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"As a Marquette graduate, I know firsthand the transformative power of a Jesuit education. I have a special passion for working with adult learners, since I too returned to school as an adult and know the challenges and rewards that come with an adult learning experience. Having been with CPS since the first class opened, I have a deep passion and love for the college and the students. Our adult students bring a diverse array of talent and life experiences that make each day in the classroom a learning experience for me as well as the students." |
Cheryl Coan, M.A.
cheryl.coan@marquette.edu
Courses Taught
- LEOR 3150: Leadership and Diversity in Organizations
(Undergraduate Level)
- LEOR 3440: Leaders as Agents of Change (Undergraduate Level)
- LEOR 4931: Sp. Topics in Servant Leadership (Undergraduate Level)
- LEOR 4997: Integrating Seminar (Undergraduate Level)
- LEDR 6030: Qualitative Research (Graduate Level)
- NPSE 6530: Social Justice and Social Activism
- PUBS 6235: Comm. & Mgmt in Urban Service (Graduate Level)
Education
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Ph.D.,
Urban Education with a specialty in
Multicultural Education (ABD)
- Marquette University, M.A.,
Communication and Rhetorical Studies
- Alverno College, B.A.,
Professional Communication
Professional Experiences
- Director of Operations and Programming- Future Milwaukee at Marquette University (2005)
- College of Communication- Marquette University College of Professional Studies (1995-1999)
- Ronald E. McNair Program Marquette University (2003-2005)
- Chairperson - CPS Faculty Curriculum Committee (2003 to present)
- College of Professional Studies (1994-present)
- Other teaching experience – Alverno College, UW-Parkside, Gonzaga University (Online), Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
Research Interests
- Issues in diversity and leadership, particularly race, class, gender, and ability
- Adult education and transformative learning
- Critical pedagogy
- Multicultural education and curriculum
- Qualitative research methods
- Social justice issues
- Curriculum development
- Community service, leadership and community
Professional Affiliations
- Adult Higher Education Alliance (AHEA), Secretary
- American Educational Research Association
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
- National Initiative for Women in Higher Education
- Association of American University Women
- Community Leadership Association
Presentations and Publications
- AHEA Conference Mobile AL (2008) - Animating Adult Learning
Workshop – Helping, Fixing, Serving: Students Learning to Serve and Be in Community
- AHEA Conference Asheville, NC (2006)– Extending the Boundaries of Adult Learning, Solo Paper -“Redesigning a Curriculum for Adults: Focus on Leadership,
Service, and Social Justice”, and Group Paper – “Called to Story: Narrative and the Adult Learner”
- AACU Diversity and Learning Conference Presentation, St. Louis -
Presented: “Using Blackboard to Enhance Face-to-Face
Discussions in a Cultural Diversity Class”
