Paul J. Zingg
President, California State University, Chico
Professional Experience
California State University, Chico: president (2004- )
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo: provost and vice president for academic affairs (1995-2003), dean, College of Liberal Arts (1993-95), professor of history (1993-2003)
Saint Mary’s College of California: dean, School of Liberal Arts and professor of history (1986-93)
University of Pennsylvania: assistant to the president (1983-86), vice dean for undergraduate studies and admissions (1979-83), assistant dean for academic advising (1978-79), adjunct assistant/associate professor of American civilization (1978-86)
Daniel Hale Williams University (later part of the Chicago community college system): dean for academic affairs (1977-78)
St. Bernard’s College: chair and assistant professor, department of history and political science (1975-77)
University of Georgia, Athens: instructor, department of history (1970-74)
Recent Publications
Higher Education
Cal Poly: The First Hundred Years, contributing co-editor, Companion Press, Santa Barbara, CA, 2001
The Academic Penn, editor and co-author with Thomas Purdom, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1986
“Designing and Building Distinction,” Outlook, California Polytechnic State University, Nov. 2002, pp. 1-4
“California at Risk: The Imperative for Science and Technology Education Reform,” San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune, April 4, 2002
“Leaping the Fence,” in Steven R. Marx and others, Cal Poly Land: A Field Guide, California Polytechnic State University, 2003
“Leadership for Learning,” Liberal Education, LXXXVI, 3, Summer 2000, pp. 52-56
“Learning Alone Should Not Mean Learning Apart,” Cal Poly Report, Oct. 3, 1997, 3
“Competitive Athletics and the Aims of Education,” NCCA News, XXXIV, 2, Jan. 13, 1997, pp. 4, 12
“Diversity and Quality in Higher Education,” San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune, Oct. 23, 1996
“Missions Fulfilled and Forfeited: American Catholic Higher Education and the Challenges of Diversity,” Educational Record, LXXII, 3, Summer 1991, pp. 39-44
History, American Studies, and Sport
In Search of the Golf Gods: An Irish Journey, photographs by Eric B. Johnson, 2003
A Good Round: A Journey Through the Landscapes and Memory of Golf, Rutledge, Danbury, CT, 1999
Runs, Hits and an Era: The Pacific Coast League, 1903-1958, University of Illinois Press, Urbana and Chicago, 1994 (second edition, 1996)
Harry Hooper, 1887-1974: An American Baseball Life, University of Illinois Press, Urban and Chicago, 1993 (paperback edition, 2004)
“Left Capitola for a Fate Unknown,” in Robert Elias, editor, Baseball and the American Dream: Race, Class, Gender and the National Pastime, M.E. Sharpe, Armonk, NY, 2001
“The Links of Brora: Golf’s Distant Mirror,” The Shivas Irons Society Newsletter, VI, 1, Spring 1998, pp. 5, 15
“Bitter Victory: The World Series of 1918 – A Case Study in Major League Labor-Management Relations,” NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Social Policy Perspectives, I, 2, March 1993, pp. 121-141
“The Phoenix at Fenway: The 1915 World Series and the Collegiate Connection to the Major Leagues,” Journal of Sport History, XVII, 1, Spring 1990, pp. 21-43
California State University System Service
Academic Technology Advisory Council (1999- )
Steering Committee, Academic Council (1996- )
Study Group on Faculty Workload (2000-2002)
Study Group on Enrollment Management (1999-2000)
Chair, Study Group on Engineering Education (1998-1999)
Commission on Learning Resources and Instructional Technology (1998-1999)
Budget Advisory Committee (1997-1998)
Community and Professional Service
Central Coast Performing Arts Center Commission, San Luis Obispo, CA: member (1993- ), vice chair (1999-2000), chair (2001-03)
Advisory Board, California Historical Society (2000- )
Foundation of California Polytechnic State University: board of directors (1996- ), vice chair (1999- ), member, Investment Committee (2001- )
Board of Directors, Newman Center, California Polytechnic State University (2000-2001)
Charter member, California Council, The Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA (1995- )
National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges: Commission on Academic Affairs (1995- ); Commission on Human Resources and Social Change (1994- )
Accreditation reviewer: Western Association of Schools and Colleges (1991- ); Middle States Association (1985-86)
Council of Fellows, American Council on Education: Policy and Priorities Committee (1994-99); Executive Committee (1988-91, 1996-99); Advisory Committee (1986-87); Commission on Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Equity (2005-2008)
Professional Memberships
Organization of American Historians
North American Society for Sport History
Society for American Baseball Research
American Council on Education
American Association of Higher Education
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
National Association of State Universities and Land-Grand Colleges
Dr. Zingg also has served as a consultant and contributor to the field of baseball and sports history, has served nationally as an educational consultant and accreditation reviewer, and has spoken and lectured extensively in the area of American higher education.
Education
B.A., history, Belmont Abbey College (1968)
M.A., history, University of Richmond (1969)
Ph.D., history, University of Georgia (1974)