Dr. Larry Bailey

Dedicated, accountable, and visionary professional ,vith nearly 30 years of progressive e:,,,."Perience providing strategic focus and governance in areas of higher education. Skilled at proble1u-solving, data 11.1.anagement, and analysis. Tran.slates changing policy into effective practice. Astute at managing simultaneous and complex projects while collaborating "vith multiple cross­ functional departments to achieve institutional mission objectives. Provides demonstrated organizational and communicative skills and knowledge of variety of presentation platforms and learning management systems. Excels in goven1.ance of various committees and workgroups. Values diversity, equity, inclusion, and student-centered approach to providing quality education.

Key Competencies

Professional Experience

Accreditation Conunittee Peer Reviewer/Advisor (SACSCOC) 07/2022 - Present

• Serve on Peer Review 11nittees for off-site, on-site, and substantive change reviews.
• Serve on Peer Review Advisory Board to President of

 

Jackson State Conununity College QSCC), Jackson, TN 07/2014 - 06/2022
SACSCOC Liaison/Director of Special Projects (06/2021 - 06/2022)

• Se1ved as College Accreditation Liaison in addition to contributing to college-wide projects.
• Trained staff on institutional
  • Successfully led submission of 5^th-Year Interim Report for SACSCOC accreditation.
  • Established college-wide goals for institutional effectiveness, trained staff on development, reporting, and analysis of annual goals for departments utilizing reporting

Vice President for Academic Affairs (07/2014 - 05/2021)

• Reported to the President of the College and se1ved in his Tasked with cultivating academic culture promoting collaboration, diversity, innovation, creativity, and excellence in teaching and learning with strong focus on faculty development and continuous review of all instructional programs.
• Managed 100 full-time faculty and -200 part-time faculty members and supe1vised academic progress of -3500 students.
• Contributed to teaching and learning policy and reviewed programs to suggest strategics producing positive student learning outcomes.
• Created vision, leadership, and overall administration for all credit and non-credit courses and programs, libra1y se1vices, and outreach centers.
• Steered policy direction for development and implementation of successful academic programs and se1vices spanning student, se1vice, and college needs.
• Oversaw operations of academic affairs and operations of campuses located in Humboldt, Jackson, Lexington, Paris, and Sacannah.
• Partnered with the Tennessee Board of Regents and administrators at JSCC to coordinate all academic policies, positions, assignments, academic offerings, academic calendars, and initiation of new programs.
• Directed divisional deans in assessing and responding to enrolment trends and issues including problem-solving and executing strategies to improve student access, engagement, and success.
• Planned, directed, and evaluated agenda in accordance with the Complete College Act of 2010.
• Se1ved on Strategic Planning Committee and Steering Committee for Achieving the Dream.
  • Collaborated with staff to oversee planning and construction two new buildings for two different
  • Assisted with grant applications winning funds from LEAP of over $900K and $1M GIVE grant for
  • Spearheaded the adoption of e-books and open education resources, significantly reducing textbook costs for students.
  • Pioneered initiatives to enhance the accessibility of instructional rn.aterials, surpassing the Tennessee Board of Regents' goal by achieving over 90% accessibility.
  • Surpassed target of 20 Early College High School students annually obtaining associate degrees alongside high school diplomas.
  • Collaborated witl1 Faculty Council, Deans, and faculty members to develop a unified faculty evaluation system, streamlining promotion and tenure processes while meeting accreditation standards.
  • Efficiently ituplemented a 4-day class schedule at the President's request, workit1g closely with Deans and faculty to complete the transition withit1one semester.
  • Launched new academic programs, short-term certificates, and non-credit training programs in inal Justice, Emergency Medical Services in Paramedic Technology, Health Sciences, Respiratory Care, and Occupational Therapy Assistant and certificates in Early Childhood, Healthcare Technician, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Medical Coding, and Patient Care Technician to diversify educational offerings.
  • Facilitated a partnership with Jackson-Madison County School District, enabling Early College High School students to attend JSCC and earn associate degrees.
  • Expanded online course offerings and degree programs to increase flexibility and accessibility for students.
  • Fostered strong relationships with businesses, industries, and local and state govenuuent to enhance collaboration and support.
  • Championed 10-year regional accreditation reaffirmation process with SACSCOC, ensuring ongoing cotnpliance and recognition.

Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC), Moorhead, MS 1993 - 2012
President (2001 - 2012)

• Promoted to oversee all affairs, administration, and enforcement of policies and regulations as directed by the Board of Trustees.
• Provided leadership to professional employees and the Board of Trustees.
• Led development of program of studies, curricula, and course of study in cooperation with administrators and faculty with focus on utilizing technology in instruction as well as in college operations.
• Nominated for election, and defined roles, task, and supe1vised administrators and faculty to Board of Trustees.
• Determined classification and promotion of students.
• Gove1ned over college property including acting as purcl1asing agent within annual budget in accordance with state laws.
• Prepared annual budget of $28 million for approval and adoption by Board and governed moneys utilized by college.
• Recommended contractors to Board.
• Assisted Board with judgements, policies, programs, control, and management of college land.
• Built college to be recognized as one of the top 10% of community colleges in the nation.
  • Succeeded in sustainit1g student enrollment in area losing population.
  • Championed increase in college reserves to $8M during tenure.
  • Assisted in plannit1g and implementation of new off-campus higher education centers in three communities, renovation of classroom facility, coliseum, residence halls, and student services center, as well as opening of new workforce training center, new science building, among others.
  • Co-authored grants securing $1.75M over five years from U.S. Department of Education as well as close to $5M it1grants to establish Pathfinders Program to recruit and retain African American male students.
  • Assisted in securing grant funding of $488,000 to furnish a state-of-the-art workforce training center as well as continued state funding to offer workforce training to over -7,000 individuals each year.
  • Served a diverse population of students who were 1uajority African American, female, GED completers, and many non-traditional students.

Dean of Academic Affairs (1993 - 2001)

• Reported to President and advised and directed all aspects of the Academic Division including departments of Associate of Degree Nursing, Business, Continuing Education, Developmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health & Physical Education, Family and Consumer Sciences, Languages and literature, law Enforcement Training, libra1y, Mathematics, Science, and Social Science, and Education.
• Managed 75 full-time faculty members, 40 part-time faculty members, 10 staff, and 1500 academic students.
• Served on the Executive Council and as liaison to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
• Executed recommendations on staff employment, retention, placement, and transfers while facilitating improvements in instructional methods.
• Recruited Chairs, Directors, and qualified academic staff.
• Prepared class schedules and academic assignments, reviewed student registration, courses, and programs on continual basis to uphold standards.
• Partnered with Business Manager in budget deliberations and approved expenditures.
• Contributed to planning of proposed or alterations of instructional educational facilities.
• Teamed with Dean of Career and Workforce Education to ensure delive1y of quality instruction as well as Student Se1vices in formulating and administrating rules for student conduct and disciplinary actions.
  • Successfully transitioned MDCC class schedule to traditional college format upon President's request, overcoming objections from established faculty and expanding class offerings.
  • Streamlined registration processes by transitioning from manual to real-time computerized registration, enhancing accuracy and improving student experience.
  • Triumphed in 10-year regional accreditation reaffinuation process with SACSCOC, ensuring ongoing compliance and recognition.
  • Spearheaded establishment of only accredited training facility and progra1u for law ent officers outside state's training facility, expanding access to quality training.
  • Expanded the establishment of new programs including Certified Nurse Assistant, Precision Agriculture/Global Positioning, Dental Hygiene Technology, Nuclear Medicine, Culinary Arts, Hotel Restaurant Management, and a Utility Lineman Program; new options were added in the Electronics Technology and Business and Office Technology and the LPN to RN fast track program.

Academic Appointments

Delta State University, Cleveland, MS (1999-2007)
Adjunct Professor in Graduate and Undergraduate Statistics and Management Theory

Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS (1999-2005)
Adjunct Professor in graduate courses in Community College leadership Program

Delta State University, Cleveland, MS (1984-1993)
Assistant Professor of Management (1989-1993) and Instructor in Management (1984-1989)

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Ad1ninistration with minors in Human Resource Management/Labor Relations and Psychology
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS

Post-Doctoral Work in Conununity College Leadership
Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS

Master of Business Administration
Delta State University, Cleveland, MS

Bachelor of Business Administration
Delta State University, Cleveland, MS

Governance, Membership, and Professional Appointments

Peer Review Advismy Board (PRAB) I Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, 2021-Present

Fifth-Year Interim Report I Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Spartanburg Methodist College, 2024

Fifth-Year Interim Report I Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Hony Georgetown Technical College, 2024

Fifth-Year Interim Report I Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Kilgore College, 2024

Fifth-Year Interim Report I Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Morehouse College, 2024

Fifth-Year Interim Report I Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Ogeechee Technical College, 2024

Fifth-Year Interim Report I Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, San Jacinto College, 2024

