Minneapolis, March 31, 2009 — Ann Iverson, Senior Academic Director of Arts and Sciences and Computer Technology, has been promoted to Dean of Learning and Chief Academic Officer of Dunwoody College of Technology. As Chief Academic Officer, Iverson will manage some of Dunwoody’s academic programs and assume responsibility for promoting academic quality, assessment of student learning, and faculty professional development, including leading the College’s Continuous Learning Improvement Initiative and ensuring that the College meets its accreditation standards.
“Ann brings a wealth of experience managing faculty from a variety of disciplines to the position,” said Richard J. Wagner, President Elect and Provost. “That she also brings a creative sensibility to her work is an added bonus. She brings a thorough understanding of the nuts and bolts of academic administration to the position as well as a deep commitment to providing quality instruction to our students. I’m pleased that she is willing to move in to this new role and am confident that she will succeed in it.”
Iverson began her career at Dunwoody in 1992 as a writing and humanities instructor, eventually becoming English Composition and Humanities Content Area Leader. She was named Director of Arts and Sciences in 2005 and Senior Academic Director of Arts and Sciences and Computer Technology in 2007. She has chaired committees on continuous learning improvement and student learning evaluation and been involved in a variety of quality-related (including curriculum quality) projects for the College. She holds both a Master of Fine Arts with an emphasis in poetry and a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from Hamline University.
An accomplished poet, Iverson has been published in more than 20 print and online journals and literary magazines, including The Oklahoma Review and Dos Passos Review. She is the author of two collections of poetry Come Now to the Window (Laurel Poetry Collective) and Definite Space (Holy Cow! Press), which was written in response to the events of 9/11 and her son’s subsequent deployments to Iraq. Definite Space was nominated for a Minnesota Book Award and the Pushcart Prize in 2008. Iverson has also taught classes at The Loft Literary Center and her work has been featured three times on The Writer’s Almanac with Garrison Keillor.
Iverson is a resident of East Bethel, Minn.
Founded in 1914, Dunwoody College of Technology is the only private, nonprofit, endowed institution of higher education in the Upper Midwest. It has provided an hands-on, applied technical education to more than 250,000 men and women, who in turn have gone on to meaningful and rewarding careers. Located on the western edge of downtown Minneapolis, Dunwoody offers two- and four-year degrees as well as several diploma and certificate programs.