Rob Horgan

Current

• Enrollment Manager at The Monterey Institute of International Studies

Past

• Editorial Content Developer at The Society for the Testing of English Proficiency
• Internationalization Coordinator at Osaka Board of Education

Education

• Temple University
• University of Michigan

Connections

35 connections

Industry

Education Management

Rob Horgan’s Summary

Enrollment Management and Recruiting - Graduate School (1 year)

Foreign Language Social Media administration. Coordinated and planned social media marketing efforts in Russian, German, Chinese and Japanese for Higher Education (graduate level) programs.

International educational program development for 16 years. (Japan)

Testing and Assessment Consultant for 8 years. (Japan)

Study abroad facilitator: assisted visa preparation, group departure, and program development exchanges between Japan, Australia and Taiwan.
Provided private consultations to local study abroad agents for American academic programs. (6 years)

Sales and Marketing Office Management for 2 years. ( Japan)

Communication Skill (English-Native, Japanese-Business)

Rob Horgan’s Specialties:

Foreign Language Communication Skills (English-Native, Japanese-Business)
Strong sensitivity for cross-cultural and linguistic environments particularly
non-English speakers.

Rob Horgan’s Experience

• Enrollment Manager

  The Monterey Institute of International Studies

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

  Design, organize and implement recruiting and outreach efforts - traditional and web 2.0 - for the Translation and Interpretation, International Business, and International Policy graduate programs at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. Expand and manage the recruiting office's presence on both English and foreign language social networking sites (SNS), YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn and other traditional marketing media.

• Editorial Content Developer

  The Society for the Testing of English Proficiency

  (Education Management industry)

  March 2000 — May 2008 (8 years 3 months)

  Developed original comprehension assessment tools for Japan’s largest testing body, the STEP Corp. These assessment tools have been used to evaluate the 2.5 million examinees annually who take the STEP Corp’s main exam, the Test in Practical English Proficiency.

• Internationalization Coordinator

  Osaka Board of Education

  (Education Management industry)

  September 1996 — May 2008 (11 years 9 months)

  Developed curricula, materials and classroom activities for EFL courses for over 15 senior high schools. Full-time EFL instruction.
  Managed group departure and program development for scholar exchanges to Australia. Facilitated visiting Japan/Taiwan scholar program. Provided private consultations to local study abroad agents for American academic programs.

Rob Horgan’s Education

• Temple University

  M.S. Ed. ,

• University of Michigan

  B.A. ,

Additional Information

Rob Horgan’s Interests:

Interested in educational promotion and program development using social networking technologies.

Rob Horgan’s Groups:

NAFSA: Association of International Educators
Japan Association of Language Teachers (JALT)
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

•    Monterey Institute
•    Temple University, Japan Campus
•    University of Michigan - Norcal/SF Bay Area
•    Official Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme and Alumni Association (JETAA)
•    NAGAP

Rob Horgan’s Honors:

Horgan, R. (2008). Grammar exercises for the EFL classroom in Studies in Applied Linguistics. Temple University Japan Press, Volume 46.

Horgan, R. (2008). Intonation Practice for the Busy Teacher in Studies in Applied Linguistics. Temple University Japan Press, Volume 45.

Levy, D., Tomlinson, G. & Horgan, R. (2007). The National Astronomy Day Handbook. Cambridge, MA: Sky Publishing.

Hahn, B. & Horgan, R. (1991) Winning at Public Affairs. Washington D.C.: National Association of Manufacturers Publishing.

Rob Horgan’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch