Keynote Speaker: Aaron Thompson, PhD
University
Shawnee State University
Presentation Types
Event
Abstract
Keynote Speaker
Aaron Thompson, PhD
President, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at 7:30 pm
Sodexo Ballroom, Morris University Center
Researchers often chase a scholastic agenda with an immediate need (grants, tenure, promotion) in mind. To have a healthy long term agenda, a continuous improvement model of excellence is needed.
Dr. Thompson shares the method he has successfully used the last 25 years. Through faculty ranks and administrative ranks, Thompson has maintained this agenda that consistently adds to the academic knowledge base
Aaron Thompson is a nationally recognized leader in higher education with a focus on policy, student success and organizational leadership and design. His leadership experience spans 27 years across higher education, business and numerous non-profit boards.
Thompson has researched, taught and consulted in areas of diversity, leadership, ethics, multicultural families, race and ethnic relations, student success, first-year students, retention, cultural competence and organizational design throughout his career.
Thompson has published more than 30 publications and numerous research and peer reviewed presentations. He has authored or co-authored the following books: Changing Student Culture from the Ground Up, The Sociological Outlook, Infusing Diversity and Cultural Competence into Teacher Education.
Recommended Citation
Thompson, Aaron, "Keynote Speaker: Aaron Thompson, PhD" (2019). Celebration of Scholarship. 38.
https://digitalcommons.shawnee.edu/cos/2019/day1/38
Location
Morris UC, Sodexo Ballroom
Keynote Speaker: Aaron Thompson, PhD
Morris UC, Sodexo Ballroom
Keynote Speaker
Aaron Thompson, PhD
President, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at 7:30 pm
Sodexo Ballroom, Morris University Center
Researchers often chase a scholastic agenda with an immediate need (grants, tenure, promotion) in mind. To have a healthy long term agenda, a continuous improvement model of excellence is needed.
Dr. Thompson shares the method he has successfully used the last 25 years. Through faculty ranks and administrative ranks, Thompson has maintained this agenda that consistently adds to the academic knowledge base
Aaron Thompson is a nationally recognized leader in higher education with a focus on policy, student success and organizational leadership and design. His leadership experience spans 27 years across higher education, business and numerous non-profit boards.
Thompson has researched, taught and consulted in areas of diversity, leadership, ethics, multicultural families, race and ethnic relations, student success, first-year students, retention, cultural competence and organizational design throughout his career.
Thompson has published more than 30 publications and numerous research and peer reviewed presentations. He has authored or co-authored the following books: Changing Student Culture from the Ground Up, The Sociological Outlook, Infusing Diversity and Cultural Competence into Teacher Education.