CALVIN HENRY EASTERLING
EMAIL: [email protected]
EDUCATION
McMurry University, Abilene, Texas
B. A. Degree – 1972 (Dean's List)
Major:
Sociology
Minor:
Spanish
Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
M.A. Degree – 1974 (President's Honor Roll)
Major:
Sociology
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas (Perkins School of
Theology)
M.Div. Degree - 1978
Major:
Theology
Served Pastoral Internship at First United Methodist Church, Crawford, Texas, 1977
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas Ph.D. Degree –
1992 (High Honors)
Major:
Sociology
Minors:
Computer Science
Higher Education Administration
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Sayre, Oklahoma
Taught New Testament Survey
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
Taught Statistics as Doctoral Teaching Fellow Research Analyst
El Centro College, Dallas, Texas
Taught Sociology
Brookhaven College, Carrollton, Texas
Taught Sociology
Rogers State University, Claremore, Oklahoma
Taught Sociology
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Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Taught Sociology
Azusa School of Ministry, Tulsa,
Oklahoma Dean, 1996-97
Dean & Taught New and Old Testament
Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma
1990 to Present
Tenured Professor of Sociology Director of
Institutional Research, Assessment Director, Faculty
Hiring Coordinator, ePortfolio Administrator
Victory Bible Institute, Tulsa, Oklahoma
2010 to Present
Instructor of Hermeneutics
Victory Christian Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
1999 to Present
Superintendent of Sunday School
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Lorena United Methodist Church,
Lorena, Texas (Suburb of Waco)
Led Waco District in Additions and Baptisms
June, 1974 to January, 1978
Position:
Pastor
First United Methodist Churches,
Erick, Oklahoma, and Liberty, Oklahoma
Led Altus District in Additions and Baptisms
June, 1978 to June, 1980
Position:
Pastor
First Love Christian Fellowship,
Elk City, Oklahoma
August 1980 to October, 1984
Position:
Founder and Senior Pastor
First Love Christian School
Elk City, Oklahoma
August, 1981 to October, 1984
Position:
Founder and Administrator
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PROFESSIONAL
Applied for and received two grants: National Institutes of Health and ORU Intramural Grant,
both used to purchase datafrom Statistics Canada.
Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers(IEEE) Computer Society. 2007 to
Present.
Selected "Who's Who Among America's Teachers," 1997-1998.
May 27, 1998.
1993-1994 Oral Roberts University "Scholar of the YearAward" Recipient.
April 5, 1994.
Recipient of the Oral Roberts University School of Arts and Sciences "Top Dog Award" for
Excellence in Organization and Leadership Skills. Awarded by Dr. Ralph Fagin, March 6, 1996.
1996-1997 Oral Roberts University School of Arts and Sciences "Faculty Service Award."
April 8, 1997.
1995-1996 President of the Oral Roberts University Faculty Assembly.
Chair, Community Relations Committee, Oral RobertsUniversity, 1997, 1998.
President, Oklahoma Sociological Association,1996-1998.
Alpha Kappa Delta, National Honor Society in the Field of Sociology, Since 1972.
Ordained United Methodist Minister by Bishop W. McFerrinStowe, Ft. Worth, Texas, May,
1975.
Dean, Azusa School of Ministry, Tulsa, Oklahoma,1996-1997 (Principal Author of the
Official School Catalog).
Sunday School Superintendent, Higher Dimensions FamilyChurch, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1994-1997.
Adult Bible Class Teacher, Higher Dimensions Family Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1995-1997.
Sunday School Superintendent, Victory Christian Center,Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1999-Present.
Recipient for ORU of the 2007 CHEA Award for Institutional Progress in Student Learning
Outcomes. Washington, D.C.,2007.
Featured in Campus Technology, March, 2007.
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Publications and Presentations
Eddy, John Paul, & Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1985). Improving Foreign Student Language Skills
and Cultural Appreciation. In Eddy, John Paul & Associates (Eds.), International Education and
Student Development Applications. Minneapolis, Minnesota.Burgess Publishing Company.
Eddy, John Paul, & Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1986).Substance Abuse and Suicide Implications:
Family Intervention in School Situations. Emotional First Aid Journal, 3(1).
