All classes in the Adult Degree Program are taught by Cal Poly faculty -- the same prestigious professors and lecturers who have helped make Cal Poly one of the best universities in the United States.
For the 14th year in a row, Cal Poly has been rated the best public-master's university in the West by U.S. News & World Report, in its 2007 America's Best Colleges guidebook.
As an ADP student, you work directly with the faculty in a close, supportive environment. No pre-packaged classes or isolated study. At Cal Poly, your degree success comes from learning by doing.
Faculty
Clare Battista, Ph.D., joined Cal Poly State University
in 1998. She is a professor of Economics
in the Orfalea College of Business. She received
her PH.D. in Economics at the New School for
Social Research, Graduate Faculty, New York,
NY.
Judith Cross, Ph.D., has taught philosophy
courses at a small mid-western liberal arts college,
as well as in the UC and CSU systems and
currently teaches at Cal Poly.
Chris Dicus, Ph.D., coordinates the Wildland & Fuels Management program in the Natural
Resources Management Department at Cal
Poly. He also serves as Chair of the Los Padres
Chapter of the Society of American Foresters
and serves on the Society’s National Fire Working
Group.
Kathryn Logan holds an undergraduate degree in Political Science from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and a graduate degree in International Relations from the Brussels School of International Studies, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom. She has been a faculty member of Cal Poly's Department of Political Science since March 2006, and specializes in International Relations. Her most recent publication is with Moebius and is titled, Private Fear and Public Failure.
Doug Swanson, Ed.D, joined Cal Poly State University
in September, 2006 in the Journalism Department.
Swanson is the faculty advisor to both
the Cal Poly Public Relations Student Society of
America chapter and Central Coast PRspectives.
He has more than 20 years of professional experience
in public relations and media.
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Program Committee
Navjit Brar is a Librarian and Coordinator of Reference and Instructional Services at California Polytechnic State University Library, San Luis Obispo. She holds graduate degrees in Library and Information Science from San Jose State University; Sociology and Library Science from Panjab University, India. Her research interests include the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) applications in Libraries; changing role of reference and instruction from traditional to online Library 2.0 environment; advancing the library instruction by developing online tutorials, class guides, and integrating information literacy into curriculum; role of library in organizing and providing access to scholarly work in the open access environment; impact of digital environment on the libraries; and user-centered services & systems planning and outcome-based assessment. Brar serves lead positions in LITA, a division of American Library Association and Access, Collections, Technical Services Section of California Library Association.
Doris V. Derelian is Professor and Department Chair of Food Science and Nutrition at California Polytechnic State University. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, and she recently earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Davis. She is also a registered dietitian. Her research interests include the effect of nutrition on academic performance, formulation of food products for nutritional purposes, and consumer awareness of health behaviors. She has taught in more than 35 institutions of higher learning across the United States, and she is past president of the American Dietetic Association. She is a member of 15 professional societies and consults with over 300 major organizations on topics such as nutrition, chronic disease management, child nutrition and learning, and statistics.
Susan Duffy, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of Liberal Studies, College of Liberal Arts.
James R. Keese is Assistant Professor of Geography in the Social Sciences Department at California Polytechnic State University. He received a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Arizona, a Master's in International Management from the Garvin School of International Management, and a Bachelor of Science in Social Sciences from Cal Poly. His research focuses on small farmers and sustainable development in the Andes Mountains. He spent three years in Latin America, including study, work, and travel in Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Brazil. He has also led student groups in Mexico and Spain.
Dennis R. Parks serves as Dean of Cal Poly Continuing Education and University Outreach. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from Baldwin-Wallace College, a M.Ed. in Student Affairs Administration from Kent State University, and a Ed.D. from the University of Virginia. Prior to coming to Cal Poly, he served as Director of the Lynchburg Center, Senior Director for Program Development, and Associate Dean for the School of Continuing and Professional Studies at the University of Virginia (UVA). Also while at UVA, he helped create and then supervised the Global Academic Village and the distance learning initiative.
Thomas R. Trice is Assistant Professor of History at California Polytechnic State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Russian history from the University of Illinois, a M.A. in Modern European history from Louisiana State University, and a B.A. in History and English from Louisiana College. His main research and teaching interests are modern Russia and the Soviet Union; with special emphasis on the history of death and dying, gender and sexuality, and urban history. Prior to teaching he worked for the National Archives in Washington, D.C. for three years.
Dan Villegas is a Professor in the Economics Department of the California Polytechnic State University Orfalea College of Business. He specializes in Microeconomics, Development Economics, Economics of Poverty, Discrimination, and Immigration. He earned a B.A. from the University of Southern California, an M.A. and Ph.D. from Stanford University.
* The Faculty Program Committee sets policy for the ADP.
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