Overview

Liz serves as the Assistant Director for Student Engagement & Belonging. She strives to uplift and inspire voices from our underserved and under represented populations. She supervises a team of qualified and passionate professionals as well as advises two student organizations: the Ambassadors for Diversity and Inclusion, and Spectrum: LGBTQ and Allies. Liz is passionate about facilitating training and development for students, faculty and staff. With a background in Student Conduct and Housing and Residence Life, she leads with a restorative justice approach by encouraging all to use their voices and be heard. Her goal within the Student Engagement & Belonging Office is to create a safe space for ALL students to be themselves without fear of judgment or retaliation, and find their home away from home. 

Information

Academic Interests and Expertise

Education

Educational Doctorate, Educational Leadership
成人头条 State Univeristy | 成人头条, Kansas
In Progress

Master of Science (MS), Higher Education: Student Affairs

Purdue University Global | West Lafayette, Indiana
December 2021

Bachelor of Arts Theatre Administration

McPherson College | McPherson, Kansas
May 2020

Expertise

  • LGBTQIA Programming and Support
  • Strategic Leadership
  • Event Planning
  • Student Advising
Professional Experience
成人头条, 成人头条, KS
Student Conduct and Community Standards: Student Conduct Coordinator
  • Recruited and Trained students who are members of the Academic Integrity Committee and Student Conduct Boards.
  • Trained Faculty and Staff members of the Academic Integrity Committee and Student Conduct Boards.
  • Investigated and adjudicated cases of alleged student misconduct, including cases related to academic dishonesty, alcohol, and other drug violations, hazing and student organization conduct, and student housing policy violations
  • Met with individual students and witnesses, gather and assess the evidence, determine credibility, and prepare investigation reports regarding the findings of student conduct investigations
  • Managed an assigned student conduct caseload from receipt of referral to case closure using Maxient Conduct Manager software
  • Provided training for identified student conduct officers and co-supervise case management as the Housing & Residence Life office liaison

 

Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, MO
January 2021-August 2021 Office of Housing and Residence Life: Residence Life Coordinator

  • Create an environment conducive to encouraging student support, living-learning and scholarly pursuits, and conducive to students鈥� holistic development
  • Provides counseling and mediation of conflicts
  • Assist and motivate students and residence life staff in planning and initiating student learning programs
  • Develop programs that enhance the students鈥� academic and professional talents that set them up for future success
  • Oversee room assignments, room changes, room inventories and key control, including assignment, tracking and duplication of keys
  • Provide leadership and supervision to fourteen resident assistants
  • Foster an atmosphere of improvement related to recruitment, persistence, and graduation rates of all students
  • Collaborate with departments across campus to enhance the housing and residence life initiatives and community support
  • Investigate and adjudicate conduct cases relating to campus housing
  • Assists with summer housing, enrollment sessions, and recruitment events
  • Serve on the On-call system

McPherson College, McPherson, KS
August 2020-December 2020 Student Affairs Support Staff

  • Co-advised two student organizations, (SAB, Mclub)
  • Designed and produced campus newsletter twice a week
  • Oversaw all spiritual life events
  • Maintained confidentiality with students and staff members
  • Produced and curated content for all student affairs social media pages, and created a content calendar for the department to use
  • Generated databases to track student engagement, and social media engagement
  • Served in the on-call system
Areas of Service

成人头条

  • CAPS prevention team
  • Student Affairs Diversity and Inclusion committee
  • Student Affairs Professional Development committee
  • Immersive Leadership Institute Squad Leader (May 2023)
  • Ambassadors for Diversity & Inclusion Advisor
  • Spectrum Advisor
  • LGBTQIA Taskforce

 

Missouri Western State University

  • First year experience committee
  • Griffin Pathways committee