Portrait of Dr. Paul Mencke

Dr. Paul Mencke

  • Professor of Instruction at Curriculum And Instruction, College of Education

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Participant, General Education Council. September 2024 - Present.
  • Undergraduate Advisor, Texas Association of Future Teachers (TAFE). 2023 - Present.
  • Reviewer, Curriculum & Instruction Department Scholarship Committee. 2014 - Present.
  • Participant, Bobcat Welcome. 2023 - Present.
  • Volunteer, Coach - Buffalo Valley Youth Association. April 1, 2015 - Present.
  • Member, Secondary Education Undergraduate Program Committee. 2014 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Critical Pedagogy. 2013 - Present.
  • Guest Teacher, Black History Month lessons at Watts’ Elementary School. 2013 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Current Issues in Education. Arizona State University Publication. 2012 - Present.

2025

  • Member, Personnel Committee for Jessica Robinson. October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025.
  • Evaluator, Teacher Residency Application Team. 2024 - 2025.

2024

  • Participant, USPrep National Conference. June 2024.
  • Participant, Accelerated Alternative Certification Degree Course Design. January 2024 - May 2024.
  • Member, University College Maestros Grant. February 2019 - May 2024.
  • Presenter, Maestros Teacher Conference. March 2024.

2023

  • Coach, YMCA. 2020 - 2023.
  • Other, All In Basketball Organization. March 2018 - 2023.

2022

  • Program Coordinator. August 2020 - 2022.

2021

  • Other, Extreme Flag Football Coach202. August 2018 - 2021.

2020

  • Co-Chair, Faculty Advisory Council. August 26, 2017 - 2020.
  • Education Specialist, Friday Connections Open Mic, Memorial High School. 2014 - 2020.

2019

  • Member, CI Chair Search Committee. June 20, 2019 - 2019.
  • Member, Elementary Social Studies Job Search Committee. September 2018 - March 2019.

2016

  • Reviewer, Curriculum & Instruction Department Scholarship Committee. January 1, 2015 - December 1, 2016.
  • Member, University Scholarship Selection. January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2016.

2015

  • Invited Panelist, “Ferguson, MO” Community Dialogue. 2015.

2014

  • Facilitator, Engagement Debate Series titled: Civility in Society. 2014.

2013

  • Reviewer / Referee, Northwest Association of Teacher Educator's Conference. 2013.
  • Member, Search Committee for Assistant/Associate Professor of Social Studies/Cultural Studies at Washington State University. 2012 - 2013.
  • Advisor, Revolutionary Minds Open Mic Events. 2009 - 2013.
  • Member, College of Education Student Exit Interview Committee. 2010 - June 2013.
  • Member, College of Education Student Selection Committee. 2010 - June 2013.
  • Member, Elementary Education Program Committee. 2010 - June 2013.
  • Advisor, Student Washington Education Association. 2010 - June 2013.
  • Member, Secondary Education Program Committee. 2010 - June 2013.

2012

  • Editor, Engaging diversity in undergraduate classrooms:A pedagogy for developing intercultural competence. 2012.
  • Speaker, No History is Illegal: Problematizing Arizona's ban of Ethnic Studies. 2012.
  • Evaluator, Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA). 2011 - 2012.
  • Member, PhD Graduation Gown Design Team. 2010 - 2012.
  • Speaker, Kappa Delta Pi Academic Fraternity. Passion and Teaching. 2010 - 2012.

2011

  • Speaker, Kappa Delta Pi Academic Fraternity. Passion and Teaching. 2011.
  • Member, Master's in Teaching Student Selection Committee. 2010 - 2011.

2010

  • Elected President, Educational Graduate Organization. 2009 - 2010.