About Carine M. Feyten

Carine M. Feyten became the eleventh president and second chancellor of Texas Woman’s University — the nation’s largest university primarily for women — in July 2014. Dr. Feyten oversees a university with an annual operating budget that exceeds $236 million, serves approximately 15,000 students on campuses in Denton, Dallas and Houston, and has an annual economic impact of more than $721 million.

Dr. Feyten is both elated and humbled to serve as TWU’s president and chancellor and join the talented faculty, students and staff who have accomplished significant milestones and are serving in many roles all across this country. Working with the university’s Board of Regents, she is certain TWU will advance to even greater heights and not only continue to meet the needs of Texas but globally as well.

A native of Belgium, Dr. Feyten holds a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Education, Second Language Acquisition from the University of South Florida, and an M.A. in English, Dutch, Education and a B.A. in Germanic Philology, both from the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. An internationally recognized consultant, speaker and scholar in the field of language learning, teaching methodologies and the integration of technology in education, Dr. Feyten has authored or co-authored more than 100 journal articles, conference papers and book chapters. She previously served as dean of the College of Education, Health and Society at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Her husband, Chad Wick, is the founder and president emeritus of KnowledgeWorks, a non-profit organization that strives to create sustainable improvement in student readiness for college and careers.

Education

Ph.D. 1988. University of South Florida, Tampa (Interdisciplinary Education with an emphasis on Second Language Acquisition)
M.A. 1981. Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium (English, Dutch, Education)
B.A. 1980. Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium (Germanic Philology)

Selected Honors And Awards

Recipient of the Florence Steiner Award for Leadership in Foreign Language Education-Postsecondary from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (2001)
President of the National Network for Early Language Learning (2001-2002)
Member of the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Teaching and Learning and Tapestry Journal
Named Research Fellow with the Globalization Research Center at the University of South Florida, Tampa (2003-2006)
Recipient of the President’s Award for Faculty Excellence at the University of South Florida, Tampa (2003)

Academic Appointments

Texas Woman’s University

Since its founding in 1901, TWU has produced more than 100,000 graduates in fields vital to the growth and quality of life in Texas and has earned an outstanding reputation for scholarship, leadership and service. TWU is the nation’s largest university primarily for women and is a public university with an enrollment of approximately 15,000 students on campuses in Denton, Dallas and Houston. TWU offers more than 140 undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degree programs in the liberal arts, nursing, health sciences, business, the sciences and education.

Chancellor and President (July 2014 – Present)

Miami University in Oxford, Ohio
College of Education, Health and Society

Miami University has an enrollment of 17,550 students on its main campus and a total of 23,390 students over three campuses. The college of EHS includes 65 undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programs, an enrollment close to 3,000 students (graduate and undergraduate) on the main campus, 197 faculty and a total revenue budget of $43 million, excluding external grants, gifts and endowments.

Dean of the College of Education, Health and Society (August 2006 – June 2014)

The University of South Florida

Established in 1956, The University of South Florida is one of the largest universities in the United States. With a budget of more than $1.5 billion, USF offers 240 degree programs to approximately 48,000 students on its four campuses.

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Education (August 2002 – July 2006)
Chair of the Department of Secondary Education (1999 – 2002)
Full Professor, Department of Secondary Education (1998 – 2006)
Director of the Foreign Language Education Program (1994 – 2000)
Coordinator of Teacher Education for the Department of Secondary Education (1993 – 1999)

Career Highlights

Miami University:

Developing and launching a strategic plan focused on a holistic and sustainable approach to all aspects of administrative, faculty and student well-being. 
Leading a capital campaign that has raised more than $27 million, well above its goal of $15 million. 
Increasing enrollment and retention rates in the college, resulting in a 90 percent average retention from freshman to sophomore in the past few years. 
Attaining a college graduation rate of 81 percent, among the highest on campus. 
Significantly increasing external grant funding obtained by the college, including a $1.5 million grant as the principal investigator. 
Earning recognition from the White House for the college’s commitment to service learning and community engagement. 
Establishing strong relationships with the Ohio Governor’s Office and officials at the state level.
Leading multiple successful accreditation efforts.

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