HENRYQ. RINNE

1400 Oak Knolls Circle 479-788-7431 (work)Fort Smith, Arkansas 72903 479-452-0455 (home)hrinne2020@gmail.com 479-629-3939 (cell)

Education:

2011 Member of the class of 2011 at the Institute for Managementand Leadership in Higher Education (MLE) at Harvard University.MLE is designed for experienced administrators responsible for thinkingstrategically about institutions’ change agendas: new curricula, newmodes of delivery, new alliances, and more diverse student populations.

1991 Doctor of Philosophy in Comparative Arts, Ohio University, Athens.

1979 Master of Music in Music Theory, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

1976 Bachelor of Music with Honors, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Work Experience:

1979-present University of Arkansas — Fort Smith (formerly WestarkCollege)

Administrative:

2008-present Founding Dean, College of Humanities and SocialSciences and Professor of Humanities and ArtHistory

• Supervisory responsibility for 45 full-time faculty, 70adjunct faculty, and five staff

• Created new degree programs in Studio Art andTheatre and minors in Anthropology, Sociology,Political Science, Philosophy, Art, Theatre, andGeography. Brought these programs through theapproval process on-campus, at the UA System level,and before the Arkansas Department of HigherEducation Coordinating Board

• Initiated and supervised major revisions of HistoricalInterpretation, Psychology, Graphic Design, andCriminal Justice programs

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• Received grant from a private foundation for $15.5million to support building a new fine arts facility,scheduled to open in spring 2015.

• Received grant funding for Art Department ($207K),letterpress/book arts program ($87K), exhibits atDrennen-Scott Historic Site ($55K), RUS gGrant forHistory Department Distant Learning ($129K) and agift of $15.5 million to build a new fine arts building(est. completion in spring 2015)

• Theatre program has performed four plays in the lastfive years at the Southwest Regional of the KennedyCenter American Theatre Festival and received topnational honors in 2013 (Dromnium).

• Initiated process for art and graphic designaccreditation through NASAD

• 31Gb increase in students majoring in Collegeprograms and 18.5% increase in SSCH

• Hired 30 new faculty• Redesigned and implemented new advising model in

the College• Supervised the final phases of a $5.6 million

renovation grant for the Drennen-Scott Historic Site inVan Buren, Arkansas

• Served on the Chancellor’s Strategic Planning TaskForce and co-chaired the sub committee on Mission,Vision, and Values. New Strategic Plan unveiledAugust 2010

• Developed policies and procedures for new college• Established new departments (Behavioral Sciences,

Art and Theatre, Music and Humanities, and History,Political Science, Geography, and Philosophy)

• Created new peer evaluation system for faculty• Facilitated creation of the institution’s first IRB,

established policies and procedures for humansubjects research.

• Serving as one of the University’s representatives fora project piloting the new Pathways accreditation ofthe Higher Learning Commission.

• Initiated annual Symposiums for the Psychology andCriminal Justice programs

• Developed and promoted an International Festival

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attended by over 1,000

2007-2008 Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

• Received NASM accreditation for BA in music and BMEin vocal and instrumental music

• Supervised development of BA in Spanish and BS inSpanish w/Teacher Licensure. Brought this programthrough the approval process on-campus, at the UASystem level, and before the Arkansas Department ofHigher Education Coordinating Board

• Facilitated the first study-abroad program at UA FortSmith, creating opportunities for Spanish students tostudy in Cuernavaca, Mexico in 2007.

• Implemented transition to new colleges, including thehiring of new deans

• Supervised revision of Biology program, including itspresentation to the University’s Curriculum Committee

• Conducted 19 searches for full-time faculty• Redirected the university assessment committee to

complete work on implementation of five-year plan• Secured $85,000 in private funds to purchase NMR

instrument for Chemistry department

2003-2007 Chair, Fine Arts and Humanities

• Chair for the Departments of Music, Art, Humanities,Foreign Languages, Philosophy, and Theatre

• Responsible for:o Budgeting and schedulingo Staffing (full-time and adjunct)o Evaluation of facultyo Assessment of student learningo Curriculum and program developmento Strategic planning

• Accreditation - Member of the HLC Self-StudySteering Committee

• Initiated NASM accreditation for music department,including revisions of degree programs to meet NASMstandards

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1998-2006 Director, University Honors program

• Program and curriculum development• Budgeting, scholarships, and assessment• Sponsored student organization• Student advising for honors program• Hosted Great Plains Honors Council annual conference

in April 2003 with 300 participants.

