Haycock, Ken
Emeritus Faculty, Library & Information Science
Preferred: ken.haycock@sjsu.edu
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Education
- Doctor of Education, Brigham Young Univ, 1991
- Master of Library Science, Library Science, Univ Of Michigan Ann Arbor, 1974
- Master of Education, Education, Ottawa, 1973
- Master of Business Admin, Human Resource Management, Royal Roads, 2004
- Dip.Ed., Education, Western Ontario, 1969
- Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Western Ontario, 1968
Bio
Ken Haycock was professor and director of the iSchool during a period of transformation from 2005 to 2010, leading faculty and students in a process of shared governance and developing the first solely online accredited MLIS program, the largest in the world, with 3,000 students in 14 countries. He also introduced a Master’s degree in Archives and Records Administration (MARA), graduate certificates in several areas and an international PhD program. Several endowed awards and scholarships were funded through alumni giving.
He was then invited to start the first new accredited LIS program in more than 30 years in a research university and the first in a Business School, at the University of Southern California.
From 1992 to 2005, he was a professor and director at the University of British Columbia. A Ph.D. program, multidisciplinary MA in Children’s Literature, joint MAS/MLIS program and a First Nations concentration were introduced.
Prior to his work in higher education, he was a senior official with the Vancouver (British Columbia) School Board, responsible for curriculum and program development, resources and technology and staff development and training for more than 7,000 employees. He has been an award-winning educator (teacher, principal, senior education official) and elected politician (school board chair, municipal councillor).
The recipient of numerous awards and honours for research, teaching and service, Dr. Haycock has been president of many associations, locally, nationally and internationally.
As the first in his family to complete primary school, Dr. Haycock is a strong advocate for education and libraries for self-discovery and social mobility.
He is currently executive director with Better Boards. Better Communities., developing and supporting not-for-profit boards for community impact. He lives in Vancouver.