Eve, Susan Brown, Easterling, Calvin Henry, & Jones, John. (1990). Use of Health Care Services
by Older Adults in theUnited States and Great Britain. Abstracted in Sociological Abstracts,
Supplement 90S22393, July, 71.
Eve, Susan Brown, Easterling, Calvin Henry, Jones, John, and Pillai, Vijayan. (1990). A
Comparison of the Use of Health Care Services by Older Adults in the United States, Canada,
andGreat Britain. A Paper Presented to the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of
America, Boston,Massachusetts.
November 16-20.
Eve, Susan Brown, Easterling, Calvin Henry, & Jones, John. (1990). Use of Health Care Services
by Older Adults in theUnited States and Great Britain. A Paper Presented to the XIIth World
Congress of Sociology, International Sociological Association, Madrid, Spain. July 9-13.
Eve, Susan Brown, Easterling, Calvin Henry, Jones, John, and Pillai, Vijayan. (1990). A
Comparison of the Use of Health Care Services by Older Adults in the United States, Canada,
andGreat Britain. Abstracted in The Gerontologist, 30. SpecialIssue.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1990). "Expect a Miracle" of Salvation. Abundant Life.
November/December.
Eve, Susan Brown, Davidson, Jeannette R., Easterling, Calvin Henry, & Jones, John. (1990). A
Comparison of Health and Use of Health Care Services by Older Minorities of Color and Nonminorities in the United States and Great Britain. A Paper Presented to The Second
International Conference on the Future of Adult Life, The Leeuwenhorst Centre, The
Netherlands. July4- 8.
Eve, Susan Brown, Pillai, Vijayan, Easterling, Calvin Henry,and Jones, John D. (1990). A
Comparison of the Use of Physicians and Hospitals by Older Adults in Great Britain, Canada,
and the United States: Final Report. Washington, D.C. AndrusFoundation.
Eve, Susan Brown, Pillai, Vijayan, Easterling, Calvin Henry,and Jones, John. (1991). Use of
Medical Services by Older Adults in Canada, Great Britain, and the United States. A Paper
Presented in a Poster Session to the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Gerontological
Association, Toronto, Ontario. October23-27.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1991). Education in the Context of a Pluralistic Society. A Multicultural Workshop Presented to the Faculty and Administration of the Jenks Independent
School District, Jenks, OK. November. Approximately 200 PeopleAttended. Presentation Was
Made Available on Videotape to All 800 Employees. Fulfilled Multi-cultural Education
Requirement of Oklahoma House Bill 1017.
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Eve, Susan Brown, Easterling, Calvin Henry, & Pillai, Vijayan. (1991). Use of Health Care Services
by Older Adults in theUnited States, Canada, and Great Britain. A Paper Presented to the
American Sociological Association, Cincinnati, OH. August23-27.
Eve, Susan Brown, Easterling, Calvin Henry, & Jones, John. (1991). Use of Health Care Services
by Older Adults in theUnited States and Great Britain. Abstracted in Abstracts of theCanadian
Gerontological Association, March.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1992). The DevelopmentallyDisabled Elderly: Issues and Implications.
A Paper Presented to the Oklahoma Sociological Association, Stillwater, Oklahoma, and
published in the Proceedings of the Oklahoma Sociological Association, 1992. Ada, Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Sociological Association.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1992). The Sociologist as OnePossible Expression of the Project of
Possessing the World Through Knowledge: A Critical Review of Ian Craib's Existentialism and
Sociology: A Study of Jean-Paul Sartre. A Paper Presented to the Southwestern Sociological
Association and Southwestern Social Science Association, Austin, TX. March.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1993). Comparative Health CareSystems in the United States, Great
Britain, and Canada: Implicationsfor American Public Policy. A Paper Presented to the
Oklahoma Sociological Association, Arrowhead Lodge, Canadian, Oklahoma, and published in
the 1993 Proceedings of the Oklahoma Sociological Association. Ada, Oklahoma. Oklahoma
Sociological Association.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1993). Wrote the Foreword to a Monograph, Higher Education
Perspectives for Leaders, by Eddy, John Paul, of the University of North Texas.Easterling,
Calvin Henry. (1993). The Developmentally Disabled Elderly in Canada: Access to Health
Care and Social Services.
