Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP)
Program coordinators
Deanne L. Magnusson (EPFP alumnus, 1999-2000)
Lecturer and coordinator
Department of Education Policy and Administration
College of Education and Human Development
330 Wulling Hall
86 Pleasant Street S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-626-9746 (office)
e-mail:
magnu002@umn.edu
Deanne Magnusson is a lecturer and associate member of the
graduate faculty in the Department of Education Policy and
Administration (EDPA) at the University of Minnesota. In addition to
teaching and advising students, Deanne is the co-coordinator of the
Ed.D. Program for international school leaders and the higher
education Ph.D. program for a cohort of educators from Taiwan.
During the academic years 2002-2004, Deanne served as Dean, Center
for American Education, Singapore—a proprietary institution that
offers undergraduate and graduate programs in partnership with
American universities to an international body of students
throughout Asia. She currently serves as a consultant to the Center
for American Education. Prior to working and traveling throughout
Asia, Deanne was the director of continuing professional studies for
the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human
Development and a member of the Dean’s Administrative Council. In
addition to higher education, Deanne’s professional career has
included metro area leadership positions in PreK-12 school and
hospital administration. Her current academic interests include
international education, comparative education systems, and
education policy and leadership development.
Robert K. Poch
Fellow
Department of Educational Policy and Administration
Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning
University of Minnesota
330 Wulling Hall
86 Pleasant Street S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-625-5836 (office)
e-mail: pochx001@umn.edu
Bob Poch is a fellow in the Department of
Educational Policy and Administration (EdPA) and also the Department
of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning (PsTL). Bob advises graduate
students in the higher education program, teaches a graduate course
on public policy and higher education, serves as acting director of
the Postsecondary Education Research Institute (2006-07), and,
participates in curriculum development in both departments.
Prior to joining EdPA and PsTL, Bob served as assistant dean and director of student services
at the University’s General College (2004-06). He also served in
state government for sixteen years as coordinator and associate commissioner for higher education
in South Carolina (1988-96), and as director of the Minnesota Higher
Education Services Office (1996-2004). In both states, Bob took a
lead role in formulating and implementing public policies that
removed barriers to attaining collegiate education. He is the
recipient of the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education’s
Access and Equity Award and the Minnesota Minority Education
Partnership’s Ronald A. McKinley ‘All My Relations’ Award.
Bob’s research interests include higher
education public policy formulation and implementation, academic
freedom, and issues related to student access and equity. A native
Virginian, Bob is a graduate of Virginia Tech and the University of
Virginia.
Dan
Loritz (EPFP 79-80)
Vice president
University Relations
Hamline University
1536 Hewitt Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55104
651-523-2336
FAX: 651-523-2272
e-mail:
dloritz@hamline.edu
Dan Loritz is the vice president for university relations at
Hamline University. In addition, Dan is an Associate Professor in
Hamline University's Graduate School of Education where he is the
lead faculty on how public policy and related policy analysis work
impact education and schools. Prior to his role at Hamline, he spent
15 years in Minnesota state government in a variety of policy roles.
He was a policy analyst, director of government relations and an
assistant commissioner of education in the Minnesota Department of
Education. He also served an assistant commissioner for state policy
coordination in the State Planning Agency and served Governor Rudy
Perpich, Minnesota's longest serving Governor, as his director of
governmental relations and deputy chief of staff. Dan was a 1979-80
EPFP fellow in Minnesota.
Revised August 2008
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