Associate Provost and Director of
Library and Information Services
Online Learning and Services
St. Augustine Hall Room 408A
(718)990-5705
olsonj@stjohns.edu
Educational
Background
- Ph.D., Administration and Policy Analysis,with a concentration
in Higher Education, Stanford University, 1990
- J.D., University of Utah, 1977
- B.A., English, University of Utah, 1975
Areas of
Responsibility
Courses taught
- Management of Libraries and Information centers
- Economics and Finance of Education
- Organization and Administration of Higher Education
- Advanced Studies in Organizational Theory
- Legal Issues in Higher Education
- Introduction to Administrative Theory
- Administrative Leadership
- Data Analysis and Computer Applications for Administrators and
School Personnel
- Introduction to Educational Administration
- Legal Aspects of the Management and Administration of
Schools
Positions held at St. John's
University
- Director, Division of Library and Information Science
(2005-present)
- Associate Vice President for Online Learning and Services
(2001-present)
- Associate Vice President for Planning (responsible for planning
and implementing Online Learning, 1999-2001)
- Associate Provost for Planning and Academic Development
(1998-1999)
- Assistant Chair, Division of Administrative and Instructional
Leadership, School of Education and Human Services (1996-1997)
Recent Publications
- Hergenrother, Diane S., Olson, Jeffery E.,
Smyth, Carol M., Beasley, Mark T.(2002). Gender Bias: An analysis
of the distribution of institutional aid. Journal
of Student Financial Aid. 32(2), pp. 46-57.
- Olson, Jeffery E.(2001). Online Learning and the
transformation of higher education. The Reference
Librarian, 74, pp.221-232.
- Olson, Jeffery E.(1997). Higher education: America's vital
investment. Planning for Higher
Education, 26 (Winter), pp. 12-17.