Roger L.
Caldwell
Professor Emeritus, Soil, Water and
Environmental Science
(Former) Director, Educational
Communications and Technologies
roger.caldwell@cox.net
cals.arizona.edu/~caldwell
CURRENT POSITIONS
Retired, June 2003. Continuing involvement in several local and national projects and committees
Information regarding activities since retirement is found at my home page (above).
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
Director, Educational
Communications and Technologies,
Professor of Soil,
Water and Environmental Science and Professor of Communication.
Recent activities were mostly guest lectures and teaching one course
(Anticipating the Future – described below), supervising (major professor)
graduate students or serving on other graduate student committees. Previous
teaching and research efforts are listed below.
Special Assistant to
Dean and Special Assistant to Provost. Over about a 15-year
period I served as special assistant (and once as faculty associate) to the
dean and/or the Provost (senior vice president for academic affairs). In this
capacity I did a range of activities, mostly at my own direction, which dealt
with assessments, strategic planning, institutional analysis, communication,
and addressing future higher education issues. Also included were interactions
with on- and off-campus association, other educational institutions and the
Arizona Board of Regents.
Professional
Activities History. I was an assistant/associate professor of
Plant Pathology from 1967-80 and during that time became involved with the
effects of air pollutants on plants. That interest moved me in the direction of
environmental topics and that interest got me involved in information
technology and communication. I have retained an interest in environment and
information technology and during those years became much more involved in working
with various committees and agencies; in these activities I was involved
through my technical knowledge and interest in the topics. Finally, beginning
about the mid-70s I started viewing complex and not so complex subjects from
the perspective of the future, and began the
Putting this all
together, I now consider myself an interdisciplinary, futures oriented,
professional generalist.
EDUCATION
B.S.
Post Doctoral, National
HONORS
American Council on
Education, Academic Fellow (1978-79)
Post Doctoral Research Associate, 1966-67.
Ethyl Corporation
Fellow, 1964-66
UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS
Director,
Educational Communications and Technologies,
Professor,
Communications (1990-2003)
Professor
of Soil, Water and Environmental Science (1981-2003)
Special Assistant to Provost and/or
Special Assistant to Dean, College of Agriculture (1985-1998)
Faculty
Associate to Provost (1992-3)
Task
Force on Excellence, Efficiency, and Competitiveness (Board of Regents,
1987-88)
Coordinator,
University Information Systems and Communications (1984-85)
Director,
Computer Applications Group,
Director,
Council for Environmental Studies,
Energy
Management Coordinator (University) (1978-79)
Assistant/Associate
Professor of Plant Pathology (1967-80)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Chemical Society
World Future Society
World Futures Study
Federation
MOST RECENT TEACHING
SWES 450/550
Anticipating the Future. Techniques and approaches to understand broad issues
about the future with focus on environmental topics. Uses computer conferencing
and internet with significant student discussion and opportunities for team
approaches and reporting. There are no prerequisites other than upper division
or graduate standing. http://cals.arizona.edu/futures.
RECENT TEACHING (since 1980)
·
SWES105 Introduction to Environmental
Science: Land, Air, and Water
·
SWES 205 Exploring Internet
·
SWES 302 Introduction to Environmental
Toxicology (involved when course was experimental)
·
SWES 495 Learning and the Internet
Environment
·
SWES
499 Independent Study (topics varied each year)
·
(Courses from 1967-1980 included methods
of laboratory analysis, plant diseases, communication methods, toxic materials,
and environment and agriculture)
UNIVERISTY SERVICE (partial listing)
·
Information Technology Policy Group
(1999-2003)
·
Information Technology Council
(1996-2003), Chair
·
Manager
for col
·
Faculty Senate (1996-2003) (and member
Senate Executive Committee)
·
Committee of Eleven (1996-2003) – elected
faculty group whose charter allows discussion/action on any topic, Chair
·
Conciliation Committee (addresses faculty
grievances, 1987-92), Chair for 2 years
· Arizona Board of Regents Task Force Staff for Study on Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Competiveness (1988-89)
·
North Central Association Accrediting
Report, Chair, Mission/Vision group (1999-2000)
·
Extended University Advisory Board
(1997-2003)
·
Quality Guidance Council in
·
University Security/Privacy Committee
(1997-98), Co-chair
·
Faculty Council in
·
Strategic Planning and Budget Advisory
Committee (1993-1998)
PUBLIC SERVICE (partial listing)
·
Pima County Environmental Quality
Advisory Committee (1984- present), Appointed, chair and vice chair, currently
member
· Regional Transit Authority (Pima Association of Governments), Technical Advisory Committee (2005 - present)
·
Arizona Corporation Commission Task Force
on Environmental Externalities (1991-95), Chair of alternatives subcommittee
·
Commission on the Arizona Environment
Advisory Council (1973-1996), Vice Chair 1976-78 when it was the Governor’s
Commission on the Environment (appointed)
·
Tucson-Pima Metropolitan Energy
Commission (1990-1997), Appointed, Chair
·
Research Ranch Board of Trustees
(1976-86), Elected, President 1984-85
·
Arizona Department of Health Services
Hazardous Waste Facility Technical Advisory Group (1981-82), Chair
·
Development Authority for
·
·
SELECTED PAPERS OR INVITED PRESENTATIONS
·
Workshop:
·
Paper:
·
Speech: Western Interstate Higher
Education Commission – Future of Higher Education, (
·
Speech: American Library Association --
Learning 2000: How Can We Anticipate the Future? (
·
Paper: Arizona Universities in Transition
– ED 306822, 1988, for the
·
Paper:
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Paper:
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REPRESENTATIVE WEB PROJECTS
·
Anticipating
the Future (complete class on web) – cals.arizona.edu/futures,
updated annually
·
Web
Portal on Biotechnology. cals.arizona.edu/biotechnology . 2002 (no longer on web)
·
Arizona
Learner Centered Education (for Arizona Faculties Council) –
www.abor.asu.edu/4_special_programs/lce/index_lce.html . 1999. Project taken
over by Arizona Board of Regents in 2002
·
Web
Portal on Gardening.
cals.arizona.edu/gardening. 2000
·
Arizona
Town Hall Report (Rural and Urban Futures) –
cals.arizona.edu/~caldwell/townhall. 1999 (no longer on web)
PUBLICATIONS
Author or co-author of
over 40 technical publications, over 20 abstracts, and numerous reports and
newsletter articles. Content/Policy editor of newsletters on Environment and on
Energy, 1975-89).
Revised: May 2006
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