JACK DASH HARRIS

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Department of Anthropology and Sociology28 College Avenue

Hobart and William Smith CollegesGeneva, New York14456-3104USA

Geneva, New York14456USAFax: 315-781-2297

Telephone: 315-781-3439Telephone: 315-789-0438

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EMPLOYMENT

Professor of Sociology (with tenure), Hobart and WilliamSmithColleges, 1974 - Present

EDUCATION

B.A. - TulaneUniversity, 1970; M.A., Ph.D. - University of Pennsylvania, 1979

COURSES TAUGHT

Sociology: Introduction to Sociology; Sociology of Business and Management; Sociology of Community; Social Deviance; Sociology of Vietnam; Classical Sociological Theory; Modern Social Theory; Sociology and Existentialism; Sociology of Minorities; Psychoanalysis and Sociology; Society and Technology; Totalitarianism; Senior Research Practicum

Bi-Disciplinary Courses: Men’s Studies: Men and Masculinity; Voyages and Expeditions; The Grotesque: Literature and Life; Existentialism: Sociology and Philosophy

General Curriculum Courses: Mosaic: Knowing and Being; Mechanical Bride: Computers and the Liberal Arts; Ways of Knowing: Science, Social Science, and Humanities

Independent Study Work with Students: Sponsor and Supervisor, Boston Fidelity and RCW-Mirus Internships (5); Geneva Business Improvement District (1); Honors (7); Independent Studies(57)

OTHER ACADEMIC INVOLVEMENT

Coordinator, “American Commitments” Program, Hobart and WilliamSmithColleges

Interdisciplinary Committee Memberships, Hobart and WilliamSmithColleges:

  • Africana Studies Program Committee
  • American Studies Program Committee
  • Asian Languages and Culture Program
  • International Studies Program Committee
  • Men’s Studies Program Committee, Coordinator
  • Public Policy Program Committee
  • Public Service Program Committee, Director
  • Women’s Studies Program Committee

Founding Member, The FisherCenter for the Study of Women and Men

Past President - New YorkState Sociological Association, 1986, 1995

Co-Director: Men and Masculinity Symposium

Co-Director: Faculty Summer Gender Workshop (Summers, 1989, 1990)

Past Chair, Dept. of Anthropology and Sociology, Hobart and WilliamSmithColleges

Professor, Elderhostel Program, HWS

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE ABROAD

Coordinator and Leader, Faculty Development Study Tour, Vietnam (Winter 2001, 2002)

Core Director, World Regional Geography, Semester at Sea (Fall, 1999)

Presenter and Respondent, International Conference on Vietnamese Studies, Hanoi, Vietnam (July 1998)

Director, Vietnam Term Abroad Program, Hobart and WilliamSmithColleges (Dec. 1996-March 1997)

CIEE Summer Seminar in Vietnam, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Summer, 1996)

Director - London Term Abroad Program (Fall, 1981, Fall, 1986, Fall, 1995)

Professor of Sociology, Semester at Sea (Fall, 1994)

Technos Tour, May, 1993)

CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

“Learning and Mentoring Program (LAMP),” New York State Department of Education Learn and Serve Grant to promulgate and research community-based service learning (2002)

Survey of Vietnamese Men - Collaboration with Dr. Le Thi Quy, National Centre for Social Sciences and Humanities – Center for Family and Women’s Studies, Hanoi, Vietnam

Domestic Violence in Vietnam – Collaboration with the Center for Poverty Reduction, Social Science and Humanities University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Strategic Management and Technology Issues in Municipal Government

PUBLISHED WORKS

Review of Gao Rang (Grilled Rice) and World Beneath the War, News and Reviews, Asian Educational Media Service, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Illinois (forthcoming)

Computer Systems Procurement Handbook for Small to Medium-Sized Businesses: A Practical Guide to Computer and Systems Planning, Procurement, Negotiations, Contracts, Contract Planning, and Implementation, (with B. Strock), RensselaervilleTrainingCenter (forthcoming)

“American Manhood: Dreams and Distortions ” (translated into Vietnamese for forthcoming publication), 2002

“Transforming Information Services: New Roles, New Strategies,” (with J. Jacobstein and B. Strock) IQ Service Report, ICMA (InternationalCity and CountyManagers Association), Spring, 2001.

“Embezzlement, a Real Cause for Concern,” (with F. Bartz and B. Strock) PM-Public Management, Volume 82, Number 10, 2000.

