Dr Lawrence P. Frank, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, and Dr Narendar V. Rao, Department of Accounting, Business Law, and Finance, College of Business and Management,
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Lawrence Frank has been Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Northeastern Illinois University since 2002. Previously he served as Dean of Arts and Sciences at Saint Xavier University, as Director of the School of Policy Studies and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Roosevelt University and as Director of International Education at St. Lawrence University. He received a BA in political science from Northwestern University and MA and PhD degrees in political science from Columbia University.
While serving as chair, dean and provost at universities in Chicago, Dr. Frank interests have come to focus on urban education and on the challenges facing urban students in higher education. In recent years, the issue of graduation rates has become increasing important and Dr. Frank has participated in two national studies of graduation rate outcomes conducted by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.
In addition to his current interest in issues of higher education, Dr. Frank’s primary areas of expertise are African politics and international relations. His African experience began as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Lesotho, where he taught at two secondary schools. This led to a life-long focus on African affairs and global development. He returned to Southern Africa for dissertation research in Botswana and Lesotho and, a generation later, as a Fulbright Visiting Professor in Development Studies at the National University of Lesotho. He also has taught at Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria and at The American University in Cairo. He is the author of numerous articles dealing with politics in Botswana, Lesotho, Nigeria and South Africa. His research has been supported by two Fulbright fellowships and two awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
During his years as a faculty member, Dr. Frank taught nineteen courses on African, comparative and international politics. He has served as the representative in Egypt of the World University Service, as a lecturer for the United States Information Service in Swaziland and as a member of the Scholar-Diplomat Seminar at the Department of State. He also has served as a member of the Board of Trustees at Roosevelt University and as a trustee of the Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area. He has studied problems of higher education at the College Management Program of Carnegie Mellon University and at the Snowmass Institute of Strategic Management.
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Education Northwestern University, Political Science, B.A. 1966
Columbia University, Political Science, M.A. 1970, Ph.D. 1974
Academic Northeastern Illinois Unviersity, Chicago, IL
Experience Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs , 2002-present
# Supervise work of 380 full-time faculty organized into four colleges
# Manage budgets of approximately $47 million (2004 fiscal year)
# Lead process of curriculum development with current emphasis on: General Education
Weekend Institute
# Represent NEIU before agencies of the State of Illinois and in associations at national and international levels
Saint Xavier University, Chicago, IL
Dean, School of Art & Sciences, 1995-2002
# Planned and managed 24% growth in undergraduate enrollments and 23% growth in graduate enrollments in Arts & Sciences
# Oversaw creation of new degree programs:
BA in Computer Studies
Master of Applied Computer Science
Honors Program
# Reorganized small departments and created new major tracks in larger units
# Established degree programs at branch campus in Tinley Park
# Managed budgets of approximately $5 million (2000-01)
Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
Director, School of Policy Studies, 1993-1995
Professor of Political Science, 1987-1995
Chair of Department of Political Science, 1987-1993
Coordinator, International Studies Program, 1988-1995
Acting Director, Public Administration Program, 1989-1990
# Served as first director of School of Policy Studies, which consolidated five social science departments
# Rebuilt political science department
# Designed new major in Metropolitan Studies, reflecting Roosevelt’s mission as an urban institution
# Designed a set of “signature courses” in Metropolitan Studies as part of core curriculum
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National University of Lesotho, Africa
Fulbright-Visiting Professor, Department of Development Studies (1991-1992)
St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY
Director of International Education, 1987
Associate Professor of Government, 1982-1987
Assistant Professor of Government, 1978-1982
# For seven years administered on-campus functions of study abroad program in Kenya: recruited, selected, oriented 27 students each semester
# For one year, oversaw all study abroad programs at University (nine programs in seven countries)
American University in Cairo, Egypt
Visiting Associate Professor of Political Science, 1985-1986
Sarah Lawrence College, NY
NEH Scholar in Residence, 1981-1982
University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth
Visiting Lecturer, Department of Political Science, 1977-1978
Columbia University, New York City
Research Associate, Institute of African Studies, 1976-1977
