Curriculum Vitae. Education

Curriculum Vitae

Neil Victor Wilkinson

Environmental Education Liaison and Instructor Level III Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences

Florida Gulf Coast University

Home Address Business Address

1511 Palm Avenue 10501 FGCU Blvd. South

Fort Myers, Florida 33916

239.357.3357 239.590.7255

nwilkins@fgcu.edu

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Education

M.A. Degree - Educational Leadership, University of South Florida, 1989 B.A. Degree - Elementary Education, University of South Florida, 1983

Teaching and Professional Experience

Environmental Education Liaison and Instructor (August 2000 - present), Florida Gulf Coast University, College of Arts and Science, Fort Myers, Florida

Co-Coordinator (2001 – 2002) of course entitled: The University Colloquium: A Sustainable Future, Florida Gulf Coast University, College of Arts and Science, Fort Myers, Florida

Adjunct Instructor (August 1997 - 2000), Florida Gulf Coast University, College of Arts and Science (The University Colloquium: A Sustainable Future), Fort Myers, Florida

Environmental Education Resource Teacher (June 1987 - August 2000), School District of Lee County, Florida

Teacher - Grade Five (August 1986 - June 1987), Sanibel Elementary School, School District of Lee County, Florida

Teacher - Grades 6,7,8 (May 1983 - June 1986), Fort Myers Middle School, School District of Lee County, Florida (Science, World History, American History and Reading)

Leadership Positions

Co-supervise the Aquatic Systems/Mosquito Education public schools outreach program - serves over 14,000 students a year with 3 full time instructors (including myself). It is funded by the Lee

County Mosquito Control District through annual grants to the Lee County School District and Florida Gulf Coast University.

Florida Mosquito Control Association – President 2013 - 2014 President-elect 2012 - 2013 Vice President 2011 - 2012 Public Information Committee

Finance Committee

Annual Conference Committee 2012 Annual Conference Chair 2013

Florida Mosquito Control Foundation – Director 2011 – present

FGCU Honors Faculty – 2011 - present

FGCU First Year Residential Experience Fellow – 2013 - present

Senior Faculty Associate for the Center for Sustainability and Environmental Education 2006 - present

FGCU Whitaker Center Leadership Team representing the Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences, 2009 – present

FGCU Quality Enhance Plan Advisory Committee representing the College of Arts and Sciences, 2007 – 2010.

Florida Mosquito Control Association - Public Information Committee 1988-present, Committee Chair 1990-1994, 2003 – present.

American Mosquito Control Association - Public Information Committee, 1990-present.

Audubon Society of Southwest Florida - Vice-President 1990-94, Program Chair 1990-93, Treasurer 1993- 2005.

Conservation/Education Foundation, Audubon Society of Southwest Florida – Chair from 1998 - 2005, chief organizer, fundraiser and manager of $ 100,000 local foundation.

American Mosquito Control Association – Education and Training Committee, Chair, 2000.

LeeSEA - Lee County Science Education Association, served on the Executive Board for four years, president 1988-89.

Conservation 2020 Local Endangered Lands Referendum Committee, 1995-1996

Awards

April 2006 FGCU’s Student Government McTarnaghan Teaching Award. April 2004 Audubon of Southwest Florida – Recognition of Commitment to

Environmental Education.

Memberships

Audubon Society of Southwest Florida American Mosquito Control Association Florida Audubon Society Florida Mosquito Control Association

National Audubon Society N. American Assoc. of Environmental Education American Civil Liberties Union American Wildlife Society

United Faculty of Florida Lee Science Education Association (LeeSEA)

Publications (Most recent)

Bevins, S.I., Wilkinson, N.V.; Sustainability Across the Curriculum. Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2009, 3 (2), 221-225.

Peer Reviewer for the Florida Mosquito Control Association’s revision of the Florida Mosquito Control White Paper, 2007.

