John McGlothlin III
for
Indiana University Trustee
2025
Voting Begins June 1!
About Me
I earned my BA from Northwestern University in 2006 before earning both an MA (2011) and PhD (2016) at Indiana University- Bloomington.
As a graduate student, I held the following professional positions:
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Assistant Instructor: I was instructor of note for several composition courses, including Multilingual Composition and Professional Writing Skills
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Assistant Coordinator, Introduction to College Composition: I developed course materials for J101 under the IU GROUPS program.
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Assistant Director of Composition (2014-2015): I developed course materials and helped train graduate instructions for W131, the university's largest composition course.
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After earning my doctorate, I served as a Visiting Lecturer at the Kelley School of Business (2016-2017).
My other accomplishments at IU included:
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Winner, Dissertation Completion Fellowship from the College of Arts and Sciences
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Representative, Graduate and Professional Student Organization
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Enthusiastic Supporter, Indiana University football
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In 2017 I returned to my native Austin, Texas to pursue a career in finance. I am currently a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ at Southwest Retirement Advisors, LLC.
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I proudly serve on the board for Open Door Preschools, and am a past board member for the Capital Area Parkinson's Society.
My Platform
Focus areas for my trustee service
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Faculty and Staff Focus
Indiana University's staff and faculty, visiting lecturers, and graduate instructors deliver the world-class education experience for which IU is renowned. I will ensure IU’s workforce has ready access to the resources and support it needs. This includes preserving academic freedoms and the tenets of shared governance at all campuses, and protecting IU from political interference.
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Quality Education for Students
An affordable, accessible education is not simply an ideal to which institutions like IU must aspire, but a necessity for our community's health, prosperity, and well-being. I will work with my fellow trustees to remove any barriers that inhibit current and future IU students from developing as individuals, thinkers, workers, and citizens.
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Direct, Open Dialogue
All of IU's stakeholders—including current students, alumni, faculty, staff, and Indiana residents—deserve a say in the university's operations. I am committed to speaking with and on behalf of the IU community.
Fiduciary Standards
As a CFP®, I am required to put my clients' bests interests before my own at all times. IU's trustees must do the same, no matter their personal or political beliefs.
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