HAMBURG, N.Y. – John C. Wise, Ph.D., an experienced higher education administrator, has been appointed the director of institutional research and assessment at Hilbert College. Wise brings nearly 20 years of experience in higher education research and assessment to Hilbert. He will begin June 1, 2018.
Most recently, Wise served as the executive director of institutional effectiveness at Houghton College. He also held the roles of accreditation liaison officer and director of institutional research and assessment during his time at Houghton. He designed and implemented a system of college-wide data collection and reporting to satisfy federal and state reporting requirements. In addition, Wise consulted with undergraduate programs to help them develop effective and sustainable assessment processes.
Prior to Houghton, Wise held various research/assessment positions at Pennsylvania State University and at the Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic. He has been published numerous times in books and journals and has presented at multiple conferences and workshops. Wise has also taught, both in the classroom and using a hybrid online approach, an assortment of college-level courses.
Wise has received a variety of awards and recognition, including an Outstanding Service award from Penn State and election to the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi. He holds membership to professional associations, including International Society for the Improvement of Performance and Instruction (ISPI) and the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE).
Wise earned his Ph.D. and master’s in instructional systems from Penn State. Wise, a native of Burgoon, Ohio, currently resides in Fillmore, N.Y.
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Hilbert College, located in suburban Hamburg, N.Y., south of Buffalo, is a private four-year college founded in 1957 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition. With nearly 900 students, Hilbert is a dynamic Western New York college that offers career-focused majors, including one of the top criminal justice programs in the region, and more than 50 minors and concentrations. The college’s engaging, student-centered campus community offers numerous leadership, internship, and service learning opportunities from which students launch successful careers while making positive changes in their communities. The Hilbert Blueprint promotes a well-rounded student experience over four years – starting with the Foundations Seminar in the freshman year, followed by Sophomore Service, Junior Symposium, and culminating with the Senior Capstone. Hilbert has expanded its academic offerings with the college’s first graduate programs and evening degree programs geared to adult learners.