Dr. J.W. Wiley: Director, Lecturer and Consultant

Biography

Currently employed as Director of the Center for Diversity, Pluralism, and Inclusion for State University of New York-Plattsburgh and a Lecturer in Philosophy & Interdisciplinary Studies. Responsibilities Include: Collaboratively developing strategies that result in more diverse classrooms and curriculum; Development, implementation and support of diversity initiatives throughout every facet of the institution; Collaboration with various departments on diversity enlightenment; Diversity Programming; Chairing the Diversity Council and Diversity Task Force; Previously employed as Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and Director of the McNair Scholars Program at Claremont Graduate University. Responsibilities included: Directing university recruitment effort; Management of the Diversity Office; Establishing and directing the Minority Mentor Program; and chairing the Diversity Task Force. Other previous experience: Seven years employment between McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Company and Rockwell International. Teaching experience encompasses Lecturer appointment at SUNY-Plattsburgh, and adjunct appointments at Cerritos College and Citrus College. Additional professional experiences include consulting to various universities and businesses under the auspices of my private business: Xamining Diversity.

Consultant for:

• New York State Nursing Association (NYSNA)
• Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
• Mountain Lake PBS
• Pace University
• Plattsburgh City School District

• Paul Smith's College

Education:

• Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (May 2010)

  University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt.
  Emphasis: Higher Education
  Dissertation Title: An Evaluation of Films for Use in Developing "Leadership Moments"

  within a Context of Diversity & Social Justice




• Doctorate of Philosophy in Philosophy and Cultural Studies (Incomplete as of September 2000)

  Coursework completed at Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA.
  Emphasis: Applied Ethics, Existentialism, Pragmatism
  "Proposed" Dissertation Title: The Applied Ethics & Pragmatism of WE.B. DuBois



• Master of Arts in Philosophy (Summer 1999)

  The Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA.
  Emphasis: Ethics, Pragmatism, History of Philosophy



• Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (Summer 1993)

  California State University Long Beach

Teaching Experience

• Lecturer, SUNY Plattsburgh (2001-Present)

  Class: Philosophies on Romance, Sex, Love & Marriage
  Class: Examining Diversity Through Film
  Class: The Philosophy of W.E.B. DuBois
  Class: Philosophy: Moral Problems
  Class: Philosophy: Societal Dilemmas
  Class: Philosophy and Film
  Class: African American Culture from 1865 to the Present



• Adjunct Professor, Cerritos College (Summer 2000)

  Class: Introduction to Humanities
  Class: Introduction to Philosophy