CURRICULUM VITAE
Donald (Don) Carl Gren
Formal Education and Certification
ACUE Effective Online Teaching Practices, 2022
Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, Utah, Online Teacher Credential, 2018
MarylandOnline, Inc. (MOL), Annapolis, MD, Applying the QM Rubric (APPQMR Quality Matters certificate), 2016
The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, Ph.D., Educational Leadership and Policy, 2004.
The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, MBA, 1988.
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, MS, Agricultural Economics, 1985.
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, BS, Business Finance, 1983.
Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho, AD, Business Management, 1980.
Mission High School, St. Ignatius, Montana, 1974.
Honors and Awards
ACBSP (Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs) Teaching Excellence Award, Region 7, June 2012.
University of Utah (Alpha Beta Sigma Honor Society).
Brigham Young University (tuition scholarships and dean's list).
Ricks College (honors graduate).
Teaching
Professor, Salt Lake Community College, Department of Business Management, July 2000-present.
Biostatistics Tutoring (students attending University of Utah), 2009.
Associate Professor, Salt Lake Community College, Department of Business Management, July 1995-June 2000.
Graduate Assistant, University of Utah, Department of Educational Administration, September 1994-June 1995.
Granted tenure at the Salt Lake Community College July 1, 1993.
Assistant Professor, Salt Lake Community College, Department of Business Management, July 1991-June 1995.
Instructor, Salt Lake Community College, Department of Business Management, September 1988-June 1991.
Instructor, University of Utah, Division of Continuing Education (Financial Mathematics course), January 1990-June 1990.
Research Associate, Administrative Faculty Member, University of Utah School of Medicine, April 1985-September 1988.
Instructor, Brigham Young University, Division of Continuing Education, Real Estate Appraisal course, December 1984-December 1985.
Research Assistant, Brigham Young University, Department of Agricultural Economics, August 1984-April 1985.
Teaching Assistant, Brigham Young University, Department of Agricultural Economics (Computer Applications in Business and Farm and Ranch Management courses), August 1983-December 1984.
Group Leader, Outdoor Recreation, Ricks College, Department of Outdoor Recreation, Rexburg, Idaho, July 1981–September 1981.
Research and Consulting
Expert Witness, Parsons Behle & Latimer and Woodbury & Kesler, Statistical and financial analyses and deposition for age discrimination litigation 2007.
Consultant, Thyroid Study, School of Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, University of Utah, February 2000–2004.
Graduate Assistant, Department of Educational Administration, University of Utah. Supervisor: Pat Galvin, Ph.D. Investigated cost of technology in higher and public education in Utah, September 1994-June 1995.
Research Associate, School of Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, University of Utah. Supervisor: Walter Stevens, Ph.D. Managed interviewing and data collection, database development, and data entry. Performed quality control, statistical analyses, presentation of findings, and manuscript preparation, April 1985–September 1988.
Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural Economics, Brigham Young University. Supervisors: Farrell E. Jensen, Ph.D., and Sydney James, Ph.D. Research on the credit practices of livestock feed suppliers in Utah. Developed questionnaire and identified suppliers, supervised mailing, designed and implemented database, performed analyses of data, and developed presentation materials, January 1985–April 1985.
Presentations
Presenter, MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) in Business Statistics (Basic Business Analytics, hosted on ba.CourseSites.com with some resources from McGraw-Hill and authors Sanjiv Jaggia and Alison Kelly). Faculty Convention, Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 5, 2013.
Presenter. Faculty Efficiency; Using Algorithmic Questions for Practice and Assessment. Session presenter at Blackboard World User Conference, Washington DC, July 15, 2009.
Presenter. Using Logistic Regression to Examine College Course Delivery Effectiveness. Poster session at WebCT User Conference, San Francisco, California, July 21, 2005.
Presenter. Examining College Course Delivery Effectiveness: Using Logistic Regression and Six Years of Enrollment Data. Faculty Convention, Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 8, 2005.