“Incorporating Men into Vietnamese Gender Studies,” Vietnam Social Sciences, Volume 5 (67), 1998, National Centre for Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi, Vietnam

The Municipal Computer Systems Handbook: A Practical Guide to Computer Planning, Negotiations, Contracts, Contract Planning and Implementation, 5thEdition, with Barry Strock, Rensselaerville Training Center, 1997-2002

“Teaching Sociology as a Moral Discipline" (with J. Spates), in Quarterly Journal of Ideology, Volume 9, Number 4, 1985.

In Wright, Ideology and Controversy in the Classroom, American Sociological Assn.TeachingResourceCenter, "Teaching Sociology as a Moral Discipline" (1983).

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS, SEMINARS, and WORKSHOPS

Invited Participant, National Campus Compact Summit (Fall, 2002)

Participant and Roundtable Discussant, “Community-Based Service Learning,” Diversity and Learning Conference, AAC&U (Fall, 2002)

Workshop, “Strategic Business Planning,” City of Tuscaloosa, Alabama (August, 2002)

Invited Participant, “For the Common Good: Liberal Arts and Civic Engagement,” OberlinCollege (June 2002)

“Reflective Writing and Family Literacy,” New YorkState Even Start Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY (May 2002)

Organizer, “Vietnam: Transition and Transformation” Symposium, Hobart and WilliamSmithColleges (February, 2002)

“ The Web of Writing,” National Even Start Conference, San Diego, CA (October, 2001)

“How to Evaluate Information Technology,” American Records Management Association-Albany (June 2001)

“Defensive Procurement,” International Conference-Government Management Information Sciences, Niagara Falls, NY (June 2001)

Organizer, “Ho Chi Minh,” with William Duiker, Author and David Thomas, Printmaker, Hobart and WilliamSmithColleges (February, 2001)

“What Information Technology Should Be Doing For Your Municipality: A Model for Assessment and Change,” Annual Conference, New YorkStateCounty and City Managers Association, Saratoga Springs, NY (May, 2000)

“Assessing and Measuring the Success of Information Technology,” Workshop for Maine Municipal Association Conference on Technology in Local Government, Lewiston, ME (June, 1999)

“America and Japan,” JapanCenter for Michigan Universities, Hikone, Japan (Fall, 1999).

“Incorporating Men into Vietnamese Gender Studies,” International Conference on Vietnamese Studies, Hanoi, Vietnam (July 1998)

“Directed Field Research in Vietnam: Hazards and Opportunities,” NAFSA 50th Anniversary National Conference, WashingtonD.C. (1998)

“New Opportunities for Off-Campus Study in Vietnam,” Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) Conference on Global Citizenship, Boston, MA (1998)

“Reunification and Harmony in Vietnam,” HWS Summer Seminar on International Study (1998)

“Community Service and Service Learning,” American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) National Conference on Service Learning, Miami, FL (1998)

“Diversity and Community Service,” Ford Foundation Conference on Diversity, Boston, MA(1998)

“American Commitments and Diversity at HWS," AAC&U Conference on Diversity, Seattle, WA (1998)

“Managing Change, Changing Management," City of Milwaukee, WI (1998)

“Supervising Student Independent Field Projects in Vietnam,” NAFSAN.Y. Regional Conference (1997)

 “Gender Diversity in the Workplace” Workshop for Harvard University Diversity Group, Boston, MA (1995)

PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING

President, Harris Consulting Associates

Local Evaluator, Even Start Program, New York State Department of Education Program (2001-present)

Evaluator, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Grant -- Geneva Housing Authority Public Housing Drug Elimination Program, Geneva, New York (1997-2002)

Consultant, Board of Cooperative Extension (BOCES), Internet Acceptable Use Policy (1997-1998)

National Director, Barry Strock Consulting Associates, Inc.

Municipal Program and Performance Assessments

Strategic Business and Technology Plan – Tuscaloosa, Alabama (2001-02)

Public Safety Assessment and Technology Plan – BurkeCounty, North Carolina (2001-02)

Strategic Technology Plan – Crawford County, Pennsylvania (1999-2002)

Strategic Technology Implementation -- Falls Church, Virginia (1999-2002)

Implementation of Strategic Technology Plan – City of Elmira, New York (1998-2002)

Strategic Technology Plan; GIS Needs Assessment – Troy, New York (1998-2002)

Implementation of Customer Service Using Information Technology -- Water Works, City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2001)

Competitive Assessment – St. Paul, Minnesota Water Department, St. Paul, Minnesota (1999)

Technology Implementation Plan, Mary Cariola Children’s Center, Rochester, New York (1998)

