Background
The eldest son of Vincent James ("Jim") Mannoia and Florence Eva Gilroy, Mannoia was born in Beloit Wisconsin, August 2, 1949.
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Christian Liberal Arts: An Education that Goes Beyond by Mannoia Jr. James V. (2000-05-10) Paperback
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Vincent James
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Mannoia completed high school at Escola Graduada de Sao Paulo in 1967. He received a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1971 with an undergraduate thesis "The Hanle Effect Using Cadmium Ion Vapor Lasers." He studied philosophy of science at Saint Louis University, then received the Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in philosophy at Washington University (Street Louis) in 1975.
Career
He was the tenth President of Greenville College from 1999 to 2008. His early years were spent as a Free Methodist preacher"s son in Beloit, East Peoria Illinois, and professor"s son at Spring Arbor University. In 2013 he remarried, Jane Hideko Higa and resides in Santa Barbara, California. His dissertation in metaphysics was "Whitehead"s Ontological Principle: A Defense and Interpretation."
In 1975 Doctor Mannoia took an appointment at Grove City College, as Assistant Professor of Physics from 1975 to 1978 when he became Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Westmont College.
Over the next fifteen years, he taught Metaphysics, Philosophy of Science, History of Philosophy, and Logic.
From 1987 to 1989, he was visiting Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Zimbabwe. In 1993 Mannoia was appointed Vice-President and Dean of the faculty at Houghton College where his contributions included significant changes in the general education requirements and in the use of technology across campus (Eg a campus wide laptop program).
He also launched the Houghton Institute of Integrative Studies. In October 1998 Mannoia was appointed the tenth President of Greenville College.
Changes during his presidency included curriculum (a new general education curriculum He served as the lead professor for the Capstone course required of all seniors culminating in the Common Day of Learning), technology (the first all-wireless campus in the nation), campus (major construction and remodeling), finances (a major comprehensive campaign), and enrollment (doubled and expanded to adult and graduate programs).
Since 2008, Mannoia has worked part-time teaching philosophy at Old Dominion University, Regent University, Azusa Pacific University. He has spoken across the country at faculty workshops focusing on Christian liberal arts, and has consulted internationally, including for the Ministry of Education in Rwanda, the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, Alphacrucis College, Christ"s College, and as Managing Consultant for the Medes American University Strategy Group. He serves on the board of Seattle Pacific University, Immanuel University, Hope Africa University (which he helped to found in 1999), the Center for Transformation Leadership, and the Global Business Leadership Center.
In 2009 he was appointed Senior Fellow for International Development at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities.
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