Peter M. Eberle, MBA - Penn State Fayette - Penn State University

Education
Peter M. Eberle, MBA
D.Ed. Administration and Leadership, Assessment & Measurement 2006-present
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), Indiana, PA
MBA, Small Business Marketing Specialty, Labor Relations Emphasis 1998
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP),Indiana, PA
B.S. Business Administration Management/Marketing, Safety Science & Labor Relations 1988
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), Indiana, PA
A.A. Specialized Technology Automotive Computer Technology 1983
Academic Professional Experience
Vale Technical Institute, Blairsville, PA
Instructor of Business: Marketing, International Business Operations, Entrepreneurship
Penn State University Fayette, The Eberly Campus, Uniontown, PA 2003-present
Responsibilities include teaching four courses per semester, serving on committees, advising students majoring in
Business as well as taking general education courses, generating an intellectual atmosphere on campus that
values teaching and education in business, and organizing campus-wide events.
Summary of major achievements while at PSU Fayette:
-Coordinator, Marketing Department, Developing and delivering all Marketing curriculum courses at PSU Fayette,
including: Consumer Behavior, Personal Selling, Advertising and Promotional Management, Retailing, Public
Relations, Marketing Research, Principles of Marketing, International Business Operations, and Supply Chain
Management, Risk Management / Insurance courses.
- Instructor of Writing-Intensive courses for Business majors (7 courses)
-Founder and Director of Center for Entrepreneurial Technology Education Services (CETES), a student small
business virtual incubator (2007- present)
-Designed, Developed, and Delivered Blended Technology Hybrid Online courses for Marketing curriculum (2009)
-Developed Continuing Education courses for community: Artist & Craftsmen Marketing and Business Development
-Certified Instructor and Peer Mentor, Course in College Teaching: Delivering classes for faculty to improve
education skills and delivery, instructing educators on the web 2.0 collaborative software utilization
-Advisor, First-year Testing and Consulting Advising Program (FTCAP) – providing guidance for first-year students at
registration
-Faculty Advisor – providing academic and career guidance to 2yr and 4yr business major students and alumni
-Adjunct Instructor Mentor and Advisor – assessing and advising adjunct professors for quality assurance
Adjunct Instructor at the New Kensington and Allegheny Valley PSU campuses 2003-2005
Responsibilities included delivering Business and Marketing courses.
Work:
Penn State University Fayette Campus
Uniontown, PA 15401
Phone: (724)430-4255
E-mail: pme2@psu.edu
Adjunct Professor (Online and In-class courses), Westmoreland County Community College
Youngwood, PA 2001-present
- Designed, developed, and delivered on-line courses, Blackboard Certified, utilizing Blackboard software

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- Delivered classroom /on-line courses in Risk Management and Insurance, Personnel Management,
Managerial Accounting, Economics, and Accounting at Youngwood campus.
