Spotlight – Dr. Richard Greene, Dean of Liberal Arts, Kent Campus/Cecil Center

Dr. Richard Greene
Dean of Liberal Arts, Kent Campus/Cecil Center

Richard Greene is the Dean of Liberal Arts at the Kent Campus and Cecil Center where he is responsible for the communications, humanities, social and behavioral sciences, foreign languages, fine and performing arts and SLS departments at the Kent Campus/Cecil Center/NAS/Mayport. He sees himself as a servant leader who seeks to transform the educational experience by promoting excellent teaching and faculty leadership. He has, for example, sought to establish a culture on campus where faculty use cooperative learning, learning communities and technology to enhance the teaching and learning process. His behavior as an academic leader is strongly influenced by his experiences as a faculty member.

Dr. Greene has been a middle and high school teacher, an adjunct and a full-time Professor of English and Humanities and an Associate Dean of Liberal Arts. His interest in using different strategies to enhance teaching and learning led to his involvement in course development and related activities. During his tenure as a professor, he led teams that developed courses such as Introduction to Composition B, Humanities 2211 and Humanities 2450 for the online program at FSCJ. In addition, he has chaired FSCJ’s Committee on Teaching and Learning (Futures Group), served as the Kent Campus Lead Technology Mentor, and also served as the Student Advocate for Math and Writing in FSCJ’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). He was awarded an Outstanding Faculty Award in 2004.

After he became an associate dean, he continued his relationship with the QEP by serving as the Kent Campus Project Renaissance Team Leader. He assisted in designing and was one of the original graduates of FSCJ’s Online Professor Certificate Program. He also is certified to teach Student Life Skills courses at FSCJ. He has an M.A. in English and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of North Florida. Dr. Greene continues to advocate the practices that promote student persistence and success, especially those focusing on learning theory, motivation and student life skills issues.