Stephen Schmid Email & Phone Number

Madison, WI, US

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

• As part of UW's Office of Online and Professional Learning Resources, the Senior Director of Academic Partnerships and Programming leads partnership development and management, oversees online program research and new.
• Identify and prioritize partnership opportunities the drive online and continuing education growth and enhance program outcomes.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with UW partners, government agencies and other stakeholders, including the execution of partnership agreements.
• Oversee new online program research, curriculum development, and implementation plans.
• Monitor and evaluate online program effectiveness, adjusting as necessary to optimize outcomes.
• Lead a team of program managers who maintain daily operations, as well as coordinate activities with instructional designers, student support services, marketing, and finance.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Strategic planning and implementation of numerous strategic initiatives in the Division of Academic and Student Affairs, including research, internationalization, artificial intelligence, distance education, branding/marketing/communications, tuition promise, and compliance and conduct investigations. First 18 months of appointment served in split.

UW –Milwaukee At Waukesha

Award–winning instructor with more than a decade of teaching experience.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Serving as Special Assistant in Provost’s Office (last 18 months of appointment served in split appointment with Universities of Wisconsin), which included (i) Faculty Affairs responsibilities including reviews of hiring and compensation of academic-related personnel, institutional–level reviews of promotion and tenure cases, post–tenure reports, requests.

Waukesha, WI

• Chief executive and academic officer overseeing new academic unit, leadership for all functional units, and fiscal stewardship of ~$14 million budget. The College of General Studies was created as a response to the.
• Visioning and change management leadership of restructuring process, including formation of the new academic unit and transition from old to new institution’s governance structure and functional operations. Lead on.
• Trained three new interdisciplinary department chairs and associate dean for academic affairs to assume academic leadership roles within UWM governance structure.
• Oversaw 150 faculty and staff across two campuses with 10 direct reports; approximately 60 were faculty and 30 FTE were adjunct instructors. Oversight of tenure, retention, and promotion for faculty.
• Coordinated with UWM deans and Provost’s Office on the development of degree programs at the branch campuses. Relationship builder with business sector, workforce development organizations, and government officials in.
• Supervised continuing education coordinator and strategized on program development to address workforce needs in counties.

Waukesha, WI

• The UW Colleges was the two-year teaching institution of UW System. The Southeast Region included three campuses: UW–Waukesha (1930 students), UW–Washington County (800 students), and UW–Sheboygan (620 students) [fall.
• Provided strategic curricular and data analysis, personnel management, and stewardship of all academic affairs functions for the Southeast Region campuses. Collaborated with leadership and shared governance to.
• Initiated and was executive co-sponsor of institutional Guided Pathways program to create avenues to aid student development, retention, and success.
• Oversaw instructional staff hiring, supervision, on-boarding and training, retention, performance, and other personnel matters. Worked with faculty, staff, division chairs, department chairs, and deans to address and.
• Investigated and addressed academic and non-academic misconduct issues. CAMPUS ADMINISTRATOR, UW–WAUKESHA:
• Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Waukesha campus to ensure the campus ran smoothly and efficiently, providing directional support and facilitation of communication to internal and external stakeholders.

Janesville, WI

Serve as academic officer for staffing and curriculum planning for a 1150 student campus.

Janesville/Beloit, Wisconsin Area

Lead and facilitate division business, including: strategic finance issues on Budget Committee; assess faculty for promotion and tenure; mentor to new adjunct faculty; lead new faculty hiring committees; and, collaborate with campus Dean, Associate Dean, and Assistant Deans on various campus strategies and issues.

Corporate journalist responsible for employee communications, media relations, crisis communications, executive speeches, video scripts, and marketing.

Ph.D., Philosophy

Areas of Specialization: Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Psychology Areas of Competence: History of Modern Philosophy, Philosophy of Sport

B.A., English