Mary Ontiveros

As Vice President for Diversity, Mary Ontiveros reports to the President and leads Colorado State’s diversity efforts. Her duties include leading diversity planning, assessment, evaluation, accountability, and developing strategic alliances and partnerships. She coordinates activities among on-campus units, commissions, committees, and task forces; she also represents the University through networking and collaboration with outside communities, […]

Sandra Parsons Vicchio, AIA

Ms. Parsons Vicchio has over 20 years of experience in all phases of architecture, including programming, design, documentation, construction, and interior design. During the past decade, she has focused on the architecture of libraries, museums, and visitor centers, which preserve and provide access to our cultural record and support academic and lifelong learning. She has […]

Alan Paynter

Alan has been working with youth and families for more than twenty years. Nineteen years ago—prior to moving into higher education—he wore several hats as an elementary school teacher, mental health professional, and coach. He also spent several years as the Associate Executive Director of a local council of Camp Fire USA where he oversaw […]

Jeanine Bias

Jeanine Bias has spent her entire professional career in Higher Education Administration including Student Affairs, Compliance and Academic Affairs. Currently, she serves as SHSU’s Chief Experience Officer (CXO) who works with university stakeholders, reviews goals, values and day-to-day practices, and better aligns them to the university mission. As CXO, she aims to create a community […]

Ebonee Williams

Dr. Ebonée Williams serves as the Director-Virtual Experience and Peer Engagement Initiatives at UC San Diego. As a principal advisor to the Vice Chancellor and Student Affairs Leadership Team, she leads a variety of initiatives and strategic projects that facilitate change and positively enhance access to on-campus remote and virtual student experiences. She provides expert […]

Eric J. Moore

Eric is a professional educator with over a decade of experience in the classroom ranging from teaching drama and English in Kokomo, Indiana to teaching literature and philosophy in international schools in Indonesia and South Korea. Most recently, he has begun a scholarly career in teacher education and higher education instruction for diverse learners. He […]

Dan DeWeerdt

Dan serves as engagement director in University Advancement, he leads alumni career development initiatives by engaging Marquette students with alumni as well as providing alumni access to valuable job and industry-related resources and programs. These include creating and developing a nationally-recognized mentor program, job shadowing initiatives, and sustaining outreach such as job postings and alumni […]

Vetting Early Alert Technologies

As more colleges and universities look to improve the success of those students who are most academically “at risk,” a host of software technologies to assist in early alert have proliferated on the market. Investment in such a third-party technology can be significant; yet many institutions purchase these tools quickly without the up-front decisions needed […]

Open Educational Resources: Benefits, Challenges, and Strategies for Implementation

Open educational resources (OERs) are teaching, learning, and research materials that offer alternatives to traditional textbooks. They permit free access, use, adaptation, and redistribution by others. According to one research study, 30% of faculty (from 3,000 surveyed) were very aware of open educational resources (OERs). But only 13% of faculty from the same survey are […]

David Mariott, Ph.D.

Dr. David Mariott has worked in college admissions for the past seven years and has extensive experience utilizing data, research, and CRM technology to implement action-driven strategies in undergraduate recruitment. He currently serves as the Senior Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Oklahoma State University (OSU) and leads the enrollment management division’s data management and […]