Fifth-Year Interim Report I Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Southwestern Christian College, 2024

Fifth-Year Interim Report I Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Vernon College, 2024

Fifth-Year Interim Report I Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Wharton County Junior College, 2024

Fifth-Year Interim Report I Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Coastal Pines Technical College, 2024

10-Year Reaffirmation Committee I Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Athens Technical College, Athens, GA, 2023

10-Year Reaffirmation Committee I Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Western Piedmont Community College, Morganton, NC, 2023

10-Year Reaffirmation Committee I Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA, 2022

JSCC College Liaison I Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, 2014-2022 Member I Executive Council and President's Cabinet, Jackson State Community College, 1993-2001

Off-Site 5^th Year Interim Report Committee I Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, 2021 Off-Site 10^th Year Reaffirmation Committee I Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, 2020 Institutional Review Board I Tennessee Board of Regents, 2016-2021

JSCC Core Team and Executive Team I Achieving the Dream, 2015-2021

Early College High School Committee I Jackson-Madison County School District, Jackson, TN, 2015-2021 Vice President for Academic Affairs Sub Council I Tennessee Board of Regents, 2014-2021

Tennessee E Campus Curriculum Committee I Tennessee Board of Regents, 2014-2021 Tennessee E Campus Oversight Committee I Tennessee Board of Regents, 2014-2021 Member I JSCC Foundation Board, 2014-2021

Member I JSCC College to Career Navigation Steering Committee, 2014-2021 Member, Sub-Committee Chair I JSCC Strategic Planning Committee, 2014-2021

Off-Site 5^th Year Reaffirmation Committee I Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Atlanta, GA, 2019

Substantive Change Committee I Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Southern Crescent Technical College, Griffin, GA, 2019

Substantive Change Committee I Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Western Kentucky Community and Technical College, Paducah, KY, 2018

Co-Chair I JSCC SACSCOC Compliance Certification Committee, 2014-2016 Member I  JSCC SACSCOC Quality Enhancement Plan Committee, 2014-2016

Substantive Change Committee I Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, H. Councill Trenholm State Community College, Montgome1y, AL, 2016

Chair, Curriculum Committee I Early College High School, Jackson-Madison County School District, Jackson, TN, 2015 Member I MDCC Development Foundation, 2001-2012

Member I   Mississippi Prison Industties Board, 2001-2012

Member I  Mississippi Community College Foundation, 2001-2012

Member I   Mississippi Community and Junior College Association, 2001-2012

Member of legislative Committee I Mississippi Community and Junior College Association, 2001-2012.

Member I National Junior College Athletic Association Board of Directors, 2009-2012

Board of Directors I Delta Economic Development Center, 2009-2012

Board of Directors I American Association of Community Colleges, 2011-2012

Member I Delta Workforce Cabinet, 2010-2012

Member I Commission on Research, Technology, and Emerging Trends, American Association of Community Colleges, 2008-2009

Member I  Mississippi Board of Jailor Standards and Training, 2005-2009

10-Year Reaffirmation Committee I Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Prestonsburg Community College, Prestonsburg, KY, 2001

Accreditation Consulting Tearn I Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Baton Rouge Community College, Baton Rouge, LA, 2002

10-Year Reaffirmation Committee I Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Hill College, Hillsboro, TX, 2000

10-Year Reaffirmation Committee I Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Amarillo College, Amarillo, TX, 2000

Member I National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development, University of Texas, Austin, TX, 1997-2000 Member I Consulting Network, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, 1995-2006

Member I Mississippi Collegiate Se1vice Research and Adviso1y Committee, Mississippi State Institution of Higher Leaming, 1998-2001

Member I Southeast Academic Affairs Association, 1997-2001 Member, Chair I MDCC SACSCOC Steering Committee, 1995-1997

Member I  Executive Council, Mississippi Delta Community College, 1993-2001

MDCC College liaison I Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, 1993-2001 Member I Mississippi Association of Developmental Educators, 1993-2001

Member I  National Council of Insu·uctional Adminisu·ators, 1993-2001

Member I Mississippi Community and Junior College Academic Deans Association, 1993-2001 Member I Society of the Red Rose, 1993-2000

Member J Southwest Division of the Academy of Management, 1984-1993

Member I  National Academy of Management, 1984-1993

Selected Awards

West Star Leadership Program, The University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, TN, 2017 Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction, Phi Theta Kappa International, 2010

Alpha Theta Chi Honor Society, Mississippi State University, 2001

Participant, Alabama Master Teacher Seminar, Bevill State Community College, Jasper, AL, 2000 Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 1999