A Paper Presented to Conference on the Canadian Health Care
System, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth, Texas.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1993). Organizer and Chair of the Thematic Session, "Citizenship,
Marx, and Sociology," of the Southwestern Sociological Association and the SouthwesternSocial
Science Association, New Orleans, Louisiana. March.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1993). A Critical Discussion ofMarx's A Manifesto of the Communist
Party. A Paper Presented to the Southwestern Sociological Association and Southwestern Social
Science Association, New Orleans, Louisiana. March.
Eve, Susan Brown, Davidson, Jeannette R., Jones, John D., and Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1993).
A Comparison of Health and Use of Health Care Services by Older Minorities of Colour in the
United States and Great Britain. Published in Theory, Cultureand Society: Proceedings of the
Future of Adult Life, Second International Conference.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1994). Thorstein Veblen Revisited:A Hermeneutical Analysis of The
Theory of the Leisure Class. In 1994 Proceedings of the Oklahoma Sociological Association.
Lawton, Oklahoma. Oklahoma Sociological Association.
Participated in a Panel Discussion Entitled "Racism on Campus," Jointly Sponsored by the Oral
Roberts University HonorsSociety and Psi Chi Rho, the Psychology Club. April 12, 1994.
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Appeared as Guest on Richard and Lindsay Roberts' "A New Perspective" Television Program.
The Topic Was "CopycatSuicides in the Wake of the Death of Kurt Cobain of the Alternative
Rock Group 'Nirvana.'" The Two Programs Aired Nationwide April 21and 22, 1994.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1994). Introduction to the Sociological Perspective. New
York. Whittier Publications. (Second printing, 1996).
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1994). Culture:the Tapestry of Life. New York. Whittier
Publications. (Second Printing,1997).
Eve, Susan Brown, Pillai, Vijayan, Easterling, Calvin Henry,and Jones, John D. (1994). Use of
Health Care Services by Older Adults in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. A Book
Chapter in Eve, Susan Brown, Havens, Betty, and Ingram,Stanley
R. (Eds.). The Canadian Health Care System: Lessons for the United States. Denton, Texas.
University of North TexasPress.
Easterling, Calvin Henry and Eve, Susan Brown. (1994). Older Canadians with Developmental
Disabilities: Access to HealthCare and Social Services. A Book Chapter in Eve, Susan Brown,
Havens, Betty, and Ingram, Stanley R.(Eds.). The Canadian Health Care System:Lessons for the
United States. Denton, Texas. University of North Texas Press.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1995). Grace Doth Much More Abound: A Kinder, Gentler Christian
Education. Christian EducationTraining Seminar, Higher Dimensions Family Church, Tulsa,
Oklahoma. July 8.
Easterling, Calvin Henry, Appeared as Expert on "Extremist Groups" During the Five O'clock
News on Channel 2 NBCAffiliate in Tulsa, April 21, 1995.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1995). Beyond Teaching Vs. Research:A Postmodern Glance at Three
Academic Orientations. A Paper Presented to the Southwestern Sociological Association and
Southwestern Social Science Association, Dallas, Texas, March23.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1995). The Canadian Developmentally Disabled Elderly. A Paper
Presented to the SouthwestAssociation for Canadian Studies in Fort Worth, Texas, February 24.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1995). Organizer and Chair of the Thematic Session, "Contemporary
Sociological Theory," of the Southwestern Sociological Association and the SouthwesternSocial
Science Association, Dallas, Texas, March 22-25.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1995). After Calvin and HobbEs:Social Theory from Martineau to
Foucault. Tulsa, Oklahoma. Center for Social Policy.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1996). Organizer and Chair of the Thematic Session, "Contemporary
Sociological Theory," of the Southwestern Sociological Association and the SouthwesternSocial
Science Association, Houston, Texas, March 20-23.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1996). Social Theory: The Searchfor Understanding. New York.
McGraw-Hill.
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Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1996). Minority Group Relations. Guilford, Connecticut. Brown and
BenchmarkPublishers.
Easterling, Calvin Henry, Appeared as Expert on "MinorityGroup Relations" During the Six
O'clock News on Channel 8 in Tulsa, December 18, 1996.
Easterling, Calvin Henry, Appeared as Expert on "MinorityGroup Relations" During the Six
O'clock News on Channel 8 in Tulsa, January 13, 1997.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1997). Health Care Systems. The Encyclopedia of Social Issues. New
York. Marshall CavendishCorp.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1997). Information. TheEncyclopedia of Social Issues. New York.
