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Meet the holder of the Price Chair
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Dr. L. H. Newcomb
The Sanford G. Price and Isabelle P. Barbee Chair in Teaching,
Advising, and Learning |
Dr. L. H. Newcomb has been
appointed to the Sanford G. Price and Isabelle P. Barbee Chair
in Teaching, Advising, and Learning. As senior associate dean
and director of academic programs for the college, Dr. Newcomb
provides leadership for undergraduate and graduate programs
and assists Dean Bobby Moser in envisioning and implementing
the college’s various initiatives.
Since earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in agricultural
education from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
and a Ph.D. in vocational education from The Ohio State University,
Dr. Newcomb has been an agricultural educator for more than
33 years. Prior to his current appointment, he was professor
and chair of the Department of Agricultural Education.
From 1994 to 2001, he co-led Ohio’s W. K. Kellogg Foundation-funded
“Project Reinvent,” a visioning and organizational
change effort whereby college faculty, staff, and external constituents
work together to examine and improve organizational cultures
and practices.
As the Price Chair, Dr. Newcomb directs and encourages research
on teaching and learning. Focusing on the nature of undergraduate
students and their learning preferences, this research culminates
in recommendations about the teaching and advising practices
that are best for students – information that is shared
with faculty university-wide. In addition, Dr. Newcomb conducst
faculty teaching and advising workshops. |
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