Dr. Elaine Collins

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  Collins will be topic of meeting
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  The board could make a decision after hearing a report from a team of board members who last week visited Grand Valley State University where Elaine Collins works as the head of the College of Education.
  
  The board has named Collins its top pick for the president's job, passing over two other finalists -- Darlene Miller, president of Manchester Community College in New Hampshire, and Gary Sullenger, executive director of Westwood College in Georgia and former president of Baker College of Port Huron.
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  Collins will be interviewed on Wednesday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the same room and building.
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  Collins and Miller have experience as professors and deans, though Collins worked her way up through arts and education fields, while Miller's career focused on business and technology.
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  Collins and Miller have experience as professors and deans, though Collins worked her way up through arts and education fields, while Miller's career focused on business and technology.
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  Elaine Collins
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  Elaine Collins
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  Collins is the dean of education at Grand Valley State University.During her 25 years in higher education, Collins has served as faculty, chair, dean and vice president at different schools.As a student, Collins earned a bachelor's degree from UCLA and a master's from the University of California at Davis and a doctorate in education policy and leadership from Ohio State University.

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  Published on: 12/3/2008    Last Visited: 12/3/2008  

  Elaine Collins has rejected an offer to be St. Clair County Community College's next president.
  
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  Collins, the dean of the College of Education at Grand Valley State University, declined the job for personal reasons, officials said Tuesday.
  
  Marcia Hogan, chairwoman of the college's board of trustees, said Collins delivered the news in a Monday phone call.
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  Collins could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
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  The board named Collins its top pick in October, passing up two other finalists -- Darlene Miller, president of Manchester
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  Collins has worked 25 years in higher education.
  
  She earned a bachelor's degree from University of California, Los Angeles, a master's degree from the University of California at Davis and a doctorate in education policy and leadership from Ohio State University.
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  Published on: 10/24/2008    Last Visited: 10/24/2008  

  The St. Clair County Community College Board of Trustees has named Elaine Collins as its top pick to be the college's next president.
  
  Trustees on Thursday approved scheduling a one-day site visit to Grand Valley State University, where Collins is the head of the College of Education.
  
  The decision was made after each trustee openly ranked the three presidential finalists and representatives from six college groups, including the faculty and the executive leadership team, named their favorites.
  
  Representatives from several of the groups and several trustees said it was difficult to decide between Collins and finalist Darlene Miller, president of Manchester Community College in New Hampshire.
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  All of the college groups involved in the process recommended Miller, except the faculty, which chose Collins.
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  All trustees rated Collins No. 1, except Trustee David Oppliger who had Collins and Miller tied for first first place on his ballot.
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  Collins was praised for many of the same reasons with her experience and innovation frequently mentioned.
  
  Ultimately, it was Collins' background as a faculty member and the impression that "she really gets it" that pushed her to the top of the faculty's list.
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  Collins is really the only option, Trustee Diana Maxwell said.

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  Published on: 10/16/2008    Last Visited: 10/16/2008  

  Dr. Elaine Collins, the dean of education at Grand Valley State University, answered questions for the college's Board of Trustees at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
  
  Collins previously has served as Vice President of Arts and Sciences at West Shore Community College in Scottville.
  
  "I see an institution on the brink of greatness," Collins said in her opening remarks.
  
  Collins said she would like to build a "culture of learning," focusing on the features of the surrounding area, such as maritime history.
  
  Collins said the curriculum of the college would have to stay relevant by looking at local needs. For example, she said an emphasis on the nursing department would work well because of the number of hospitals in the area.
  
  She said she is interested in "trying to steer public perception away from education as a commodity. ... Education is an investment in the common good."
  
  She said in the past, she has used a "diversity advocate" during searches for job candidates, and believes ethnic, religious, gender, socio-economic, and opinion diversity is important, and that it would be good for the college to come up with its own definition of diversity.
  
  To attract students from outside St. Clair County, she said she would increase the visibility of the college's selling points, including the nursing program and the volleyball team.
  
  She said it's important for the college to have up-to-date technology, and that she accomplished this at Grand Valley.
  
  "I have taken the lead role in our university to take it up to cutting edge," she said.
  
  When trustee John Adair asked Collins her opinion on student housing, she said it should be considered along with other ways to attract long-distance students, such as subsidized bus fare.
  
  Trustee Dianna Maxwell asked Collins if she considered the college a "stepping stone" or a long-term position.
  
  "I would hope that we could have the opportunity to work together until retirement," Collins said.
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  The board's top choice, Dr. Elaine Collins, dean of the College of Education at Grand Valley State University, rejected the board's job offer in December.

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  Dr. Elaine Collins, the dean of education at Grand Valley State University, answered questions for the college's Board of Trustees at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
  
  Collins previously has served as Vice President of Arts and Sciences at West Shore Community College in Scottville.
  
  "I see an institution on the brink of greatness," Collins said in her opening remarks.
  
  Collins said she would like to build a "culture of learning," focusing on the features of the surrounding area, such as maritime history.
  
  Collins said the curriculum of the college would have to stay relevant by looking at local needs. For example, she said an emphasis on the nursing department would work well because of the number of hospitals in the area.
  
  She said she is interested in "trying to steer public perception away from education as a commodity. ... Education is an investment in the common good."
  
  She said in the past, she has used a "diversity advocate" during searches for job candidates, and believes ethnic, religious, gender, socio-economic, and opinion diversity is important, and that it would be good for the college to come up with its own definition of diversity.
  
  To attract students from outside St. Clair County, she said she would increase the visibility of the college's selling points, including the nursing program and the volleyball team.
  
  She said it's important for the college to have up-to-date technology, and that she accomplished this at Grand Valley.
  
  "I have taken the lead role in our university to take it up to cutting edge," she said.
  
  When trustee John Adair asked Collins her opinion on student housing, she said it should be considered along with other ways to attract long-distance students, such as subsidized bus fare.
  
  Trustee Dianna Maxwell asked Collins if she considered the college a "stepping stone" or a long-term position.
  
  "I would hope that we could have the opportunity to work together until retirement," Collins said.
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  Collins will be topic of meeting
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  The board could make a decision after hearing a report from a team of board members who last week visited Grand Valley State University where Elaine Collins works as the head of the College of Education.
  
  The board has named Collins its top pick for the president's job, passing over two other finalists -- Darlene Miller, president of Manchester Community College in New Hampshire, and Gary Sullenger, executive director of Westwood College in Georgia and former president of Baker College of Port Huron.
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  WEDNESDAY: Elaine Collins, dean of education at Grand Valley State University.

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  Published on: 9/26/2008    Last Visited: 9/26/2008  

  Elaine Collins, dean of the College of Education at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, and Darlene Miller, president of Manchester Community College in New Hampshire, are the other top finalists.
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  Elaine Collins: Dean of the College of Education, Grand Valley State University in Allendale*

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