1996-2003 Coordinator, Scholar-Preceptor program

• Solicitation and review of proposals• Served an average of 30 students per year with an

annual budget of over $120,000• Program funded entirely through private donations• Reports and publicity

Teaching:

2002-present Professor of Humanities and Art History

1981-2002 Instructor of Music and Fine Arts (tenure granted 1983; nofaculty rank system)

1979-1981 Artist-in-Education - Created the Jazz program anddeveloped the Instrumental Music program including a WindEnsemble

Courses Taught at UA Fort Smith:

ART 2863 Survey of Art History IART 2873 Survey of Art History IIHUMN 2563 Humanities Through the ArtsHUMN 2563H Humanities Through the Arts HonorsHUMN 2563 Humanities Through the Arts (full on-line)PHIL 2753 Introduction to PhilosophyPHIL 3103 Reasoning Across the DisciplinesPHIL 3203 Ethics Across the DisciplinesPHIL 3203 Ethics Across the Disciplines (full on-line)HONR 287V Honors Interdisciplinary SeminarIDS 1203 Foundations of Learning

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MUST 2763 Music AppreciationMUST 1223, 1233 Music Theory I & IIMUST 2803, 2813 Music Theory III & IVMUST 1201, 1211 2781, 2791 Sight Singing & Ear Training I-IVMUSC 2862, 2872 Fundamentals of Improvisation I & IIMUST 4532 Form and AnalysisConducted various music ensembles

Director, Jazz Program and Instrumental Music (1981-1985)

Artist-in-residence and Instructor, Artist-in-schools Program, Arkansas ArtsCouncil (1979-81). Started the instrumental music program at thecollege and developed new ensembles and courses in jazzimprovisation

Service as Faculty (selected):

2003-05 Strategy Team for Higher Learning Commission Self-StudyFive member team which led the successful self-studyprocess.

2003-04 Chair, Faculty Council/Senate 2003-04

2000-05 General Education Task Force. Revision of GeneralEducation Competencies.

2001-02 Rank and Promotion Task Force

1995-2000 Chairperson, Student Outcomes Assessment CommitteeDeveloped system and structure for assessment of studentlearning.

Additional Teaching Experience:

1985-87 Graduate Teaching Associate, School of Comparative Arts,Ohio University, Athens. Taught undergraduate courses incomparative arts.

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1985 Instructor, Gifted and Talented Program, WestarkCommunity College, Fort Smith, Arkansas.

1981-82 Guest Lecturer, Department of Music, University of Arkansas,Fayetteville. Taught saxophone and jazz improvisation.

1977-78 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Music,University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

1976-78 Assistant Director of the Summer Jazz Program, Paul MellonArts Center, Choate-Rosemary Hall, Wallingford,Connecticut.

Consulting, Workshops, and Clinics:

2013 Member of the Institutional Actions Council, Higher LearningCommission, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

2012-pres. Peer Review Advisory Panel, Higher Learning Commission, NorthCentral Association of Colleges and Schools.

2009-pres. Eligibility Process Reviewer and Program Reviewer of the HigherLearning Commission, North Central Association of Colleges andSchools.

2007-2009 Estrella Mountain Community College, Avondale, ArizonaConsultant for Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes

2004-2009 Member of the Accreditation Review Council of the Higher LearningCommission, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

1999-pres. Consultant/Evaluator Corps, Team Chair, Higher LearningCommission, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.Site visits to:

Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma City, 2000Carl Sandburg College, Galesburg Illinois, 2000Southwestern College, Dowagiac, Michigan, 2001Wilbur Wright College, City Colleges of Chicago, 2001Clark State Community College, Springfield, Ohio, 2002University of Wisconsin Colleges, Madison, 2003

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*Seminole State College, Seminole, Oklahoma, 2003University of Cincinnati, Raymond Walters College, 2004Herzing College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2005Illinois Institute of Art, Schaumberg, Illinois, 2005*American Academy of Art, Chicago, Illinois, 2006* Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri 2007*VanderCook College of Music, Chicago, Illinois 2007*University of Central Oklahoma, Academy of Contemporary Music,

Edmund, Oklahoma, 2009*Universjjy of Wisconsin - Superior, 2010*Qklahoma Panhandle State University, 2010*Cleveland Institute of Art, Ohio, 2011McNally-Smith College of Music (Eligibility Review), 2011Taylor Institute of Business (Eligibility Review), 2011*Art Academy of Cincinnati, Ohio, 2012*Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2013

*denotes team chair

2003 Workshop on the Role of the Assessment Committee in Developinga Comprehensive system of Outcomes Assessment, Oklahoma CityCommunity College.

Workshop on Developing Student Learning Outcomes for OklahomaCity Community College.

2002 Assessment Workshop, Student Learning Outcomes for HonorsStudents, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma

2001 Facilitator for Arkansas Great Teachers Workshop, WinrockInternational Conference Center, Petit Jean, Arkansas, July 8-11,2001.

2000 Assessment Workshop, Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma City.Worked with faculty to refine their system of assessment of studentacademic achievement.

1997-98 Director, Great College Retreat, Westark College, Fort Smith,Arkansas.

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1996 Facilitator, Great Teachers Seminar, Arkansas Association forDevelopmental Education, Winrock Conference Center, Petit Jean,Arkansas.

1986 Guest Artist and Lecturer, Jazz Studies and Saxophone, High PlainsBand Camp, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas.

Publications:

Book Review, Creole Trombone: Kid Ory and the Early Years ofJazz byJohn McCusker, in Arkansas Review: A Journal of Delta Studies, vol. 44 No. 1,August 2013.

The First 85 Years—1928-2013, History of the University ofArkansas —

Fort Smith. Based on oral histories collected through the Westark Oral HistoryProject and co-authored with Billy Higgins and Dr. Stephen Husarik. Universityof Arkansas — Fort Smith Foundation.

Book Review, Makers of Western Science by Todd Timmons, in The Journalof the Fort Smith Historical Society, vol. 36, No. 2, September 2012.

“Navigating the Change from Community College to Bachelor’s Institution,”Proceedings of the 111th Annual Meeting, Higher Learning Commission of theNorth Central Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 2006. (co-author)

“Alphonso Trent” article for The Encyclopedia ofArkansas Culture to bepublished in 2006

“Westark’s Scholar/Preceptor Program: A Win-Win-Win-Win-Win,” TheNational Honors Report, A publication of the National Collegiate HonorsCouncil, Spring 2001.

Web-site study-guide for Reality Through the Arts, 4th/e, by Dennis Sporre,published by Prentice-Hall, August 2000. Co-authored with Dr. Stephen Husarik,Dr. Zoe Morgan, and Marget Lippincott.http://cw.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/sporre2/

“Alphonso Trent” published in Arkansas Biography, University of ArkansasPress, Fayetteville, 2000.

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A Musical Life: Remembering Aiphonso Trent, a one-act play premieredFebruary 1997, performed by Don Carter and The Rockets of Rhythm, WestarkCollege, Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Assessment at Westa rk Community College,” AdultAssessment Forum:Journal of Quality Management in Adult-Centered Education, vol. V, No.4, Winter 1995/96.

“Profile: Alphonso Trent,” ETC Magazine, May/June 1992.

Exhibilion review, “Don Lee: Recent Paintings and Drawings,” Number: AnIndependent Quarterly of the VisualArts, 13 (Spring 1991): 23.

“The Art of Becoming: Concepts of Time and Space in Jazz Improvisation andthe Visual Arts,” in Time, Rhythms, and Chaos in the New Dialogue withNature, ed. George P. Scott, Iowa State University Press, 1991.

Essay for exhibition catalog, Don Lee: Recent Paintings and Drawings.Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock Arkansas. October 1987.

“A Short History of the Alphonso Trent Orchestra.” Arkansas HistoricalQuarterly, Autumn 1986.

Unpublished research work

“The Rational and Irrational in Twentieth Century Art and Architecture: AnExploration of the Work of Jean Arp and Alvar Aalto.”

“Panofsky’s Gothic Architecture and Scholasticism: Implications for the Study oflate Medieval Motets.”

“Time Slices and Simultaneous-Attack Structures in the Twelve-ToneInstrumental Works of Anton Webern.” Masters Thesis, University of Tennessee,June 1979.

