Joseph D. Bessie, Ph.D.
|
Position
|
Provost and vice president
for academic affairs |
Educational
background |
University of
Minnesota, 1991
Doctor of Philosophy in philosophy
Southwest Minnesota State University, 2003
Master in Business Administration in management
University of California at Santa Cruz, 1978
Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and psychology |
Joe Bessie has over 30 years of experience in higher education
including more than 12 years in administration. Prior to Saint Martin's, Dr.
Bessie served as vice president for academic affairs at Valley City
State University in Valley City, North Dakota (2006-2009). From 2000
- 2006, he held the position of Dean of Instruction for Transfer
Programs at Ridgewater College in Willmar, MN.
Dr. Bessie's training includes a B.A. in philosophy and
psychology from the University of California at Santa Cruz (1978), a
Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Minnesota (1991), and an
M.B.A. in management from Southwest Minnesota State University
(2003). His areas of academic specialization include the philosophy
of science, mathematical logic, and management ethics. Before
becoming a full-time academic administrator, he held various
teaching appointments at colleges and universities in the
Minneapolis-St. Paul area and, from 1990 - 2000, was a professor of
philosophy at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, OK.