Dean of Extended Education and Research
Los Angeles, CA --
California State University, Los Angeles
recently appointed Jose L. Galvan as Dean of Extended Education
and Research, effective October 1, 2009.
Dr. Galvan, a Los Angeles resident, has overall responsibility for the
Division of Extended Education and serves as the chief research officer
for the University. His Extended Education duties include running
self-support professional education and workforce development training
programs. He is also responsible for developing community-engagement
activities that provide opportunities for area residents to participate
in educational and training programs on the campus. He also oversees
international academic program activities for the University, including
Extended Education’s intensive English Language Program. Galvan’s
research-administration duties include working with the director of
research and development to increase the volume of competitive grant and
contract proposals.
Galvan joined the faculty of Cal State L.A. in 1990 and served as
coordinator of the TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other
languages) M.A. Program before becoming associate dean of Graduate
Studies and Research—a position he held from 1998 until his appointment
as dean in 2005. He was appointed acting dean of Extended Education and
Research in June 2008.
An active principal investigator, he has received grants totaling nearly
$10 million, including a recent five-year $2.5 million U.S. Department
of Education Title 5 grant to enhance Cal State L.A.’s
post-baccalaureate health careers advisement and preparatory program.
Galvan earned his Ph.D. in psycholinguistics, an M.A. in applied
linguistics, and a B.A. in English from the University of Texas at
Austin.
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