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Betsy Boze
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Dr. Betsy V. Boze, the ninth President of the College of The Bahamas
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| Education | PhD University of Arkansas MBA and B.S. (psychology) Southern Methodist University |
| Occupation | Former president, College of The Bahamas |
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Dr. Betsy Vogel Boze (pronounced Bōz) is an American expert in education and university management. She was the ninth President of The College of The Bahamas. Before that, she worked as a professor, department head, and dean at Kent State University at Stark. She is now a senior fellow at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), where she studies ways for public colleges to find new money.
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Education
High School Years
Betsy Boze went to Southfield School in Shreveport, Louisiana. She graduated from C. E. Byrd High School. While there, she was involved in social and environmental issues. This included the very first Earth Day. In 2009, she was honored and added to the Byrd High School Hall of Fame.
College and University Studies
Boze earned her first two degrees from Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas. She received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Masters in Business Administration. She also studied international management at Thunderbird School of Global Management. She learned Spanish at Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM) in Mexico. She studied Japanese at International Christian University (ICU) in Mitaka, Japan. She earned her PhD in business administration from the University of Arkansas. Her main focus was marketing, with smaller studies in economics and sociology.
Advanced Learning
After her PhD, Boze continued her studies in many special programs. These included seminars at Harvard University and the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. She also attended the University of Hawaii Pan Asian Institute. She completed a year-long fellowship with the American Council on Education (ACE). Boze also graduated from Leadership Texas, Leadership America, and Leadership Stark County.
University Work
Leading Universities
Boze was the ninth president and CEO of the College of the Bahamas. During her time there, she helped the college grow and improve.
- She opened a new campus in Grand Bahama.
- She opened the new Harry C. Moore Library.
- She helped remodel buildings, including student dorms.
- She started a Confucius Institute with a Chinese university.
- She created a grant program with the Free University of Belgium.
- She worked with the University of London for a law program.
- She started the Oral History Institute.
- She created the Bahamas Agricultural and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI).
- She helped increase student success and retention.
- She signed an agreement to help at-risk students.
- She partnered with the Island School for a research center.
- She helped open the Franklin Wilson Graduate Business Building.
Before this, Boze was the dean of Kent State University at Stark from 2005 to 2009. Under her leadership, this campus became a four-year university. It offered many different degree programs.
Raising Money
Boze helped secure over $100 million for the universities she worked for. This money came from grants, government funds, and donations. She tripled the money available at both Kent State University and the College of the Bahamas. This was done by getting many scholarships to help students. She also helped get funds for a new science building at Kent State University Stark. This building was designed to be very energy efficient.
Senior Roles
Boze was the first dean of the College of Business at The University of Texas at Brownsville. She also worked as an assistant to the president at Tulane University. She was the chief academic officer for the "UT TeleCampus" MBA Online program. She also held a research position at Texas A&M University.
Boze has also been a professor and leader at other universities. These include St. Bonaventure University, University of Maryland University College (in Japan, Germany, and Italy), Centenary College of Louisiana, and The University of Alaska Anchorage. At the University of Alaska Anchorage, she led the business department. She was also a visiting professor in Khabarovsk in Russia.
Writings and Research
Boze has written over 100 research articles and book chapters. These are about marketing and business. She also writes and speaks about leading universities, online education, technology, and women's issues. She helped plan the University of Texas TeleCampus, which was an online university.
Working with Other Schools
Boze has more than twenty years of experience working with other schools.
- She was the first dean of business at The University of Texas at Brownsville. This university worked closely with Texas Southmost College.
- At the University of Alaska Anchorage, smaller community colleges became part of the university system.
- Kent State University Stark shares land with Stark State College of Technology. They work together and share library services.
- The College of the Bahamas hosts some programs from the University of the West Indies, like a law program.
Community and Professional Service
Boze was the chief executive officer of the Gerace Research Center. She also serves on the board of the International Association of Universities. She is part of several groups that advise on distance education and university policies. She is also on the board of the Millennial Leadership Initiative.
Boze is a director for the Betty and Paul McDonald Foundation in the U.S. and the Bahamas Education, Culture, and Science Foundation. She has served on many important boards in The Bahamas. These include the College of the Bahamas Council, the Antiquities, Monuments, and Museums Corporation, and the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas. She also served on the Clifton Heritage National Park and the Bahamas National Trust boards. She is a director for the Canadian Foundation, Canadian Friends of COB.
In Ohio, Boze was a commissioner on the City of Canton Sustainability Commission. She was also vice chair of the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce. She served on boards for the Stark County Port Authority, American Cancer Society, and Canton Museum of Art. She was also involved with the Mayor's Literacy Commission and the Stark Education Partnership.
She helped with Mayor William Healy's transition team. She also served on a task force for the Ohio Board of Regents. She was president of the Ohio Association of Regional Campuses. She is a member of the Junior League of Washington, D.C.
Service to Higher Education
Boze has held national positions in higher education. These include roles on the finance committee of the American Council on Education. She is also part of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Women Presidents and Chancellors group. She mentors and teaches for the AASCU Millennial Leadership Initiative.
Boze helps evaluate colleges for the Higher Learning Commission. She has also taught at leadership forums for the American Council on Education. She serves on the executive board of the ACE Office of Women in Higher Education.
She was a team leader for a report on Hispanic student success in 2007. She also served on the editorial boards for two journals: Teaching & Learning in Higher and Continuing Education and Network News.
More recently, Boze was president of the Southwest Business Deans. She also led Junior Achievement in Texas and the Girl Scouts Susitna Council in Alaska. From 1996 to 2005, she coordinated the American Council on Education Women's Network for Texas.
Environmental Leadership
Boze has always cared deeply about the environment. She helped get private money for the Hoover Center for Environmental Media Activism. Under her leadership, Kent State Stark was recognized for its community service every year from 2006 to 2009.
Boze signed the American College and University President's Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) for both Kent State University and the College of The Bahamas. This commitment means working to reduce carbon emissions.
Boze actually sewed and flew one of the first Ecology Flags for the original Earth Day. She is known internationally for her work in Education for Sustainable Development. She helped create the IAU Iquitos Statement on Higher Education for Sustainable Development. This was part of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development.
As president of the College of The Bahamas and CEO of Kent State University at Stark, Boze signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment. Her campuses joined the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. Kent State Stark became one of the largest recyclers in its county. The campus also has a pond that is a federally protected wetland. Starting in 2008, graduates were encouraged to take a "Graduation Pledge" for social and environmental responsibility.
Delta Delta Delta Leadership
Boze is a third-generation member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority (Theta Kappa, Southern Methodist University). She has served as president for several Delta Delta Delta alumnae chapters. She was also an advisor for collegiate chapters and helped with charity events.
