Headed department’s comprehensive program review and site visit Developed marketing plan and guided department’s marketing effort Developed fundraising plan and guided department’s fundraising for scholarships Coordinated departmental community outreach efforts Developed departmental newsletter and other marketing materials Established department’s student advisory council Established department’s advisory board Evaluated the department’s office manager
Interim Director of the Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center, 2015. Directed supervision over all operations at the Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center (Center) Responsible for administering programming and services offered by the Center Responsible for hiring, supervising, and evaluating graduate student staff and student workers Responsible for budget planning and oversight; conflict management, planning and goal setting, and program assessment Supervised a shared office manager Worked collaboratively with existing offices in the Multicultural Center, the Casa Latina Cultural Center and the Women's Center Worked with various internal and external constituencies, to meet the university's diversity and inclusion goals Served as the advisor to the following student organizations: African Student Association; Black Student Association; Christian Faith Campus Ministry; Cultural Expressions; Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center Dance Troupe; Heritage Ensemble: and the WIU-NAACP Chapter
Chair, Department of Political Science, Georgia Southern University, 2011-2012. Scheduled courses for three units: political science, criminal justice, public administration Managed departmental operation and travel budgets Increased departmental budget by offering more on-line courses Guided department preliminary self-study review as a part of SACS accreditation Steered the department hiring efforts of three new hires in political science and public administration Supervised pre-tenure review for two junior faculty member Supervised tenure review for one faculty member Supervised post-tenure review for one faculty member Evaluated teaching, research and service efforts of 24 faculty member department Hired and evaluated the departmental office manager and secretary
Hired and evaluated the departmental office manager and secretary
Assistant to the Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Georgia Southern University 2011-2012. Piloted and developed the supplemental instruction program Managed and directed eight student supplemental instruction leaders Served as a liaison between student instruction leaders, instructors, and dean Conducted student instruction leader teaching training Benchmarked programs for policies for the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Director of Master of Public Administration Program Department of Political Science, Georgia Southern University, 2004-2007. Increased student enrollment by 45 percent Increased on-line public administration course offerings Consulted with chair to scheduled courses for public administration program Consulted with chair to evaluated teaching, research, and service of MPA faculty Directed efforts to reform public administration curriculum Steered reaccreditation efforts for MPA program and site visit
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