A portfolio is the engine that drives a gift officer’s work and sets them up for future success. However, for new or seasoned professionals alike, opportunities to look at your portfolio with a different viewpoint can be highly beneficial as you seek to understand your portfolio data and prioritize donor relationships. Additionally, in the wake […]
Since moving to the University of Central Florida in 2004, Kerry P. Welch has led assessment and strategic planning efforts for the Division of Student Development and Enrollment Services. He has worked as a professional in student services for more than 20 years, covering a variety of roles and responsibilities. After starting as the coordinator […]
Marketing graduate degree programs is both an art and a science, and we wanted to take a deep look at who is doing this well — and how they’re doing it. In this series of four articles (you’re reading the fourth), we ask an expert panel four questions to explore the changing landscape of graduate […]
A FACULTY DEVELOPMENT CASE STUDY With minimal budget for faculty development, McKendree University has taken a unique approach to: Here is the story of what McKendree University has tried and what is working. At McKendree University, the idea to attach a theme to a week of faculty development activities was initially a bit of a […]
Debbie M. Thorne, Ph.D. is the Senior Vice Provost and a tenured Professor of Marketing at Texas State University, a designated Hispanic Serving Institution with 38,000 students located in the Austin to San Antonio innovation corridor. She is a primary advisor to the Provost and is responsible for leadership on strategic resource allocation and daily […]
Jennifer oversees the Office of the First-Year Experience, which provides support and resources for new students to make a successful intellectual and social transition to the institution by delivering programs that encourage student engagement and success. During her career in higher education, Jennifer has served in support roles for transitioning students at a private women’s […]
Dr. Williams joined Roger Williams University in 2017, originally as VP for Enrollment Management & Marketing, and has served as Chief of Staff for RWU since 2019. In this capacity, he serves as primary advisor to the President on institutional strategy and planning, and his direct reporting responsibilities include marketing & communications, human resources, and […]
Empowering leaders and executives to successfully navigate change by turning challenges into opportunities, and to ascend the leadership ladder by providing unique perspectives to problem solving and personal branding. Christie Chung, PhD, is an Executive Director (aka CEO or Dean) of a multidisciplinary institute at an R1 University. Apart from this executive role, she has […]
I work with higher education leaders to be courageous, confident, successful leaders. Throughout her 40-year career in higher education, Dr. Karen Whitney has held a variety of executive and leadership positions with increasing levels of responsibility, beginning as a Director to Associate Vice President, Vice Chancellor, President, and Chancellor. Karen is a nationally recognized organizational […]
During a tour early this summer of the Colorado School of Mines, I had the opportunity to hear from a number of women enrolled in the geophysics and engineering programs there, and to speak with Stephanie Berry, the former director of CSM’s innovative WISEM (Women in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics) program. WISEM is certainly a program […]
