KATHERINE M. CONWAY
1025 Fifth Avenue Apt. 2FN 212 988 0583
New York, NY 10028
EDUCATION
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
· 2007 Ph.D. Higher Education - Administration, Leadership and Technology, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development.
Dissertation – Immigrants and Children of Immigrants in an Urban Community College: Persistence and the Cooling Out Process
· 1987 M.B.A. Finance, Stern School of Business.
· 1982 B.S. Marketing, Stern School of Business.
Certificate Programs
· 1994 Executive Education Program - Strategic Planning, University of Pennsylvania - Wharton
· 1995 Executive Education Program – Sales Compensation and Productivity, Northwestern University - Kellogg
AWARDS/FELLOWSHIPS
Fellowship in Experimental Economics for Community College Teachers
July 1997 - Economic Science Lab, Karl Eller Graduate School of Management, The University of Arizona
The Grantsmanship Center
January 1997 - BMCC faculty scholarship to attend grant writing training program.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor, Business Management Department
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
9/96 - PRESENT
· Deputy chair of the Business Management Department.
· Courses taught include:
- Introduction to Business - Introduction to Finance
- Investments - Business Methods
- Business Organization and Management.
· Among the initial faculty to pilot distance education, using Blackboard.
· Early adopter of Writing Across the Curriculum; a member of the WAC Taskforce.
· Piloted several investment simulation games (e.g. StockTrak) on department’s behalf.
· Active member of the college community with involvement on a number of committees, both elected and appointed, including:
- University Faculty Senator
- Chair, Community College Caucus
- Co-chair, Middle States Subcommittee on Finance
- Member, Business Dept. Curriculum Development, The New Community College
- Departmental Chair, Academic Program Planning Report
- Chair, Student Affairs Committee
- Member, College-wide Steering Committee for A.S.A.P. Program
- Member, BMCC Scholarship Committee
· Participant in several grant projects including Title III project integrating technology into the curriculum and a FIPSE grant for integrating math into the curriculum.
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION
1990-1991, Part Time
· Adjunct Instructor (“Long Term Credit Needs/Analysis”) for three semesters.
· Developed syllabus and identified current business periodicals for classroom use.
· Used case study method to present subject.
· Received highest ratings in student surveys.
PRESENTATIONS
Hachey, A.C., Conway, K. and Wladis, C. (2010). Who Should Be Allowed to Take Online Courses? The Pros and Cons of Restricting Online Enrollment. Paper presented at the American Association of University Professors Annual Conference on the State of Higher Education, June 12, 2010, Washington, DC.
Improving Community College Graduation Rates: A New Model. February 13th, 2008. 2008 Middle States Regional Forum of the College Board, Atlantic City, NJ.
Examining Persistence Among Native Born and Immigrant Community College Students. November 9th, 2007. 2007 Association for the Study of Higher Education 32nd Annual Conference, Louisville, KY.
Bellwether Award Finalist Presentation. March 2, 1998. 1998 Community College Futures Assembly, Orlando, FL.
PUBLICATIONS
Hachey, A.C., Wladis, C.W. and Conway, K.M. (In Press). Balancing Retention and Access in Online Courses: Restricting Enrollment… Is It Worth the Cost? Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice.
Conway, K. (2010). Educational Aspirations of Students in an Urban Community College: Differences between Native and Immigrant Students. Community College Review, 37 (3) pp. 209-242.
Conway, K. (2009). Exploring Persistence of Immigrant and Native Students in an Urban Community College. The Review of Higher Education, Spring2009, 32, (3), pp. 321-352.
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
The Online Environment…Are All of Our Students Participating? (with A. Hachey and C. Wladis).
A New Model for the Community College: Removing Obstacles and Increasing Persistence of Community College Students (with L. Leppert).
CORPORATE EXPERIENCE
NATWEST BANK/FLEET BANK (post acquisition)
11/93 - 6/96
VICE PRESIDENT, DEPARTMENT HEAD, NYC BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL SALES DIRECTOR
· Assumed responsibility for new effort in NYC, proactively selling bank products to small businesses.
· Hired 16 salespeople and identified micro markets for staff deployment.
· Developed new credit products, brochures and marketing programs in conjunction with other partners.
· Exceeded 1995 sales goals and was the regional manager with the highest rate of sales success.
· Simultaneously managed International Retail Banking department ($150mm in deposits); undertook re-engineering project & recommended relocation of business and improvements in technology.
· Developed highly regarded, week long, training program for NatWest small business calling officers. Program focused on the financial needs of the small business owner and included product knowledge on credit, retirement planning, cash management and personal financial solutions. Role plays and case studies were utilized. Training program offered a dozen times in 1995-96, to more than 200 professional staff.
· Rated best instructor (“Probing for Credit Needs”), in each of the sessions.
· Presented numerous seminars on behalf of NatWest to community groups (“Preparing a Business Plan”, “Applying For Credit”).
CITIBANK
3/88 - 11/94
VICE PRESIDENT, DEPARTMENT HEAD, PRIVATE BANKING
· Exceeded sales goals yearly, while also managing largest credit portfolio in division.
· Approved credit facilities for individuals and their businesses, with an individual credit authority of $2.5mm.
· Managed a group of 8 relationship managers and 8 support staff.
· Consistently ranked as a top performer: first Private Bank professional to be granted flexplace work agreement (work at home).
NEW YORK CAPITAL RESOURCES
3/86 - 3/88 ASSOCIATE
· Boutique investment bank, specializing in private placements.
· Wrote private placement memoranda, created financial spreadsheets, performed necessary due diligence and presented deals to institutional investors.
· Lead person on the most successful project of the firm’s two-year history - a leveraged buy-out of a consumer magazine.
· Series 7 Licensed.
NATWEST BANK
6/82 - 3/86 ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT
· Completed year - long credit officer training program.
· Lending officer in the NYC Corporate group with responsibility for growing portfolio of both credit and non-credit products sold to Fortune 1000 companies.
· Achieved goals for portfolio growth and passed audits each year.
· Developed and successfully implemented program to pursue opportunities with not-for-profit entities.