Evelyn L. Ashley, Ph.D

Evelyn L. Ashley, Ph.D. EDUCATION Doctorate of Philosophy, Higher Education Administration Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio Dissertation title: Gendered Nature of Student Affairs: Issues of Gender Equity in Student Affairs Professional Associations Master of Education, Adult Learning and Development Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio Bachelor of Arts, Exercise and Sport Science Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University is a private university located in the heart of Dallas, Texas. The university enrolls approximately 11,000 students (7,000 undergraduates and 4,000 graduates) in seven degree granting schools. Assistant Dean of Student Life & Director of Student Conduct & Community Standards July 2010 – Present • Coordinate and oversee all aspects of a campus-wide conduct system for 7,000 undergraduate students and select graduate schools • Provide supervision to three full-time staff members and a graduate student and oversee 13 Residential Community Directors who serve as Conduct Officers • Hear, adjudicate, and determine responsibility for alleged violations of the SMU Student Code of Conduct through individual conduct meetings with students or student organization investigations • Oversee the training and advising of conduct officers, hearing boards, and the University Conduct Council (the appellate board) • Advise the student run Honor Council in upholding the SMU Honor Code • Oversee assessment projects to provide data on how the Office of Student Conduct & Community Standards is achieving student learning outcomes • Participate on the Caring Community Connections (CCC) committee which serves as the campus behavior intervention team to assist students of concern and students who may be experiencing personal crises • Coordinate training and serve as a member of an administrative on-call team and the crisis management team • Coordinate with staff members in the Office of Institutional Access and Equity in responding to alleged sexual assaults and other Title IX complaints involving students • Serve as a member of the Student Affairs Leadership Team headed by the Vice President of Student Affairs • Serve as a member of the Presidents Commission on Substance Abuse Prevention and co-chair the subcommittee on community relations with the Chief of Police • Serve as a member of the Sexual Misconduct Implementation Workgroup to implement recommendations made to and approved by the Office of Civil Rights to ensure compliance with our resolution agreement • Serve as a Campus Security Authority Evelyn L. Ashley 2 Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University is a public research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio approximately two and a half hours west of Cleveland, Ohio. The university enrolls approximately 19,000 students (16,500 undergraduates and 2,500 graduates) and offers over 200 majors and programs. Assistant to the Chair, Higher Education Administration (HIED) Program, August 2008 – July 2010 • Assisted in the day to day operations of the HIED program and management of 45 doctoral students • Coordinated recruitment and retention efforts for the doctoral program • Planned and coordinated all events for the HIED admission committee, HIED Retreat (Chair), the department’s Convocation, and social events for the academic year • Served as the department coordinator for GradSTEP, an orientation program for new graduate students • Served as the departmental representative to Graduate Student Senate Greek House Director, Alpha Chi Omega Sorority, August 2009 – July 2010 • Collaborated with chapter officers to promote a healthy, secure, and positive living and learning environment for 15 women • Counseled students and respond to crisis situations that occur in the house • Met weekly with the chapter president and house manager • Enforced sound risk management principles and all chapter, University, Residence Life, and Greek Affairs policies • Served on the Greek Affairs on-call staff, including attendance at late-night events and monitoring 600 students living in on-campus Greek housing Student Discipline Practicum, Office of the Dean of Students, August 2009 – May 2010 • Coordinated all aspects of the revision and updating process for the Student Handbook for the 2010-11 academic year • Created and oversaw a survey to assess faculty, staff and student use of the new online only version of the Student Handbook • Assisted the Associate Dean of Students in hearing and resolving student discipline cases Graduate Intern, Student and Academic Services, August 2006 – July 2008 College of Education and Human Development • Advised undergraduate students pursuing teaching majors • Assisted in providing academic advising to first-year students within the first-year advising program • Answered questions regarding policies and procedures within the College of Education and Human Development and directed students to appropriate resources • Assisted in training faculty and staff in utilizing the Online Scheduler program for first-year advising • Provided assistance in various office projects such as creating a script for a welcome video and updating office resources and advertisements Baldwin-Wallace College Baldwin-Wallace College now Baldwin-Wallace University is a private, Methodist affiliated university located 20 minutes from Cleveland, Ohio. The university enrolls over 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students in seven different degree granting schools and a conservatory. Director of Student Conduct, May 2003 – August 2006 • Coordinated all aspects of a campus-wide conduct system for 4,500 students • Administered the discipline process for violations of both the student and academic codes of conduct • Oversaw the formation, composition, advising and training of three conduct hearing bodies • Developed policies and procedures for the administration of the conduct system Evelyn L. Ashley 3 • Conducted investigations to determine if charges had merit and/or if violations could be resolved by mutual consent of all parties involved • Engaged students in voluntary informal hearings and mediation or referred cases to formal hearing body • Determined merit of all appeals and referred cases to the appropriate appellate body • Annually revised and updated the Student Code of Conduct • Advised Student Government and oversaw the distribution of $500,000 budget Coordinator of Orientation Operations, March 2006 – August 2006 • Provided support for Summer Orientation, Weekend of Welcome and mid-year orientation programming • Assisted with training of Orientation Leaders and Weekend of Welcome staff • Served as a liaison with departments involved in housing and placement and challenge testing • Assisted with facilities reservations, confirmation, and set-up for meals and resource fairs Director of Commuter Services, July 2001 – June 2004 • Provided direct support to traditional and non-traditional undergraduate and graduate commuter students • Selected, trained, supervised, and evaluated a graduate assistant and student worker along with 6 Commuter Student Assistants • Coordinated various programming initiatives and collaborated with various offices to provide services • Managed an operating budget exceeding $40,000 Graduate Intern, Academic & Cultural Events Series office (ACES), August 1999 – May 2001 • Advised the Black Student Alliance, Hispanic American Student Association, and People of Color United • Established and facilitated leadership retreat for executive board members of diversity-related organizations • Collaborated with student leaders to plan Harmony Week 2000 Residence Hall Director, August 1999 – May 2001 • Created and maintained living environment for 95 residents in a freshman and upper-class hall • Supervised, trained, and provided development opportunities to a staff of three resident assistants and a community coordinator • Counseled students individually and in groups, on a variety of personal, social, emotional, and developmental issues • Maintained hall budget, room inventories, weekly occupancy reports, and records of maintenance requests • Interpreted, communicated, and enforced all college policies and community standards Career Services Practicum, Spring 2001 • Utilized web-based software Career Connections to develop and critique undergraduate resumes • Compiled list of area school districts teaching requirements for use by undergraduate education majors • Guided students through use of the Sigi Plus computer program to help identify skills and interests Summer Conference Hall Director, Summer 2000 • Coordinated check-in, key and meal card distribution, and check out for summer camps and conferences • Served as a resource for camp and conference staff including 24 hour on-call support • Met regularly with Summer Conference Director to discuss potential issues and improvements TEACHING EXPERIENCE Southern Methodist University Education Policy and Leadership 6379: Student Affairs Administration, Fall 2016 • Co-Instructor, collaborated on the development of course syllabus, selection of reading assignments, speaker schedule, class presentations and grading for 19 master’s degree seeking students • Researched and presented course material and lead class discussions and activities Evelyn L. Ashley 4 Education Policy and Leadership 6260: The Contemporary Student, Fall 2015 • Co-Instructor, assisted in the development of the course syllabus, selection of reading assignments, speaker schedule, class

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