Brian D. Bethune, Mfa, Phd Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Strategic planning and launch of deep, collaborative, sustainable institutional change in:• Onsite, Online, MOOC, Video Connected, Synchronous Online & Hybrid Learning• Fundraising, Grant Writing, Advancement;• Strategic Planning, Assessment, Project Management;• Technology & Innovation review, adoption, deployment, training;• Board Governance and Board Development,

Consulting on issues facing For-Profit and Non-Profit Higher Education, Online Education, Innovation.

Greater San Diego Area

Researched, innovated, and deployed industry best practices for educational technology services company transitioning core business model. Identified and deployed innovation strategies to create a superior learning experience and academic outcomes for students and clients. Direct reports included VP of Constellation Publishing, Associate VP of Student Services, and Associate VP of Instructional Design Services, FT staff of 92. Budget $12M. Lead Divisions of: • Student Support Services (including tutoring, writing center, library, and academic support),• Instructional Design (online course creation; digital asset creation), • Constellation Publishing (150+ Higher Education textbook titles and Constellation e-reader platform).

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Launched Online Degree Completion program providing new revenue and enrollment sources. Planned and executed strategies leading to high quality programs including undergraduate degree completion, graduate, professional development, badging, and certification promoting career advancement. • Initiated and launched online adult education and degree completion programs in Psychology and Business (undergraduate) and Masters in Study of Law (8/18) in online-averse institution.• Led online course and program development, staffing, enrollment, registration, marketing, student services, financial aid, and development of online student support services where none existed. • Led academic information technology initiatives: o Mobilized replacement, migration, and launch of new LMS (Canvas, replacing BlackBoard and Moodle). o Established collaborative Academic Technology review process for faculty, staff, and ITS. o Relaunched and concluded LMS choice in three months after process had been stalled for two years. o Identified & consolidated software cost-saving measures resulting in $450K savings over two years.• Led enrollment management and marketing for online degree completion programs resulting in the first enrolled class.

Downers Grove, Illinois, United States

Directed academic programs in a complex matrixed university with up to 95 locations and 10 sister institutions. Directed budgets up to $84.6M. Enrollment of 90K+ students at the peak. Managed performance and development of 9 deans, 24 academic staff, 355 FT faculty, 25 FT librarians, 2,340 PT adjunct instructors. Matrixed indirect reports included 86 Deans, Asst, and Assoc Deans nationally. Serve in sequential positions with overlapping responsibilities. Research and identify creative solutions, deploying learning delivery and learning solutions to enhance student experience in online, on-site, and video connection classrooms. Implemented academic direction and quality improvements with Certificates, Associate, Bachelor, and Graduate degree programs. ranked in the top 5% for performance institutionally.Strategic Initiatives• Revamped Developmental English and Math sequence redesign.• Identify and rank student success factors providing pre and post enrollment support mechanisms. • Co-Designed Video Connected Classroom instructional methodology connecting two or more classes via video, whiteboard integration. Connected 85-123 courses every session. • Led University-wide evaluation of 985 courses, created a Currency Rubric and update timeline; Aligned all courses with Quality Matters Rubric Standards; reduced design time from 26 to 18 weeks. • Implement proprietary technology for faculty collaboration and communication for course improvements, sharing project assignments, and real-time tracking of reported issues and fixes.

Downers Grove, Illinois, United States

• Create and launched DeVry University Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), with 211K enrolled (against 3K expected), with 17% completion rate (industry standard is 3%), and quality rating NPS of 78. • Transformed teaching in video-connected classrooms: student persistence increased by 500 basis points in 4 months, and course evaluation scores increased by 885 basis points; 30% of faculty had 100% student satisfaction.

Downers Grove, Illinois, United States

Initiated academic quality improvements for Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, and Graduate programs for institutions encompassing up to 95 locations and 95K students nationally. Leading cross-institutionally among external and internal stakeholders and partners.Responsibilities:• Program Planning, Review, and Continuous Improvement (Certificate programs in Medical Billing and Coding, Web Design Certificate, Web Development, Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) and Registered Health Information Technologist). • Innovative Design and Delivery• Outcomes Assessment• Corporate Partnership• Programmatic Credentialing and University Accreditation (NAACLS (Clinical Lab Sciences), CoA-NDT/CAAHEP (Neuro-diagnostic Therapy), participated in ACBSP, ETAC of ABET (engineering technology), AQIP action projects, Higher Learning Commission Accreditation visits.• Persistence, Retention, and Completion:• Enrollment Management• Effective Teaching• Student Support• Creating Partnership and Articulation Agreements with Other Institutions• Faculty Mentoring, Evaluation, and Staff Development

Downers Grove, Il Working Remotely In Cleveland, Oh

Game Design and Programming, Web Design, Web Development programs at the Associate and Bachelor level.• Initiated College Strategic Plan • Instigated redesign of the Media Arts curriculum to align with the Adobe Certification (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, and Maya) Certificates, providing graduates with stackable credentials.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Led 3-campus academic and community arts programs for an institution with 35K+ students. Led strategic planning, budgeting, and managing $8M in annual expenditures. Led 30 FT and 175 PT faculty, with 65 FT/PT support staff. • Program Planning, Review, and Development• Programmatic and University Accreditation• Increased Creative Arts Enrollment by 34% in 2 years.• Design through construction of the $34M, 75,000sf Center for Creative Arts with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library as a tenant. • Produced 70+ events annually through Tri-C Presents: including 10-day Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland; The Center for Arts and Culture (served as artistic director), the Crooked River Groove record label.• Created the Lake Erie Playwrights’ Festival; JazzFest Picante (Latin Jazz); and Tri-C MusicFest.• Initiated and saw endowed the Creative Arts Scholarship Fund; Receive prestigious Creative Campus grant ($285,000 +).

Toledo, Oh

Startup of a new academic department, programs, and facilities:• Opened a new 90,000sf Fine and Performing arts facility; identifying and purchasing all furniture, fixtures, and equipment. • Convened, designed and launched 240 courses and 19 new programs in Fine and Performing Arts attracting 3500 students in the first year. • Interviewed, hired and staffed the Fine and Performing Arts Division with 5 FT Tenure-Track Faculty and 75 PT Faculty, 25FT and PT Staff.

Toledo, Ohio Area

Transformed local theatre to semi-professional regional arts destination. Began with nine-show season and $310,000 budget with $8,900 in grants and built 29-show season with $1,200,000 budget and $280,375 annual donated revenue. • Revitalized board development and talent management. • Initiated and launched a rebranding and marketing strategy. • Retired $95,000 deficit and built a cash surplus of $112,500 in 18-months. • Expanded full-time staff from 3 to 16 in eighteen months. • Initiated Strategic Planning and accomplished 85% of five-year goals within three years.

Phd, Theatre: Theory/Criticism

Mfa, Theatre: Directing

Bachelors, Theater, Art History, Management, Economics