Dr. George B. Vaughan Office: 310C Poe Hall |
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Background Prior to becoming a professor, Dr. Vaughan served as a community college president in Virginia for 17 years, the last 11 of which were as president of Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville. He was the founding director of the doctoral program in community college education at George Mason University and a professor of higher education at the University of Florida prior to assuming his current position. Teaching In addition to teaching courses on the history, philosophy, and mission of the community college, Dr. Vaughan also teaches a course on current issues in higher education and a course on the college presidency, which is one of the few of its type in the nation. EAC 802B-002 Current Issues in Higher Ed Current Research Dr. Vaughan's primary research interest is the community college presidency. He has written a number of books on the topic, including a new book on the presidency: Balancing the Presidential Seesaw: A Handbook for Current and Future Community College Presidents. Other writings include several articles for journals. He has co-edited two monographs on scholarship and the community college professional. Service Dr. Vaughan currently works with the National Science Foundation, Phi Theta Kappa, and the American Association of Community Colleges as a project evaluator on an NSF-funded project dedicated to the teaching of technology, mathematics, and science in community colleges. He has served three terms on the governing board of the American Association of Community Colleges; the Association presented its national leadership award to him in 1996. He also serves on various departmental and college committees.
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Department of Adult & Higher Education College of Education - NC State University Box 7801, Raleigh, NC 27695