Seminars, Lectures, Grants, and Conference Presentations:

“Team Reports, Templates, and Documents,” 116th Annual Meeting, HigherLearning Commission of the North Central Association, Chicago, Illinois, April2011.

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“Focus on the Fort: Three Photographic Perspectives,” joint photography exhibitwith Kat Wilson and Ray Wallace, February 2011.

“Fascinating Complexity: PEAQ Team Visits,” 115th Annual Meeting, HigherLearning Commission of the North Central Association, Chicago, Illinois, April2010.

“Technology in the Humanities Classroom,” 113th Annual Meeting, HigherLearning Commission of the North Central Association, Chicago, Illinois, April2008.

“Navigating the Change from Community College to Bachelor’s Institution,” 111th

Annual Meeting, Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association,Chicago, Illinois, April 2006.

“Alphonso Trent: On the Frontier of Jazz,” presentation for American HeritageWeek, University of Arkansas — Fort Smith, February 2006.

“George Catlin: Artist or Historian,” presentation for American Heritage Week,University of Arkansas — Fort Smith, February 2005.

“Leonardo da Vinci and the Tradition of Painting the Last Supper,” presentationfor St Scholastica Monastery, Fort Smith, Arkansas, January 2005.

“Articulation of Two-year to Four-year Honors Program Students,” paneldiscussion at the Annual Conference of the National Collegiate Honors Council,Chicago, November 2003.

“Assessing Honors Education,” presentation and panel discussion at the AnnualConference, National Collegiate Honors Council, Salt Lake City, Utah, October2002.

Concert performance of Henry Rinne-Rick Endel Jazz Quartet, Subiaco Academy,Subiaco, Arkansas, September 2002.

“Assessment of Student Learning in Honors,” presentation at the AnnualConference, National Collegiate Honors Council, Chicago, October 2001.

“Westark’s Scholar/Preceptor Program: A Win-Win-Win-Win-Win.” Presentationat the Annual Conference, National Collegiate Honors Council, Washington, DC,

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October 2000.

“Recruiting and Marketing Honors.” Panel presentation and discussion forDeveloping in Honors, Annual Conference, National Collegiate Honors Council,Washington, DC, October 2000.

Participant at “Addressing Honors Assessment in Context,” a Faculty Institutesponsored by National Collegiate Honors Council, Long Island University,Brooklyn, New York, August 2000.

“Honors Spaces,” presentation at the Annual Conference of the NationalCollegiate Honors Council, Orlando, Florida, October, 1999.

“Humanities Sampler Series.” presentation with Dr. Stephen Husarik andMarget Lippincott at the Annual Conference of the Community CollegeHumanities Association, New Orleans, October 1997.

“Assessment at Westark College: Using CAAP results to make improvements instudent learning.” Presentation at AAHE assessment conference, Miami Beach,FL, 1997, sponsored by ACT.

“Art and Chaos: Connecting the Communities of Science and the Humanities,” apaper presented at the National Conference of the Community CollegeHumanities Association, San Antonio, Texas, October 1993.

Participant in Developing Regional Humanities Networks, a project of theCommunity College Humanities Association, the American Association ofCommunity Colleges, and the National Endowment for the Humanities,1991-1993.

“Beyond Critical Thinking,” presentation for the annual Faculty Workshop,Westark Community College, January 1993.

“Cowboys and Indians: Art in a Politically Correct West,” a lecture presented atthe Old Fort Museum, Fort Smith, Arkansas, November 1992. Also presented tothe Arkansas Library Association, April 1994.

“Alphonso Trent: A Musical Legacy,” a lecture presented at the Old FortMuseum, Fort Smith, Arkansas, March 1992.

“Censorship in the Arts,” an interdisciplinary faculty seminar, Westark Community

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College, January 1991. Responsible for organization, coordination of guestspeakers, and presentation during panel discussion. The seminar was fundedthrough a college Incentive Grant.

“Concepts of Time and Space in Jazz Improvisation,” a paper presented to thesymposium Time, Rhythm and Chaos: Man’s New Dialogue with Nature,University of South Dakota, Vermillion, August 1989.

“Problems and Pitfalls of Research into Early Jazz in the Southwest,” a paperpresented to the annual meeting of the Community College HumanitiesAssociation, Kansas City, Missouri, November 1988.

