1. Bill Alderman Program Coordinator/Professor of Business Administration/Lead Instructor

4.  30 + years overall mining/management experience  14 years Alderman & Associates Consulting  A.A.S. Mining Technology/Engineering from Southern WV Community & Technical College  Southern Illinois University/Engineering and project management design  B.A. Business Administration/Business Administration and Marketing options from Bluefield State University  M.A. Masters of Arts in Management from Regent University Graduate School of Business  Continuing education through Leadership Studies (Higher Education Administration-Doctoral Program, Ed. D.) classes at Marshall University

5.  21 st Century in the coal mining industry needs “Next Generation” Supervisors and Managers who possess a broader range of skills to match their hands-on experience.  Skills in expert handling of massive new regulations, new mining technologies and techniques and, personnel demands while still enabling mining operations to be profitable and to meet growing consumer demand for energy.

6.  Gained a greater understanding of the practical needs of modern coal mining for INDUSTRY BUY- IN & SUPPORT  Analyzed academic competencies to meet these needs including, Management/Supervision, Sciences: Geology & Environmental Science, Leadership, Project Management, Communications, Labor Relations, Mine Law & Safety, World Economics & the Energy Sector which meets the needs of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECDOrganization for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD  In all, 23 courses.

7.  Experienced Proven Leadership to design, market, implement and improve the program  Funding: Initial Grant Sources to support course development and infrastructure to support it. Now, self-sustained and one of college’s fastest growing programs, one of the most productive and the highest wage potential college-wide.  Institutional and Industry Support  Practical, and Scalable, Instructional Delivery Methods

8.  Experienced mine managers and supervisors who are looking toward career advancement and greater effectiveness in their present roles  Average Age of MM Students: 31 median age  “Red Hats”  New High School Graduates looking to start mining careers

9.  Totally Online, Weekend college “Fastrack,” Hybrid Classes, several core and major courses are available via traditional classroom  Blackboard Vista 8 and now Blackboard Learn 9.1 for 24/7 course delivery HIGHLY VALUED by mining professionals due to highly varied work schedules  Designed into all online classes, high levels of learner participation via discussions, position paper defenses, group chat sessions, interactive video.

10.  Yearly Enrollments/Increase each year since its inception in 1999  Graduates/75% successful completion rate  Graduate Prospects continual increases each term (Dec and May)  Currently, 180 students covering 5 states and international interest.

11.  Meets critical time management requirements for all leaners  Allows class members to share valuable mining-specific experiences, applied practices and hard-learned lessons as well as their observations which have been put into immediate use.  Allows instructors to be more intimately involved in the learning process ( especially with learners new to online instruction), to be easily available to answer questions and to counsel learner’s with unique instructional issues.

12.  Blackboard Collaborate anticipated to becoming “on line” Fall 2013…will enable web conferencing capabilities, mobile collaboration, instant messaging, and voice authoring.  Expanded Lecture Capture integration for 24/7 access to instructor lectures, guest presentations and, learner projects to be shared.  Blackboard Mobile, Spring 2013 roll-out for smart phone access.

14.  Fully accredited Associates Degree Program  Model for departmental online program growth and excellence.  Learner Feedback  Coal Mining Company Feedback

17.  Bill.Alderman@southernwv.edu  (304) 896-7381  http://www.southernwv.edu/?q=programs/mine- management