NASPA Socioeconomic and Class Issues in Higher Education KC

Meet Jalen Ellis, the newest member of the SCIHE KC leadership team. Jalen will be serving as the Conference Co-Coordinator.

Jalen Ellis received his B.A. in Mass Communication with a Minor in African American Studies from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Jalen is pursuing a Master’s of Education in Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education at UNCG. A Fun Fact about Jalen is that he recently just got his LLC for his Non-Profit Organization called " 100 Dreamers."

Jalen is currently the graduate assistant for the Office of Student Leadership and Campus Activities at Guilford College.

Welcome Jalen!

Please welcome Christopher Davis as the Public Policy Liaison for the SCIHE KC! Christopher Davis is a graduate student at Clemson University studying Counselor Education with an emphasis in Student Affairs. He currently serves as the graduate assistant in the Office of Community and Ethical Standards. He enjoys understanding and educating himself on federal, state, local, and institutional policies that may impact students educational experience inside and outside the classroom. Chris is passionate about educating other student affairs professionals on policies that may have an impact on their own work. He graduated from Radford University with a Bachelor’s in Economics and Marketing minor.

Interested in joining the KC leadership team? Let us know! You can check out open positions and let us know here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdl-_t9_PwyuEd0loUiEVkTd-KY2HHaBB76iTRmlcITB8Id7w/viewform?usp=sf_link

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The SCIHE Leadership Team would like to welcome Taylor Turner as the new Communications Coordinator for the KC. Upon acceptance of the role Taylor shared the following with us: "My name is Taylor and I am a proud first-generation college graduate. I found my passion of student affairs through my undergraduate experience of participating in Student Support Services – a federally funded TRiO program. I later went on to attend the University of Florida to pursue my Masters in Student Personnel in Higher Education. After starting my first professional role 10 months ago, I felt the need to participate in an additional learning opportunity and the Communications Coordinator position sounded like the perfect fit for me. I am excited to join the team and build my professional skills along the way. "

Congrats and welcome, Taylor!!

Join us in welcoming Dr. Diana Sims-Harris to the SCIHE KC Leadership team! Dr. Sims-Harris will be one of our Conference Co-Coordinators.

As the Director of Student Affairs and Academic Advising in the Purdue School of Science at IUPUI, Diana Sims-Harris (she/her/hers) leads student success programs. Diana directs science student engagement and retention strategies, which includes overseeing science academic advising, coordinating the science first-year seminar course, managing STEM residential-based learning communities, coordinating programs to support underserved populations, managing school-based orientation activities, and advising the School of Science Undergraduate Student Council. Diana also serves as an adjunct faculty member in Organization Leadership and Supervision in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology and Higher Education and Student Affairs at Indiana State University.

Diana has worked in higher education for eighteen years. Prior to this position, she served as the Associate Director of the Office of Student Involvement at IUPUI, supervising leadership, fraternity and sorority life, and student activities. Diana has previously held positions working with social justice and diversity, student programming, and student organizations. Diana holds a Ph.D. from Indiana State University in Higher Education Leadership, an M.S. in Educational Administration and Foundations from Illinois State University, and a B.A. in Political Science from Western Illinois University.

As a first-generation college student from a working-class family and as someone who experienced significant financial stress at the beginning of her professional journey in student affairs, Diana connects with the Socioeconomic and Class Issues in Higher Education Knowledge Community mission. Diana previously served as the SCIHE KC’s Professionals from the Poor and Working Class Subcommunity Co-chair. Diana is excited about the KC’s goals of intersectional social class programming and advocacy for student affairs professionals. She is also enthusiastic about taking on the new role as the conference coordinator and helping the KC provide an engaging, relevant, and supportive conference experience.

Welcome Diana!

Join us in welcoming Deja Kenion as the newest member of the SCIHE KC leadership team!

Deja will be joining us as a Research Co-Coordinator for the 2022-2024 KC term. She is currently a Graduate Assistant for Social Justice Education at Clemson and had to this say to our members: "Greetings everyone! I am Deja Kenion (she/her/hers), a second-year graduate student in the Student Affairs program at Clemson University, located in Clemson, South Carolina. I am very grateful to be joining the SCIHE KC as a Research Co-Coordinator, and I look forward to embarking on this experience."

