SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER SCIENCES Phone: 502-597-6044- Dr. Forde Phone: 502-597-6041- Dr. Clay https://www.kysu.edu/academics/college-acs/school-of-ehdcs/index.php

During my third year within the School of Education Human Development and Consumer Sciences, I encountered an unforeseen opportunity to lead the school (Feb 20-Aug 20), due to the Chair of the school disengaging himself from the department leaving the program with no leadership or guidance during an accreditation period. The roles incurred by the department of the Chair involved every responsibility and expectation of Department Chairs (directing meetings, completing annual reports, signing off on various documents, marketing the programs, establishing relationships with EPP Stakeholders, preparing the program for the Fall 2020 semester, assisting with Student Teaching program development, and hiring two new faculty members to meet the mandated requirements of CAEP. Each of the aforementioned responsibilities was in addition to my other roles as Director of Data and Assessment, Coordinator of Disability Resource Center, Vice President of Faculty Senate, and Polemarch (President) of the Frankfort, KY fraternity chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi. Through all of the changes taking place within the unit, I had the task of completing various narratives of the KPERS system of which involves all ten programs within the unit. The responsibilities included the constant editing, and uploading of program literature to meet the requirements of the state. Thus, if not completed in a timely manner would lead to an unaccredited program not qualified for a CAEP site visit to take place in October of 2020. My roles and responsibilities within the school increased when the unit Administrative Assistant left the program two months before the accreditation visit, leaving myself to handle many administrative assistants due such as maintaining the EPSB and Title II online systems for teacher certification. My passion for the university and unit paid off when the school had a successful reaccreditation visit this past October with the assistance of faculty within the department.

In reference to scholarship and publications, I had the opportunity to present at various local, state and national conferences (ex. KEA, RAMP-Research Association for Minority Educators, Educator Exchange, Educational Leadership, and Diversity Conferences). Moreover, selection to present at the referenced conferences included written narratives and PowerPoints of which were due months before the events, and had to receive complete approval from research and professional committees. My publication interest in diversity, community and education have led to two blogs being published within the OAN Network of national educators, two articles pending for publication in the National Council on Family Relations Journal (Gun Violence in Urban Communities, and College Readiness of African American Male Students). In addition I had the opportunity to contribute to a chapter in a pending book called, "Evidence-Based Tools for Improving Student Retention and Success in Higher Education" (Miseducation & Misunderstanding of the African American Male Student). Recently, I had the opportunity to present at the RAMP Symposium of which included the submission of my manuscript, "Addressing African Male Students Learning During a Pandemic". The manuscript was selected to be published in the upcoming RAMP Journal. One of my greatest publication highlights was getting my dissertation published, "The Impact of Student-Centered Classroom Management Strategies