Matthew Bodie, M.A.
Leadership | Learning | Service

  
 

Career Summary

  
 
Matthew Bodie serves as team leader of Learning Resources at St. Petersburg College (SPC). He is campus administrator of two tutoring facilities, supporting a wide range of academic disciplines, and he manages their staff, schedules, curriculum, programming, and outreach.

Noted for his creative, thoughtful, and witty delivery, Matthew also designs and teaches courses and workshops in research, writing, and technology. Additionally, he co-chairs the Quality Enhancement Committee and thereby champions the critical thinking initiative, a required part of the college's action plan for continued accreditation with SACS.

Previously, Matthew served as campus librarian at SPC, maintaining personnel and facilities management, public service, and instructional responsibilities. In the private sector, he managed a specialty communications firm, for over a decade, overseeing and performing business research, copywriting, and copyediting for a widely diverse national client base. Simultaneous to that position, he served as an adjunct librarian at Eckerd College.

Matthew's goal is to engage students in learning, both inside and outside of the classroom, challenging them to critically read, think about, and create information in a way that will improve their core skills, whether working in an academic or professional environment.

 
 

Education

 
 
M.A. in Library & Information Science with English, Rhetoric & Composition minor
Graduated magna cum laude 12/2002
University of South Florida – Tampa, FL
  
 
B.A. in Mass Communications with English/Literature minor
Graduated cum laude 5/1995
University of South Florida – Tampa, FL
  A.A. in General Education/Communication
Graduated 7/1992
St. Petersburg Junior College – St. Petersburg, FL

 
 

Experience

 
 
Team Leader | Librarian, Learning Resources, St. Petersburg College
Clearwater, FL - 7/2011-Present

  • Manage two academic tutoring facilities (Writing Studio & Learning Support Center) and their employees, schedules, programs, budgets, public relations/ partnerships, and space-design issues.
  • Hire, evaluate, supervise, and collaborate with staff comprised of more than a total of 20 instructional specialists, student-peer tutors, and volunteers.
  • Collaborate with administrators (i.e. provosts, deans, dept. managers) on designing spaces and programs to meet the needs of students.
  • Work with faculty to integrate learning resources and services into instructional programs.
  • Manage and lead workshops to teach students how to enhance their research, writing, and technology skills.
  • Deliver online research instruction and support for courses across the disciplines, using ANGEL learning management system, LibGuides, and other technology.
  • Perform research and information services for students and faculty.
  • Co-chair Quality Enhancement Committee as resource specialist to the college-wide critical thinking initiative.
  
 
Adjunct Professor, St. Petersburg College
Clearwater, FL/eCampus - 3/2009-Present

  • Teach and design curriculum for the following courses in face-to-face, blended, and online modalities:
    • English Composition I (ENC 1101)
    • English Composition II (ENC 1102)
    • Basic Computer & Information Literacy (CGS 1070),
    • Electronic Research Strategies (LIS 1002), and
    • Introduction to Internet as Research Tool (LIS 2004).
 
  Librarian | Interim Program Director*, St. Petersburg College
Tarpon Springs, FL - 10/2008-6/2011
  • Managed/co-managed support staff, adjunct librarians, and student assistants (14 employees in total) to successfully perform information and instructional services, collection development, and technology management, among other routine and special duties.
  • Managed weekly personnel schedules and oversaw related budgets.
  • Coordinated the campus schedule for, marketed, designed, and assessed 100+ yearly course-integrated sessions on Information Literacy competencies and general research, writing, and critical thinking skills.
  • Taught as many as 80 course-integrated sessions a year (approximately 1,500 students).
  • Strengthened library collection in areas related to Languages and Literature, Education, Sciences, Math, and Business.
  • Managed public relations for college-wide common reading program.
  • Co-chaired Quality Enhancement Committee as resource specialist to the college-wide critical thinking initiative.
  • Provided research and information services to students, at least 15 hours a week, both on-ground and online (e.g., reference desk, Ask-A-Librarian, and course embedding).

    *Note: Served as interim program director from November 2010-February 2011; however, many management responsibilities were expected during the full tenure.
  
 
Library Director, Everest University
Tampa, FL – 7/2008-10/2008
  • Managed support staff and oversaw all library operations.
  • Instructed a culturally and developmentally diverse population of students in applying Information Literacy competencies to perform academic research.
  • Created print and digital promotional and instructional content related to library and information services.
  • Worked with faculty and administration to make relevant information resources available.
 
 
Adjunct Librarian, Eckerd College
St. Petersburg, FL – 7/2001-8/2008
  • Supervised library support staff, functioning as librarian in charge.
  • Performed reference and research services for students, faculty and community patrons, both on-ground and online.
  • Taught students Information Literacy skills in individual and group settings.
  • Created and designed instructional materials for print and Web.
 
 
Creative Services Director, Max Communications, Inc.
Tampa, FL – 7/1995-7/2011*

  • Managed and performed sales presentations, client consultations, research, writing, editing, and production related to marketing communications for a diverse client base across the U.S. in a wide variety of industries. Clients included regional, national, and international accounts, such as Humane Society, JC Penney, Millennium Hotels & Resorts, NAPA Auto Parts, and YMCA.
  • Trained, directed, and scheduled staff to perform writing, production and distribution of marketing materials.
  • Conceptualized and instituted business information research services as a way to monitor and analyze market trends, competitive intelligence, consumer behavior and other related research for use in consulting, building marketing strategies, and ultimately creating marketing communications for new and existing clients.
  • Performed original cataloging for and managed audio library of over 5,000 recordings.
  • Created and designed marketing collateral, including proposals, correspondence, product data sheets, instructional materials, recorded demos, brochures and Web content.

    *Note: Served the final three years in this position in a freelance capacity.
 
 

Committee Work

 
 
  • Co-Chair, Quality Enhancement Committee and Critical Thinking Initiative, SPC, 2011-Present.
  • Member, Editorial Board, Meta: Interdisciplinary Journal of SPC, 2011-Present.
  • Member/Researcher, Student Life Plan Committee, SPC, 2011-2012.
  • Chair, One Book, One College common reading program, SPC, 2009-2011.
  • Curriculum Designer, Course Redesign Team for CGS 1070: Basic Computer & Information Literacy, SPC, 2009-2011.
  • Member, Collection Development Policy Committee, SPC, 2009-2010.
  • Member, Academic Roundtable on Critical Thinking, SPC, 2009.
  
 

Presentations

 
 
 
 

Technical Skills

 
 
 
 

Affiliations

 
 
  • American Library Association
  • Association of College and Research Libraries
  • Suncoast Information Specialists
  • Special Library Association