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Curriculum Vitae - Sundaram Nataraja o As the associate dean of the graduate school, managed the academic operations at 16 campuses of the NAU system including the development and delivery of graduate programs both onsite and online; management of faculty resources, learning resources, student enrollment, and budget and financial planning Founded the Herald D. Buckingham Graduate School at NAU in 2008 o Made 23 presentations to undergraduate seniors at NAU highlighting the various academic programs offered at the NAU Graduate School and their potential for better job prospects; and generated 81 graduate enrollments from the cohorts of graduating seniors in 2007-2008 classes. Subsequently, founded the Graduate School upon identifying the appropriate resources, i.e., physical facilities, office equipment, and required faculty; where there was no such a prior graduate school at NAU Generated $24.6m through marketing extended/entrepreneurial programs (2003-2008) o Developed and delivered custom programs to suit the needs of the business communities in Rapid City, SD., in 2007-2008 o Developed programs in cooperation with industry partners. The courses were developed in several academic disciplines ranging from customer relations management to leadership o Marketed extended programs in the United States, Middle East region and in India ■ Served a variety of nontraditional both non -degree and degree students in their life-long and professional educational needs o Developed and effective marketing plan through the use of variety of media and marketed outreach and extended studies programs targeted for nontraditional students, corporate employees, and government cadres on relevant topics such as conflict resolution, leadership, team -building, understanding the code of conduct at workplace, etc. o Catered to 7425 non -degree students interested in obtaining a degree qualification in the long -run; 1690 degree students taking courses in the evening; and 5309 professionals in need of advanced education, skills or training; and others interested in coursework for their own enrichment during 2001-2008 ■ Formulated and implemented policies, provided support for graduate education, and maintained compliance with university, state, federal regulations, and accreditation bodies including the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and regional accreditation bodies o Created a repository of master syllabi for all the graduate courses o Developed a matrix called "DLAM" - Degree level attributes matrix - indicating the level of cognition and rigor in each level of academic program on the basis of Bloom's taxonomy o Prepared the academic programs and faculty members for the peer review team visit by HLC for maintaining the accreditation status of the academic programs o Attained accreditation for Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Business Administration programs of the Skyline University College from the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, UAE Served as an advocate for the graduate school within the university and to the international affiliates thorough the "Best of Both Worlds" program 6