Board of Directors

Beth Barnett

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Ramapo College

Beth E. Barnett is the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs at Ramapo College, New Jersey’s Public Liberal Arts College. She assumed this position in July 2006. Prior to coming to Ramapo College, Dr. Barnett held the position of provost and vice president for academic affairs at The University of Scranton in Pennsylvania. Among her accomplishments at Scranton, Dr. Barnett expanded the Office for International Initiatives and Scholars, leading to increased study abroad participation and increased scholarly activities surrounding global issues; in consultation with a faculty advisory group and the Dean of the Library and Information Fluency, developed the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, servicing an expanded number of students with need of academic support and initiated the Faculty Advancement series featuring talks and discussions on issues related to teaching; promoted an integrated model (across Academic and Student Affairs and Ministry and Mission) for the First Year Experience through work with the CIC sponsored Foundations of Excellence; supervised the Fellowship Office and supported initiatives to increase medical school acceptance; and expanded faculty development opportunities to include grants for interdisciplinary, international, mentoring, applied learning and education for justice initiatives.

Dr. Barnett also served as dean of the Seidel School of Education and Professional Studies at Salisbury University in Maryland; dean of the School of Education and Human Service and graduate program coordinator for counseling at Manhattan College in New York City; and coordinator of the master’s program in motor development at Columbia University in New York City.

She received a doctor of education degree, a master of education degree and a master of arts from Columbia University; an MBA from Regis University; and a bachelor’s degree from the University System of Pennsylvania. Most of her published articles have been devoted to issue concerning childhood development, with an emphasis on language skills and motor development.