Glen Gummess is entering his eighth year as an instructional designer for the University of St. Francis. Gummess spearheads "technological innovations" for both the online program and in-class instruction, including various uses of multimedia and streaming video and audio. You may view a sample. He brings the experience of 12-year prior career in television and radio journalism to his work as well as 17 years in education with a focus on instructional technology. Gummess was born and raised in Los Angeles, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Southern California. He spent about 20 years in Hobbs, New Mexico, as a radio news director, television correspondent, community college technology coordinator and interim library director. He earned a masters degree in educational technology leadership from The George Washington University in 1998 before moving to Joliet in 1999. Duties include:
Gummess is married to Margo and has two children, one in college and one in high school. He is a lifelong movie buff and bookworm and enjoys outdoor activities with his family.