Panel member (presenter). Salt Lake Community College, Welcome Back 1998, 1998.
Primary presenter. Comparing efficiency of online and on-campus courses for BEN (Business Education Network) at Salt Lake Community College. Poster session, AAHE Assessment Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 25, 1998.
Copresenter. The BEN initiative: People, processes, and partnerships delivering quality distance learning. NISOD'98 International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence, Austin, Texas, May 25, 1998.
Copresenter. Teaching with technology: Challenges and successes. Salt Lake Community College, Welcome Back 1997, 1997.
Presenter. (1992). The Macintosh computer's graphical user interface. Salt Lake Community College, Celebrating a Tradition of Excellence workshop.
Service
Sustainability Committee Co-Chair, 2019-present.
Mentor, Solar Decathlon (US Department of Energy), Design Challenge, Navajo Technical University, Fall 2022-present.
Mentor, Solar Decathlon (US Department of Energy), Design Challenge, University of Michigan, Fall 2021-Spring 2022.
Mentor, Solar Decathlon (US Department of Energy), Design Challenge, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Fall 2020-Spring 2021.
Faculty Advisor, Solar Decathlon (US Department of Energy), Design Challenge, Salt Lake Community College, Fall 2019-Spring 2020.
Team member, Solar Decathlon (US Department of Energy), Design Challenge, Weber State University, and Salt Lake Community College, Fall 2018-Summer 2019.
Sustainability Committee Member, 2013-2019.
Team-taught the Salt Lake Community College Online Teaching Credential course with Jennifer Leo, Spring 2018.
President/Chair, Region 7, Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), service July 1, 2015-June 30, 2016.
President-Elect, Region 7, Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), service July 1, 2014-June 30, 2015.
Secretary, Region 7, Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), elected in Boise, ID, January 16-18, 2013, service July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014.
Coordinator, Management Department at Salt Lake Community College, 2012-2014.
School of Business College Curriculum Committee representative, 2010-2012.
Management Department School of Business Curriculum Committee representative, 2010-2012.
Member, Faculty Teaching and Learning Center Advisory Board, 2009-2010.
Member, Salt Lake Community College IT Steering Committee, 2008-2010.
Chairperson, Faculty Salary and Benefits Committee, Salt Lake Community College Faculty Association, 2004-2006.
Faculty Senator, Department of Management, Salt Lake Community College, 2004-2009.
Chairperson, Ad-hoc committee for Faculty Hiring procedures, Salt Lake Community College, 2004-2005.
Chairperson, Salary and Benefits Committee of the Faculty Senate at Salt Lake Community College, 1997–2000.
Committee Member, Distance Learning Coordinating/Oversight and PBS Going-the-Distance Committees at Salt Lake Community College, 1995–2001.
Chairperson, Search committee for a faculty member in the Management Department at Salt Lake Community College, 1994.
Chairperson, Salary Schedule Subcommittee of the Faculty Association at Salt Lake Community College. Developed a new salary system for the faculty, 1991–1994.
Committee Member, Salary and Benefits, Professional Growth and Instructional Loads, and Retention Committees of the Faculty Senate at Salt Lake Community College, 1989–1994.
Coordinator, Management Department at Salt Lake Community College, 1988-1990.
Publications
Gren, D. (2004, August). Examining College Course Delivery Effectiveness. Dissertation, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
Gren, D. (1998, June 15). Comparing efficiency of online and on-campus course for BEN (Business Education Network) at Salt Lake Community College. Poster session paper presented at AAHE Assessment Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
Gren, D. (1997, May). Make SLCC salaries equitable. Salt Lake City, UT: American Federation of Teachers/Salt Lake Community College.
Gren, D. C. (1996, Spring). The wise use of technology in Utah colleges and universities. In L. S. Marsh (Ed.), Looking forward: Strengthening undergraduate teaching and learning throughout the Utah System of Higher Education (a report submitted to the Utah System of Higher Education).
Gren, D. C. (1995, July). Estimating the price tag: What does an EDNET course cost? In P. F. Galvin & B. L. Johnson (Eds.), Educational issues in Utah: Governance, legislation, technology, and finance. Salt Lake City: University of Utah, Education Policy Center, The Graduate School of Education.
Lloyd, L. D., Gren, D. C., Simon, S. L., Wrenn, M. E., Hawthorne, H. A., Lotz, T. M., Stevens, W., & Till, J. E. (1990). Individual external exposures from Nevada test site fallout for Utah leukemia cases and controls. Health Physics, 59(5), 723-737.
Simon, S. L., Lloyd, R. D., Till, J. E., Hawthorne, H. A., Gren, D. C., Rallison, M. L., & Stevens, W. (1990). Development of a method to estimate thyroid dose from fallout radioiodine in a cohort study. Health Physics, 59(5), 669-691.
Gren, D. C., Hawthorne, H. A., Lloyd, R. D., Simon, S. L., Till, J. E., Crockett, R. A., & Stevens, W. (1990). Feeding of dairy livestock and milk distribution for the thyroid cohort study. Report to the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Lloyd, R. D., Lotz, T. M., Gren, D. C., & Simon, S. L. (n.d.). Leukemia in Southwestern Utah, 1952-1981. Unpublished.
Course, Book, and Ancillary Reviews
Introduction to Business (BUS 1010), Quality Matters Course Reviewer (2018) SLCC.
Quantitative Reasoning (MATH 1030), Quality Matters Course External Reviewer (2016) SLCC.
Editorial board member, Robert Donnelly (2013) Business Statistics (1st ed.). Pearson.
Doane & Seward (2008). Reviewed online homework system (chapters 1-4) for Essential Statistics in Business and Economics (2nd ed.). McGraw-Hill.
Doane & Seward (2008). Reviewed test bank for Essential Statistics in Business and Economics (2nd ed.). McGraw-Hill.
Doane & Seward (2008). Reviewed Essential Statistics in Business and Economics (2nd ed.). McGraw-Hill.
Anderson, Sweeney, Williams (2007). Quality Assurance for Business Statistics. Cengage/Thompson Learning.
Doane. (2005). Statistics for Business & Economics (1st ed.). McGraw-Hill.
Bowerman, O’Connell, Orris. (2004). Essentials of Business Statistics. McGraw-Hill.
Anderson, Sweeney, Williams. (2001). Statistics for business and economics (8th ed.). SouthWestern.
Black. (1996). Business Statistics: Contemporary decision making. West Publishing.
Grants and Awards
HETI (Higher Education Technology Initiative) Grant. Awarded $2,900 to purchase a computer for Web site/course development, January 2000.
HETI (Higher Education Technology Initiative) Grant. Member of a team (5 faculty members at SLCC) awarded $177,000 to develop an AS business degree and courses to be available via distance, Summer 1997-December 1998.
HETI (Higher Education Technology Initiative) Grant. Awarded $3,950 for video duplication, statistical software, etc. for inclusion of online statistics courses in Western Governors University catalog, January 1996. HETI (Higher Education Technology Initiative) Grant. Awarded $3,500 to purchase notebook computer for demonstration of statistical computer applications in classes, January 1996.
HETI (Higher Education Technology Initiative) Grant. Awarded $3,000 to purchase modems and other supplies to upgrade computers for students to borrow to facilitate access to online Internet statistics courses, December 1995.
Staff Professional Development Grant. Awarded $3,000 to digitize (computer) video segments of PBS videos for use in teaching statistics, 1992–1993.
