Dr. Carson Castleman

Biography

Professional Experience

• Indiana Wesleyan University, June 2004 – September 2023
  Vice President, Student Experience & External Relations
  Vice President, Regional Education & External Relations
  Vice President, Regional Education & Innovation
  Associate Vice President
  Regional Dean
  Director for Faculty Recruitment
  Regional Coordinator of Student Services, Indiana Wesleyan University
• Chief Enrollment Officer, Nazarene Theological Seminary
• Director of Annual Giving, Mount Vernon Nazarene University
• Assistant Director of Admissions, Mount Vernon Nazarene University
• HR Administrator, PetSmart

Professional Affiliations

• Peer Reviewer, Higher Learning Commission
• Dissertation Committee Member, Capella University
• Dissertation Committee Member, Liberty University
• Dissertation Committee Member, Indiana Wesleyan University
• Dissertation/Project Chair, Indiana Wesleyan University
• Secretary & Founding Board Member, GROW Network
• Member, Personnel Subcommittee, CAPS Growth Task Force
• Board Member, Multicultural Enrichment Committee
• Board Member, General Board for the Church of the Nazarene
• Board Member, Eastern Kentucky District Advisory Board
• Board Member, Generations Church
• Member & Secretary, Women of Refugee National Board
• Member, Northern Kentucky Emergency Shelter Board
• Chair, Crisis Behavioral Intervention Team

Awards and Recognitions

• Presidential Leadership Award, Indiana Wesleyan University, 2023
• President’s Award for Meritorious Service, Indiana Wesleyan University, 2011, 2016

Publications

• Developed and wrote the articles of incorporation for Non-Profit Organization  
• Developed course curriculum for LEA 374 “Working with Teams”  
• Developed course curriculum for Leadership in Human Services 
• Developed course curriculum for Organizational Leadership 
• Developed “The Power of Wow, Customer Service Training”  
• Authored Dissertation, “A comparative analysis of faith integration onsite verses online” 
• Developed course curriculum for “ALICE” Training for IWU 
• Authored Online Faculty Orientation for IWU
• Authored Onsite Faculty Orientation for IWU

Community Building & Fundraising

• Co-Chair, Top Prospects for “Bring Us Home” Campaign, Northern Kentucky Homeless Shelter — $4.6 Million Campaign
• Chair, Homeless to Hopeful Gala — $300,000+ Campaign
• Steering Committee Member, GROW Network — $100,000+ Campaign
• Military Grant, Awarded $544,000 for IWU National & Global

Presentations

• CAHEA Conference, Atlanta, GA. Presented a plenary session on Caring for the Adult Learner. (Presenter)
• University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH. Golden Nuggets of Leadership in the 21^st Century.  (Guest Lecturer)
• National Association of Branch Campus Administrators Conference, Orlando, FL. Presented a plenary session on Student Care for the Adult Learner.  (Presenter)
• HLC (Higher Learning Commission) Conference, Chicago, IL. Presented a plenary session on Attracting, Refining, Evaluating, and Igniting Faculty.  (Presenter)
• CAHEA Conference, Overland Park, KS. Presented a plenary session on  
• Recruiting, Retaining, and Developing Adjunct Faculty.  (Presenter)
• Midwest Scholar’s Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana.  Presented a session on Hiring Faculty.  Facilitated interactive session in which attendees were grouped into work groups and they participated in team building exercises. (Presenter)
• Michigan Winter Retreat, Chapman Church of the Nazarene, facilitated on communication, goal setting, spiritual growth, purity, and compatibility. (Guest Facilitator)
• Indiana Wesleyan University, College of Adult and Professional Studies.  Initially introduce faculty candidates to the university and train new faculty recruiters. (Director of Faculty Recruitment)
• East Ohio District Church of the Nazarene. Facilitated a session titled, “A Case for a Christian College.” (Facilitator)

Degrees

• Northern Kentucky University, B.A. in Communication/English, 1996
• Liberty University, M.A. in Religion and Counseling, 2002
• Capella University, Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Administration, 2013
• Indiana Wesleyan University, M.S. in Human Resource Management, 2020
• Indiana Wesleyan University, Master of Business Administration, 2023