Name: Douglas Jensen
Representing: National Coalition of Advanced Technology Centers
Job Title: President
Institution: Bismark State College North Dakota’s Polytechnic Institution (ND)
Since: 2020
Previous Positions: President, Rock Valley College; President, Alabama Technology Network – MEP; Vice President of Economic Development, Westmoreland County Community College; Chief Executive Officer Advanced Technology Center, Westmoreland County Community College; Chief Academic Officer, Northcentral (Wisconsin) Technical College; Academic Dean General Studies Division, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College; Assistant Dean College Center South Campus, Community College of Allegheny County.
Affiliations and/or Boards: Education Commision of the States Commissioner – North Dakota Governor appointed; Sanford Health Finance Committee; AACC Affiliated Council, National Coalition of Advanced Technology Centers Board of Directors; Education & Workforce Advisory Committee of the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute; Region 1 Planning Council Board of Directors (BOD); Rockford Area Economic Development Council Executive Committee; Rock Valley College Foundation BOD; Growth Dimensions BOD; The Workforce Connection BOD; Alignment Rockford BOD; Transform Rockford BOD and Steering Committee; Business Council of Alabama BOD; Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association BOD.
State Engagement: North Dakota University System
Past Professional Development: AACC Future Presidents Institute; Pennsylvania Education Policy Fellowship; Wisconsin Leadership Development Institute.
Education: Ph.D., Education, Edgewood College; M.S. and B.S., Business Administration, Geneva College.
Other: Publications: Dakota Digital Review (Fall/Winter 2023-24), “North Dakota’s Polytechnic Institution: What’s in a name?”; Community College Journal of Research and Practice (Vol. 24, Number 1, January 2000), “Leveraging Private and Public Resources to Promote Economic Development in Pennsylvania”; Presentations: North Dakota Senate and House Appropriation – Polytechnic Mission; North Dakota State Board of Higher Education – North Dakota Polytechnic Mission; Association National Defense Industrial – Community College Education and Manufacturing; Awards: Top 150 Aspen Award for Community Colleges Finalist (2021, 2023); National Bellwether Finalist (2011); Urban Area Security Initiatives Award for Higher Education (2010); Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Diversity Award (2006).
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