John W. Hawthorne, Ph.D.
Provost's Goals for 2007-2008
Office Information
Education
| B.S. |
Purdue University
Major: Sociology
Departmental Honors Project: "Sanctification and Subculture: Two Competing Explanations for Changes in Anxiety and Life Satisfaction" |
| M.S. |
Purdue University
Major: Sociology |
| Ph.D. |
Purdue University
Major: Sociology
Dissertation Title: "The Attending Nonmember: An Examination of a Neglected Population" |
Administrative and Teaching Experience
June 2006 - present
Provost and Chief Academic Officer
Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, California
Responsible for all undergraduate and graduate operations related to the curriculum, instructional programs, educational policy, academic planning, and academic resources.
July 1995 - June 2006
Special Assistant to the President
Warner Pacific College
Portland, Oregon
July 1995 - June 2005
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty
Warner Pacific College
Portland, Oregon
February 1993 - June 1995
Vice President and Dean of Continuing Education
Sterling College
Sterling, Kansas
August 1990 - February 1993
Professor of Sociology (1992-1993)
Associate Dean (1992-1993)
Associate Professor (1990-1992)
Sterling College
Sterling, Kansas
August 1981 - July 1990
Associate Professor of Sociology (1987-1990)
Assistant Professor of Sociology (1981-1987)
Olivet Nazarene University
Kankakee, Illinois
Publications, Conferences and Presentations
Christian Academic Community: A Sociological View of the Christian College.
Manuscript in progress. First draft is complete and under peer review. I plan to search for a publisher in early 2006.
“Celebrating our Particularities,”
faculty address at Warner Pacific faculty retreat. 2004.
“Affirming our Particularities,”
presented at the Church of God Higher Education Consultation, Anderson, IN. 2004.
“Faith, Living, and Learning,”
presented at the Church of God Theological Administrators and Educators Forum, Fritzlar, Germany. 2004.
“My Last Lecture,”
WPC Chapel, 2003.
“Living Within the Dynamic Tensions,”
faculty address at Warner Pacific faculty retreat. 2003.
“The Ontology of Faith and Learning,”
presented at the Critical Concerns in Christian Higher Education conference, Seattle, WA. 2003.
“Mapping the Journey,”
faculty address at Warner Pacific faculty retreat. 2002.
“The Worst Kept Secret in Portland,”
faculty address at Warner Pacific faculty retreat. 2001.
“Intentionality,”
faculty address at Warner Pacific faculty retreat. 2000.
“Identity, Story, and Grace: A Layered Approach to the Concept of Community,”
presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Nazarene Sociologists of Religion. 2000.
"A Covenantal Model of Employer-Employee Relationship,"
(with Katherine Glynn) presented at the annual meeting of the Christian Business Faculty Association, Anderson, IN. 1992.
"Congregational Networks, Religious Orientation, and Organizational Involvements,"
presented at the conference on “Evangelicals, Voluntary Associations, and American Public Life," Wheaton, IL. This was the result of a research grant for $2,500 funded by the Institute for the Study of American Evangelicalism with support of the Lilly Endowment. 1991.
"Separating the Wheat from the Chaff: Finding the Unique Effect of Supplemental Course Instruction,"
(with Jeralynne J. Hawthorne) Educational Reference Information Center #ED328201. 1991.
"The Concept of Covenant Community as Interface between Sociology and Theology,"
(with David P. Whitelaw) presented at the annual meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion and the Religious Research Association, Virginia Beach, VA. 1990.
“Individualism vs. Commitment in Our Churches,"
The Preacher's Magazine, 65: 17-20. 1989.
"A Personal Perspective on Graduate Teaching Experiences,"
panel discussion on "Do We Really Need to Learn How to Teach? Graduate Student and New Professional Perspectives" at the American Association for Higher Education Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. 1987.
"Separating the Wheat from the Chaff: Finding the Unique Effect of Supplemental Course Instruction,"
(with Jeralynne J. Hawthorne) presented at the annual conference of the National Association for Developmental Education, New Orleans, LA. 1987.
The Attending Nonmember: An Examination of a Neglected Population,
unpublished doctoral dissertation, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. 1986.
"Ignorance is Strength: Doublethink and Secularization,"
(with Stephen M. Pusey) presented at the annual meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion and the Religious Research Association, Chicago, IL. 1984.
"Determinants of a Holiness Lifestyle,"
(with Michael K. Roberts) presented at the annual meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion and the Religious Research Association, Chicago, IL. 1984.
"Teaching Social Stratification with Monopoly,"
(with Phyllis M. Goudy and Jeanne Nelson) American Sociological Association Teaching Newsletter, 8: 11-12. 1983.
"Three Worlds to Conquer,"
(with Joseph F. Nielson) in The Smaller Church in a Super Church Era, (Jon Johnston and Bill Sullivan, eds.), Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press. 1983.
"Monopoly as a Teaching Tool,"
(with Phyllis M. Goudy) presented at the annual meetings of the North Central Sociological Association, Columbus, OH. 1983.
"Congregational Structure and the Attending Nonmember,"
presented at the annual meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion and the Religious Research Association, Providence, RI. 1982.
An Evaluation of the Indiana Office of Campus Ministry,
(with James D. Davidson and Michael K. Roberts) Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. 1981.
Campus Ministry in Indiana: 1980,
(with Michael K. Roberts and James D. Davidson) Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. 1981.
Review of James T. Richardson's Conversion Careers: In and Out of the New Religions,
in Review of Religious Research, 21: 247-248. 1980.
"Conceptualizing the Attending Nonmember,"
(with Raymond C. Rymph) presented at the annual meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion and the Religious Research Association, Cincinnati, OH. 1980.
“Sanctification and Subculture: Two Competing Explanations for Changes in Anxiety and Life Satisfaction,”
Undergraduate Honors Thesis, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. 1978.
Accreditation Association Involvement
- Regular Interim Evaluation (two person team), Private College in Montana, October 2005
- Focused Interim Evaluation (solo), Private College in Washington, April 2004
- Full-Scale Evaluation team, Private College in Montana, October 2003
- Full-Scale Evaluation team, Private College in Washington, October 2002
- WPC Self-Study Chair and Principal Author, April 2002
- WPC Accreditation Liaison Officer, 1995-present
- Sterling College Self-Study Design, 1992
Memberships
- Association of Nazarene Sociologists of Religion
- Society for College and University Planning
- Association for Institutional Research
Personal Data
Dr. Hawthorne and his wife, Jeralynne, reside in San Diego. They have two children – a daughter, Nicole, and a son, Matthew. Dr. Hawthorne's hobbies include reading, golf and bowling.