Senior Director of Academic Operations
Western Governors University
Joe Spalding serves as Senior Director of Academic Operations in Teachers College at Western Governors University (WGU). He is responsible for leading more than 400 program mentors, course instructors, clinical faculty, faculty managers, and senior faculty managers serving more than 27,000 active students across WGU's portfolio of initial licensure programs. He has more than 20 years of experience in higher education in various faculty and leadership roles, including instructional experience at the community college and university levels, and earned his Six Sigma Green Belt certification in order to maximize business acumen to further the interests of Teachers College. In the time that he has served at the Director level at WGU, each of the following collegiate metrics demonstrated continuous improvement under his leadership: student retention, on-time completion of college coursework, and 4-year graduation rates for undergraduate students. He is a passionate lifelong learner, and recognizes the immense room for further improvements so that all providers engaged in teacher preparation can collectively prepare our 'next-generation' teacher candidates to thrive in their classroom and educate pupils in the diverse communities in which they live.
Sunday, February 18, 2024
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM MST