Moore named APEXES director

Dr. Samuel Moore is returning to the Institute of Technology as director of Academic Programs for Excellence in Engineering and Science (APEXES), a post he held from 1996 to 1999. His appointment is effective June 12, 2006.

As director of APEXES, Moore will work to increase the number of underrepresented minority students pursuing Institute of Technology degree programs and to provide the resources that help students build on their academic strengths.

“Dr. Moore is committed to helping our students realize their potential for academic achievement,” said Institute of Technology Dean Steven Crouch. “We are pleased to welcome him back to our college.”

Moore has more than 15 years’ experience in higher education as a teacher and administrator. He has worked extensively to promote undergraduate research experiences, mentoring programs, diversity initiatives, and academic achievement.

From 1999 to 2002, Moore was assistant dean for outreach, University of Minnesota Graduate School.

For the past four years, he has served as associate dean for undergraduate programs in the School of Communications at Northwestern University, taught engineering students as a senior lecturer in Northwestern’s Department of Communication Studies, and consulted with minority programs serving K-5 schools in Evanston (Ill.) District 65 to promote academic achievement. In communication studies, he piloted a public-speaking class tailored to engage engineering and science students in civic discourse with nontechnical audiences. In District 65 he promoted the use of digital media to enhance the civic engagement and literacy of underachieving minority students.

Moore graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a B.F.A. in industrial design. He received a M.Ed. in curriculum and design and a Ph.D. in radio-television-film focused on communication technology and policy from the University of Texas at Austin.