James E. Tomlinson, Ph.D.

"I have not striven to laugh at human actions, 
not to weep at them, nor to hate them, 
but to understand them."

Baruch Spinoza, 
Tractatus Politicus

        Married To: Suzanne Marie Furman

Bloomsburg University:  1980 - present
Some examples of my service on campus:  Department Chairperson, Graduate Program Director, Chairperson of the College of Arts and Sciences Curriculum Committee, Chairperson-Academic Grievance Board, Parliamentarian - Representative Assembly, APSCUF Legislative Affairs Committee, APSCUF Public Relations Committee,  Multi-Cultural Advisory Board, Middle States Review Steering Committee, Two-Way Street, Town-Gown Committee,  Campus Coordinator for the Communication Audit of BU,  workshops on Communication for Residence Life, Parliamentary Advisor to CGA, Represent the University on Student Recruitment Trips,  Director for Public Opinion Polls of Bloomsburg for the Town-Gown Committee, Member C-SPAN Educators, Director of the BU Archive of Political Campaign Websites,  Communication Association of Pennsylvania: Chairperson -  Interpersonal /Organizational Communication Interest Council 1998-1999: Chairperson Membership Committee, Member Executive Board, Vice-Chairperson Communication and Ethics Council 1999-2000, Treasurer 2000-2004.

Student  Advisement:
Phi Sigma Pi - the University's Honor Fraternity     

College Republicans

Recent Supervision of Student Honors Projects - 
                        Rachael Lighty (2004) - Janessa Susz (1998) - Ali McBride (2000)

Recent Recognition:

1995 - Named as an Outstanding Faculty Member - CGA Executive Board

Courses I have Taught at BU:Courses I have Taught at BU:

Argumentation, Communication for Business Professionals, Community Leadership, Interpersonal Communication,  Organizational Communication,  Political Communication, Honors/Scholars Section of Political Communication, Public Speaking, Honors/Scholars Section of Public Speaking.

Community/Professional Activities:

Wesley United Methodist Church- Chairperson Wesley Campus Ministry Committee - Secretary, Administrative Board; Founding Member Bloomsburg Toastmasters; Executive Board of the Columbia County Republican Party; member of the Executive Board of PA Citizens for John McCain (1999-2000), coached and umpired in Bloomsburg Little League for 9 years, volunteer in Columbia County Mental Health/ Mental Retardation Program, Columbia County Day Care Assn., Community Chairperson American Diabetes Association,  Communication Consultant for the Columbia/Montour Borough's Association, Consultant for the US Department of Labor (Red Rock Job Corps Center), American Society of Political Consultants-Judge for Pollie Awards, National Vietnam Veterans Coalition, Central Pennsylvania Field Representative /Spokesperson-National World War II Memorial Campaign.

Political Campaign Management     

Author of  "Organizing an Online Campaign: The Legacy of McCain2000.com" in
The Millennium Election:  Communication in the 2000 Campaign  August, 2000
Rowman and Littlefield.

Author of "Campaigning in Cyberspace: Lessons for the Net Century" in Communicating Politics: Engaging the Public in Campaign 2000 and Beyond" March 2004      

Research Project Director and Author - "Cybercitizens of the Commonwealth: How Rural and Urban Pennsylvanians Access and Use the Internet" 2000
Research grant commissioned by the State Legislature of Pennsylvania and published by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania.

Research Project Director - "Integrating Information Technology into the Communication Studies Curriculum" 2002-2003 Pennsylvania Office of Information Technology -  Link-2-Learn Grant.

Ph.D. - Public Policy Analysis

University of Delaware: 
Specialization:  Public Policy Analysis
Dissertation Title:  
"Creating a Digital Commonwealth:  The Internet Emerges as a Communication Technology in Government and Politics in Pennsylvania."

                    

M.A. - Communication

California State University - Long Beach 
Specialization:  Communication Theory:  with minors in Organizational Communication and Argumentation

National Collegiate Debate Champion - 1975

Speech Communication Undergraduate Student Award - 1975