- Participated in the Accounting/Business Advisory Committee, 2002
- Worked on the On-Line Advisory Committee, 2004-present
Academic Faculty Contributions
Peter M. Eberle, MBA
Continuing and Completed Campus Marketing Projects
- Developed PSU Business Student and Alumni recruitment and retention event (Spring concert), 2009
- Developed and delivered CE Marketing Courses for Community Artist and Craftsmen, 2008-present
- Invited media coverage of student’s entrepreneur business endeavors (print and video media), 2008
- Organized yearly recruitment/retention CETES Block Party! Picnic/music event, 2007-present
- Delivered Student Leadership Development training, as CETES Director , 2007-present
- Developed Nation Immersive Education Project Marketing Rollout campaign, PSU-Fayette, 2006
- Attended Oklahoma Higher Education External Funding Developers meeting, Oklahoma State
Regents for Higher Education, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 2006
-Developed Virtual Incubator Plan, PSU-Fayette, 2006
- Developed New Degree Brochure via Marketing Club for Mining Degree, PSU-Fayette, 2005
- Completed Peer-Review as mentor advisor for adjunct Faculty, 2005
- Chairperson, Campus Strategic Planning Committee, PSU-Fayette Campus, 2005
- Initiated joint venture of Techrizon Corporation, PSU-Fayette, and Cameron University in
development of Dept of Defense JFETS Soldier Training Simulation Program, 2005
- Visited, inspected operations, and met with Assistant Director, JCEL Small Business Incubator,
Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA, 2005
- Visited, inspected operations, and met with Director, CETES Technology Incubator, Cameron
University, Oklahoma, 2005
- Attended National Business Incubator Association (NBIA) conference, Baltimore, MD, 2005
- Attended Board of Regents meeting on Economic Development, Cameron University, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma, 2005
- Founder and faculty advisor for Student Marketing Club, PSU-Fayette, 2005-present
- Implemented ANGEL Course Management Platform, PSU-Fayette, 2004-present
- Nursing Program Marketing Campaign for student enrollment, PSU-Fayette, 2004
- Developing Entrepreneurial and Small Business coursework for Continuing Education Program,
PSU-Fayette, 2003-present
- Proceedings to begin Small Business Incubator at the Eberly Campus, PSU-Fayette, 2003-present
Campus Student Small Business Incubator Activities
-2009, As CETES Director, Judged SW Pennsylvania WriteIdea Business Plan Competition
-2009, CETES clients (students) won first place award for KIZ Regional Business Plan Contest
-2008, Provided business student CETES Internship, Developed CETES Newsletter and Brochure
-2008, Fay-Penn Econ. Devel. Council, Developed of Regional Business Plan Contest, Uniontown, PA.
-2008, Created CETES Student Resource Library for Entrepreneurial Education and Career Services
-2007,Organized the first CETES campus CEO Conversation event, CETES guest Speaker
Series, and Business Plan Contest for students at PSU-FE
-2007, Worked with campus eLSS Team to develop Clicker Utilization and Pod casts / Vod casting Initiative
-2007, Implemented Business Department Student Recruitment and Retention Block Party! Project
-2007, Invited Multi-national Business Speakers from Hong Kong, India

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-2007, Assisted four former students (PSU-Alumni) in developing and starting entrepreneur businesses
-2007, Founder and Director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Technology Education Services, a
Penn State Fayette Campus student small business virtual incubator.
Peter M. Eberle, MBA
Academic and Education Conference and Seminar Presentations
-Teaching and Learning with Technology Symposium (TLT), Penn State University, University Park, April 2009
Title: The Reverse Integration of Textbook Technology, PSU University Park, PA
- AEL &WUN Entrepreneurship Conference, Chicago, IL, 2007
Title: A new Micro-Entrepreneurial Economic Development Business Model
- National Business Incubator Association (NBIA) annual conference, St. Louis, MO, 2006
Title: Biotechnology Marketing Development and Commercialization.
- Pennsylvania Association of Two-Year Colleges 62 nd annual conference,Monroeville, PA, 2005
Title: Students as Products of Higher Education.