Phi Theta Kappa, MDCC, 1999

International Who's Who of Professionals, 1998 Beta Gamma Phi, UM, 1998

Phi Kappa Phi, DSU, 1991 Phi Kappa Phi, UM, 1989

Community Engagement/Involvement

Member I Greater Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce, Jackson, TN, 2023-present

Member I Madison County Master Gardeners, Jackson, TN, 2023-present

Lifetime Member I Delta State University Alumni Association, Cleveland, MS, 2023-present

Lifetime Member I University of Mississippi Alumni Association, University, MS, 2023-present

Member I Jackson-Old Hickoty Rotaty Club, Jackson, TN, 2019-present

Member I New Jacksonians, Jackson, TN, 2014-present

Certified Judge I Miss Mississippi Local Pageants, 2004-present

Member J Board of Directors, Delta Arts Alliance, Cleveland, MS, 2013-2014

Member I Delta Choral Union, Cleveland, MS, 2013-2014

Member I Board of Directors, Mississippi Retired Public Employees Association, Brandon, MS, 2013-2014

Member I Bolivar County Retired Education Personnel of Mississippi, Cleveland, MS, 2013-2014

Member/Officer J  Rotaty Club of Cleveland, Cleveland, MS, 2012-2014

Member I  Taborian Urgent Care Project, Mound Bayou, MS, 2011-2012

Member I University of Mississippi Athletic Foundation, University, MS, 2010-2014

Member J Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area, 2011-2014

Member I Greenwood-Leflore Chamber of Commerce, Greenwood, MS, 2009-2012

Member I Indianola Chamber of Commerce, Indianola, MS, 2009-2012

Member I  Moorhead Rota1y Club, Moorhead, MS, 2000-2012

Member J Mississippi Delta Law Enforcement Round Table, 1997-2012

Member I Delta Council, Stoneville, MS, 1997-2012

Member I Mississippi Delta Community College Alumni Association, Moorhead, MS, 1993-2012

Member I  Johnny Russell Scholarship Committee, Moorhead, MS, 1993-2000

Graduate I Leadership Bolivar County, Cleveland, MS, 1990

Member/Officer I Bolivar County Law Enforcement Officers Association, 1982-1984

Member/Officer I Shelby Lions Club, Shelby, MS, 1978-1981

Publications

1. Bailey, Lany (1998) A Study of the Exchange of Resources in the Work Place Utilizing the Revised Berg/Wiebe Resource Exchange Scale. Doctoral Dissertation. University of Mississippi.
2. Berger, C., Bailey, Lany G., and Johnson, B. Cooper. (1990). An Evaluation of Students' Critical l11inking Skills.
3. Bailey, Lany , Johnson, B. Cooper, Starkey, Paul L. and Kellogg, Calvin E. (1989). Health Care Workers' Knowledge and Attitudes Concerning AlDS: The Role of Sources of Information and Training. Proceedings of the Southwest Federation of Administrative Disciplines 16^th Annual Meeting, March 8-11, 104-108.
4. Bailey, Lany , Johnson, B. Cooper, Starkey, Paul L. and Kellogg, Calvin E. (1989). Health Care Workers' Knowledge and Attitudes Concerning AlDS. l11e Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association. November
5. Bailey, Lany , Johnson, B. Cooper, and Kellogg, Calvin E. (1989). An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Union and Management Strategies During a Union Organization.
6. Bailey, Lany , Johnson, B. Cooper, Starkey, Paul L. and Kellogg, Calvin E. (1989).111e Impact of In-Se1vice Training on Health Care Workers' Knowledge and Attitudes Concerning AIDS.
7. Bailey, Lany , Johnson, B. Cooper (1989). An Evaluation of Employee Participation in a Flexible/Cafeteria Plan: A Case Study.

Presentations

Presenter I Moonshot Program Grant Proposa.l Symposium, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, 2018

Presenter I MDCC Quality Enhancement Plan, Annual Meeting, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges, Louisville, KY, 2010

Presenter I MDCC Substanti11e Change Visit for GHEC, Annual Meeting, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges, New Orleans, LA, 2004

Presenter I Articulation Issues, Annual Meeting, National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development, University of Texas, Austin, TX, 2000

Presenter I Presentation for Self-Study Directors, Annual Meeting, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges, Atlanta, GA, 1999

Presenter I Articulation, Related Issues and the Uniform Numbering System in Mississi.ppi, Mississippi Advisors' Meeting, Holmes Community College, Ridgeland, MS, 1999