Dr. Jennifer Glowienka

Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs & Dean of the College

Education
Ph.D. University of Colorado, Boulder
B.S. Boise State University

Areas of Interest
Plant systematics and evolution; landscape genetics

Courses Taught
Biological Principles, Plant Biology, Genetics, Evolutionary Analysis

"Being at Carroll means that I get to interact with bright, motivated students and work with dedicated and interesting colleagues."

Courses Taught

ART 189 - Special Topic:

BA 203 - Principles of Financial Acct

BA 204 - Principles of Managerial Acct

BA 301 - Business Law

BA 303 - Inter Financial Accounting I

BA 306 - Marketing

BI 485 - Independent Study

BI 499 - Senior Thesis

1.00 Cr

The senior thesis is designed to encourage creative thinking and to stimulate individual research. A student may undertake a thesis in an area in which s/he has the necessary background. Ordinarily a thesis topic is chosen in the student's major or minor. It is also possible to choose an interdisciplinary topic. Interested students should decide upon a thesis topic as early as possible in the junior year so that adequate attention may be given to the project. In order to be eligible to apply to write a thesis, a student must have achieved a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.25 based upon all courses attempted at Carroll College. The thesis committee consists of a director and two readers. The thesis director is a full-time Carroll College faculty member from the student's major discipline or approved by the department chair of the student's major. At least one reader must be from outside the student's major. The thesis director and the appropriate department chair must approve all readers. The thesis committee should assist and mentor the student during the entire project. For any projects involving human participants, each student and his or her director must follow the guidelines published by the Institutional Review Board (IRB). Students must submit a copy of their IRB approval letter with their thesis application. As part of the IRB approval process, each student and his or her director must also complete training by the National Cancer Institute Protection of Human Participants. The thesis is typically to be completed for three (3) credits in the discipline that best matches the content of the thesis. Departments with a designated thesis research/writing course may award credits differently with approval of the Curriculum Committee. If the thesis credits exceed the full-time tuition credit limit for students, the charge for additional credits will be waived. Applications and further information are available in the Registrar's Office.

Term:

2021FA

Method:

HON

Faculty:

Almquist, Travis

Blitzer, Eleanor

Glowienka, Jennifer

Hahn, Alyssa

Hokit, David

Otto-Hitt, Stefanie

Sheafor, Brandon

EC 201 - Principles of Microeconomics

EC 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics

ED 365 - Young Adult Literature

HS 189 - Special Topic

HS 230 - Introduction to Epidemiology

HS 329 - Public Health & Environment

LL 220 - Intro to Linguistics (NDorGD)

MA 112 - Precalculus: Function & Graphs

MA 121 - Differential Calculus

MA 122 - Integral Calculus

PH 333 - Public Hea Theories & Practice

PHIL 101 - Perspectives in Philosophy

PSY 105 - General Psychology

PSY 203 - Developmental Psychology

PSY 216 - Social Psychology (ND)

PSY 307 - Learning and Behavior

Glowienka appointed as Senior VP of Academic Affairs and Dean

Thursday, April 8, 2021

Jennifer Glowienka, Ph.D., appointed as Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the College

HELENA - Carroll College is pleased to announce that it has appointed Jennifer Glowienka, Ph.D., as Carroll’s new Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, effective July 1, 2021.

“Dr. Glowienka brings a great deal of strength to this position including very strong working relationships within the Carroll community, an impeccable record of leading key campus initiatives and projects, extensive experience with academic research, broad respect across the campus, and a passion for Carroll’s mission and important role as a Catholic diocesan college,” said Carroll College President Dr. John Cech. “I am looking forward to working with her to strengthen the liberal arts on campus as well as grow and diversify our undergraduate education and expand our graduate and post-baccalaureate opportunities here at Carroll.”

Dr. Glowienka currently serves as Carroll College’s Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, a position she has held for the past two years. Dr. Glowienka received her B.S. in biology from Boise State University, her Ph.D. in evolutionary botany from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and has been a professor of biology at Carroll since 2003. She served as chair of the Department of Life and Environmental Sciences from 2012–2018 and was named the James J. Manion Endowed Chair in the Biological Sciences in 2018. She also served as the Assistant Dean of Instruction prior to being appointed the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs.

“I am grateful and honored to serve Carroll College as the new Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College,” said Dr. Jennifer Glowienka. “I came to Carroll College 18 years ago because of Carroll's commitment to and success in providing students an academically excellent, Catholic, liberal arts education. In this new leadership role, I look forward to continuing our collaborative work in fulfilling this mission and to expanding opportunities for more students to receive a Carroll education.”

Glowienka has been an innovative leader at Carroll and her accomplishments include working on over a dozen successful grants totaling over $1.5 million, shaping the institution by serving on many critical committees, acting as Carroll’s Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Accreditation Liaison Officer, and authoring numerous publications. She is currently a member of the President's Cabinet and received Carroll College's Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008.

“Dr. Glowienka has the vision, experience and relationships that will prove invaluable in successfully leading the academic arm of our institution,” said Cech. “I have full confidence in her abilities to move the entire college forward with our academic leadership, strategic growth, advancement of our mission, and future enhancement of our liberal arts foundation.”

Glowienka will be filling the position currently held by Vice President of Academic Affairs Cathy Day. Prior to serving as VPAA since June of 2018, Day was the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs for four years and Registrar for six years prior to that. She also served as interim VPAA for a year in 2014-15. Day will be retiring June 30, 2021. Glowienka’s official start date is July 1, 2021.

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