Dispute Resolution in Higher Education

Vita: James E. Perley

Mailing Address:

7 Hanna Brook Drive
Windham, Maine 04062

Phone: (207) 892 8020

E-mail Address: jperley@higheredmediation.com

Education:

Certificate in Mediation, University of Southern Maine, 2004

Graduate, 9/60 - 6/65

Yale University, New Haven Connecticut
M.S., June 1961; Botany
Ph.D., June 1965; Biology

Undergraduate, 9/56 - 6/60

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
A.B., June, 1960; Botany

American Association for the Advancement of Science

American Association of University Professors (State and Local):
Chairperson, Ohio Committee A; 1978-1987; 1988-1993; 1998-2001
President, Local Chapter 1976-7
President, Ohio Conference 1987-88
Member, Ohio Conference Executive Committee 1975-1997

American Association of University Professors (National):

Member National Council, AAUP; 1989-1991
Chair of the Assembly of State Conferences; 1991-1993
Re-elected Chair of the Assembly of State Conferences; 1993-1995
Member National Committee A; 1990-1993
President; 1994-1996
Re-elected President; 1996-1997
Chair, Committee on Accreditation; 1998-present


Association for Conflict Resolution

Community Service:

President: (1975-1978) Wayne County chapter of the Association
for Children with Learning Disabilitie, Ohio

Member of Board of Trustees: (1975 - 1984) Camp NuHop, Ohio
Incorporated, a camp serving the needs of learning
disabled and/or brain damaged children

Co-Chair, Committee for Fair Housing, City of Wooster, Ohio

Volunteer (present), Project Feed, Portland, Maine

Academic Positions:

Assistant Professor of Biology Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan;
September 1965 - September 1968; Member of Graduate Faculty

Assistant Professor of Biology; College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio;
September 1968 - September 1974

Associate Professor of Biology; College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio;
September 1974 - September 1980

Professor of Biology; College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio;
September 1980- January 2001

Research Associate; Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
(Research Leave, Academic Year 1973-74)

Chairman of Biology Department, College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio;
Academic Years 1976-77; 1990-1992

Honorary Research Associate, Department of Botany, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
(Research leave, Academic Year ,1978-79)

Visiting Research Scientist, Plant Genetics, Inc., Davis, California
(Sabbatical Leave, Academic Year 1986-87)

Visiting Professor; University of California, Berkeley, Department of Plant Biology
(Study Leave, Academic Year 1993-94)

Dean of Arts and Sciences, Millikin University;
January 2001 - January 2003

Dean Emeritus. Millikin University; January 2003 - present

General:

Chair, Biology Development Committee of the College Board, 1989-1992

Consultantships:

On Governance:

St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia March 5 and 6, 1997
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia November 9, 1999

On Distance Education:
Worth Publishing (New York), January 2001

Editorships:

Editor of entirely on-line Journal (The Technology Source), January 2001 - June 2002

Research Interests:

My biological interests involve the biochemical production of plant growth hormones and plant storage proteins. My most recent professional interests have centered around the topics of accreditation and the assurance of quality in higher education.

Papers Presented at National and International Meetings (14)

Publications in Biology (15)

Publications in Higher Education (10)