Nicholas B. Email & Phone Number

Student-centered educator and academic administrator, experienced in Online LMS, Department management, accreditation, staff and faculty management and online curriculum design and instruction. Special interests include building environments where students develop immediately applicable skills, critical/systems thinking and working with international students.■ Promoted to Chair of Executive MBA Programs (new position created by the Institute for Advanced Studies)■ University Chair and instructor of Executive MBA, project management, leadership, organizational development and entrepreneurship courses■ Developed a new program curriculum approved and accredited by HLC-NCA on first assessment■ Attracted a Blue Ribbon advisory committee of VP and CEO level individuals from Honeywell, Lockheed, HP, Boeing, Ford Motor Company and local entrepreneurs■ Received Top Ratings from student and peer assessments■ Consistently asked to take on increasing responsibility in every academic position held. ■ Extensive work building and instructing online courses catering to a very diverse population of students. Below are recent student feedback comments:"I can not say enough good things about Professor Becker, he helps you understand the curriculum. He is always looking for current events to show you how the information in class pertains to the real world and he will also include personal experience in explaining information" • Great course!• The instructor was very active in the discussion boards and provided excellent information that we could use to help better understand advertising. He provided relatable examples to help us understand how advertising works and the science behind how consumers make decisions. He provided excellent feedback when he graded assignments and assessments.• I am in love with the philosophy behind the thoughts put into each lesson and assignment given by our brilliant instructor Mr. Nicholas Becker. I can listen to him pour out his very thought and experience. He is completely relatable and understanding that there are levels to everything. Awesome Instructor overall!!! Experienced and current online instructor, consistently rated among the 'best instructors' student have had in their programs based on both direct feedback and anonymous reviews of classes.