Uche Kalu
Rosharon,Texas
Summary
Professional educator with outstanding communication and instruction experience. Adjunct Faculty adapts to different classroom settings and subjects. Masterful at new teaching styles and concepts and can work within constraints of school guidelines and policies. Keen observer equipped to change teaching styles based on student need or subject matter.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Adjunct Professor
Texas Southern University
08.2018 - Current
- Designed and delivered class instruction to meet course competencies.
- Managed student performance using automated reporting system, leveraging data to identify student learning needs and create action plans to overcome learning deficiencies.
- Identified academic strengths and obstacles and developed instructional techniques to accommodate different learning styles.
- Engaged students with insightful and compelling classroom discussion of topics relevant to coursework to boost student learning and retention.
- Appraised student understanding by applying course content and gauging comprehension.
- Encouraged class discussions by building discussions into lessons, actively soliciting input, asking open-ended questions and using techniques to track student participation.
- Used variety of instructional methodologies and technology to keep assigned courses interesting and engaging.
- Completed classroom planning by creating and preparing exams, classroom discussions and lectures.
- Used exams, quizzes and assignments to assess student comprehension.
- Evaluated and selected instructional materials and texts to prepare course materials and lesson plans.
- Developed creative and effective teaching methods for course content to capture students attention.
- Graded quizzes, tests, homework, and projects to provide students with timely academic progress information and feedback.
- Displayed professional demeanor and served as role model for students.
- Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations.
Outside Legal Counsel, Nigeria West
Office Of The General Counsel LDS Church
06.2002 - Current
- Represented clients in administrative proceedings before government agencies.
- Analyzed probable outcomes of cases using knowledge of legal precedents.
- Managed corporate and LLC-based legal transactions, coordinating document flow, and logistical preparation for complex transactional closings.
- Advised clients on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions and other business matters.
- Developed strategies and arguments for hearings, trials and appeals.
- Represented clients in civil litigation, criminal proceedings and appeals in state and federal courts.
- Negotiated settlements of disputes and litigation.
- Developed legal strategies to protect client interests and resolve disputes.
- Advocated for clients before court in oral argument by presenting facts and evidence in most favorable light.
- Researched and interpreted laws, rulings and regulations to advise clients on business and legal transactions.
- Conducted legal research and conferred with colleagues with subject matter expertise to develop strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases.
- Provided legal counsel to 10 client's Sub entities on diverse business, financial and civil matters.
- Represented interests of clients in negotiations with regulators, external counsel and public authorities.
- Drafted readable and enforceable agreements, contracts and other legal documents to protect client's full legal rights.
- Drafted, reviewed and negotiated contracts and other legal documents to support client needs.
- Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others.
Education
Ph.D. - Management (Leadership & Organizational Change)
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN05.2022
Master of Philosophy (MPhil) - Management (Leadership & Organizational Change)
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN05.2020
MBA - International Business
Strayer University
Washington DC09.2013
LL.M - Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Law
University Of Houston Law Center
Houston, TX07.2012
Barrister-at-Law (B.L) - LAW
Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island
Lagos, Nigeria11.1993
LL.B (Honors) - LAW
University Of Benin, Benin City
Nigeria08.1992
Skills
- Education Technology
- Online Class Discussion
- Research and Analysis
- Individualized Support
- Academic Advisement
- Academic Publications
- Class Organization
- Active Listening
- Computer Knowledge
- Learning Management Interfaces
- Online Instruction
- Distance Learning
- Lesson Planning
- In-Class Lectures
- Graduate-Level Teaching
- Discussion Facilitation
- Undergraduate Course Planning
- Syllabus Preparation
- Course Materials Planning
- Individualized Instruction
- Classroom Presentations
- Classroom Management
- Instructional Techniques
- Social Skills
- Materials Preparation and Presentation
Accomplishments
- Contributing author "Comparative Criminal Justice: International trends & practices. Edited by JosPeter M. Mbuba.
- Achieved a high pass rate in assigned classes through effectively tailoring classroom presentation to students needs.
Timeline
Adjunct Professor
Texas Southern University
08.2018 - Current
Outside Legal Counsel, Nigeria West
Office Of The General Counsel LDS Church
06.2002 - Current
Ph.D. - Management (Leadership & Organizational Change)
Walden University
Master of Philosophy (MPhil) - Management (Leadership & Organizational Change)
Walden University
MBA - International Business
Strayer University
LL.M - Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Law
University Of Houston Law Center
Barrister-at-Law (B.L) - LAW
Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island
LL.B (Honors) - LAW
University Of Benin, Benin City
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