Welcome Deja!

If you or anyone in your professional network is interested in joining the SCIHE KC leadership team, please complete the form below. The form also includes a link where you can view descriptions for available positions. Folx with any level of experience, including graduate students, are encouraged to apply. We only ask that you bring passion for the work!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdl-_t9_PwyuEd0loUiEVkTd-KY2HHaBB76iTRmlcITB8Id7w/viewform

We need YOU!

Are you interested in SCIHE KC leadership opportunities? We currently have the following positions that are vacant: Marketing/Communication Coordinator (mainly creating online social media content), Research Coordinator (finds current research connected with our monthly topics that we can use/share), Public Policy Liaison (stays up to date with current higher ed policy updates from NAPSA/other sources to share with the KC or reference in our work), Special Interest Fund Coordinator (coordinates fundraising efforts for the KC that aid us in providing scholarship funds, research grants, etc.), and conference coordinator (helps us prep for the annual conference each year). Let us know if you have questions about any of the roles or would like to arrange a meeting to discuss further.

Folx with any level of experience, including graduate students, are encouraged to apply. We only ask that you bring passion for the work!

Let us know if you're interested by filling out this form:

SCIHE Knowledge Community Leadership Thank you for your interest in joining the Socioeconomic and Class Issues in Higher Education (SCIHE) Knowledge Community's Leadership Board. Please complete the following information below-- a representative will be in contact with you in the coming days once your response is submitted. You may rev...

Are you interested in SCIHE KC leadership opportunities? We currently have the following positions that are vacant: Marketing/Communication Coordinator (mainly creating online social media content), Research Coordinator (finds current research connected with our monthly topics that we can use/share), Public Policy Liaison (stays up to date with current higher ed policy updates from NAPSA/other sources to share with the KC or reference in our work), Special Interest Fund Coordinator (coordinates fundraising efforts for the KC that aid us in providing scholarship funds, research grants, etc.), and conference coordinator (helps us prep for the annual conference each year).

Folkx with any level of experience, including graduate students, are encouraged to apply. We only ask that you bring passion for the work!

Let us know if you're interested by filling out this form:

SCIHE Knowledge Community Leadership Thank you for your interest in joining the Socioeconomic and Class Issues in Higher Education (SCIHE) Knowledge Community's Leadership Board. Please complete the following information below-- a representative will be in contact with you in the coming days once your response is submitted. You may rev...

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We'd like to introduce our newest addition to the SCIHE KC leadership team!

Blayne Stone, Jr., will be serving as the Co-Chair for Professionals from the Foster Care and Homeless Youth Subcommunity. He is a doctoral student in the Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis (ELPA) program at UW-Madison. His research highlights the need to advocate for equity and justice for college-going students of color with foster care backgrounds. He is is excited to join the KC and looks forward to the opportunity to connect, engage, and collaborate with others to increase awareness for this unique college student population.

Are you interested in KC leadership opportunities? We currently have the following positions that are vacant: Marketing/Communication Coordinator (mainly creating online social media content), Research Coordinator (finds current research connected with our monthly topics that we can use/share), Public Policy Liaison (stays up to date with current higher ed policy updates from NAPSA/other sources to share with the KC or reference in our work), Special Interest Fund Coordinator (coordinates fundraising efforts for the KC that aid us in providing scholarship funds, research grants, etc.), and conference coordinator (helps us prep for the annual conference each year).

Folx with any level of experience, including graduate students, are encouraged to apply. We only ask that you bring passion for the work! Let us know if you're interested by filling out this form: https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2FgfcM2jwpoPD6zCD78&data=05%7C01%7Camanda.morales%40tamucc.edu%7C7588fddc230a4864c80c08da2a1637e0%7C34cbfaf167a64781a9ca514eb2550b66%7C0%7C0%7C637868572178640470%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=WdtsjaNzlW00gsEMBYABxfvPML%2BifnSagZ352eTyWRA%3D&reserved=0

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