Resume

• 1987

  Barnard College

  Columbia University

  Swarthmore College

  Roosevelt Academy (since renamed University College Roosevelt)

  Theta Alpha Kappa

  Hechuan District (Chongqing) and Taigu (Shanxi Province)

  China

  Founding Dean and chief academic officer

  responsible for introducing liberal arts and sciences curriculum and pedagogy (small classes

  interactive teaching

  stimulating creativity

  encouraging student responsibility for learning) at two sister colleges

  now both with the English name of Prospect College 远景学院. One is a unit of the College of Mobile Telecommunication at Chongqing University of Posts and Telecom 重庆邮电大学移通学院; and the other is a unit of the College of Information at Shanxi Agricultural University 山西农业大学信息学院.

  Founding Dean and Professor

  The Prospect Colleges 远景学院

  Central Michigan University

  Patricia McSweeny McCauley Chair in Teaching Excellence

  University of California

  Riverside

  Barnard College

  Columbia University

  University College Utrecht

  Utrecht

  Netherlands

  Taught courses (Asian Religions in Europe) by courtesy while serving as resident Study Center Director for the University of California Education Abroad Programs in the Netherlands.

  Visiting Professor of Humanities

  Theta Alpha Kappa is the only national honor society in the US dedicated to the recognition of academic excellence in the fields of Religious Studies and Theology. Membership is by invitation of local chapters only. A member of the Association of College Honor Societies

  Theta Alpha Kappa is also a related scholarly organization of the American Academy of Religion.

  Theta Alpha Kappa

  University of California

  Utrecht

  the Netherlands

  Reporting to the Office of the President through the Education Abroad Programs office

  responsible for all academic and student affairs for University of California students studying abroad in NL. Academic liaison to partner universities (Leiden

  Maastricht

  Utrecht

  and Wageningen). Responsible for budgetary oversight and management of Study Center staff. Tasked with in-country emergency management; warden with US embassy in NL. At full capacity

  managed 100 students in seven programs in four cities. During this time

  worked with University of Utrecht (UU) faculty to draft an umbrella agreement between UU and the entire UC system.

  Resident Study Center Director

  Education Abroad Programs

  Distance academic coordinator of all University of California Education Abroad Programs in the Netherlands.

  University of California

  Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion

  Swarthmore College

  University of California

  Goleta

  CA

  * Ensure academic quality in safe and healthy environments for 5

  500 UC students studying abroad in nearly 400 programs in 40 countries\n* Ensure similar arrangements for 1

  300 international reciprocity students coming to UC campuses\n* Represent the University of California in developing partnership agreements with non-US institutions of higher education\n* Direct operations at UCEAP systemwide office near the UC Santa Barbara campus

  supervising a staff of 85 professionals (and additional staff and faculty at overseas locations)

  Associate Vice Provost and Executive Director

  UC Education Abroad Programs

  University of California

  Riverside

  University of California

  Riverside

  Riverside

  CA 92521

  Assistant

  then Associate Professor of Religious Studies

  Middelburg

  Zeeland

  the Netherlands

  Taught courses (World Religions; Women in Religion) while serving as resident Study Center Director for the University of California Education Abroad Programs in the Netherlands.

  Visiting Professor of Humanities

  Roosevelt Academy (since renamed University College Roosevelt)

  English

  Mandarin

  Japanese

  Spanish

  Classical Chinese

  German

  Dutch

  Sears Teaching Award (first recipient)

  Barnard College

  Columbia University

  Patricia McSweeny McCauley Chair in Teaching Excellence

  Nominated by colleagues

  students

  and alumni/ae for academic year 2012-13.

  College of Humanities

  Arts

  and Social Sciences

• 1982

  Ph.D.

  Religious Studies (China)

• 1979

  certificate

  Mandarin

  classical Chinese

  Inter-University Program in Chinese Language Studies

• 1976

  A.M.

  Religious Studies (East Asia)

• 1972

  A.B.

  Religion

  Social Work

  Journalism

• Vivian Lee Nyitray Welcome Video

  For more information about our programs

  please visit us at: http://eap.ucop.edu/

  Vivian Lee Nyitray Welcome Video

  University Teaching

  Public Speaking

  Curriculum Design

  Intercultural Skills

  Editing

  Teaching

  Lecturing

  Program Management

  Distance Learning

  Student Affairs

  History

  Religion

  Curriculum Development

  Research

  Higher Education

  Grant Writing

  Qualitative Research

  Mandarin

  Program Development

  Religious Studies

  Nyitray

  Nyitray

  Central Michigan University

  University College Utrecht

  The Prospect Colleges 远景学院

  University of California

  Riverside

  University of California

  University of California