John Kearns Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

➛ Led end users at Minnesota State’s 33 colleges and universities through 10-year process of adopting Workday (a cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning system) as part of a new technology landscape to dramatically improve student experience and outcomes (Workday for HR/Finance went live July 1, 2024)➛ Worked with campus presidents and c-suite leaders on alignment with goals, objectives, and key messages shared with systemwide stakeholders➛ Partnered with implementation consultants (Deloitte) to build and execute strategy and plan to help end users adopt Workday and associated streamlined business processes➛ Led marketing/communications team in identifying target audiences, developing key messages, identifying communication vehicles, and measuring effectiveness of communications➛ Led end-user training team in analyzing training needs of stakeholders and designing, developing, implementing a Workday training curriculum ➛ Led change readiness team to build strong partnerships with campus teams responsible for ensuring that local stakeholders successfully and seamlessly move to the new technology landscape ➛ Built the organizational change management team to sustain Workday after go-live July 1, 2024, and into the implementation of the Workday student platform to be completed in coming years

Saint Paul, Minnesota

➛ Crafted messaging for Minnesota State’s chancellor, board chair, and other senior leaders to gain public support for Minnesota State and regain internal support for a systemwide strategic change initiative➛ Developed a network of subject matter experts (from directors to vice chancellors) across Minnesota State ➛ Wrote legislative testimony that contributed to additional $100M for biennial budget and $200M for capital projects and facility upkeep

Honolulu Metropolitan Area

➛ Served as Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs from 2009-2012➛ Served as Vice President of Academic Affairs from 2008-2009➛ Avoided layoffs and salary cuts during Great Recession through strategic reorganization and by merging Academic and Student Affairs➛ Led deans in diversifying university’s portfolio of flagship programs through new programs (Health Sciences, Teacher Education, Social Work MS) to adapt to changes in student demand by growing existing programs ➛ Raised the profile of online education by merging distance education and military education programs under the leadership of an associate vice president ➛ Partnered with faculty leaders to develop shared governance principles for Academic Affairs➛ Created first academic departmental and budgetary structure at the university so that academic departments more closely resembled counterparts at other universities and faculty felt more ownership over their programs

Honolulu Metropolitan Area

➛ Asst., Assoc., and Full Professor; taught History, Humanities, Classical Studies, and Latin ➛ Led the development of the East-West Classical Studies degree program for students interested in Ancient Greece, Rome, China, and Japan ➛ Grew number of students choosing courses in my area by 50%

Honolulu Metropolitan Area

➛ Led team directing University Honors Programs, General Education, and Study Abroad & Exchange Programs➛ Oversaw implementation of new General Education program, increasing first- to second-year retention by 10%➛ Facilitated partnership between the university and third-party provider of English language training (ELS Language Centers), which led to 15% increase in international student enrollment

Honolulu Metropolitan Area

➛ Led university’s largest college with $10M annual budget➛ Partnered with faculty to draft new college strategic plan, leading to improved employee morale➛ Refreshed academic programs (especially the MBA and Weekend MBA), increasing student enrollment by 4% after period of dwindling enrollments

Worcester, Massachusets

➛ Taught Latin, Greek, Classical Civilizations, and Classical Linguistics ➛ Published on ancient Lydian language and its relationship with Ancient Greek➛ Helped grow number of Classics majors by 20%

Phd, Classics

Ba, Ma, Classics