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- Member of: ASU Retirees Association (ASURA) Video History Project Interviews
- Member of: Leket-Mor, Rachel
- Member of: Mason, Marc
Bob Francis grew up in Yuma, Arizona and graduated from ASU. After spending a year teaching high school in Yuma, he returned to ASU in 1970, starting in the Alumni Association. After a few years, he moved to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions where he spent most of his career. He retired in 2002.
Important / interesting parts of the interview include:
• The beginning of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions in Part 2
• The changing attitude about the role of the University in marketing itself to students and parents in Part 3
• The role of the Devils’ Advocates played in selling the University in Part 4
• The role Don Dotts and Christine Kajikawa Wilkinson played in Bob’s career in Part 6
Using improv comedy skills to entertain students and keep their attention.
Conference presentation on helping international students avoid plagiarism.
Poster announcement for the 5-meeting series, "Jewish Literature, Identity and Imagination: A Reading and Discussion Series in American Libraries", sponsored by the American Library Association, Nextbook, Jewish Studies Program at ASU, and ASU Libraries. Led by Prof. Joe Lockard. August 26-December 9, 2008.
"Manifold Greatness: The Creation and Afterlife of the King James Bible" Exhibit and Public Programs
Poster announcement for the exhibit and public programs sponsored by the American Library Association, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, and ASU Libraries. November 14-December 16, 2011.
Poster of an exhibit at the ASU Music Library, in conjunction with the semester-long project "Ways of Happiness, Paths of Peace: Bernstein, Bloch, and Music of the Jewish Tradition". Spring 2007.
Suzanne Steadman managed the Office of International Student Programs for her entire ASU career. She came to ASU in 1971 and retired in 2001. The interview addresses a wide range of issues associated with international students and how she addressed them. The common thread throughout the interview is Suzanne’s desire to help the students succeed, academically and personally. Part I discusses several pre-ASU experiences. Parts II & III discuss the work of the office and things done to help ensure student success. Part IV discusses the impact of nine world events on ASU and ASU students. Part V has six student related stories.
David Schwalm came to ASU in 1986 as Director of Composition and retired in 2009 as Vice Provost for Academic Affairs at the Polytechnic Campus. The interview has five main sections:
1, Pre-ASU Years where Dave discusses growing up in Fort Wayne, his education, and professional jobs.
2. Director of Composition addresses Dave’s increasing understanding of the university through his work on general studies and English articulation agreements.
3. ASU West covers Dave’s efforts to grow the student population and with Cathy Church to untangle the West and Tempe campus programs
4. ASU East has extensive coverage of how the campus was started and populated using an alliance with Chandler Gilbert Community College. Doing all this on a shoestring of a budget. Dave discusses why various faculty and programs were moved to the Polytechnic Campus.
5. Reflections allows Dave to reminisce about the “good old days” as well as the good new days.