Degrees and Certifications

• Ph.D., Educational Leadership, Eastern Michigan University, 2019
• Master of Science in Administration - Public Adm., Central Michigan University, 2012
• Bachelor of Applied Arts - Health Adm., Central Michigan University, 2010

Responsibilities

The Director for Student Success is a member of the College of Education (COE) leadership team and is responsible for leading, assessing, and supporting the college’s culture of student success to enhance students’ sense of belonging, academic integration, and academic and professional success. The Director serves as the lead divisional advisor and directs the COE Success Center, which serves as a one-stop-shop for COE student inquiries, advising, career development and support. The role includes coordinating and developing an integrated approach for the College’s advising, retention, academic recovery, career services, student engagement, and other related programmatic activities.

Research Interests

 

• Student Affairs
• Student Retention & Completion
• College Access
• Leadership
• Black Student Studies
• Higher Education Professio

Community Engagement Activities

Washtenaw Community College

• Chair, Diversity Committee - 2021-2025
• Member, Student Success Task Force - 2021-2025
• Member, Retention Committee - 2021-2025

Eastern Michigan University

• Member, President’s Commission on Diversity and Inclusion - 2017—2021
• President, Black Faculty and Staff Association - 2016—2018
• Chair, Berman Scholarship Committee - 2016—2018
• Member, Martin Luther King Jr. Planning Committee - 2016—2021
• Member, Nursing Department Retention Committee - 2016—2021
• Member, Degree Completion and Retention Plan - 2013—2014

Community

• Member, University of Michigan Credit Union Audit Committee - 2022—2024
• Member, Washtenaw My Brother Keeper - 2017—2021

Advisory

• Campus Advisor, Sigma Lambda Beta (EMU) - 2018—2021
• Campus Advisor, Detroit Does Well Student Organization (EMU) - 2014—2021
• Mentor, Pathways (CMU) - 2011—2012
• Campus Advisor, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (CMU)- 2011—2012
• Mentor, MI GEARUP (CMU) - 2011—2012
• Mentor, Men About Change (CMU) - 2011—2012

Professional Affiliations

• Detroit Economic Club- 2022—2024
• Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) - 2018—2021
• Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) - 2017—2018
• National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) - 2016 - 2021
• American College Personnel Association (ACPA)- 2014—2016

 

Presentations

• Reed, E., Lyte, C. (2023). Supporting Students Returning Citizens on College Campuses. Workshop presented for faculty and staff. Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, MI.
• Reed, E. (2017). First-Year College Performance: A Study of Students from an Urban School District at One Midwestern University. Poster presentation at the Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Houston, Texas.
• Reed, E., Lanier-Durkins, M., Williamson, A., White, J., Wallace, R. &Calhoun, T. (2023). Community Conversation on College Readiness. Workshop presented for faculty and staff. Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, MI.
• Reed, E., Davis, J., Sampson, E. & Water, D. (2021). OUR Students = Part-Time Student Needs and Approaches for Success. Workshop presented for faculty and staff. Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, MI.
• Reed, E., Guerra, J., & Barnes, A. (2021). College Success from the School Perspective. Invited panelist speaking to K12 students and families. Dream Big Conference (Virtual)
• Reed, E. (2021). Let’s Advance Equity for Our Students. Workshop presented for faculty and staff. Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, MI.
• Reed, E. (2020). Race in the 21st Century. Workshop presented for staff and students. Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI.
• Reed, E. (2019). The Marathon Continues. Keynote speaker for Multicultural Commencement. Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI.
• Reed, E. (2019). Education, Interventions, and Investing in your Community. Guest speaker on a podcast show. (Virtual)
• Reed, E., Wallace, R. (2018). First Generation College Student Day. Guest speaker on a radio show. (Virtual)
• Reed. E., Howard, L. So, What Exactly is A Ph.D.?. Guest speaker for students of the McNair Scholars Program. Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI.
• Reed, E. (2018). First-Year Academic Performance: A Study of Students from Urban School Districts at One Midwestern University. Workshop presented for faculty and staff at Graduate Research Conference. Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI.
• Reed, E., Fields, D., Kibin, C, Sontag, T. (2018). Intervention Retention!. Presented to attendees of the Great Lakes Student Success Conference. Detroit, MI.
• Reed, E., Corrigan, S., Orr, C, Sontag, T. (2016). Enhancing a Summer Bridge Program to Increase Degree Completion!. Presented to attendees of the Equity in The Classroom Conference. Detroit, MI.
• Reed, E., & Hawkins, J. (2016). Oh, the Places You’ll Go: College Panel Discussion. Invited panelist speaking to K12 students and families. Detroit, MI.

Additional courses taught

• Educational Leadership in a Pluralistic Society (Eastern Michigan University)
• Introduction to the University (Eastern Michigan University)
• Introduction to Marketing - Graduate Teaching Assistant (Central Michigan University)
• Introduction to Business - Graduate Teaching Assistant (Central Michigan University)
• Introduction to Entrepreneurship - Graduate Teaching Assistant (Central Michigan University)

 

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