Groccia selected to lead higher ed network
Dr. James Groccia, director of AU's Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning
, has been elected 2006-07 president of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
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Groccia, who is also an associate professor in the college's Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership and Technology, was installed as president-elect on March 20 and will assume the presidency in March 2006.
After a year in that post, Groccia will remain with the network's leadership team as past-president in 2007-08.
The organization is a network of academic professionals dedicated to improving teaching and learning in postsecondary education.
Founded in 1975, the international network is the world's largest professional organization of its kind, with more than 1,400 members at 400 institutions.
Article reprinted from the March 28, 2005 edition of the AU Report
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