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Patrick. J. Schloss

Patrick Joseph Schloss is an American educator and academic administrator with a long history of scholarship and service in Special Education and Higher Education. He earned his Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education from the University of Wisconsin (1979), a M.S. in Counseling from Illinois State University (1976), and a Bachelor’s degree in Special Education from Illinois State University (1974). He served in several capacities at various institutions of Higher Education. From 1982 to 1987, he was an Associate Professor and Professor in Charge of Special Education and Communication Disorders at the Pennsylvania State University. From 1988 to 1994, he was Professor and Chair of the Special Education Department, then Director of the Office of Research in the College of Education at the University of Missouri. His service at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania extended from 1994 to 2004 and included assistant vice president and Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Dean of the Library, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Acting President. Under his leadership as Provost and Vice President, Bloomsburg’s enrollment grew by 12%, and the university began its first undergraduate engineering program and first doctoral program. He was president of the Pennsylvania Association of Graduate Schools

In 2004, Dr. Schloss became the 15th president of Northern State University in Aberdeen, S. D., where he initiated a strategic planning process titled the “Margin of Excellence”. The plan focused on three institutional priorities: recruitment, retention, and faculty scholarship. The plan resulted in a 12% increase in enrollment, 4% increase in in student retention, substantial growth in support for faculty scholarship, and the creation of a budget that linked institutional objectives to campus resources. U. S. News and World Report ranked NSU as second among public undergraduate institutions in the Midwest.

In 2008, Dr. Schloss became the 8th president of Valdosta State University in Valdosta, GA. During his presidency, the University added 80 tenure-track faculty members, more than a million dollars in scientific equipment, and four academic buildings with a combined cost of more than $50 million. Enrollment grew by approximately 1,600 students.

During his career as a research scholar, Dr. Schloss secured over $4,000,000 in grant funding focusing on individuals with disabilities. He also held board, committee,  and task force appointments on behalf of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and ARC.

Dr. Schloss has published over 100 peer reviewed articles in leading journals and 15 books. His textbooks and journal articles focus on behavior management, assessment, instructional methods, vocational education, and community integration. His text, Instructional Methods for Secondary Students with Learning and Behavior Problems, was the most frequently adopted secondary methods text in the country. Dr. Schloss served as editor or consulting editor for several journals addressing issues and reporting empirical techniques related to the educational, social, and vocational development of individuals with disabilities.