CyberMichigan: Fred Joyal

Fred Joyal - Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Northern Michigan University

Dr. Joyal earned his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa with an academic background in the areas of community development and planning, economic development, and statistics. Previous to his current appointment he served as Associate Vice President for Academic Administration and Planning. He has served as the Department Head for the Department of Geography, Earth Sciences, Conservation and Planning. He was a member of the City of Marquette Planning Commission. He has participated in the Northern Economic Initiatives Center as a consultant, advisor and researcher; has provided community planning services; and joined a multi disciplinary team of researchers from Michigan universities which developed an economic plan for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He also has produced a number of economic impact analyses for both private and public economic activities in the Upper Peninsula and elsewhere in the State of Michigan. He has made numerous presentations on economic development and community planning issues at regional and national conferences. During his tenure at NMU, Dr. Joyal has played a leadership role in the use of computing in the support of teaching and learning. Most recently this leadership has led to NMU becoming the first Think Pad University in Michigan and the largest in the United States.

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