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Home My WebLink About02-Mayor's Office . . . CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION From: Subject: Approve the appointment of Dr. J. Milton Clark to the Board of Library Trustees, replacing Dr. Robin Calote, per Mayor Judith Valles' request. Mayor Judith Valles Dept: Mayor's Office Date: September 8, 2005 Council Date: October 3. 2005 Synopsis of Previous Council Action: Recommended Motion: Approve the appointment of Dr. J. Milton Clark to the Board of Library Trustees, replacing Dr. Robin Calote, per Mayor Judith Valles' request. ~4~) Signature Contact person: M"ynr IlIrlith V"".... Phone: !;1~~ Supporting data attached: Ward: FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: -0- Source: (Acct. No.) -0- (A('('t n",'S('rirtinn) .n_ Finance: Council Notes: Cf/Jj / IJ S I JII Agenda Item No. CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO APPLICA nON FOR APPOINTMENT TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES e List, in order of preference, the committee(s) on which you wish to serve (see list on reverse side). I) librnt'''l P.xxtrd 3) ~ ~ Name: Milton Clark Date of Birth: 4/29/49 Home Address: 756 Sonora St. City: San Bernardino Zip: 92404 Home Phone: ( 909) 883-8688 Fax: (909) 537-7012 E-Mail: rrclark@csusb.edu Employer: California Stc.te l'niversity San llemardino Occupation: 1)>-'>11' of Undergradclate Studies Address: 5500 university Parkway City: San Bernardino Zi p: 92407 Years lived/worked in San Bernardino: 55 Work Phone: (909) 537-5032 Educational background/degrees: B.A., M.A., Ph.D. I am [B am not 0 a registered voter. eenses or special certificates: None Ward: 7th Marital Status: Single None Previous City of San Bernardino Commissions/Committees: From / To: Organizations to which you belong (professional, technical, community): The information provided is factual to the best of my knowledge. I understand that I may be required to complete a Statement of Economic Interests Form as required by law, and that I will abide by all the codes, ordinances and regulations of the City of San Bernardino and the State of California. 1 ~ )'., 1'1" r,- (;-""".1;1 . ~ Signature 1j--Jc Cj- Date e e . CURRICULUM VITAE J. Milton Clark California State University 5500 University Parkway San Bernardino, CA 92407 mclark@csusb.edu EDUCA TlON: Ph.D (English) M.A. B.A. (English) (English) 22404 Terrace Pines Dr. Apt. A Grand Terrace, CA 92313 (909) 880-5032 (office) (909) 824-1224 (home) SSN 570-76-6624 1988, University of California at Riverside Dissertation Title: "Melville's Use of the Confidence Man" Major, Fields: Nineteenth Century American Literature African-American Literature Herman Melville 1977, University of California at Riverside 1972, California State College at San Bernardino TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 1990-present 1984-1990 e 1983-1984 Associate Professor in English California State University, San Bernardino Classes taught: English 85, English 95, English 101, English 140, English 170, English 300, English 303, English 322, English 322, English 335, English 439, English 495, English 515, Basic English Intensive English Freshman Composition Major American Authors Introduction to Literature English Workshop Analvsis of Prose Fiction Studies in Literary Themes, Genres, or Authors (Herman Melville) Studies in Literary Themes, Genres, or Authors (Ralph Ellison) Studies in the Novel African American Literature Advanced Composition Senior Seminar in Literature Assistant Professor in English California State University, San Bernardino Lecturer in English California State University, San Bernardino Page 1 . . . 1978-1983 1980-1983 Part-time Lecturer in English Writing Specialist for Student Assistance in Learning, a federally funded program at CSUSB. As the Writing Specialist, I developed, implemented, and maintained a series of Basic Writing Labs to supplement the Intensive English course offered at CSUSB. ADMINISTRA TIVE EXPERIENCE: 1998-present 1992-93 1991-1992 1985-1994 Dean of Undergraduate Studies. The Dean of Undergraduate Studies has broad responsibilities in a number of area~. Academic Support Services including the Learning Center, the Writing Center, the Advising Center, EOP and SAIL all report to the me. The Testing Office reports to me. The General Education curriculum is also under the perview of the Dean of Undergraduate Studies. Outreach to the K-12 system in the form of as siting in student preparation is another responsibility of this office. Schedule Coordinator, School of Humanities, California State University, San Bernardino. I retained this portion of the Associate Dean's job after that position was eliminated. As Schedule Coordinator, I was responsible for coordinating the building of the class schedule for the seven academic departments that make up the School of Humanities. Associate Dean (Acting), School of Humanities, California State University, San Bernardino. As Associate Dean, I was responsible for coordinating the building of the class schedule each term. I handled student petitions for waivers of university regulations, drops after census date, and for readmission of students dismissed from the university because of poor academic performance. Finally, in conjunction with the department chairs and the School RPT Evaluation committee, I coordinated the scbecJuling of classroom visitaLions as part of the RPT process. The position of Associate Dean was eliminated due to budget cuts at the start of the 1992-93 academic year. Director, Intensive Learning Experience Program at CSUSB. The ILE budget at CSUSB for 1989-90 was just over $164,000. As ILE Director, I \\'as responsible for all aspects of the ILE program on campus. I managed the budget, monitored the selection of faculty hired to teach both the math and English courses that are a part of the ILE program, helped enforce the Basic Skills policy, provided special academic advising for ILE students, and monitored their progress. I also supervised one half-time employee. Page 2 . . . OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE: 1969-1983 Computer Operator, San Bernardino City Unified School District. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: 1996-present 1995-present 1995-present 1994-1997 1993-present ] CJ92-prescnt 1992-1993 Consultant for the Writing Sample of the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). I am one of four consultants chosen nationally to help set the writing standards for candidates taking the MCAT. , Chief Reader for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) pilot project. The pilot project tested new item types and a new scoring guide for the newly added essay component of the GRE which will become active in 1997. Chief Reader for the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) pre-test reading. I supervised the reading of a pool of new items for the GMAT. In addition to reading responses to the items, my team helped to revise items which were to be sent out for a second round of testing. Chief Reader for Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). As Chief Reader, I am responsible for the selection of training papers for a cadre of approximately 200 readers and 25 table leaders. I am also responsible for training the readers to the standards of the test. During the course of a three or four day reading, approximately 51,000 papers are read by two readers. The accuracy of the scoring of these papers is the primary responsibility of the Chief Reader. In 1997, Educational Testing Service ended the large scale scoring sessions in favor of on-line scoring of essays in regional testing centers. Because there arc no scoring centers in Southern California, I am no longer involved in reading for GMAT. Chief Reader for the Test of Written English (TWE) program (a subset of the TOEFL program). Chief Reader for the CSU English Placement Test. Chief Reader for the California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) . Co-chair of the CCCC Software Sampler. Following a report I made to the NCTE Computer Committee, the Software Sampler has been completely redesigned. To make the Software Sampler more responsive to the needs of those attending the conference, we now Page 3 e 1991 . 1990-1996 1990 e include scheduled time slots where experts in a variety of areas related to computers and composition are available to answer questions. We have added demonstrations of new software by faculty who use it regularly at their institutions. And we have retained the hands-on access to a commercial and faculty developed software. I was the primary instigator of these changes. As Co-chair, I was responsible for finding participants, procuring hardware and software, and for staffing the two-day Software Sampler which is listed as an on-going session at the annual Conference on College Composition and Communication. Chief Reader for CSU English Placement Test. Chief Reader for the California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST). I was one of three people selected from California to participate in the development of a new subject matter assessment test (Praxis) for secondary teacher certification. 1 was chosen by staff members at Educational Testing service because of my expertise in test development. The test is now administered nationwide by Educational Testing Service. Co-chair of the CCCC Software Sampler. As Co-chair, I was responsible for finding participants, procuring hardware and software, and for staffing the two-day Software Sampler which is listed as an on-going session at the annual Conference on College Composition and Communication. Appointed to the statewide English Placement Test (EPT) Test Development Committee. This committee, in conjunction with senior Test De\'elopers from Educational Testing Service, writes the individual items for the English Placement Test. I wrote items that became operational for all sections of the test. We then read field tests of the newly developed items to judge their suitability for the CSU student population. Co-chair of the CCCC Software Sampler. As Co-chair, I was responsible for finding participants, procuring hardware and sJftware, and for staffing the two-day Software Sampler which is listed as an on-going session at the annual Conference on College Composition and Communication. Assistant Chief Reader for the Test of Written English, a component of the TOEFL examination. Table Leader for California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST). Table Leader" are responsible for the immediate supervision of readers z't large-scale essay readings. The Table Leader supervises approximately six to eight readers. Table Leaders conduct training of readers at their tables. Table Leaders also participate in the selection of sample papers used for training the readers. Finally, Table Leaden; provide feedback to readers about the accuracy of their scoring. Page 4 . . . 