Marshall Cavendish Corp.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1997). Demographics, Canada. The Encyclopedia of Social Issues. New
York. Marshall CavendishCorp.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1997). Women's Liberation Movement. The Encyclopedia of Social
Issues. New York. MarshallCavendish Corp.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1997). Oklahoma City Bombing. The Encyclopedia of Social Issues.
New York. Marshall CavendishCorp.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1997). Demographics, United States. The Encyclopedia of Social
Issues. New York. MarshallCavendish Corp.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1997). School Busing. TheEncyclopedia of Social Issues. New York.
Marshall Cavendish Corp.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1997). Gerontology. TheEncyclopedia of Social Issues. New York.
Marshall Cavendish Corp.
Easterling, Calvin Henry, Phillips, Brenda D., and Nation, Pat. (1997). Women in Sociology: Past
and Present. New York.Whittier Publications.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1997). The Spinning Wheels of Treatment Programs: The Pursuit of
Undomesticated Waterfowland Playing Violin as the Empire Unravels. A Paper Presented to
the Southwestern Sociological Association and Southwestern Social Science Association, New
Orleans, Louisiana, March 28.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1997). Beyond Teaching Versus Research: A Postmodern Glance at
Three Academic Orientations.The Oklahoma Sociologist. Publication of the Oklahoma
Sociological Association.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1997). Codependency Counseling: A Course for Churches. A
Publication of Oral RobertsUniversity.
Easterling, Calvin Henry and Swearingen, Scott, Universityof Texas-Austin. (1998) The Real
Bring: School Busing and the American Civil Rights Movement. A Paper Presented to the
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Southwestern Sociological Association and SouthwesternSocial Science Association, Corpus
Christi, Texas, March 20.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1998). The Oral Roberts University Assessment Model. A Poster
Presentation to the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities Assessment Workshop,Taylor
University, Upland, Indiana, October 14.
Easterling, Calvin Henry and Olinske, Jaime. (1999). Making Cents: Gender Differences in
Postsecondary Faculty Salaries. A Paper Presented to the Southwestern Sociological
Associationand Southwestern Social Science Association, San Antonio, Texas, April 2.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1999). The SociologicalEnterprise. Acton Massachusetts. Copley
Publishing.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (2000). The Social Costs ofTreatment Programs. The Journal of Religion
and Health. Volume 39, No.1.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (2002). School Busing Ends inNorth Carolina. Great Events: 1900-2001.
Salem Press. Pasadena, California.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (2002) How Are We Doing and How Can We Get Better? Assessment
Presentation to the Faculty of LivetsOrd University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (2002) How Are We Doing and How CanWe Get Better? Assessment
Presentation to the Faculty of Peniel College of Higher Education. Brentwood, Essex, United
Kingdom.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (2003). The ORU AssessmentCatalog. Presentation to the Oklahoma
Association for Institutional Research and Planning. Rose State College. Midwest City,
Oklahoma. October 10.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (2004). Editor. Lucifer’s Flood.(Linda Rios Brook, Author). Creation
House Publishers. Lake Mary, Florida.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (2004). ePortfolio: Enhancement of Learning and Assessment.
Presentation to the Association for Institutional Research Annual Forum. Boston,
Massachusetts.June 1.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (2004). Editor. Comfort orCommitment. (Alva Jackson Nester, Author).
Tulsa, Oklahoma. Voice of Thanksgiving Publishers.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (2004). Editor. The Three Children on the Front Row. (Alice
Benevides, Author). Voice ofThanksgiving Publishers.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (2004). ePortfolio: Enhancement of Learning and Assessment.
Presentation to the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities Assessment Conference.
Calvin College. Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (2005). Terrorism: Practice and Countermeasures. An Article in Ethics,
Revised Edition.Pasadena, California. Salem Press.
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Fagin, Ralph, Easterling, Calvin Henry and Hall, Mark R.(2005). The Process of Aligning Student
Learning Outcomes through ePortfolio. A Consultation with Administrators and Faculty
Members at Abilene Christian University. Abilene,Texas.
Easterling, Calvin Henry & Hall, Mark. (2006). Advancing Intentional Learning through
Technology. AAC&U Learningand Technology Conference. Seattle, Washington. April 20.
