Dr. John O'Brien  
 

President's Message

Previous positions:
 

• Students First Director, Office of the Chancellor
• Acting president, Century College
• Academic Vice President, Century College
• Associate Vice Chancellor for Instructional Technology, Office of the Chancellor
• Faculty member and Faculty Association president, Normandale Community College

Education:

• Ph.D. in English, University of Minnesota
• M.Phil. in Anglo-Irish Literature, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
• B.A. in English and education/minor in theatre, speech, and communication, Augustana College

Professional organizations:

• League for Innovation in the Community College
• Catalyze Learning International
• Educause
• Association of American Colleges and Universities

Other organizations:

• Arc Minnesota (board member)
• Minnesota HealthForce Executive Alliance
• Learning Network of Minnesota Board
• Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Campus Service Cooperative Steering Committee
• Kantorei Chamber Choir (singer and former board member)
• Luoma Leadership Academy Mentor and Volunteer
• Lutheran Social Services Foundation (board membership pending)
• Minnesota Campus Compact Board
• NorthStar STEM Alliance Governing Board
• Rotary International (former Rotary Scholar)
• Storefront (former board member)

Area of expertise:

• Instructional technology; planning; international education; service learning; leadership development; literary studies; Milan Kundera (published Milan Kundera and Feminism, St. Martin's Press, 1995)
• Speaking on higher education topics