Schwalm returns to East College

<!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="storyContent" --> <p><img src="http://www.asu.edu/news/stories/200701/images/20070119_schwam.jpg&quot; alt="David Schwalm" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="190" height="269" align="right">ASU has announced the appointment of David Schwalm as the dean of East College at ASU's Polytechnic campus, replacing Glenn Irvin, who was named vice provost for academic affairs at the Polytechnic campus, effective immediately.</p><separator></separator><p>Schwalm is returning to familiar grounds, as he served as the founding dean of the college, establishing it as the incubator for new programs at the Polytechnic campus in 1997.</p><separator></separator><p>The college and programs have grown substantially since then. As part of the university's five-year plan, Schwalm will oversee the college's continued transformation.</p><separator></separator><p>“Dr. Schwalm's broad background and deep experience are a perfect fit for the needs of this college at this time,” says Elizabeth D. Capaldi, ASU's executive vice president and university provost.</p><separator></separator><p>Since 1995, Schwalm has served in administrative roles as a founding administrator of Polytechnic campus, establishing co-curricular arrangements with the Maricopa Community College District, building programs in East College and helping set the general academic direction for the campus.</p><separator></separator><p>“Dr. David Schwalm has been a major player in the development of the Polytechnic program from its inception,” says Albert McHenry, ASU vice president and executive vice provost of the Polytechnic campus. “He has served as the leader of the academic interface with our partners and has been instrumental in conceptualizing and initiating the general education component of Poly's academic program. Dr. Schwalm is a significant asset to our entire effort, and I am excited that he is here to carry on this critical work.”</p><separator></separator><table border="0" cellpadding="5" width="272" align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff" bordercolor="#ffffff"> <tbody><tr valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff" bordercolor="#FFFFFF"> <td width="254" height="180" valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffffcc"><p align="center"><strong>Irvin to lead academic affairs at Polytechnic campus </strong></p><separator></separator><p><strong><img src="http://www.asu.edu/news/stories/200701/images/20070119_irvin.jpg&quot; alt="Glenn Irvin" hspace="3" vspace="3" width="80" height="113" align="right"></strong>Glenn Irvin has been appointed vice provost for Academic Affairs at ASU's Polytechnic campus, replacing David Schwalm, who was named dean of East College.</p><separator></separator><p><a href="http://www.asu.edu/news/stories/200701/20070124_irvin.htm">Read more</a></p><separator></separator></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>Schwalm has worked on three of the four ASU campuses, starting out as an associate professor and director of composition in the English department in Tempe and later becoming the vice provost for academic programs at ASU's West campus before coming to the Polytechnic campus as vice provost.</p><separator></separator><p>“I am really looking forward to returning to East College to develop the existing programs and add new ones to increase the range and richness of educational opportunities for students at the Polytechnic campus,” Schwalm says. “Glenn and I will continue to work together on this exciting endeavor. East College will eventually become the home of programs and courses in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.”</p><separator></separator><p>During his professional career, he has held academic positions with the University of California-Berkeley , Ohio State University and the University of Texas-El Paso where he founded the West Texas Writing Project to promote improved teaching of writing in K-12 schools.</p><separator></separator><p>He is well published in the areas of writing program administration and teaching writing and is the founder of WPA-L, an international Listserv discussion with more than 2,000 members involved in writing instruction and administration of writing programs.</p><separator></separator><p>He received his doctoral and master's degrees from the University of Chicago , and his bachelor's degree from Carleton College.</p>