Skip to content
Academic Impressions
  • 0
  • Create Account/Login
  • Become a Member
    • Become a Member

      Become a member to get trainings for free. New resources are added each week.

       

      Unlock Access

    • See What's Included

  • Start Learning
    • Training Areas

      • See All Training Areas
      • Academic Leadership
      • Advancement
      • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
      • Enrollment Management & Marketing
      • Faculty Success
      • Institutional & Academic Planning
      • Leadership
      • Student Success
      • Title IX & Compliance
      • Women’s Leadership
    • Over 90 New Trainings and Resources Now Available to Members

      Learn More

  • Custom Training
    • Custom Training

      On-Campus, Virtual, or Blended


      Maximize team learning and team cohesion by customizing our training programs that meet your specific needs and objectives.

      Learn More

    • On Campus Workshop Information

  • Coaching
    • Coaching

      • Our Approach
      • For Leaders
      • For Faculty
      • For Groups and Teams
      • Our Coaches
    • Hands typing on keyboard

    • Accelerate Your Career


      Find out how our vetted higher ed coaches can support your professional goals, whether you are an emerging or experienced leader within faculty or administration.

      Explore Coaching

  • Job Board
      • Find a Job
      • Post Jobs
      • Career Coaching
    • Young professionals in a meeting

    • Find Your Next Career Move in Higher Ed


      HireEd Careers seeks to amplify historically marginalized talent, individuals invested in professional growth, and innovators.

  • About
    • About

      • About Us
      • Share Your Story
      • Careers
      • Case Studies
      • Contact
      • Meet the Team
      • Advertising and Sponsorship
    • Tell Us Your Story: Call for Submissions

      Partner With Us

Academic Impressions
  • Become a Member
    • Become a Member

      Become a member to get trainings for free. New resources are added each week.

       

      Unlock Access

    • See What's Included

  • Start Learning
    • Training Areas

      • See All Training Areas
      • Academic Leadership
      • Advancement
      • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
      • Enrollment Management & Marketing
      • Faculty Success
      • Institutional & Academic Planning
      • Leadership
      • Student Success
      • Title IX & Compliance
      • Women’s Leadership
    • Over 90 New Trainings and Resources Now Available to Members

      Learn More

  • Custom Training
    • Custom Training

      On-Campus, Virtual, or Blended


      Maximize team learning and team cohesion by customizing our training programs that meet your specific needs and objectives.

      Learn More

    • On Campus Workshop Information

  • Coaching
    • Coaching

      • Our Approach
      • For Leaders
      • For Faculty
      • For Groups and Teams
      • Our Coaches
    • Hands typing on keyboard

    • Accelerate Your Career


      Find out how our vetted higher ed coaches can support your professional goals, whether you are an emerging or experienced leader within faculty or administration.

      Explore Coaching

  • Job Board
      • Find a Job
      • Post Jobs
      • Career Coaching
    • Young professionals in a meeting

    • Find Your Next Career Move in Higher Ed


      HireEd Careers seeks to amplify historically marginalized talent, individuals invested in professional growth, and innovators.

  • About
    • About

      • About Us
      • Share Your Story
      • Careers
      • Case Studies
      • Contact
      • Meet the Team
      • Advertising and Sponsorship
    • Tell Us Your Story: Call for Submissions

      Partner With Us

  • 0
  • Login
  • Login
  • 0
  • Become a Member
  • My Account
  • Start Learning
    • See All Training Areas
    • Academic Leadership
    • Advancement
    • Diversity Equity & Inclusion
    • Enrollment & Management Marketing
    • Faculty Success
    • Institutional & Academic Planning
    • Leadership
    • Student Success
    • Title IX & Compliance
    • Women’s Leadership
  • Coaching
    • Our Approach
    • For Leaders
    • For Faculty
    • For Groups and Teams
    • Our Coaches
  • Custom Training
  • Our Insights
    • Top Insights
    • Articles & Reports
    • Books & Assessments
    • Sign Up for Our Newsletter
  • About
    • About Us
    • Share Your Story
    • Case Studies
    • Meet the Team
    • Partner with Us
    • Sponsorship
  • Careers
  • Contact
portrait of Steven Titus

Steven E. Titus, J.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Steven E. Titus is a Presidential and Executive Coach and Senior Fellow at Creighton University in Omaha, NE. Additionally, Steve is President Emeritus of Iowa Wesleyan University. Called to companion leaders on the leadership journey, Steve holds a particular concern for the interiority of leaders exercising leadership. A seasoned higher education executive, Steve previously served as the 13th president of Midland University and has held executive roles at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, Pacific Lutheran University, and Gustavus Adolphus College. He currently is on sabbatical as Senior Fellow and Special Assistant at Creighton University in Omaha, NE.

Steve is co-creator and former co-director of the Thrivent Fellows Program (now LECNA Fellows), a national executive development program designed to identify and equip candidates of promise for executive roles in Lutheran higher education. Steve served in the U.S. Army as an officer and attorney in various legal roles from 1990-19995 and as a tenured professor of leadership studies and organizational behavior at Southwest Minnesota State University (SMSU) in Marshall, MN.

Steve holds a BS in business administration from Southwest Minnesota State University, a JD from Marquette University Law School, the PhD in higher education and strategic leadership from the University of Virginia, where he was a Governor’s Fellow, and the certificate in Jesuit Studies from Boston College. He holds a diploma from the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s School and certificates from the Advanced Leadership Education Program at the Kennedy School of Government and the Institute for Educational Management at the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University. Steve is a certified practitioner of The Leadership Circle, a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, a professionally certified executive coach through the Center for Executive Coaching and The Coaches Training Institute, and a trained spiritual director.

Articles

"Risks Ahead" Caution Roadsign

Preventing Presidential Derailment

Do you know the 10 early warning signs? Patrick Sanaghan, Kathleen Gaval, Steve Riccio, and Steve Titus review the early signs of a derailing president in this paper informed by decades of experience from university presidents and professionals who work closely with them. Presidential derailments (defined by Stephen Trachtenberg as an exit in less than […]

Membership

  • Academic Leadership
  • Advancement
  • Diversity Equity & Inclusion
  • Enrollment & Management Marketing
  • Faculty Success
  • Institutional & Academic Planning
  • Leadership
  • Student Success
  • Title IX & Compliance
  • Women’s Leadership

Library

  • Top Insights
  • Articles & Reports
  • Books & Assessments
  • Sign Up for Our Newsletter

About

  • About Us
  • Share Your Story
  • Careers
  • Case Studies
  • Contact
  • Meet the Team
  • Advertising and Sponsorship

Contact

Academic Impressions
5299 DTC Blvd., Ste. 1400
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Phone: 720.488.6800


Membership FAQs
Product FAQs
Privacy Policy
Accessibility Statement
Preference Center
Copyright 2022 Academic Impressions
  • Academic Impressions on Facebook
  • Academic Impressions on Twitter
  • Academic Impressions on LinkedIn

Login

Academic Impressions Logo

Register | Lost your password?

Reset Password

Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.

Log In | Register

Register

Academic Impressions Logo
SIGN UP FOR DAILY PULSE

By clicking “Get Access,” you agree to receive our Daily Pulse email and emails about our events and services from Academic Impressions. You also agree to Academic Impressions’ Terms Of Use and Privacy Policy.

Log In | Lost your password?