Doctorate director calls for core faculty

Independent Education Doctorate director Carlos Nevarez welcomes Sacramento State faculty to join him and current core faculty members in the Educational Leadership Program. With the inaugural year of the program successfully completed, a talented new cohort of students has recently enrolled.

With this expanded number of students, there is a need for a new cadre of professors capable and willing to serve as either Ed.D. core or affiliated faculty. The call is open to faculty members from every department, especially those whose background and interests fit with program needs. Interested faculty must submit a letter of interest and vitae by Monday, Nov. 17 to Carlos Nevarez, director, Doctorate in Educational Leadership, Eureka Hall Room 328 or via e-mail at nevarezc@csus.edu. For specific criteria for choosing core and affiliate faculty members for Ed. D. program participation, visit www.edweb.csus.edu/edd/index.html.

Speaking about the progress of the Doctorate in Educational Leadership Program to date Nevarez says, “I am pleased with both the hard work of faculty and students. We are truly in progress of preparing change agent educational leaders. We have had a great first year. Our hope now is that this call will draw applications from a variety of faculty members from different departments within the University and greater university community.”

Special emphasis will be placed on faculty with experience, qualifications, and scholarship in public school and community college leadership. “We are looking for faculty to join us in one of the most exciting endeavors on campus,” Nevarez says.

Instituted by Senate Bill 724, the Independent Doctorate program at the California State University was created to address the urgent need for well prepared individuals to assume key leadership positions in the state’s public P-12 schools and community colleges.

The independent doctorate is a three-year program of advanced study designed for working professionals. The program seeks to produce exemplary educational leaders for public schools and community colleges. There are several notable features to California State University, Sacramento’s Ed.D program including collaboration between the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy (within the College of Education) and the Department of Public Policy and Administration (within the College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies).

For more information, contact Nevarez at 278-5557.