Wilkinson, N.V.: “Chapter 3: Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis as an Insecticide: Mosquito Bioassay”, in Shoestring Biotechnology, Budget-Oriented, High-Quality Biotechnology

Laboratories for Two-Year College and High School, National Association of Biology Teachers,

2003, 31-48.

Facilitated Workshops (Abbreviated list)

1. Wilkinson, N.V., Murphy, B.R., Jackson, E.D.,“Improving and Assessing Your Educational Outreach Program”, full day course at the Florida Mosquito Control Association’s Dodd Short Courses in Ocala, Florida. February 1, 2012.

2. Wilkinson, N.V., “Focus Group for Intermediate Elementary Science Teachers: Interest in FGCU Service Learning Lead Classroom Presentations on Bioregional Education”, Super Science Saturday, Lee County School District Event, Fort Myers, FL November 2011.

3. Wilkinson, N.V., Cooper, S., Gilbert, S.; “FGCU Students Who Plan to Visit Schools”, Whitaker Center for STEM Education training workshop, FGCU Campus September 2011.

4. Wilkinson, N.V., “Improving and Assessing Your Educational Outreach Program”, full day course at the Florida Mosquito Control Association’s Dodd Short Courses in Ocala, FL January 26, 2011.

5. Wilkinson, N.V., “Engaging Students”, University Colloquium workshop for new faculty. Presentation was filmed and archived in the FGCU WGCU Broadcast Building. February 24, 2010.

6. Wilkinson, N.V., Zielinski Gutierrez, E., “Improving and Assessing Your Educational Outreach Program” Dodd Short Courses, Florida Mosquito Control Association, Ocala, FL January 27, 2010.

7. Wilkinson, N.V., “Liveable Communities and Urban Sustainability” Workshop for School District of Lee County Environmental Education Faculty Representatives, Downtown Fort Myers, FL May 3, 2006.

8. Wilkinson, N.V., Kakareka, J., Everham, E., “The Campus Ecosystem Model”, Co-organized full day workshop which included FGCU faculty, students and members of the scientific community, FGCU Campus April 22, 2004.

9. Initiated and organized the first Community Environmental Breakfast, Fort Myers, October 1997. Organized this event for 6 years, 2013 marked the 16th year.

10.Wilkinson, N.V., “Safety Concerns and Outdoor Education Tips”, for new faculty at Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL September 1997.

Presentations (Abbreviated list)

1. Wilkinson, N.V., “The History of Mosquito Control of Florida”, Florida Mosquito Control Association’s Dodd Short Courses, Ocala, FL February 2012.

2. Wilkinson, N.V., Murphy, B.R., “Mosquitoes: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”, the Heartland High School Student Group for Exploring STEM Careers, FGCU Campus January 14, 2012.

3. Wilkinson, N.V., Murphy, B.R., “The Science of Mosquito Control”, Edison Regional Science Fair presentation for attendees and families, FGCU Campus January 14, 2012.

4. Wilkinson, N.V., Murphy, B.R., “Using Service Learning to Enhance Your Program”, 77th American Mosquito Control Association’s annual meeting, Anaheim, CA March 20, 2011. 5. Murphy, B.R., Jackson, E.D.,Wilkinson, N.V., “Using Mosquitoes to Teach Science,

Environmental Education, and Environmental Health”, School Science and Mathematics Association’s 115th

annual meeting, Fort Myers, FL November 5, 2010.

6. Rowland, L., Wilkinson, N.V., “Engaging First Year Students by Fusing Composition and Ecology in an Experiential Model”, School Science and Mathematics Association’s 115th annual meeting, Fort Myers, FL November 4, 2010.

7. Rowland, L., Wilkinson, N.V., Perri, S., Walsh, K., Foley, E., “In defense of Knowledge: Learning Facts About Southwest Florida”, Second International Humanities and Sustainability Conference, FGCU Campus, October 9, 2010.