Nation, Pat, Easterling, Calvin Henry, and Phillips, Brenda D. (2005). Portraits of Women in
Sociology: Past and Present.New York. Whittier Publications.
University-Wide ePortfolio: Infrastructure for a Culture of Evidence. (2006). Higher
Learning Commission Collection of Papers, Volume 3. 3:57-60.
Easterling, Calvin Henry, Holzmann, Gweth & Sjoberg,Constance. (2006). The Oral Roberts
University Program ReviewProcess.
Presentation to the Oklahoma Association for Institutional Research and Planning. University of
Central Oklahoma.Edmond, Oklahoma.
Easterling, Calvin Henry (2007). Advancing IntentionalStudent Learning in a Developmental
Model: A TechnologicalApproach.
Paper Presented at the North Carolina State University Undergraduate Assessment Conference.
Raleigh, NorthCarolina.
Easterling, Calvin Henry & Fagin, Ralph. (2007).University-Wide ePortfolio: Infrastructure for a
Culture of Evidence. Paper Presented at the National Consortium for Continuous Improvement
in Higher Education. University of Central Oklahoma. Edmond, Oklahoma.
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (2008). Editor. Equipping theSaints. (Alva Jackson Nester, Author).
Longwood, Florida. XulonPress.
Easterling, Calvin Henry, Hall, Mark R. & Holzmann, Gweth. (2008). University-Wide ePortfolio:
Infrastructure for aCulture of Evidence. Paper Presented at the Higher Learning Commission
Annual meeting, Chicago.
Easterling, Calvin Henry & Hall, Mark R. (2008).University-Wide ePortfolio: Infrastructure for a
Culture of Evidence. Paper Presented at Indiana Wesleyan University Adult Education
Conference. Indianapolis.
Easterling, Cal & Fagin, Ralph. (2007). National Consortium for Continuous Improvement in
Higher Education. University ofCentral Oklahoma. Edmond, Oklahoma.
Easterling Cal & Bryant, Julie [Noel-Levitz Vice-President]. (2009) Good Practice Utilization of
Data from the Student Satisfaction Inventory. Paper presentation at the Associationfor
Institutional Research. Atlanta.
Easterling, Cal, Holzman, Gweth, Swartwood, Jana & Cox, Erin. (2009) University-Wide
Assessment: A Learner-Centered Approach. Paper presentation at the Oklahoma Association for
Institutional Research and Planning. El Reno, Oklahoma.
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Easterling, Cal. (2009). Consulting. Oklahoma Wesleyan University. Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
Easterling, Cal & Fagin, Ralph. (2010). Whole Person Assessment: Linking Scholarships with
Student Learning Outcome Scores. Paper presented at Higher Learning Commission Annual
Meeting,Chicago.
Easterling, Cal. (2010). Faculty Load: Implementing anAutomated Faculty Load Reporting
Process in Banner. Paper presented at Association for Institutional Research. Chicago.
Easterling, Cal & Preston, Kenneth. (2010). Automating the Faculty Load Reporting Process in
Banner. Paper presentationat Southern Association for Institutional Research. NewOrleans.
Easterling, Cal. (2010). Faculty Load: Implementing an Automated Reporting Process in Banner.
Paper presented OklahomaAssociation for Institutional Research. Oklahoma City.
Easterling, Cal. (2010-11). Consulting. SouthwesternChristian University. Bethany, Oklahoma.
Easterling, Cal. (2011). Consulting. Southwest Baptist University. Bolivar, Missouri.
Easterling, Cal. (2011). The IPEDS Student Financial Aid Survey and the Federally Mandated Net
Price Calculator. Paperpresented at Oklahoma Association for Institutional Research. RoseState
College, Midwest City, Oklahoma.
Easterling, Cal. (2012). Six Technical Efficiencies of Submitting IPEDS Data. Paper
presented at Association for Institutional Research. New Orleans, Louisiana.
Easterling, Cal. (2012). Mining IPEDS Data for Positive Change. Paper presented at Association
for Institutional Research. New Orleans, Louisiana.
DISSERTATION
Easterling, Calvin Henry. (1992) Dissertation for the Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of
North Texas. TheDevelopmentally Disabled Elderly in Canada: Access to Health Care and Social
Services. Completed and Successfully Defended.
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