Resume

• 2016

  Minneapolis and Saint Paul

  Minnesota

  The College of Community Studies and Public Affairs was founded July 1

  2016 and brings together the School of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice and the Departments of Human Services

  Psychology

  Social Work

  and Public and Nonprofit Leadership.

  Dean

  College of Community Studies and Public Affairs

  Metropolitan State University

• 2011

  Minnesota Evaluation Association

  Metropolitan State University

  The Mission of Minnesota Evaluation Association (MN EA) is to promote and improve the theory

  practice

  understanding and use of evaluation and its contribution to the community. The purpose of this organization is to:\n1) Promote evaluation as an integral component of human services

  education

  health

  criminal justice

  and other fields.\n2) Promote the understanding

  use and benefit of evaluation results in organizational planning and program improvement.\n3) Provide a regional

  interdisciplinary forum for professional development

  networking and exchange of ideas related to evaluation and local evaluation issues. \n4) Promote dialogue among evaluation stakeholders (evaluators

  funders

  consumers) about the benefits of evaluation research.

  Minnesota Evaluation Association

  Community Liaison

  Northwest Area Foundation

• 2008

  Dispute Resolution Center

  For over 25 years

  DRC has provided:\n\nmediation to help individuals

  families

  neighbors

  government agencies

  businesses

  muniicipalitiess and community groups resolve a variety of issues.\n\nrestorative processes to help individuals and communities harmed by crime.\n\nprofessional training to volunteers who serve as mediators in community settings as well as in the conciliation

  family and housing courts of our county court system.\n\neducational sessions about mediation

  restorative justice and conflict resolution skills for schools businesses and organizations

  and professional continuing education for practicing mediators and those wanting to learn basic skills.

  Dispute Resolution Center

• 1994

  St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church

  St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church

  Director

  Master of Public and Nonprofit Administration

  Metropolitan State University offers an affordable and management-oriented master's degree in public administration and nonprofit management. All students have experience in the field

  and all instructors are active practitioners. This degree program focuses explicitly on strategic management and creative innovation in serving the public interest.

  Metropolitan State University

• 1988

  St. Alphonsus Catholic Church

  Brooklyn Center

  MN

  Director of Religious Education

  St. Alphonsus Catholic Church

  Ph.D.

  Concentration: Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education

  Educational Policy and Administration

• 1986

  Master of Arts

  Theology

• 1977

  St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church

  Northwest Area Foundation

  St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church

  Master of Arts

  Catechetics and Liturgy

• 1972

  YMCA Camp Menogyn

  YMCA Camp Menogyn

• 1969

  Bachelor of Arts

  Philosophy

• 000

  Research and Evaluation Lead

  \tDesigned and managed evaluations of large-scale programs including more than 60 communities across eight states

  with total program expenditures projected at $200

  000.\n\tLed the development and completion of three multi-state surveys of social capital

  with sample sizes ranging from 1900 to 4

  providing a unique data set for understanding the effects of social connection on economic and community development.\n\tCoordinated maintenance and updating of highly acclaimed poverty indicators website

  including selection of new indicators (see http://www.indicators.nwaf.org/).\n\tLed staff

  community leaders

  and external advisors in development of 13-site documentation system to track poverty reduction activities and results

  including indicators selection and web-based data collection.

  Northwest Area Foundation

  Professor

  Francis J. Schweigert

  Ph.D.\nDirector

  Master of Public and Nonprofit Administration (MPNA) Programs\nProfessor

  College of Management\nMetropolitan State University\n1501 Hennepin Avenue\nMinneapolis

  MN 55403

  Metropolitan State University

• Management

  Training

  Program Evaluation

  People Skills

  Pastoral Theology

  Board Development

  Program Management

  Nonprofits

  Teaching

  Utilization

  Volunteer Management

  Community Development

  Leadership Development

  Evaluation Design

  Community Outreach

  Non-profits

  Program Development

  Conflict Resolution

  Public Speaking

  Research

  Schweigert

  Frank