8. Satkoski, C.D., Wilkinson, N.V., “The Malaria Project”, Keynote speech at the annual awards banquet, Florida Mosquito Control Association’s annual meeting, Tampa, FL November 10th, 2009.

9. Satkoski, C.D., Wilkinson, N.V., “The Malaria Project”, Teaching Innovation and Education for the 21st Century, College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Teaching Breakfast, FGCU Campus,

August 28, 2009.

10.Rowland, L., Wilkinson, N.V., Bailey, G., “Reminding Students of Something They Never Knew They’d Forgotten: Engaging First Year Students by Fusing Composition and Ecology in an Experiential Model”, FGCU, Humanities and Sustainability Conference: Ecology in the Information Age, FGCU Campus, May 8, 2009.

11.Wilkinson, N.V., “Yellow Fever – The American Plague”, Estero Island Historic Society, Fort Myers Beach, FL March 2008.

12.Everham, E., Wilkinson, N.V., “Field Experiences in Colloquium”, Quality Enhancement Plan University Engagement Day, FGCU Campus, March 12, 2009.

13.Wilkinson, N.V., “Yellow Fever – The American Plague”, Downtown Rotary Club, Fort Myers, FL September 9, 2008.

14.Wilkinson, N.V., “Ecology 101: What every resident needs to know about the ecology of Southwest Florida”, Annual Meeting of the Pine Island Museum of the Island Association. Pine Island, FL March 12, 2007.

15.United Nations’ World Summit on Sustainable Development, attendee, Johannesburg, South Africa August 2002.

16.Corcoran, P.B, Wilkinson, N.V., Murphy, B.R., “Education for Ecologically Literate Citizenship in Southwest Florida”, Fifth International Conference of UNESCO’s Asia-Pacific Center of Educational Innovation and Development, Bangkok, Thailand December 1999.

17.Wilkinson, N.V., “Effective Public Education – Urban Growth and its Impact on Future Mosquito Control Problems and Opportunities”, Florida Coordinating Council on Mosquito Control, Orlando, FL May 1998.

18.Wilkinson, N.V., “The Aquatic Systems/Mosquito Education Program”, Entomological Society of America, Las Vegas, NV November 1998.

19.Wilkinson, N.V., Murphy, B.R., “The Mosquito Project: An Enduring Partnership”, North American Association of Environmental Education, Cancun, Mexico, September 1994.

20.Wilkinson, N.V., “Creating an Educational Outreach Program”, University of South Carolina, guest lecturer at public health seminar at The Wedge International Center for Public Health, McClellanville, SC November 1992.

Service

Fall 2013 – Committee member for search to hire dean of College of Arts and Sciences

Spring 2012 – Committee Chair for search to hire faculty position: Whitaker Center for STEM Education Director (successful search).

Spring 2011 – Committee member for search to hire faculty position: Professor of Sustainability (failed search).

Summer 2009 – Committee member for search to hire faculty position in horticulture/landscape design (successful search).

Spring 2009 – Committee member for search to hire endowed faculty position in environmental education (successful search).

Fall 2007 – Working with Dr. Brian Bovard to develop a mosquito bioassay lab as part of the new Environmental Science course being developed for general education students.

Fall 2007 – 2008 - Mentored and co-taught Colloquium adjunct as part of the QEP’s mentoring program for new Colloquium faculty.

Spring 2007 – Chaired committee to hire CAS instructor for Division of Marine and Ecological Sciences, resulted in hiring of 2 new instructors.

2005 – present – Affiliate of FGCU’s Whitaker Center for STEM Education.

2005 – present – Senior Faculty Associate of FGCU’s Center for Environmental and Sustainability Education.

2004 – 2007 – FGCU’s CAS representative for the SACS Quality Enhancement Plan Advisory Committee.

2001 – 2002 - Co-coordinated(along with Sharon Bevins)FGCU’s required course: The University Colloquium: A Sustainable Future.