Hong Kong America Center

Dr. Glenn Shive, Ph. D.

Email: glennshive@cuhk.edu.hk

Tel: (852) 2609-8749

Biography

Glenn Shive has been Director of the Hong Kong - America Center (HKAC) since 2000. The Center is a non-profit consortium of universities in Hong Kong that promotes educational exchanges between Hong Kong and the United States, and between China and the United States over the bridge of Hong Kong. Shive was a Fulbright scholar at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1998-99 and also served as Director of the Hong Kong office of the Institute of International Education (IIE) from 1988-91.
Shive received his Ph.D. in Chinese history in 1979 from Temple University in Philadelphia, his home town. Earlier he had studied in the Kantonschule of St Gallen Switzerland, Oxford University in the UK, the Free University in Berlin, and Taiwan Normal University in Taipei. He also did post-doctoral research at the John King Fairbank Center at Harvard University.
In addition to Hong Kong, Shive has taught at universities and administered exchange programs in “greater China,” including Shanghai, Guangzhou, Taipei and Kaohsiung. In America, Shive was assistant dean at the East West Center in Honolulu, Scholar in Residence with the Fulbright Program at the U.S. State Department in Washington DC, Policy Research Coordinator for the NETWORK, Inc. in Andover MA, the CEO of the Council of International Programs (CIP) in Washington DC, and the Director of the Board of Governors Program in Chicago Illinois.
Shive’s most recent book is Open and Distance Education in Asia Pacific Region published in 2001 by the Open University Press of Hong Kong. Shive has written, spoken and organized conferences and workshops on education, human resources, economic development, culture and technology in Asia and the United States. He has produced and narrated documentary films in and about China.

Resume

Professional Chronology

When	Where	For Whom	Position	Responsibilities
2000 - present	Hong Kong	Hong Kong - America Center, Ltd (HKAC)	Director	CEO
Summer 2000	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	National Sun Yat sen University	Senior Fulbright Consultant	Establish the Sun Yat Sen America Center (SYSAC)
1995 - 2000	Chicago, Illinois USA	Governors State University	Director, Board of Governors (BOG) Program	Academic Degree Program Administration
1998 - 1999	Hong Kong	The Chinese University of Hong Kong	Senior Fulbright Scholar	Faculty of Educ/ Assoc. Director of HKAC
1991 - 1995	Washington DC USA	Council of International Programs (CIP)	Executive Director	CEO
1988 - 1991	Hong Kong & Guangzhou, PRC	Institute of International Education	Director, China Programs	Program Development/ Office Mangmt.
1989 - 1991	Hong Kong	Centre for Asian Studies, The University of Hong Kong	Research Fellow	HK Higher Education
1986 - 1988	Washington DC USA	U. S. Information Agency	Scholar in Residence	Develop China Fulbright Progr.
1983 - 1986	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA	East West Center	Assistant Dean	Student Affairs/ Open Grant
1982	Shanghai, PRC	East China Normal University	Foreign Expert	Taught American Studies/ English Writing
1978 - 1991	Andover, Mass USA	The Network of Innovative Schools, Inc.	Policy Research Coordinator	Research School Improvement Programs in US
1979 - 1981	Cambridge Mass USA	Fairbank Center Harvard Univ	Associate in research	Chinese Education

Top

Education

When	Where	Degree	Subject	Focus
1972 - 1978	Temple University, Philadelphia PA USA	Doctorate Masters	Asian History	China, Japan, Mid-East, Ren-Reform/Europe, Communication
1974 - 1975	Taiwan Normal Univ, Taipei, Taiwan	-	Mandarin	Classical Chinese
1973 summer	Middlebury Vermont USA	-	Mandarin	Second Year
1967 - 1971	Temple University	Bachelors	Religion	Philosophy of Language
1969 - 1970	Oxford University, UK	-	Religion	L. Wittgenstein on Religion
1970 summer	Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany	-	German Philosophy	Ernst Bloch
1961 - 1967	Souderton High School, PA USA	High School	-	-
1965 - 1966	Kantonschule St. Gallen, Switzerland	-	Studied in German	Exchange Student

Top

International Education Programs Management

Fundraising among national, state, local sources, both governmental and private foundations
Philanthropy and NGO management in Asian cultural contexts
Managed annual faculty and student grants competitions
Managed annual institutional development grants competitions
Recruit and advise Asian students about study opportunities in the U.S.
Pre-departure orientations for exchangees from high school students to senior academics
Created and supervised post-doctoral program for young PhDs to turn dissertations into books
Played active role in J-visa (exchange visitor) reform with USIA in U.S.
Conducted thematic study tours in China (theater arts, secondary schools, American Studies)
Advised American graduate students on fieldwork projects in Asia
Conducted workshops and produced video materials on teaching across cultures
Program assessment and evaluation for donors
Developed internships in the U.S. for mid-career professionals from overseas
Tracked China's governmental and institutional policies and practices on study abroad
International alumni program development
Advised American universities on recruitment strategies and practices in Asia
Organized American university fairs in Asia
Developed exchanges with East Europe, NIS, Middle East and South Africa
Media and press relations
Leadership, team-building and personnel management in multi-cultural organizations.

