Part-time CED Faculty, Dr. Kirstie DeBiase, Featured in Publication “Career College Central”

Dr. Kirstie DeBiase, part-time faculty in the Teacher Education Department and Academic Dean at West Coast University, discusses excellence in higher education with Career College Central. When asked what she thought career education leaders can do to improve institutional performance, DeBiase responded, “Institutional performance improvement always relies on the continuous development of its faculty members. Faculty members with coachable attitudes and growth mindsets dedicated to their own improvement and the improvement of others will always improve the institution overall because their passion will be contagious…” The full Career College Central article is available online.

Dr. DeBiase, a graduate of the College of Education’s Educational Leadership doctoral program, has just finished teaching CTED 403A Foundations of Career Technical Education, part of the Career Technical Education (CTE) Teaching Credential Program.