Kandace Rippy

Student Affairs and Higher Education (SAHE)

• Implement innovative teaching techniques that led to noticeable improvements in student comprehension and retention rates.
• Design and executed engaging lesson plans, resulting in marked improvements in student engagement and retention.
• Foster a collaborative classroom environment by mentoring students, enhancing their leadership skills and ethical understanding.

University College - Ignite LLC Course

• Facilitate a first-year experience course on transformative leadership guided by the 8 Pillars of Success.
• Foster a positive learning environment, encouraging student engagement and collaboration to enhance course participation.
• Design and implement course materials centered on transformative leadership, resulting in improved student feedback and course evaluations.
• Motivated students to explore personal growth through interactive discussions, cultivating a passion for leadership and community involvement.

• Supervise three (3) Assistant Hall Directors over three (3) residential halls to strengthen team dynamics and enhance overall hall management effectiveness for over 20 student staff members.
• Facilitate ongoing Resident Assistant training and professional development for returning and incoming student staff members.
• Oversee the selection and evaluation process for staff, ensuring alignment with institutional goals and facilitating effective team dynamics.
• Create and maintain a safe, inclusive, and supportive residential environment.
• Support and oversee in residential curriculum implementation across residence halls.
• Manage on-call responses by analyzing incident reports, leading to improved coordination with student accountability and enhancing safety protocols.
• Collaborate with numerous departments to design educational programming, driving substantial growth in student participation and community involvement.
• Collaborate across departments to enhance student engagement and retention.

Office of the President | Athletics Department | Alumni Association

• Participated in rotational internships spanning leadership development, intercollegiate athletics, and alumni relations.
• Contributed to strategic initiatives through event coordination, stakeholder engagement, and program execution.
• Cultivated comprehensive insights into institutional advancement, leadership communication, and organizational strategy.

Charles E. Brown Cultural Center

• Designed and implemented student staff training programs for cultural event management.
• Supported initiatives promoting Black culture, history, and student engagement.
• Assisted in strategic planning, event coordination, and center operations.

• Developed and implemented New Student Orientation programming for over 10,000 incoming first-year undergraduate students by facilitating program supervision, policy development, and student coordination.

• Conducted and presented incoming student summer experience assessment of orientation operations by configuring and refining evaluation surveys.

• Developed and implemented summer training schedule and spring leadership programming for incoming Orientation Leaders.

• Coordinated student Summer Semester Orientation, including information development and practical dissemination, collaborating and corresponding with University and Campus Partners, and conducting program assessment.