Top

Teaching, Conferences, Publications

Taught university courses in the U.S. and China in Chinese history, Chinese philosophy, modern Japan, American foreign policy in the Pacific, American history, comparative education, interdisciplinary courses on Asian/Pacific affairs, research methodology, and English writing (to non-native speakers). Edited and published North-South Scholarly Exchange (London, Mansell, 1988) and Open and Distance Education In Asia (Open University of Hong Kong Press, 2001).
Wrote numerous articles and papers for newsletters, journals, edited books and proceedings from presentations at international conferences and seminars on education, technology, international exchanges, and U.S.- East Asian relations.

Top

Responsible for all aspects of the Board of Governors Bachelor of Arts degree program at GSU
Developed recruitment strategy and marketing materials/ increased enrollments by 56% in 4 years
Managed staff of academic advisors and adjunct instructors
Developed inter-state articulation agreements, service partnerships and credit transfer policies
Created 2+2 programs with community colleges throughout U.S.
Trained faculty in assessing portfolios of experiential learning
Consulted for American universities on developing flexible adult learning programs
Served on multi-campus academic and technology consortia in Illinois
Conducted institutional research and academic planning
Prepared program reviews for state and regional academic accreditation
Developed off-campus continuing education programs
Managed budgets and office personnel
Secured external funding from federal government and foundations for innovation projects

Top

20 years experience in developing, funding and implementing international exchange programs
Close associations with the Fulbright program in Asia, especially with greater China
Raised funds from national, state, local sources, both governmental and private foundations
Serve as CEO of consortial, non-profit US-East Asia educational exchange organization
Served as CEO of multi-national professional internship exchange program based in DC
Managed institutional, faculty and student grants competitions at national level
Recruited and advised Asian students about study opportunities in the U.S.
Developed pre-departure orientations for exchangees from high schools to senior academics
Built and supervised post-doctoral program for young PhDs to turn dissertations into books
Played active role in J-visa (exchange visitor) reform and national policy on int'l education
Conducted workshops and simulation exercises on cross-cultural communication
Produced video materials on teaching across cultures
Developed internships in the U.S. for mid-career professionals from overseas
Written on China's governmental and institutional policies and practices on study abroad
Developed international alumni programs
Promote Asia as destination for study abroad for American university students
Advised American universities on recruitment strategies and practices in Asia
Organized American university fairs in Asia
Trained advisors in academic information centers in China
Served as managing director of IIE's office in Hong Kong
Managed IIE's joint venture office in Guangzhou from early 1988 to its close in late 1989
Developed exchange programs with East Europe, NIS, Middle East and South Africa
Presented numerous papers on panels in international conferences and professional meetings
Leadership, team-building and personnel management in multi-cultural organizations.

Top

Introduced online courses into bachelor of arts degree program
Developed and taught web-based courses
Designed and developed online student support service systems
Research, consult and present on technology policymaking for universities in US and in Asia
Conducted video-conferencing seminars in US and in Asia
Developed collaborative courses using the web involving Hong Kong and US universities
Developed interactive, resource-rich websites for organizations
Created e-learnigasia.org website to track developments in online education in Asia
Presented and narrated a feature documentary film on Beijing aired on PBS stations in US
Advised US and Asian universities on collaboration strategies in online education
Consult on web-based service development for Fulbright program

Top

Obtained doctorate in modern Chinese history, with emphasis on rhetoric of Communist movement
Research on reform in Asian, especially Chinese, higher education systems
Developed Sun Yat-sen America Center in Kaohsiung, Taiwan with the NSYSU cyber-campus
Led Fulbright study tours in China in theater arts, secondary schools, American Studies.
Advised American graduate students on fieldwork projects in Asia
Developed interdisciplinary core seminar on Asia Pacific studies at the EWC
Researched philanthropy and NGO management in Asian cultural contexts
Researched open/ distance learning organizations in Asia
Presented numerous briefings in Hong Kong about contemporary China, Hong Kong, East Asia
Lived, taught, studied and managed organizations in Asia for over seven years
Developed numerous conferences, workshops and symposia in or about East Asia
Wrote numerous articles and papers for newsletters, journals, edited books and proceedings
Appear on television and radio programs
Presented papers at international meetings on comparative education, technology, international exchanges, and U.S.- East Asian relations
Taught university courses in the U.S. and China in Chinese history, Chinese philosophy, modern Japan, American foreign policy in the Pacific, American history, comparative education, interdisciplinary area studies on Asian/Pacific affairs, research methodology, and English writing for non-native speakers.
Co-edited and published North-South Scholarly Exchange (London, Mansell, 1988) and Open and Distance Education In Asia (Open University of Hong Kong Press, 2001)

Further information and references are available upon request.

Top