Scott Powell:
CLASS OF 1994
Eastern High SchoolClass of 1994
Beaver, OH
Vern Riffe Joint Vocational High SchoolClass of 1994
Piketon, OH
Scott's Story
Scott M. Powell is an award-winning educator, published author, and global traveler. A recipient of Ivy Tech Community College's President's Award for Excellence in Instruction, Carroll Shaver Student Advocacy Award, and National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Award, he has proven himself a leader in higher education championing global studies. In addition to teaching at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, he serves as global studies coordinator at the Terre Haute campus.
Powell’s expertise has reached all corners of Indiana. He has served two terms as chairperson and one as current vice-chair of Ivy Tech’s statewide social science curriculum committee; he was a presidential appointee to the inaugural statewide faculty council; and a three-time president of Ivy Tech Terre Haute’s faculty senate. Powell is the creator of the Terre Haute campus’ Global Studies Council, and annually organizes events promoting the global studies certificate. Powell is also is a recipient of the (CIBER) faculty development grant to teach and develop a study abroad program. He leads study abroad trips around the world, including Europe and ...Expand for more
Central America. He holds a certificate from Indiana University’s Institute for Curriculum and Campus Internationalization and has been a participant in the Global Learning Across Indiana Initiative.
An alumnus of Ohio University and Shawnee State University, Powell has a Ph.D. in cultural studies in education, a master’s in sociology, significant graduate coursework in history at Indiana State University, and bachelor’s degrees in history and social science. He has years of teaching experience at several types of institutions of higher education, including community college, university, and private liberal arts institutions. In addition to being a full professor at Ivy Tech, he serves as a lecturer teaching upper division courses in Indiana State University's Multidisciplinary Studies Program and serves as lead instructor for several courses in St. Mary-of-the-Woods's Woods Online program, including upper division courses in research methods and social theory He is a regular presenter at national conferences in multiple fields, including sociology, education, and criminal justice. He has authored books, presentations, and other works on a variety of topics.
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