1. Bruce Kingma was born on October 4,1961 and is an American economist and academic entrepreneur, who since 1988 has taught and worked in the United States, Canada, and New Zealand.
22 Facts About Bruce Kingma
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Bruce Kingma is currently working as a Professor of Entrepreneurship at Syracuse University, with joint appointments in the Martin J Whitman School of Management and School of Information Studies.
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Bruce Kingma is the former Associate Provost for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the former Associate Dean of the iSchool, Syracuse University.
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Bruce Kingma attended Thornton Fractional South High School in Lansing, Illinois.
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In 1983, Bruce Kingma graduated from the University of Chicago with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Economics with honors.
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Bruce Kingma then moved to Rochester to pursue a PhD in economics from the University of Rochester and graduated in 1989.
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Bruce Kingma is currently working as a professor at Syracuse University in the iSchool and School of Management.
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Bruce Kingma then moved to Albany to work as Associate Professor for the School of Information Science and Policy at the University of Albany.
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Bruce Kingma joined Syracuse University in the year 2000, as the Associate Dean of the School of Information Studies.
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Bruce Kingma founded the WISE education consortium - a partnership of 15 universities worldwide committed to quality online education.
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In 2007, Bruce Kingma served as the Provost for Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Community Engagement at Syracuse University, a title which he held for 6 years.
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Major programs started under Provost Bruce Kingma's leadership raised over $350m in external funding.
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From 2010 to 2013, Bruce Kingma was a contributor to the Institute of Museum and Library Services-funded Lib-Value project measuring the return on investment of academic libraries.
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Bruce Kingma originated the Syracuse Model of Entrepreneurship Education, one of the first universities to focus on helping students start ventures.
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Bruce Kingma is the founder of the award-winning WISE Consortium in 2002 which was the first international consortium of universities in online education.
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Bruce Kingma received the Sloan Consortium Award for Excellence in Online Teaching and Learning, Effective Practice Award in 2006.
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In 2008, Bruce Kingma received the American Distance Education Consortium National Award for Excellence in Distance Education.
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In 2011, Bruce Kingma received the Leavey Award for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education.
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In 2015, Bruce Kingma received the Deshpande Foundation Award for Excellence in Curriculum Innovation in Entrepreneurship Education.
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Bruce Kingma has been on the Board of Directors of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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Bruce Kingma was a member of the External Review Panel of the American Library Association, Committee on Accreditation.
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Bruce Kingma has been an iCorps Program Reviewer for the National Science Foundation.