Kari Keating

Teaching Associate Professor of Business Administration

Contact

4018 A Business Instructional Facility

515 Gregory Dr

Champaign, IL 61820

217-300-5542

keatingk@illinois.edu

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Educational Background

Ph.D., Human & Community Development, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011
M.A., Educational Psychology, University of Iowa, 1995
B.S., Marketing, Bradley University, 1993

Positions Held

Teaching Associate Professor of Business Administration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020 to present
Teaching Assistant Professor, Organizational & Community Leadership, Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011-2020
Visiting Extension Associate, Community & Economic Development, University of Illinois Extension, 2011
Research Fellow, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007-2011
Vice President/Executive Director, Economic Development Council, St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce, 2002-2007
Director, Leadership St. Johns, St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce, 1999-2002

Recent Publications

Korte, D., Mott, R., Keating, K., & Simonsen, J. (2020). Choosing a Life of Impact: A Grounded Theory Approach to Describe the Career Choice of Becoming a High School Agriculture Teacher. Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 8 (2), 237--259.
Solomonson, J., Korte, D., Thieman, E., Retallick, M., & Keating, K. (2018). Factors contributing to Illinois school-based agriculture teachers’ final decision to leave the classroom. Journal of Agricultural Education, 59 (2), 321.

Other Publications

Articles

Keating, K., Rosch, D., & Burgoon, L. (2014). Developmental Readiness for Leadership: The Differential Effects of Leadership Courses on Creating" Ready, Willing, and Able" Leaders Journal of Leadership Education, 13 (3).
Korte, D., & Keating, K. (2014). Teaching and learning premier leadership: Transferring skills from teachers to students. The Agricultural Education Magazine, 87 (2), 25-27.
Pigg, K., Gasteyer, S., Martin, K., Keating, K., & Apaliyah, G. (2013). The community capitals framework: An empirical examination of internal relationships. Community Development, Routledge, 44 (4), 492--502.
Apaliyah, G., Martin, K., Gasteyer, S., Keating, K., & Pigg, K. (2012). Community leadership development education: Promoting civic engagement through human and social capital. Community Development, Routledge, 43 (1), 31--48.
Keating, K., & Gasteyer, S. (2012). The role of cultural capital in the development of community leadership: Toward an integrated program model. Community Development, Routledge, 43 (2), 147--168.

Books and Monographs

Pigg, K., Gasteyer, S., Martin, K., Apaliyah, G., & Keating, K. (2015). Community effects of leadership development education: Citizen empowerment for civic engagement. West Virginia University Press.

Instructional Material

Luckman, E., Keating, K., & Loyd, D. (2022). Leading Teams: Building Effective Team Culture [MOOC]. Coursera. link >
Luckman, E., Keating, K., & Loyd, D. (2022). Leading Teams: Developing as a Leader. [MOOC]. Coursera. link >
Keating, K. (2011). On the front line: Skills for excellent customer service in your community. Urbana-Champaign, Illinois: University of Illinois Extension.

Other Publications

Keating, K. (2011). Training civic bridge builders: Outcomes of community leadership development programs. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Presentations

Swenddal, H., Keating, K., & Kim, H. (2023). Exploring Client Orientations in Client-Based Experiential-Learning Projects. Teaching & Learning Conference at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.
White, J., Luckman, E., & Keating, K. (2022). Beyond the Group Project: Teaching for a Team Ready Workforce. The Future of Work Symposium, Center for Social and Behavioral Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Keating, K., & Chunoo, V. (2019). Let's talk it out: Team oral exams in a capstone leadership course. North American Colleges & Teachers of Agriculture Annual Conference.
Keating, K. (2018). Attitudes for team leadership development. Annual Leadership Training Conference for High School Leaders, Illinois Technology Student Association.
Bohn, D., Keating, K., & Burgoon, L. (2017). Teamwork can be taught. North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Annual Conference.
Korte, D., Simonson, J., Ball, A., & Keating, K. (2015). Why teach? The value of planting the seed. American Association of Agricultural Education Annual Conference.
Rosch, D., Burgoon, L., & Keating, K. (2013). Investigating student learning and leadership development outcomes in an undergraduate leadership theory course. North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Annual Conference.
Keating, K., & Gasteyer, S. (2011). Training the bridge builders: Outcomes of leadership development programs. Community Development Society/Rural Sociological Society Annual Conference.
Keating, K., & Apaliyah, . (2010). Impact of community leadership education in rural counties. National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals Annual Conference.

Honors and Awards

Teachers Ranked As Excellent, Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning, UIUC, 2012-2023

Grants

Gies Research Grant, Gies College of Business, 2022 to present
Specialized Faculty Grant, Business Administration Department, Gies College of Business, 2021-2022
College of ACES Teaching Enhancement Grant, UIUC College of ACES, 2018-2019,2018-2020
College of ACES Teaching Enhancement Grant, UIUC College of ACES, 2014-2016
Provost's Initiative for Teaching Advancement Grant, UIUC, 2012-2014

Teaching Interests

Professor Keating approaches teaching from a developmental perspective, assuming students are in a period of emerging adulthood wherein they explore different identities and possibilities. She believes that learning environments should allow space for students to do that exploration and should open students’ minds to possibilities that can emerge from collaborating with diverse groups. Students crave professional practice, and Dr. Keating uses her career experiences and connections to encourage students toward internships and experiential learning projects. Her professional experience in leadership development interventions for community capacity-building and her interest in understanding how social capital plays a role in community development inform her teaching style. Rather than teaching students to ‘become’ positional leaders, she believes that students are already practicing leadership in their lives (i.e., leadership as relationships of influence). As such, Professor Keating promotes self-awareness, cultural understanding, and analytical skills while guiding students through meaningful, structured opportunities to practice their leadership in real-world situations.

Current Courses

Business in Action (BUS 301) Introduces students to the complexities of business by working on a real organizational problem with an actual client. Students will work with a client to identify, analyze, and present recommendations to solve an organizational problem. Requires students to apply problem-solving skills to uncertain situations as well as build and manage a professional team.