Director of Academic Entrepreneurship
email: rhead[at]msu[dot]edu
Jerry Rhead is the Director of Academic Entrepreneurship at MSUglobal. He works collaboratively with a wide range of university partners and leads the development of innovative credit and non-credit technology-based learning solutions for audiences around the globe seeking a dynamic professional development or personal enrichment experience. Since 1999, Jerry has been involved in the development of over 200 credit bearing degree, certificate and non-credit professional development programs. Jerry also oversees MSU’s Non-credit Registration System (NCRS) and Scalable Online project.
In the spring and summer you can find Jerry spending his spare time coaching youth baseball. In the winter he can be found in the gym coaching youth basketball.
Education
- M.A., Western Michigan University
- B.S., Ferris State University
Experience
- Director, Non-Credit Enterprise Center, MSU, 2008 – present
- Director, Academic Strategy & Advisory Services, MSU, – 2001- present
- Assistant Director, MSU Outreach, 1999 – 2000
- Assistant Director, Marketing & Program Development, Central Michigan University, 1996-1999
- Assistant Director, Marketing, Davenport University, 1993 – 1996
Awards
- Legion of Merit Medal: Highest (civilian) military honor – Operation Desert Storm/Shield
- National UCEA 1998 Strategic Marketing Planning Award – Second Place
- Grand Rapids Area Higher Education Network (GRAHEN) – Honorary Lifetime Member
Presentations
- UCEA National Conference – March 2008
Panel Presenter: The World May be Flat but Your International Program Doesn’t Need to be - UCEA International Conference – Beijing China – October 2007
Presenter: Dual-degree Partnership Program in Turf Grass Management - UCEA National Conference – April 2007
Panel Presenter: Scaling the Great Wall: Program and Project Collaborations with China
Presenter: The Mentored Learning Community Model as a Community-building Tool - National Association of Small Business International Trade Educators (NASBITE) – April 2006
Presenter: Instructor’s Resources for Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) Domain 4: Trade Finance - WCET National Conference – November 2005
Presenter: Workforce Development – MSUE Citizen Planner Program - United States Department of State – Community Connections Program – February 2004
Guest Lecturer: Technological Transfer - Grand Rapids Area Higher Education Network (GRAHEN) – April 2003
Keynote Speaker: Outstanding Adult Learner Program - UCEA National Conference — March 2003
Co-Presenter: Taking Strategic Planning and Repositioning to the Next Level - MSU’s Visiting International Professionals Program – July 2002
Guest Lecturer: The “Business” of E-Learning in Higher Education