Member of panel discussion on coordinating two- and four-year college artprograms, presented at the annual meeting of the Arkansas College ArtAssociation, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, March 1988.

NEH Summer Seminar for College Teachers at Howard University, Washington,DC, Summer 1984, Dr. Doris E. McGinty, Director. Seminar topic: A History ofAfro-American Music, 1880-1980.

Attended (1) national meeting of the Community College Humanities Association,Washington, DC, November 1989; (2) annual meeting of Arkansas College ArtAssociation, University of Central Arkansas, April 1990; (3) annual meeting ofthe Association of Arkansas Two-year Colleges, Hot Springs, October 1990; (4)annual meeting of the International Association of Jazz Educators, Washington,DC, January 1991; (5) AAHE Assessment Conferences in Boston, 1995, andWashington, DC, 1996; (6) Indianapolis Assessment Conference, sponsored byIUPUI, November 1995; (7) Annual Conference of the Higher LearningCommission of the North Central Association, 1999, 2003-2005.

Additional Professional Activities Community Service, and Honors:

Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, New Deans’ Seminar, July2009. This seminar examines practical issues associated with college oruniversity administration. Led by experienced deans, it allows participants todevelop new approaches to solving common problems encountered in academicleadership roles.President of the Great Plains Honors Council, 2004-2005.

Host and Program Chair, Great Plains Honors Council Annual Conference, April2003.

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Member of the Ethics Committee at Sparks Regional Medical Center, Fort Smith,Arkansas, Don Hubbard, chair, 2003-present.

Co-chair of the two-year college committee of the National Collegiate HonorsCouncil, 2000-2002.

Civic Center Honors Award, presented by Mayor Ray Baker and the City ofFort Smith, April 2002

Whirlpool Master Teacher Award, Westark Community College, 1995.Attended Hawaii Great Teachers Seminar, July, 1995.

NISOD Excellence in Teaching Award, presented by the University of Texas,Austin, May 1992.

Lucille Speakman Excellence in Teaching Award, Westark CommunityCollege, April 1991.

Siegfried Award for Excellence in Research and Writing of ComprehensiveExaminations, School of Comparative Arts, Ohio University, June 1987.

Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor SocietyPi Kappa Lambda, National Music Honor SocietyNational Collegiate Honors Council

Former President, Board of Directors, Western Arkansas Ballet, Fort Smith,ArkansasFormer Session member, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Fort Smith, Arkansas

Committee work at University of Arkansas — Fort Smith:

Strategy Team Member, Self-Study for Higher Learning Commission 2003-2005Chair, Faculty Council/Senate 2003-04Faculty Council By-Laws Task Force, 2003-03Student Learning Committee (current)General Education CommitteeChairperson, Student Outcomes Assessment, 1995-2000Academic Standards 1994-96

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Chairperson, Faculty Association, 1992-93Chairperson, Faculty Senate, 1989-90Curriculum, 1983-85Long-range Planning, 1984-85Breedlove Gallery, 1987-93Communicable Disease Task Force, 1988-90Honors Program Advisory, 1988-presentCo-authored curriculum section of self-study

report for North Central Association, 1983

Performing Experience:

Benefit recitals to support Fort Smith Fights AIDS, 1993-1997.

Featured soloist with Ohio University Jazz Ensemble, Universityof Arkansas Jazz Ensemble and Faculty Jazz Quintet, FortSmith Symphony, and Westark Jazz.

Professional Musician/Arranger/ComposerExtensive experience in show and dance orchestras(Temptations, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, Les and Larry Elgart,Buddy Morrow and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Tom Jones, Four Tops,Helen Reddy, Marvin Gaye, Guy Lombardo, Ringling Bros. Barnum andBailey Circus, etc.) and recording studios.Wolf Trap Jazz Ensemble with Bill Watrous, 1973 and 1974.

Original compositions performed at:Electronic Music Plus, Middle Tennessee State

University, Murfreesboro, January 1977.Arkansas Composers Weekend, University of Arkansas,

Fayetteville, April 1984.Mobile Jazz Festival by the Airmen of Note, United States

Air Force Band, June 1972.

Interests: Music, cycling (USCF Official), hiking, photography, and travel.

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