Arthur R. Smith

Currently serving as the Program Director for Southwestern College Professional Studies’ business and leadership programs, I provide academic leadership to the development and delivery of the programs’ curriculums and to those programs’ faculty. Networking with learners, business professionals, and organizations, and researching the respective fields, I help to ensure that learners receive an education that is current, relevant, and prepares them well for pursuing new or furthering current careers. My professional knowledge and skills include expertise and experience in entrepreneurship; business strategy, leadership and management; knowledge, information, and technology management; business and market research; and quality and performance improvement. I have held leadership, management, and specialist positions in healthcare and higher education organizations, as well as having been responsible for my own series of companies serving healthcare and human services organizations. I have also served as an