and retention of a diverse student population for both traditional and nontraditional alike
Implement and interpret university and college policy and procedures
Facilitate increased partnerships with student affairs that aid in student development, recruitment and retention
Act as an urban-serving mentor, resource, and facilitator of success for the Wichita State University and community at large
Assist in the training and development of the CAPP “Degree Audit System” to the LAS Advising Center
Utilize strength-driven methods of advising to ensure student degree completion
Coordinate small training sessions and updates for LAS advisors
Advocate and mediate for student concerns related to grades, degree plan, and instructor issues
Arbitrate and sponsor students concerns regarding degree plan, grades, instructor issues and determine suitable means for resolution
Coordinate with Student Athletic Services and serve as the assigned sports academic advisor: provide academic advisement and record keeping for student athletes responsive to the eligibility guidelines by the National Collegiate Athletic Association
Education and Service Commitment
Mays Business School Strategic Planning Initiative: Committee Member Texas A&M University (2016)
Employee Organizational & Development: Leadership Institute Graduate Texas A&M University (2015)
Mays Business School Global Asset Management Education Scholarship: Chairperson Texas A&M University (2013)
Mays Business School Gathright Award: Scholarship Committee Member Texas A&M University (2013)
Ottawa University Foundations of Excellence: Diversity Dimension Chairperson Ottawa University (2010-2011)
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Wichita State University Michael Tilford Group: Subgroup Committee MemberWichita State University (2006-2010)
Coordinate and facilitate strategies with a faculty and student cohort who collectively
analyzed the first-year students’ experiences of diverse ideas, worldviews, and cultures
as a means of enhancing their learning and preparing them to become members of
pluralistic communities.
Coordinated strategic diversity draft plan for WSU that focused on multifaceted efforts
(across campus units) to build a multicultural campus climate
Explored the understanding and implementation at WSU of current best practices and
policies now being used in academia, government agencies, and businesses that relate
to:
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student admission, retention and satisfaction
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faculty and staff hiring, retention and satisfaction
Collaborated curriculum efforts that include diversity and multiculturalism as a course
or program objective
Wichita State University Cooperative Learning and Work-Based Learning, Faculty Advisor Wichita State University (2001-2010)
To help students examine their personal values and career objectives while they explore the professional environment and explain the rules, procedures, and requirements of the Co-op and Internship program
These experiences are the connection between academics and the world of work. The goal of Co-op is for our students to be successful in the workplace and employableafter graduation
Identify and implement career learning objectives
Facilitate all students’ academic research in combination with work experience
Assist students in the development of effective learning objectives for career development 5th International Conference on Intercultural Communication Competence: Educating the World Citizen
Wichita State University (2008-2009)
ICCC5 attracted 139 registrants: 40 international registrants from Australia, Austria (2), Canada, China, Germany (4), Ghana (2), India, Mali, Netherlands, Nigeria (8), Pakistan, Russia (6), Slovakia (2), Spain (2), Sweden, Turkey, UAE and UK (2); 86 Kansans,; 13 scholars from around the country (AK, CA, IL, MN, MO, NC, OK, SC, TX), including
Stanford; 26 from school districts, including 21 from Wichita Public Schools; 39 WSU faculty, administrators and staff from Academic Affairs.,
Wichita State University Unclassified Senate: At Large Member Wichita State University (2008-2009)
Provided representation for Unclassified Professional Personnel and liaison to the University administration and others regarding issues of concern
Formulated recommendations to the University President regarding policies and procedures that relate to the concerns of the Unclassified Professional Personnel at Wichita State University
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National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Self Study: Equity, Sportsmanship and Welfare Wichita State University (2004-2006) Assessed the current status of WSU-ICAA compliance and operating guidelines
Recommended future processes needed for improvement
Stipulate and verify that the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is being administered in accordance with the operating principles of the NCAA and the university
Educated campus personnel regarding self-study process and findings
Search Committees
Wichita State University Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Director of Advising (2005)
Wichita State University Intercollegiate Athletic Association: Student-Athletic Advisor (2003)
Wichita State University Men’s Basketball: Head Coach (1996)
Professional Associations and Committees
Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education (TABPHE) Lifetime Member 2015-present
Mays Business School Scholarship Committee 2012-present
National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) 2008-present
Kansas Association of Colleges for Teacher Education 2010 – 2012
Kansas Association of Private Colleges of Teacher Education 2010- 2012
Ottawa University Diversity Committee Chairperson, Foundations of Excellence Self Study 2010-2011
Wichita State African American Faculty and Staff Association (AAFSA) Vice President 2009-2010
Wichita State Tilford Group, Global Awareness Committee Wichita State University 2008-2010
Kansas Academic Advising Network (KAAN) 2001-2010
National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics (N4A), Ethnic Concerns Committee 2003-2005
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Community Service
“Be the Match” Bone Marrow Member,Minneapolis, MN July 2011- present
Community of Respect Train-the-Trainer Workshop, TAMU, College Station, TX April 2013
Conflict Management Workshop, TAMU, College Station, TX June 2013
Association of Former Students, Pre-Conference Social, for Incoming Students and Families July 2013
Pioneer Trail Elementary, Watch D.O.G.S “Dads of Great Students”, USD 233, Olathe, KS August 2011-2012
Ottawa University, Advisor, Pre-Law Club Advisor, Ottawa, KS August 2011
Ottawa University, Co Advisor, Black Student Union, Ottawa, KS August 2010
American Red Cross, Blood Donor, Central Plains Region, KS July 2010
Wichita State University, Council of University Women, Fashion Show, Wichita, KS March 2010
Wichita State University, African American Student Association, “Black Love” Panel, Wichita, KS
February 2010
Wichita State University Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority “Date Auction” Fundraiser, Wichita, KS January 2009
Samuel Spaght Multimedia Magnet Elementary, Title I Mentor, USD 259, Wichita, KS September2008-May 2009
Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elementary School Mentor, Men Understanding School Age-Children Leading by Example “M.U.S.C.L.E. MEN “Wichita, KS
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Teaching Experience
Texas A&M University
Mays Business School
o FINC 210 “Opportunities in Finance”:
Fall, Spring Semesters
Mays Business School
o BUSN 289 “Cross Cultural Relations: Domestic and Global Citizenship”:
Fall 2013
Ottawa University
College of Education
o EDU 33035 “Foundations of Schools in a Diverse Society”:
Spring 2012
o EDU 33035 “Foundations of Schools in a Diverse Society”:
Fall 2011
o EDU 36673 “Teaching Through Film”
Spring 2011
Wichita State University
Liberal Arts & Sciences Interdisciplinary
o LAS I101 “Personal and Academic Success Seminar”,(PASS)
Fall Semesters of 2001-2008
School of Community Affairs: Department of Ethnic Studies
o 360 “Dealing with Diversity”
Team Taught Fall 2006,Spring 2008,Fall 2008, Spring 2009
o 410 “The African American Male”
Fall 2006, Spring 2009, Fall 2008
o 492 “Urban Seminar”
Summer 2007,
o 381 U “ Hate Groups/Crimes”
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Scholarly Conferences and Publications
Scholarly Conferences and Presentations
Callis, L., (2012) African American Males in Crisis, Twenty-Seventh Annual Conference of Kansas Alliance of Black School Educators, Wichita, KS.
Callis, L., (2012) Dissertation: Counter stories of African American Males Who Earned Doctoral Degrees at a Predominantly White Institution, Seventeenth Annual Graduate Showcase, Wichita, KS.
Callis, L., (2011). How Stereotypes Impact African American Males in Higher Education at Predominantly White Institutions, Kansas Alliance of Black School Educators, Twenty-Sixth Annual Conference, Topeka, KS.
Callis, L., Herl, D., Lutz, L., & Watkins, M. (2009). A Districts’ Perceptions: Necessary Skills in the 21st Century, 5th Annual Symposium Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects, Wichita, KS.
Callis, L. (2008). Workshop Facilitator: Cage Painting. Presented at the Fifth Conference on Intercultural Communication Competence, Educating the Global Citizen, Wichita, KS.
Non-Refereed Presentations and Panel Discussions
Callis, L (Fall 2015) Motivational Presentation: “What Motivates You”, Phi Beta Lambda Fraternity Presented: Texas A&M Mays Business School, College Station, TX
Callis, L. (Fall 2009) Panel Presentation: “Ideal Black Males”: Dr. Rhonda Lewis-Moss Community Psychology Doctoral Cohort: Presented at the Wichita State University, Wichita, KS.
Callis, L. (January 2007) Program Presentation: “Real Men Real Heroes”: Presented at Northwest High School Wichita, KS.
Callis, L. (June 2007) Program Presentation: Upward Bound “Hip Hop Reality: Play the Music, Don’t Let It Play You,” Presented at the Wichita State University, Wichita, KS.
Callis, L. (June 2006) Program Presentation: “Just Between Us: Single African American Parent Mothers”, Presented at African American Family Preservation Office, Wichita, KS.
Callis, L. (February 2004) Program Presentation: “Black History Month “Jack and Jill of America, Inc., Presented at the home of Dr. Fannette Thornhill-Scott Wichita, KS.
