May 6, 2010

Briar Cliff Director to Be Published in Leadership Journal

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – A paper written and recently presented by Sean Herring, Ed.D., director of academic services and faculty member at Briar Cliff University, will be published in the Journal of Leadership Studies, Summer 2010. Dr. Herring’s article, titled “Technically Written Rubrics Matter in Higher Education,” will appear in the educational leadership section of the scholarly journal.  

Dr. Herring recently was invited to present his paper in Springfield, Mo., at the 7th Annual Missouri State University Conference for Technical and Professional Communication, which was sponsored by the Society of Technical Communication. The presentation title was “So, You Think, You Can Develop an Effective Rubric for Technical Writing?”

His research provides authors, educators, business professionals and graduate students with educational leadership content. It also offers leaders rubric assessment guidance for academic success in post-secondary environments.

Enrollment at Briar Cliff University is over 1,100 students from 28 states. Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and career preparation in an environment of care, compassion and openness to all. For more information, please visit www.briarcliff.edu.

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