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Julie Neal

Julie Neal, Ed.D., earned her doctorate in Higher Education from Texas Tech University; MA in Humanities-Literature from California State University, DH; and BA in Political Science and English from the University of Texas, PB. She has 20 years of educational experience with private, public, and community-college levels in the areas of English, speech, humanities, literature, math, history, geography, and ITV dual credit. Also, included in her years of teaching experience include Teacher of the Year at two public institutions, teaching the deaf at SWCID in Big Spring, Texas and teaching students with special needs in Midland, Texas. Her administrative experience includes Dean of Lamesa Campus for Howard College. Dr. Neal’s committee experience involves Core, Critical Thinking Team, Strategic Planning, Program Reviews, SACS Team, Instructional and Workforce Education, Vison, Council, Online Planning, STEM, READe, eLearning, Rotary, Admissions, Advisory, and Affirmative Action committees.

Publications

Overview of Workforce Development in Education

Workforce development focuses on economic development to boost a region's economic stability and prosperity, focusing on individuals. It is also described as the ability to...

The Role of Advisory Committees in Biomedical Education and Workforce Development: Emerging Research and Opportunities

In an effort to create a more educated workforce in the United States, many community colleges are implementing the use of advisory groups to assist under-prepared students....

Overview of Workforce Development in Education

Workforce development focuses on economic development to boost a region's economic stability and prosperity, focusing on individuals. It is also described as the ability to...

The Roles and Characteristics of Advisory Committees

The advisory committee represents the institution, as the voice of the department, utilizing effective practices and strategies in decision-making. Because workforce education is...

Decision-Making

The demand for accountability and measurement regarding educational programs in community colleges makes the decision-making process of advisory committees more important than...

Challenges to Working Collaboratively

It is important to gain perspective directly from business and industry, and the service providers through their own words and experiences, to create a complete outlook regarding...