Conferences Attended
-Learning Design Summer Camp, ETS TLT Education and Technology Conference, PSU-University Park, 2009
- Assessment Conference ―Putting your Assessment Plan to Work‖, Schreyer Institute for Teaching, PSU-UP, 2009
- Teaching and Learning with Technology Symposium, PSU University Park, PA, 2008
- Attended Hendrick’s Best Practices for Adult Learners Conference, University Park, PA, 2008
- Designing for Quality in Online Courses seminar, PSU Behrends(Erie), PA, 2008
- Entrepreneur Educator Seminar, JCEL Incubator, Juniata College, Huntington, PA, 2007
- Attended author Ken Bain ―What do the Best College Teachers Do?‖ seminar, Indiana, PA, 2007
- Assessing Programs for Internal Improvement and External Accountability Seminar, PSU-UP, 2007
- The Teaching Professor Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2007
- Teaching and Learning with Technology Symposium, PSU University Park,PA, 2007
- Attended National Business Incubator Association Conference (NBIA), Baltimore, MD, 2005
- American Marketing Association Education Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, 2005
Faculty Training and Development Activities Completed
- Digital Commons Orientation/training, ITS Services conducted at PSU Fayette, 2009
- Digital Media Day Training, Using Media in ANGEL to Engage Gen Y Learners, ITS PSU-UP, 2009
- Using Clickers to Improve Student Learning, Schreyer Institute class at PSU Fayette, 2008
- Diversity Professional Development Workshop, PSU Fayette, 2008
- Student Centered Discussion Training, Schreyer Institute Event, PSU-University Park, 2008
- Podcasting Overview and Utilization Training, ITS Services, PSU-University Park, 2007
- On-line OL-2000 training for PSU World Campus (PSU On-line courses), 2007
- SPSS Software Training for Teaching of Marketing Research, Indiana U. PA, 2007
- Writing Across the Curriculum, Training Seminar, PSU-University Park, 2007
- ANGEL Course Gradebook Training, PSU-University Park, 2007
- Introduction to Writing Across the Curriculum Training, PSU-UP, 2006
Research Projects in Progress
- Regional KIZ Economic Development assistance and consulting endeavor, 2009-present
- Green Advising project, Utilizing web 2.0 to achieve face-to-face student advising online, 2008-present

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- Gender Recruitment Discrimination paper, co-authoring with Clarion Univ. of PA Faculty, 2008-present
- Developing Higher Ed. Model for Student as a Product, Instructional Methodology, 2007-present
- Pennsylvania Community College graduate employer satisfaction survey, 2007-present
- Considering Stakeholder costs in Higher Education for greater student access survey, 2006-present
- Viewing Students as a Products of Higher Education versus as consumers, 2005-present
- Determining educational outcome level of on-line versus classroom students, 2004-present
Awards and Grants
Peter M. Eberle, MBA
-2009, Nominated for Teaching Excellence Award at Penn State Fayette
-2008, Received grant, Grant Committee for Business Department Finance Stock Trading Lab
-2008, Secured grants for additional year funding of campus student small business incubator
-2008, Organized Research Scholarly Activity Fund (ORSAF) Grant, to attend Hendrick Conf.PSU-UP
-2008, Secured grant for student awards of CETES Business Plan contest
-2008, Awarded certificate of recognition for Five Years service to PSU Fayette campus
-2007, Penn State – Fayette Campus Chancellor Award funds to attend Juniata seminar
-2007, Penn State Schreyer Institute Grant winner to attend the Teaching Professor Conference.
-2006, Organized Research Scholarly Activity Fund (ORSAF) Grant, to present at NBIA Confr.
-2006, Swimmer Faculty Development Fund Grant, to present at NBIA Conference
-2005, Balance Bar Community Grant, for hiking trail improvement, PSU-New Kensington
Committee Work
-Faculty Search Committee, for Accounting faculty, PSU Fayette 2008-2009
-Support Services Excellence Award Committee, PSU Fayette 2009
-Learning Technology Resources Committee, PSU Fayette 2008-2009
-Hybrid Business Certificate (HBC) Development Team, University Park 2008
-break these into separate entries—one line for each one PBX Telephone System Committee,
Learning Fair Committee, Homeland Security Committee, Academic and Curricular Affairs Committee,
Strategic Planning Committee, Public Relations Steering Committee, Blended Technology Committee,
