Jason Fugikawa, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Yukon, Ok, Us

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

BetterPears was founded to offer better fruit for the human soul, the wisdom of our betters, in their original words, in the company of good friends.Designed and developed BetterPears.com and related social media accountsContributed content to The BetterPears Podcast and blog articlesDesigned and facilitated branded merchandise for Print-on-Demand marketplaceCurrently developing platform to host in-person BetterPears courses throughout the Oklahoma City metropolitan area

Oklahoma City, Ok

Designed, recruited, and operated adult formation workshops and courses across central and western OklahomaIdentified and developed instructors for various educational programsSupervised coordinators and operational support specialists to achieve institute goalsSelected, implemented, and customized a cloud-based enrollment and customer management system for the institute

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

Shawnee, Oklahoma

Service to the University:Academic Council May 2016–PresentCore Curriculum Revision Committee, Chair May 2017–Present

Shawnee, Ok

Undergraduate courses taught:TH 1323 Introduction to Sacred ScriptureTH 2211 Catechesis and the Pedagogy of GodTH 3211 Catechesis and the ChurchTH 3513 Moral TheologyTH 4211 Catechesis and the New EvangelizationPH 2903 Thomistic PhilosophyPH 4043 Health Care EthicsHU 1101 First Year ExperienceHU 1112 Great Books IHU 4993 Senior SeminarLA 1223 Beginning Latin IIGraduate Courses Taught:TH 5083 Thomistic PhilosophyTH 5383 Sacramental TheologyTH 6903 Studies in the New Testament: Luke-ActsCoordinator of Little Rock Theology Institute, March 2016–PresentSupervised philosophical education of seminarians in formation for the Diocese of Little RockSupervised theological education of and advised theology degree seeking students in the Diocese of Little RockCoordinator of Archdiocese of Oklahoma Diaconal Formation ProgramDeveloped and implemented theological education of diaconate candidates for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City

Shawnee, Ok

Manchester, Nh

Maintain and develop the Academy's integrated classical curriculum in the Roman Catholic tradition.Select, develop, and maintain a distinguished faculty of teachers in the liberal and fine arts.Design and implement structures for course registration and academic record keeping.Serve with the rest of the Leadership Team in the administration of the Academy.Explain the Socratic seminar model, theoretically and practically, to all constituencies of the Academy.

Manchester, Nh

Collaborated with the academic dean on course structures, content, and policiesLed and coordinated the faculty development seminar seriesDeveloped cloud-based platform for posting student assignments on the academy websiteEngaged students with the classical sources of the Catholic theological tradition through seminars and Socratic discussionsAttended to the intellectual, moral, and spiritual formation of students

Hamilton, Va

January–April 2012 TermCourse: Jesus Christ: God, Man, and SaviorMay–August 2012 TermCourse: The Sacraments: Masterworks of God

Teaching a course in Sacred Scripture to first year college students.

Graduate Teaching Assistant for a section of Sacred Doctrine at Ave Maria University

Ph.D., Systematic And Moral Theology

Dissertation Title Sacramental Causality: The Approaches of St. Thomas Aquinas, Karl Rahner, and Louis-Marie Chauvet

Doctor Of Education Candidate (Ed.D.), Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

One year of course work completed.

B.A., Theology And Classical Languages

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Sigma NuSumma cum Laude in Cursu Honorum

Education record

Activities and Societies: Eagle Scout – Boy Scouts of America