Michael Becraft

 Michael Becraft

Michael B. Becraft

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Biography

Austin Peay State University - Communication

Author, Entrepreneur, Consultant at AutoSlash
Education Management
Michael
Becraft
Clarksville, Tennessee
Experienced professional available for right opportunity. Public and private sector academic experience includes research, non-traditional students, degree completion, student affairs, program proposal and redesign, and maintaining compliance with accreditation standards. Wrote the first dissertation on the concept of academic continuity for universities after disasters and available for author talks.


Experience

  • St. Mary's College of Maryland

    Assistant to the Provost

    • Provided guidance and assistance through Middle States Self¬Study and application to offer a Master of Arts in Teaching, coordinate visitation processes.
    • Detailed and complied with Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR), Maryland Higher Education Commission, State and Federal requirements, regulations, and statutes.
    • Served on Strategic Planning, Academic Planning, Academic Facilities, and Construction Mitigation Committees of the College (ex officio).
    • Advised first¬year economics and undecided majors.
    • Co¬chaired the Multicultural Advisory Committee of the College.
    • Reviewed the academic budget of the institution.
    • Represented the Provost and President at the institutional, local, and State level.
    • Served on the Mission Statement, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), and Academic Advisory Groups of the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC).
    • Served as Liaison between auxiliary functions and faculty.
    • Managed website of the College administration.

  • Austin Peay State University

    Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs

    • Acted as institutional liaison to the Southern Association on Colleges and Schools.
    • Served as academic liaison to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) and the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR).
    • Coordinated New Faculty Orientation and the New Faculty Mentorship Program.
    • Assisted in the retention, tenure, and promotion processes.
    • Acted as a voting member of the Deans Council, Faculty Handbook and Policy Committee, and Academic Honors and Awards Committee.
    • In the absence of the Provost, chaired the Deans Council and Academic Council.
    • Composed and revised policies, procedures and documents on behalf of the Office of Academic Affairs.
    • Served as the academic official representing APSU within the Tennessee Consortium for International Studies (TnCIS).
    • Advised in the program review, academic audit, and program accreditation processes.
    • Represented university as the THEC Performance Funding Faculty Peer Evaluator and Academic Audit Coordinator.
    • Served as University Diversity Contact after Geier lawsuit settlement.
    • Completed 6 CEU program in Risk Assessment.
    • Completed 9.6 CEU program in Disaster Management.

  • Austin Peay State University

    Assistant Professor of Professional Studies

    • Taught undergraduate and graduate level courses in the areas of Professional Studies and Leadership for APSU and RODP/ROCC.
    • Advised students on a formal and ad hoc basis.
    • Contributed to department activities and objectives including AP Day and Retention, Tenure, and Promotion Criteria review.
    • Served on the School of Technology and Public Management Curriculum Committee.

  • United States Army

    Civilian Non-Family Caregiver (NMA)

    Under civilian military orders, served as a non-family caregiver to a soldier injured in Afghanistan.

  • Park University

    Edward F. Lyle Professor of Finance and Director of Graduate Business Programs

    • Formerly Assistant Dean for ACBSP-accredited Business School (Jan. 2013 - May 2014)
    • Military Times #1 "Best for Vets" Business School
    • Coordinates with faculty and staff of various Park locations for strategic initiatives
    • Builds relationships with local business and professional communities
    • Teaches courses such as MG495: Business Policy for graduating seniors.

  • Self-employed author, entrepreneur, and consultant

    Business Owner

    • Specialist at AutoSlash.com, including over 400 articles as Michael @ AutoSlash: https://www.autoslash.com/blog-and-tips/authors/michael
    • Consults with colleges and universities needing assistance acquiring and maintaining program accreditation.
    • Author/co-author of three books with a new book under development.
    • Consistent advocate of assisting global entrepreneurs through Kiva (over $100,000 in personal funds loaned to date).
    • Assigned to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), January 2016 - December 2016.

Education

  • University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

    N/A - Continuing Education

    Post-masters courses in Economics Education
    Activities were related to the Foundation for Teaching Economics.

  • University of Maryland University College

    Doctor of Management

    Organizational Processes
    Worked full-time during completion of degree.

  • American University

    M.A.

    Financial Economics for Public Policy
    Worked during completion of degree, initially as a Teaching Assistant, then Research Assistant, then Acting Manager / Assistant Manager of Social Science Research and then at a start-up entrepreneurial firm.

Publications

  • Business Management: 14E

    Cengage

  • Business Management: 14E

    Cengage

  • Bill Gates: A Biography

    ABC-CLIO/Greenwood

    An inclusive biography of Bill Gates ranging from his birth in 1955 until his resignation as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Microsoft in February 2014. Release date was August 26, 2014.

  • Business Management: 14E

    Cengage

  • Bill Gates: A Biography

    ABC-CLIO/Greenwood

    An inclusive biography of Bill Gates ranging from his birth in 1955 until his resignation as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Microsoft in February 2014. Release date was August 26, 2014.

  • Steve Jobs: A Biography

    ABC-CLIO

  • Business Management: 14E

    Cengage

  • Bill Gates: A Biography

    ABC-CLIO/Greenwood

    An inclusive biography of Bill Gates ranging from his birth in 1955 until his resignation as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Microsoft in February 2014. Release date was August 26, 2014.

  • Steve Jobs: A Biography

    ABC-CLIO

  • Economic Thinkers: A Biographical Encyclopedia (Dieterle, D., Ed.)

    Greenwood

    Contributed the entries of Tjalling Koopmans (1975 Nobel Prize), Gunnar Myrdal (1974 Nobel Prize), Theodore Schultz (1979 Nobel Prize), and Jacques Turgot (pre-French Revolution).

  • Business Management: 14E

    Cengage

  • Bill Gates: A Biography

    ABC-CLIO/Greenwood

    An inclusive biography of Bill Gates ranging from his birth in 1955 until his resignation as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Microsoft in February 2014. Release date was August 26, 2014.

  • Steve Jobs: A Biography

    ABC-CLIO

  • Economic Thinkers: A Biographical Encyclopedia (Dieterle, D., Ed.)

    Greenwood

    Contributed the entries of Tjalling Koopmans (1975 Nobel Prize), Gunnar Myrdal (1974 Nobel Prize), Theodore Schultz (1979 Nobel Prize), and Jacques Turgot (pre-French Revolution).

  • Academic Continuity Plans and Strategic Fit Among Tennessee Public Universities

    ProQuest/UMI Dissertation Services

    My doctoral dissertation, two-thirds of which (proving the phenomena and the scope) was unpublished.