Strategic Management Planning and Needs Assessments for public and private sector including Watertown, New York; Auburn, New York; Planned Parenthood Broome County, Binghamton, New York; Crawford County, Pennsylvania; South Portland, Maine; Volusia County, Florida; Falls Church, Virginia; Lee Spring Company, Bronx, New York; Howard’s Express, Inc. – Geneva, NY

Project Management

Project Implementation, BurkeCounty Public Safety System (2002)

Project Implementation, Falls Church Public Safety System (2002)

Project Implementation, Crawford CountyFinance and Assessment System (2001)

Project Implementation, Falls Church Assessment and IS Outsourcing (2001)

Project Manager, City of Troy, NY Tax Billing (December, 2000)

HWS COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITY

  • Chair-Elect, Committee on the Faculty (2002 – present)
  • Committee on Global Education (2002- )
  • Committee on Salary and Compensation (2002 - )
  • Presiding Officer of the Faculty (2000-2002)
  • Chair, Off-Campus Program Internal Review (2002)
  • Provost’s Advisory Committee (2001-2002)
  • Off-Campus Program Committee (1998-1999, 2000-2001)
  • Committee on the Faculty (1989-1990)
  • Chair, Committee on Academic Affairs (1980-1981, 1995-1998)
  • President’s Budget Committee (1997-1998)
  • ReadersCollege (1995-1996)
  • Sub-Committee on Student Athletes (1995-1996)
  • Sexual Harassment Grievance Committee (1999)
  • President, HWS Chapter, American Association of University Professors (1998-present)
  • CoAA Sub-Committee on Gender (1990-1991)
  • Grievance Committee (1986-1987)
  • Faculty Community Service Prize (1983)
  • Faculty Commencement Speaker (May, 1982)
  • Presenter, Admissions Open Houses, Trustee Scholar’s Weekend

COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS

  • Faculty Luncheon Talk, “A Good Husband Does Not Give His Wife Sweets” (Spring, 2002)
  • Finger LakesCommunity College Global Awareness Series: :More than a War: VietnamYesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (February, 2002)
  • Expert Discussant, “Fathers and Fathering” WCNY Syracuse (November, 2001)
  • HWS Alumni Weekend: “Why I am Still Here” (June, 2001)
  • Orientation, Class of 2004, Hobart and WilliamSmithColleges: “More than Good Works” Fall, 2000)
  • VietnamNationalUniversity, College of Foreign Languages: “American Contradictions” (2000)
  • Hobart Charter Day: “Echoes on the Seneca” (reprinted as pamphlet) (Fall, 1999)
  • Hobart Leader’s Program: “American Manhood: Dreams and Distortions” (1999)
  • Faculty Luncheon Talk, “Gender in Vietnam” (Winter, 1998)
  • Men’s Symposium, HobartCollege: “Hobart Men and Models of Masculinity” (1998)
  • HWS Workshop: “Communication Skills and the Sociology of Difference” (1998)
  • Rotary Club of Geneva: “Vietnam Today” (1998)
  • Shrine Club of Geneva: “Voyage of Discovery: International Education Aboard Ship” (1996)
  • English As A Second Language Program: “American Diversity” (1996)
  • Inter-Fraternity Council: “Men and the Future of Fraternities” (1995)
  • GenevaMiddle School: "Careers in Computing" (1994)
  • League of Women Voters: "Alternatives to Incarceration" (1994)
  • Black Student Coalition & Hillel: "What Blacks and Jews Ought to be Saying to Each Other" (1993)
  • HWS Residence Hall Programs: "Males and Relationships" (1993)
  • YatesCounty Arts Council: Computers, Arts and Art Organization Management" (1992)
  • New YorkState Soil and Water Conservation Boards: "Computers and Office Automation" (1992)
  • Iroquois Symposium, HWS: "The Iroquois: Struggle for Survival" (1992)
  • YatesCounty Historical Society: “Danish Migration and Ethnic Survival" (1992)
  • Organizer, "Thinking Computers: A Symposium on Artificial Intelligence" (1990)

GENEVACOMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITY

  • Community-based Service Learning work
  • Executive Committee, We Care Committee of Geneva (1998-present)
  • Celebrate Service, Celebrate Geneva: Day of Service (10 years as site leader)
  • GenevaArk Lodge #33 Masons
  • Scottish Rite - Valley of Rochester
  • Order of the Mystic Shrine - DamascusTemple, Rochester
  • Past Cub Master - Geneva Cub Scouts Pack 5
  • Past Member - Board of Trustees, TempleBeth-El
  • Past Secretary - Geneva Generals Youth Hockey

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Born September 6, 1949, Miami, Florida

Health: Excellent

Married 1976 to Deborah Davis, 3 Children

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