Conferences and Workshops Attended
Derivita Advanced Authoring Boot Camp, November 9, 2022
Open Education Conference, October 2022
Derivita, Advanced Authoring Boot Camp, July 28-29, 2022
Open Education Conference, October 2021
What is an Educated Person? Conference, November 2020
Teaching Professor Virtual Conference, 2020
What is an Educated Person? Conference XXII, General Education: Gateway or Barrier?, Little America, Salt Lake City, UT, November 7-8, 2019
68th UN Civil Society Conference, Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT, August 26-28, 2019. Attended as SLCC Sustainability Committee Co-Chair.
Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA, June 11-15, 2015. Completed Mentor & Evaluator Training.
Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), Region 7 Conference. Vancouver, BC, Canada, October 22-24, 2014.
Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), Annual Conference. Chicago, IL, June 27-30, 2014.
Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), Region 7 Conference. Salt Lake City, UT, October 30- November 1, 2013.
Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), Annual Conference. Salt Lake City, UT, June 21-24, 2013.
Future of Learning Symposium (McGraw-Hill), Houston, TX, February 22-23, 2013.
Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), Region 7 Conference. Boise, ID, January 16-18, 2013.
Business Statistics Focus Group (McGraw-Hill), Chicago, IL, October 4-5, 2012.
Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), Annual Conference. Baltimore, MD, June 15-18, 2012.
Mountain MoodleMoot, Helena MT, June 1-3, 2011.
Blackboard World Developer Conference, Washington DC, July 16-17, 2009.
Blackboard World User Conference, Washington DC, July 14-16, 2009.
Business Statistics Symposium, McGraw-Hill, Atlanta, GA, 2008.
Cengage/Thompson Learning Business Statistics Conference, San Antonio, TX, 2008.
Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), Faculty Work in the New Academy: Emerging Challenges and Evolving Roles, Network for Academic Renewal Conference, Chicago, IL, November 9-11, 2006.
Business Statistics Focus Group, McGraw-Hill, Chicago, ILL, 2006.
WebCT User Conference, San Francisco, CA, July 19-21, 2005.
Business Statistics Marketing Focus Group, Thomson South-Western, Denver, CO, October 22, 2004.
Symposium for Business Statistics, McGraw-Hill, Chicago, IL, November 21-23, 2003.
HLM (Hierarchical Linear Modeling), Scientific Software International, Inc., Chicago, IL, May 20-23, 2003.
Syllabus 98 Conference Covering Technology in the Curriculum, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA, July 27-31, 1998.
Workshops: Developing Courses: Interactive Web Pages and Multimedia Authoring. American Association for Higher Education (AAHE) Assessment Conference (primary presenter), Cincinnati, OH, June 13-17, 1998.
NISOD'98 International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence (copresenter). Sponsored by National Institute for Staff & Organizational Development (NISOD), Department of Educational Administration, College of Education, The University of Texas at Austin, May 24-27, 1998.
Syllabus Workshops and Seminars. California Polytechnic University, Pomona, March 20-22, 1998.
Workshops: Technology-Mediated Instruction: An Integrated Approach, Cost Simulation Model: Growing a Campus w/Classroom Instruction vs. Growing w/Mediated Instruction, The Best of the Web in Education, and Web Course Management Systems. International Conference on Technology and Education, Santa Fe, NM, March 8-11, 1998.
League for Innovation in the Community College, Thirteenth Annual Conference on Information Technology, Atlanta, GA, October 12-15, 1997.
Syllabus 97 Conference Covering Technology in the Curriculum, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA, July 20-24, 1997.
Workshops: Issues in Distance Learning, Evaluating Effectiveness of Instructional Technology Programs, Web Page Interfaces to Back-End Databases, Managing Courses on the World Wide Web, and Multimedia Authoring/Macintosh. Syllabus 96 Conference Covering Technology in the Curriculum, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA, July 22-24, 1996.
Workshop: Developing Courses for the WWW. Fundamentals of Production and Inventory Control. Certificate of Educational Achievement from Weber State College (30 clock hours of instruction), Spring 1989. Association of Professional Inventory and Control Specialists (APICS), Las Vegas, NV, 1989.
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