总统的传记
Dr. Lillian “Lil” Schumacher took the helm as Tiffin University’s Interim President on January 11, 2016 and was named President just five months later on June 8, 2016. 在她担任总统之前, she has been an integral part of the University since 2010, first as Dean of the 商学院 and more recently as Vice President for Academic Affairs.
“Tiffin University and the City of Tiffin have been part of my family for over 30 years,舒马赫说. “TU is a great institution in a fine city and I am thrilled to continue its tradition of success. We have a supportive and engaged 校董会, an exceptional faculty and staff who believe in student success, 一个杰出的, 多元化的学生团体期望我们做到最好. 有了这些优势，我们将取得伟大的成就.”
A natural leader who has experience and academic training in leadership, Dr. Schumacher has more than 30 years of expertise in higher education and corporate environments in areas of program development, assessment, accreditation, teaching, 战略规划, 预算编制及管理, 员工甄选及评估, 和筹款. 作为管理学教授, she has designed and taught courses and workshops in the areas of organizational behavior and change, strategy, leadership, 创业, communication, 职业生涯的映射, 人力资源, 国际商业和全球领导力, 以及其他相关学科.
With over 20 years of serving as an organizational consultant in areas of leadership development, 高管培训, 战略规划, 人力资源, 职业指导和变革管理, Dr. Schumacher believes in an organizational culture that embraces mutual respect, 问责制, 故意的行为, diversity, inclusion and clear decision-making aligned with organizational values.
She has demonstrated her ability to manage and advocate change processes in higher educational and corporate settings, 而且是一个非常积极的人, results-oriented professional with an approachable leadership style and a strong work ethic marked by dedication, initiative, 诚信与专业.
During her time as President, she has established a 庆祝文化独特性 commitment, 这让学生们放心, 雇主和我们的社会，TU毕业生, 不管他们的专业领域是什么, are innovative problem-solvers who can leverage diversity of any type to work effectively with people who are different from them and produce innovative ideas. She has also reinstituted Tiffin University’s 5-year 战略规划 process including “指导原则,” which very clearly state TU’s strategic priorities, purpose, 使命和愿景以及ICARE的价值观. In addition, 她带头筹集了800万美元, 在400万美元的捐赠匹配之后, 在她工作的头18个月里.
Prior to returning to Tiffin with her family in 2010, President Schumacher was an Associate Professor and founding Director of the Ph.D. in Global Leadership program at Indiana Tech in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She served as the first Director of Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness at Chancellor University in Cleveland, 俄亥俄州和更早的州, she was an Assistant Professor in the Keith Busse 商学院 and Entrepreneurial Leadership at the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, where she also served as the Graduate Program Director and Assessment Coordinator for the school.
在私营部门, President Schumacher is a trained facilitator and executive coach specializing in the Emotional and Social Competency Inventory (ESCI), DISC Personal Profile Systems and Franklin Covey’s Four Disciplines of Execution. She has consulted with both national and international companies.
Dr. Schumacher serves as board director for Webster Industries and the Tiffin-Seneca Economic Partnership. She is past president of the Industrial Management Council and has served in various leadership positions for the Accreditation Council for Business Schools & 程序(ACBSP). She is also on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), the Association for Independent Colleges and Universities in Ohio (AICUO), the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges (OFIC) and the Ohio Campus Compact (OCC).
A true Renaissance woman who knows that technology has placed the world at our fingertips, President Schumacher is actively involved in the global aspect of education, having served as a board member for the European Council for Business Education (ECBE) until December 2016. She is now striving to integrate global diversity into curricular and extra-curricular experiences for all Tiffin University students.
President Schumacher holds a Doctorate in Leadership Studies and Master’s degrees in Organization Development and Higher Education Administration, 都来自州立鲍灵格林大学. She earned a Bachelor degree in Economics from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania.
Although she has lived and traveled extensively in the Middle East, 欧洲和亚洲, President Schumacher is happy to call Tiffin her home.
President Schumacher brings a high degree of 问责制 to ensure creative, stimulating and positive environments to her position at Tiffin University.
