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Dr. John Jasinski
Dr. John Jasinski began his Northwest Missouri State University presidency July 1, 2009. He returned to Northwest after serving the institution from 1986 to 2001 as a faculty member, department chair and associate provost and receiving awards such as the University Service Award and National Broadcast Adviser of the Year.
In his role as president, Dr. Jasinski helped "Reposition and Prepare" the institution in 2009-10, led Northwest through a "Respond and Transform" phase in 2010-11 and has set the stage for the "Executing and Succeeding" phase in 2011 and beyond, all helping the institution remain on the leading edge of excellence and innovation in programs, services and resource management. He also works successfully with internal and external constituencies, especially state and local officials, the Missouri Department of Higher Education, foundations and alumni.
Before being chosen as Northwest's president, Dr. Jasinski served Northwood University from 2007 to 2009 as executive vice president/chief academic and operating officer, where he oversaw academics and operations across three campuses in three states, 35 satellites across nine states, and six international programs. He founded, in 2001, Jasinski Consulting Services and has provided consulting and training on leadership and organizational assessment with a variety of organizations (two- and four-year public and private colleges and universities, public K-12 education systems, medium and large hospitals and health care systems and nonprofits). He also has served as a coach to leaders and leadership teams regarding organizational assessment and improvement and as a coach/consultant to oversight boards.
In 2011, Dr. Jasinski was appointed to a three-year position on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award's Panel of Judges by U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke. He also has been a judge for the Missouri Quality Award. Dr. Jasinski is nationally known for his work with the Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP, part of the Higher Learning Commission and Northwest's accreditor), having aided in the design of the accrediting method.
Also in 2011, Dr. Jasinski was elected by his peers to serve a two-year term as vice chair of the Council on Public Higher Education. The organization, which is composed of the presidents and chancellors of four-year public higher education institutions in Missouri, supports and advances the mission of Missouri's public four-year colleges and universities by facilitating information sharing and collaboration among the chief executive officers. COPHE encourages increased understanding by the public and public officials of the value of higher education to a state's people and its economy.
Furthermore, Dr. Jasinski serves on the St. Francis Hospital and Health Services Board of Directors and the Heartland Foundation Board of Trustees. He is a member of the Northwest Missouri P-20 Council, a committee member for the Missouri Department of Higher Education's Performance Funding Task Force and an ex-officio member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Expansion Project Team. In addition, he is a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities' Membership Retention and Recruitment Committee, Professional Development Planning Committee and Rural Coalition Committee and serves on a statewide team for the National Governors Association Policy Academy intended to strengthen postsecondary accountability systems. He also has achieved FEMA Certification IS-00100.HE, "Introduction to the Incident Command System ICS-100 for Higher Education" and is a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Audio and Radio Media.
Dr. Jasinski has helped write and edit numerous organizational self-assessments across the country, is published nationally and presents nationally and internationally at conferences such as the Higher Learning Commission, the National Benchmarking Project and the Brazil International Education Forum.
He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Educational Leadership/Higher Education Administration and master's and bachelor's degrees from Central Michigan University. Dr. Jasinski and his wife of 26 years, Denise, who is a member of Conception Seminary College's Board of Regents, are constantly learning with their four children, Matt, Joe, Leah and Lucas. He is active in church and community activities and has started and completed 10 marathons.