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
Lecturer, Department of Government, 1974-1976
University of Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Gaborone, Botswana, and Roma, Lesotho, Africa
Research Associate, 1972-1974
Peace Corps
Secondary school teacher, Christ the King High School and Maphalaneng Secondary School, Lesotho, 1967-1969
Publications Country Handbook for Lesotho, Washington, D.C.. United States Information Agency, 1992
Israel and Africa: the Era of Tachlis, Journal of Modern African Studies, 26:1, 1987; earlier draft presented to the Fulbright seminar on Ancient and Modern Israel, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, July, 1987
The Prisoners’ Dilemma in South Africa, Conflict, 7:4, 1987
The Prisoners and Power-Sharing in South Africa, The New Path (Cairo), No. 9, 1986; earlier draft presented as a public lecture to the Third World Society, American University in Cairo, December 5, 1985
The First Oil Regime, World Politics, 37:4, 1985
Two Responses to the Oil Boom: Iranian and Nigerian Politics After 1973, Comparative Politics, 16:3, 1984, earlier draft presented to NEH seminar at Sarah Lawrence College, May 1982
Khama & Jonathan:Leadership Strategies in Contemporary Southern Africa, Journal of Developing Areas, 15:2, 1981: earlier draft presented at the Third Annual Conference of the Southern African Research Association, Washington, D.C., June 1978
Ideological Competition in Nigeria: Elite nationalism versus Urban Populism, Journal of Modern African Studies, 17:3, 1979; earlier draft presented at the Twentieth Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, Toronto, March, 1979
The Basutoland National Party, Race and Nations Monograph Series 11:3, University of Denver, 1970
Books Reviews American Political Science Review 76:3, 1982, 77:4, 1983, 78:4, 1984
Choice, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Perspective, 13:5, 1984
Africana Journal, IX:4, IX:1, and 2
Political Science Journal (Nigeria) III:2, 1975
Journal of Modern African Studies, XII:2, 1974
Courses Taught Introduction to Political Science
Undergraduate Introduction to International Politics
Introduction to Comparative Politics
African Politics
Political Economy of Kenya
Southern African in World Politics
Problems in U.S. Foreign Policy
International Relations
Oil in World Politics
The Arab-Israeli Dispute
The Vietnam War
Comparative Development Strategies in Africa
Comparative world Development
International Context of Development
Research Methods in Development Studies
Graduate Problems in African Politics
Comparative Political Development
International Political Economy
Seminar in Comparative and International Politics
Awards Fulbright Fellowship, 1991-1992
Fulbright Summer Seminar Fellowship, 1987
National Endowment for Humanities Fellowship, 1985
National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship, 1981-1982
Faculty Development Award, St. Lawrence University, 1982
Faculty Development Award, St. Lawrence University, 1980
Columbia University Traveling Fellowship, 1972-1973
Other
Professional Participant, Snowmass Institute of Strategic Management in Higher
Activities Education, July 1997
Trustee, Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area, 1996-99
Member, Faculty Advisory Committee, Illinois Board of Higher Education, 1993-95
Participant, College Management Program, Carnegie Mellon University, July 1994
Faculty Representative, Roosevelt University Board of Trustees, 1992-95
Member, Finance Committee of Roosevelt Board of Trustees, 1992-95
Chair, Faculty Tenure Review Committee, Roosevelt University, 1992-94
Member, Faculty Senate, Roosevelt University, 1987-95
Member, University Planning Committee, Roosevelt University, 1989-91
Member, Committee on General Education, Roosevelt University,1989-91
Chairperson, Kenya Semester Committee, St. Lawrence University, 1980-87
Chairperson, Winterterm & Special Projects Committee, St. Lawrence University, 1984-85
Chairperson, Academic Affairs Committee, St. Lawrence University, 1982-83
Chairperson, Off-Campus Study Committee, St. Lawrence University, 1980-81
Representative in Egypt, World University Service, 1985-86
Visiting Lecturer to Swaziland, United States Information Service, June 1986
Member, Scholar-Diplomat Seminar on Africa, Department of State, January 1979
Associate Member, University Seminar on Africa, Columbia University, 1981-86
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DR. NARENDAR V. RAO
Department of Accounting, Business Law, and Finance
College of Business and Management
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 N. St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625-4699
CURRENT POSITION Tenured Full Professor of Finance
College of Business and Management
Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois
EDUCATIONAL Ph.D. – Finance – December 1989
BACKGROUND College of Business Administration
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
MBA – Finance and Management – August 1986
College of Business Administration
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
CFM - Certified Financial Manager, 2001
Institute of Management Accountants, USA
CMA - Certified Management Accountant, 2001
Institute of Management Accountants, USA
CBM – Certified Business Manager, 2002
Association of Professionals in Business Management, USA
B.Com – June 1984
Department of Commerce
Vivekananda College
University of Madras, Madras, India
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