Service

Candlelight vigil in the aftermath of the attack on Club Q in Colorado Springs. Photograph by Stephanie Smaglo, December 6, 2022.

CHAIR/COORDINATOR, GENDER, WOMEN, SEXUALITY STUDIES PROGRAM, Aug 2021-Present

● Organized candle light vigil for victims of Club Q mass shooting with students in History of American Sexuality

● Worked with donor, VP of Advancement, Assistant Provost, Deans and department colleagues to implement $2,500 inaugural GWSS award for an outstanding major with financial need

● Manage curricular reform and ensure changes across LMS (Blackboard), WebAdvisor, course catalogue and marketing materials

● Manage program website, including updating curricular revisions, language, and photographs

● Actively cultivated relationships with alumni and community partners

● Advertise courses and events across campus

● Collect data and write annual assessment report measuring changing trends in student competencies

● Coordinate program meetings and collaborative course schedules among colleagues

● Organize campus events for Women’s History Month / International Women’s Day

SELECTED UNIVERSITY-WIDE SERVICE

● Faculty Advisor, Spectrum (LGBTQ student organization), Virginia Wesleyan University, 2015-Present

● Member, Faculty Standards and Welfare Committee, Virginia Wesleyan University, 2013-2015; 2020-Present

● Member, Planning Committee, Africana Studies Program, Virginia Wesleyan University, 2019-Present 

● Batten Honors College Advisory Committee, Virginia Wesleyan University, 2018-Present

● Member, Academic Affairs Reorganization Task Force, Virginia Wesleyan University, 2018–2019

● Member, Educational Programming Committee, Virginia Wesleyan University, 2016–2018

 ● Member, Internship Task Force Committee, Virginia Wesleyan University, 2016-2017

● Member, Institutional Review Board, Virginia Wesleyan University, 2015-2016

● Member, Social Science Course Review Committee, VWU, 2013-2015

● Co-Organizer, Women’s Resource Center Undergraduate Research Symposium, VWU, 2013, 2014