Awards Committee, Diversity Task Force Committee, Learning and Technology Resource Planning
Committee, Stock market Lab Signtron Committee, Support Services Excellence Award Committee,
PSU-Fayette
2003-2008
-Royer Center, Faculty Development Committee for ITS, PSU-University Park 2004
-On-line Advisory Committee, Westmoreland Cnty.Community College, Youngwood,PA 2003-present
Instructional Improvements
-ANGEL Day III: A Symposium of Faculty Excellence, PSU-University Park
-Course in College Teaching Training Program, PSU-University Park
-Trainer’s Forum Summer Camp, ITS Certification, PSU-Shaver’s Creek
-Taught: Course in College Teaching, PSU-Fayette Campus
-BlackBoard Training Certificate, for on-line teaching software certificate, WCCC, PA
-Developed Honors Option in Business Department for Marketing courses, PSU-Fayette
-Developed and delivered Writing-Intensive coursework for Marketing courses, PSU-Fayette
-Developed new course offering for Fayette campus, INS-301 Insurance Risk MGMT
-Participated in Generational Marketing Seminar for Academic Marketing Faculty, Pittsburgh, PA
-Webcast training for Personalizing Student Relationships to Drive Enrollment Seminar
-Living Leadership Management Seminar, Monroeville, PA
-Adjunct Teaching, PSU- World Campus, McKeesport and New Kensington, Instructor Liaison

Corporate Professional Experience
Founder and Director, Center for Entrepreneurial Technology Education Services (CETES) Incubator,
Student Small Business Incubator for the Penn State Fayette Campus 2007-present
Instructor of Business, Penn State University, Fayette Campus, Uniontown, PA 2003-present
Independent Consultant and Research Project Specialist,
New Marketing World Group and MEAPA Inc. 2001-2003
Marketing Research Analyst, Claims Source, Inc.,Pittsburgh, PA 2000-2001
Founder and CEO, Premier Business Services, Inc., Corporate Marketing Services 1996-2000
(Corp. Exp. Cont)
Peter M. Eberle, MBA
Field Account Client Manager and Sales Specialist, Ward North America, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA 1996-1997
Independent Insurance Claims Manager, Castle Claims Services, Inc.
Greensburg, PA 1993-1996
Litigation Specialist Field Inspector
Nationwide Insurance, Greensburg, PA 1992-1993
Bodily Injury and Commercial Claims Adjuster, Corporate Trainer
Nationwide Insurance, Butler, PA 1990-1992
Medical Claims Examiner
Nationwide Insurance, McMurray and Monroeville, PA 1989-1990
Quality Control and Assurance Inspector
Freedom Tire Manufacturing, Inc., Indiana, PA 1986
Service Technician and Quality Control Trainer
Indiana Sales & Service, Mercedes Benz Dealership, Indiana, PA 1983
Service Manager and Sales Advisor Associate
Montgomery Wards, Inc., Automotive Center, Indiana, PA 1982
Sales Associate and Parts Inventory Manager
Millers Auto Supply, Waynesboro, PA 1981-1982
Designations / Licenses / Certificates
Trainer’s Forum Summer Camp, ITS Certification, PSU-Shaver’s Creek 2007
BlackBoard Training Certificate, for on-line teaching software certificate, WCCC, PA 2003
Pennsylvania Property and Casualty Insurance License 2002
Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) Designation, to be completed by 2011
Insurance Institute of America, Malvern, PA
Pennsylvania Insurance Motor Vehicle Damage Appraiser License 1984
Pennsylvania State Motor Vehicle Inspection License 1983
National Automotive Institute Service Excellent Certificate 1982
Military Experience
United States Marine Corps, Active Duty/ Reserves, 1 st , 2 nd ,4 th Mar.Div. 1986-1994
Served as transport communication, armory, and equipment inspector/trainer specialist (Non-
Commissioned Officer). Section/Squad leader in charge of troop training, evaluations, mission assignment.
Activated for participation in operation Desert Storm and Desert Shield. Attached to Nuclear, Biological,
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Chemical (NBC) Attack Haz-Mat Unit in Kuwait. Honorably discharged at completion of contract. Received
meritorious promotions and awards throughout military service. Completed Marine Corps Institute (MCI)
correspondence courses for Leadership, Organizational Behavior, and MOS related studies.
Civic Duties / Memberships
-Township Auditor, Upper Burrell Township, 2001-present
-Volunteer for school district, and Girl Scouts volunteer
-Membership, Post 92, Veterans of Foreign Wars
-American Marketing Association (AMA) member, National and Pittsburgh Regional Member