Mr. Phillips joined JLL in May 2015 as a Vice President with the Public Institutions group. Located in San Diego, CA, he provides real estate development, financial and market analysis, and neighborhood revitalization advisory services to public sector and higher education clients in the western United States. He currently performs analysis on alternative public and […]
With over thirty-eight years’ experience in facilities, real estate, and development in higher education, James R. Tucker has overseen a total of nearly $2 billion in construction and development at the University of Cincinnati and Drexel University in Philadelphia, including third-party development deals for student housing, retail, dining, and hospitality valued at over $600 million […]
As institutions deal with depleting capital funding sources, public private partnerships (P3s) remain a particularly viable source of capital funding for the housing sector. However, as competition in the private sector grows, institutions must leverage the RFP process to ensure their needs are met within a financially sustainable project. To do this, colleges and universities […]
As Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management and Director of Student Financial Services, Brent Shock provides leadership to the offices of Student Financial Assistance and the Bursar. In addition to ensuring compliance with the awarding of federal, state, and University aid programs, he works closely with EMSS senior leadership to ensure that enrollment and student […]
As you navigate more complex leadership roles, you will also navigate more contentious issues and conflicts. This makes the relationships you form with your colleagues not only “nice to have,” but essential: there is very little that cannot be accomplished when relationships are strong and built on a foundation of trust and mutual respect. During […]
Rick holds a dual role at Michigan Technological University. He is as Professor of Practice in the Department of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology (MMET) and Director of the Enterprise Program, housed in the Pavlis Honors College (PHC). Since 2015, Rick has led Enterprise – an innovative multi-year, interdisciplinary, project-based, and industrial-sponsored program – available […]
Establishing a Center of Excellence for Women in STEM has improved academic success, engagement, and retention of underrepresented, low-income, and first-generation undergraduate women in Bay Path University’s STEM majors. Here’s what Bay Path did, and some lessons learned that may be key if you would like to undertake a similar initiative. by Gina Semprebon, PhD, […]
San Jose State University (SJSU) has experienced a spike in international enrollment in the past couple of years—”instead of building slowly, a tsunami wave of hundreds of additional students each semester,” as Karen O’Neill, San Jose State’s recent director of international programs and services, remarks. How the university has responded to this wave has made […]
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 […]
Cindy has over 25 years of professional experience promoting student development and success through her work as a Student Affairs professional. Her career includes work at large and small as well as public and private institutions. Residence Life was Cindy’s introduction to student affairs, allowing her to achieve progressively expansive roles—most recently, as the Associate […]
