University of West Georgia

July 2020-July 2021

Director of Civic Engagement, University College

Create and manage Center for Civic Impact and Leadership
Supervise team of Civic Engagement leaders
Advocate for and develop curricular civic engagement efforts
Seek and secure internal and external funding to support civic engagement efforts
Develop method of civic engagement assessment in the curriculum and co-curriculum

Develop and deploy a strategic plan for increasing civic engagement in the curriculum and co-curriculum
Secured $45,000 in external support in single year in the position

July 2017-July 2020

Lead and evaluate seventeen faculty members and one administrative assistant in operations of the Department.
- Charge and staff four governance committees within the department
- Support departmental needs through advocacy efforts within the College of Social Sciences and the University
Supervise and assess more than thirty courses across four degree programs
- Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
- Bachelor of Science in Political Science
- Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership
- Master of Public Administration
Advance mission of the department as aligned with College of Social Science and University strategic goals
- Lead efforts to recruit and retain students to graduation
- Develop and initiate new programs to maintain market relevance
- Support scholarly professional development among faculty
- Develop scholarly development systems to encourage undergraduate and graduate students to participate in scholarly activities

Revised major curriculum to improve student retention
Developed and deployed assessment systems for general education offerings and the major curriculum
Secured renewed accreditation by NASPAA for Master of Public Administration program
Increased Faculty research productivity 15%
Increased enrollment across programs by 92%
Produced the second Truman Scholar winner in UWG history
Faculty support of chair score increased from 3.6 to 4.2 on 5-point EngageWest scale

Served on College of Social Sciences and Division of Academic Affairs leadership teams
Advocated for additional resources to grow Master of Public Administration program
Mentored students and faculty