“Amber Garrison Duncan brings a passion for connecting the dots to everything she does. When I was a strategy director, Amber diligently worked to draw from the conceptual work she was leading to develop learning frameworks to inform the on-the-ground efforts I was leading to accelerate development of competency-based education models on campus and online at a wide array of colleges and universities. She later led a strategy that brought those efforts even closer together. Amber's new role will place her nearer to the beating heart of these activities as a leader with the Competency-Based Education Network, which she helped to launch during her time at the foundation. It was a privilege to work with Amber, and I wish her the very best in all she does.”
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Thrilled to see this post from Charles Pittack about the importance of professional development for educators conducted in a pilot program by the…
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Which college educates more American teachers than any other? You might be surprised to learn it's Western Governors University. 5% of all…
Which college educates more American teachers than any other? You might be surprised to learn it's Western Governors University. 5% of all…
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Thrilled to be presenting at #CBExchange with the Coastline College team today! Join our session at 240pm: California Dreamin’: Development of Direct…
Thrilled to be presenting at #CBExchange with the Coastline College team today! Join our session at 240pm: California Dreamin’: Development of Direct…
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University of Oregon
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Dissertation Title: General education curriculum in the 21st century: Aspirational goals and institutional practice
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Activities and Societies: Doctoral Chair- Student Advisory Council
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Activities and Societies: Alpha Gamma Delta, Student Government
Alpha Gamma Delta, President
Student Government, Speaker of the House of Representatives
Volunteer Experience
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Foundation Board of Directors
Texas Woman's University
- Present 8 years 2 months
Education
Audit Committee Chair, Development Committee Co-Chair
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Board Member (International Vice President Collegians)
Alpha Gamma Delta
- 2 years 5 months
Education
Responsible for setting the vision and direction for the collegiate experience across the United States and Canada. Supervise a team of 178 volunteers to support 114 collegiate chapters.
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Indianapolis Local Levo Co-Leader
Levo League
- 2 years 2 months
LocalLEVO serves to reinforce the online community of Levo League by bringing the community to life within geographical locations in order to foster conversations and connections that will help elevate women.
- Responsible for co-facilitating The Levo League community in Indianapolis
- Plan monthly events focused on professional advancement and shared experiences that connect LocalLEVO members
- Bring together the city’s most ambitious women for networking and connections
-…LocalLEVO serves to reinforce the online community of Levo League by bringing the community to life within geographical locations in order to foster conversations and connections that will help elevate women.
- Responsible for co-facilitating The Levo League community in Indianapolis
- Plan monthly events focused on professional advancement and shared experiences that connect LocalLEVO members
- Bring together the city’s most ambitious women for networking and connections
- Responsible for curating content on the LocalLEVO online space and being a Levo brand ambassador to local organizations -
Diversity Committee Member
School on Wheels Indianapolis
- 2 years
Children
Advise on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
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Leading Assessment for Student Success: Ten Tenets That Change Culture and Practice in Student Affairs
Stylus
The basic premise of this book is that the Senior Student Affairs Officer must be the primary leader and spokesperson for this effort, both in setting the tone and keeping all members of the team accountable for implementation and the commitment of their units. The book opens with an overview of history and purpose and language of assessment, relates it to the educational mission of student affairs, and outlines the four elements necessary to start a culture of assessment: commitment…
The basic premise of this book is that the Senior Student Affairs Officer must be the primary leader and spokesperson for this effort, both in setting the tone and keeping all members of the team accountable for implementation and the commitment of their units. The book opens with an overview of history and purpose and language of assessment, relates it to the educational mission of student affairs, and outlines the four elements necessary to start a culture of assessment: commitment, connection, consistency, and communication. In addressing the role of the Senior Student Affairs Officer, subsequent chapters address the process of gaining “buy-in” and the importance understanding the unique culture of the institution; provide guidance on creating an environment of trust, accountability, and transparency; and describe how to lay the foundations to sustainability through consistency and strong interpersonal and collaborative relationships among the staff. The book concludes by summarizing the essential assessment practices and tools that senior leaders need to be aware of – providing examples of assessment cycle templates that can be applied across departments – and outlining how to establish a strategic plan aligned with institutional mission that is linear, predictable and consistent, and aligned with institutional mission; as well as communicating results both externally and internally for the purposes of improvement.
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Toward A Philosophy of Student Affairs Assessment
NASPA NetResults
For decades since student affairs emerged as a formal function of the modern university, graduate students and newly minted professionals tell of challenges they have faced in "learning the ropes" of the profession. Across this history, assessment competency has become paramount to further advancing a career in higher education. Still, between 52-72% of new student affairs professionals surveyed indicated they perceive themselves as not at all proficient or moderately proficient in a variety of…
For decades since student affairs emerged as a formal function of the modern university, graduate students and newly minted professionals tell of challenges they have faced in "learning the ropes" of the profession. Across this history, assessment competency has become paramount to further advancing a career in higher education. Still, between 52-72% of new student affairs professionals surveyed indicated they perceive themselves as not at all proficient or moderately proficient in a variety of core assessment practices and competencies (Hoffman, 2011). Knowing the importance of assessment skills, the question becomes "What can be done to bolster the new professional's sense of understanding and courage to engage in assessment?"
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Convivencia: Imagining possibilities in the nuestra historia
Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy
Review of the book Chicana/Latina Education in Everyday Life: Feminista Perspectives on Pedagogy And Epistemology.
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Impacto Familiar: Latina Students in Transition
Paper presented at American Education Research Association annual conference
The Latino population remains among the lowest percentages of any racial/ethnic category graduating from college. For Latinas, this gap is even more pronounced. The purpose of this study was to better understand how Latinas make sense of conflicting cultural images of who they should be and how they manage social development and self-identity in the transition to college. The research design was an embedded case study focused on the stories of traditional aged, first-year Latina college…
The Latino population remains among the lowest percentages of any racial/ethnic category graduating from college. For Latinas, this gap is even more pronounced. The purpose of this study was to better understand how Latinas make sense of conflicting cultural images of who they should be and how they manage social development and self-identity in the transition to college. The research design was an embedded case study focused on the stories of traditional aged, first-year Latina college students. Findings include recommendations for future studies with this population of students.
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Experience FSU: Create your own success story
Pearson Custom Publishing
I served as an editor and writer for the book along with my co-editors and writers listed above. The book was written specifically for the First-Year Experience seminars at Florida State University.
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Putting it in perspective: Including sexual orientation in non-discrimination policies
Perspectives
See publicationArticle outlining the need to add sexual orientation as a protected group in fraternity and sorority non-discrimination policies.
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Emotional Intelligence
Perspectives
See publicationDiscussion about the use of emotional intelligence in advising fraternities and sororities.
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Technology and ethics: How successful advisors use relationships to tackle difficult questions
Perspectives
New technology and social media has provided a new venue for fraternity and sorority advisors to interact with students. Learning how to maintain and make use of advisor relationships to tackle the difficult questions that arrise is the focus of this article.
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Risk management in local fraternities and sororities
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Advising local fraternities and sororities poses specific challenges and opportunities for fraternity/sorority advisors. It is important to understand the role of advisors in helping local fraternal organizations develop policies and practices to manage behaviors that pose a risk to the organization.
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American Evaluation Association
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John McCormick
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