In his current role, Marcus oversees activities related to building upon the Senior Vice President for Finance & Administration’s (SVPFA) portfolio capacity to develop, collaborate, and sustain large cross-divisional initiatives that lead to organizational excellence and student, employee, and operational success. Lastly, he oversees the Performing Arts Center’s operations to ensure that academic and strategic […]
Dr. Mitchell provides leadership for developing and sustaining programs, policies, and initiatives to recruit, retain, review, and advance faculty at the university. She leads and supports efforts to create a welcoming academic environment for faculty, staff, and students of diverse backgrounds and experiences, and directs the university’s faculty mentoring and professional development program. Prior to […]
In my previous article with AI (“4 Things Academic Deans Can Do to Help Students Succeed After Graduation,” in August 2015), I offered advice on how academic deans and career professionals can collaborate to improve student career mentoring. In this follow-up article, I would like to offer four curricular strategies that can immediately improve student career […]
Managing Difficult Faculty and Staff October 1 – 2, 2024 Milwaukee, WI REGISTER OR July 10 – 11, 2025 Oakland, CA REGISTER Grow your skillset in managing the difficult people who can make leadership so hard. Overview Join us for a workshop where you will learn how to intervene with and correct the most problematic […]
Joe Henry is an educator and student services professional with more than 10 years of progressive experience in the postsecondary sector in Ontario. He is currently the manager of student access at Humber College in Toronto. Previously, Joe served as the manager of accessible learning and student development at Sheridan College, serving the educational needs […]
Dr. James provides strategic leadership in the areas of undergraduate and graduate admissions, financial aid, registrar, academic advising, and veterans’ affairs. Working closely with the other divisions of academic affairs and with student life, enrollment management is responsible for student access, persistence, and success. Dr. James holds a BA in psychology from Boston University, an […]
Leadership volunteers can help to advance your institutional goals not only through their major gifts, but through their ambassadorship as advocates of the mission you convey, and by opening access to opportunities as well as leveraging expertise and input that only they can provide. However, if you don’t have a defined objective on what these […]
Aya ceeki eeweemaakiki. Niila Myaamia. Neehweeta weenswiaani myaamiaataweenki. Nichole akala shima tawengi. Hello all my relatives. I am Myaamia. My Myaamia name is Neehweeta, which means she speaks. Nichole is my English name. _____________________ The Myaamia first emerged as a distinct people along the banks of the Saakiiweesiipi (St. Joseph’s River near South Bend, Indiana). […]
In her current that capacity, Alejandra manages the overall operations of the Office of Diversity and Outreach, is the lead strategist for this unit and assists in carrying out the vision and goals for the overall campus. This includes a new initiative dedicated to Advancing Excellence in Staff Recruitment by working with search committees hiring […]
SPOTLIGHT ON INNOVATION SERIES The US Department of Education has awarded multi-million dollar “First in the World” grants to 24 colleges and universities that are innovating to solve critical challenges with access, recruitment, retention, and student success. At AI, we have interviewed each of the recipients to learn more about the projects these institutions are […]