1989 1987 -88 1983c1988 1983 1982 1981 PUBLICA TIONS: Spring 1995 Fall 1993 Fall 1992 Fall 1992 Table Leader for CSU English Placement Test. Assistant Chief Reader for the Test of Written English, a component of the TOEFL examination. Appointed for a three-year term to the Committee on Computers in Composition and Communication; this is one of the committees sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English out of the Conference on College Composition and Communication. Program Proposal Reviewer (one of three nationally) in Freshman Composition for the 41st annual Conference on College Composition and Communication. Co-director (with Rise Axelrod, CSUSB; and Robert Rippy, Chair, San Bernardino Valley Community College) of an intersegmental project funded by the CSU Chancellor's Office. This project culminated in a one-day workshop for English faculty from CSUSB and ten community colleges in our service area. Our project was one of only four funded throughout the state. Table Leader and/or Reader for CSU English Placement Test. Reader for the pilot Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) essay test. Reader for the English Placement Test. Reader for the National Teacher Examination. Reader for the English Placement Test. Reader for the English Placement Test. Clark, Milton and Carol Haviland, "Language and Authority: Shifting the Privilege." Journal of Basic Writing. Vol 14, Number 1, (1995) 57-66. Clark, Milton and Diane F. Halpern, "The Million Dollar Question: C,m an lntensivc Learning Experience Help Lowest-Quartile Students Succced in College?" Journal of Instructional Psychology. Vol 20, Number 1, (1993) 29-39. Haviland, Carol and Milton Clark, "What Can OUI' Students Tell Us About Essay Examination Questions?" Journal of Basic Writing V..,11]. I:1",nl,,~r 2, (1992) Li7-60. Reviewed a section of Changing College Classrooms: The Challenge of Educating Students for the 21 st Century. Page 5 . . . PAPERS PRESENTED: 1990 "Letter from Birmingham Jail: Style and Rhetoric" presented as part of Black History Month at CSUSB. 1989 "The Effect of an Intensive Learning Experience on Competence in Basic Composition and Mathematics" presented at the Eleventh Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association for Research in Education in Wellington, New Zealand. "What Can Our Students Tell Us About Essay Examination Questions?" presented jointly with Professor Carol Haviland at the National Testing Network of The City University of New York's (NTNW) Seventh Annual Conference on Writing Assessment in Montreal, Quebec. This paper was first presented in 1988. "Melville's Confidence-Man" presented as part of the CSUSB Intellectual Life series. 1988 "What Can Our Students Tell Us About Essay Examination Questions?" presented jointly with Professor Carol Haviland at the Conference on College Composition and Communication on March 18, 1988. 1984 "Ralph Ellison and the Celebration of Influence": paper presented at the Mid-Hudson MLA Conference in November 1984. 1983 "Community and Autonomy in the Novels of Toni Morrison" presented at the Mid-Hudson MLA Conference (November 1983). 1982 "Programming College Students for Success in Reading and Writing" presented to the Western College Reading Association with Dr. Ina Katz. UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 1992 Appointed by CSUSB President Anthony Evans to serve a two-year term as the campus Affirmative Action Appeals Coordinator. Elected to the English Department Curriculum Committee. Appointed by the Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Dennis Hefner, to serv(' as the university-wide Upper Division Writing Requirement Coordinator. As Coordinator, I was responsible for developing, in conjunction with a committee of School Coordinators, the common examination taken by all students at CSUSB who were taking the Advanced Expository Prose course 1992 1992 Page 6 e e e (English 495). I also served as Chief Reader for the scoring of those exams. 1992 Worked with other volunteers from throughout the University to return library books to their shelves after 50,000 volumes were dumped from the shelves by an earthquake on June 28, 1992. Served as a faculty marshall for the June 1992 commencement. Elected by faculty of the School of Humanites as the nominee for the Search Committee for the Vice President of Administrationa dn Finance. I served on that committee after receiving a formal invitation from President Anthony Evens. Appointed by Dr. Dennis Hefner to serve on the Academic Affairs Task Force Regarding Academic Advising and Touchtone Registration. 1992 1991 1990 Nominated by Dr. Carol Taylor, Director of the Test of Written English, and approved by the TOEFL Policy Council to serve a three-year term as a Core Reader for the Test of Written English program. Elected to a two-year term to the Faculty Senate at California State University, San Bernardino as an At-Large delegate. Appointed by Dr. Agnes Yamada, Director of the English Equivalence Examination Program, and approved by the Executive Committee to serve on the English Equivalency Examination Development Committee. 1988-90 1988-89 1986-87 Appointed by the California State University Chancellor's Office to serve on the Review Selection Committee for the Intensive Learning Experience Committee. Appointed by President Anthony Evans to serve on the Ad Hoc Committee to Draft the CSUSB campus Educational Equity Plan. Page 7