澳门金沙赌城线上游戏(圣澳门金沙赌城线上游戏)任命布兰迪. 琼斯,Ph值.D., as its inaugural vice president for Inclusive Engagement (VPIE). Jones will join the 澳门金沙线上赌博官网 community in March 2024 after previously serving in research and leadership roles at the University of Southern California (USC), 普林斯顿大学, 西方的大学, 以及加州理工学院. A national thought leader in STEM education, Jones has focused much of her research on the experiences of minoritized communities in science and engineering, where her work has contributed to the creation of best practices for access, 包容, 人才发展. 在澳门金沙线上赌博官网, she will take on a new role designed to promote opportunities for learning among 所有 members of the campus community as well as engagement within 圣安东尼奥 and the region.
“I am beyond thrilled to join a university that is intention所有y focused on 包容,” Jones says. “This inaugural position signals 澳门金沙线上赌博官网’s commitment to living its values. President Beasley understands the interconnectedness of learning, 政策, 校园环境, 通信, and community relations as central to inclusive engagement. 圣澳门金沙赌城线上游戏 is perfectly positioned to gain national recognition for fostering a campus culture of 包容 and belonging for 所有 of its students, 工作人员, 和老师.”
As a member of 澳门金沙线上赌博官网’s Executive Leadership Team and reporting to the president, Jones will establish and implement a strategic framework for advancing the University’s value of intentional 包容 by building trust and providing opportunities for learning and listening throughout the campus community. 另外, she will provide direction and oversight of campus-wide initiatives related to belonging,包括 those designed to strengthen community relations.
“圣澳门金沙赌城线上游戏 is known for creating outstanding leaders, and Dr. Jones, herself an experienced leader, will help us become even more effective at developing talent. Her research has received significant federal and private funding; she knows what works,” says 凡妮莎B. 比斯利,Ph值.D.澳门金沙赌城线上游戏校长. “As 澳门金沙线上赌博官网's first vice president for Inclusive Engagement, her title reflects the University’s core identity as a community of learning, 在那里我们 所有 benefit from strengthening our skills and capacities, 不管我们的个人背景如何, 信仰, 或者校园里的角色可能是. 尤其是对我们的学生, the ability to engage meaningfully and purposefully with other members of groups, 团队, and communities translates directly into leadership development.”
Jones’ extensive experience proves she’s the perfect person to do just that. Prior to her most recent roles as research professor at USC Rossier School of Education and chief operational officer and chief of 工作人员 within USC’s Race and Equity Center, Jones served as vice dean for diversity and strategic initiatives and professor of engineering education at the USC Viterbi School of 工程, 她在哪里从事教育工作, 企业, 以及社区领袖. 在那之前, she served as associate dean in the School of 工程 and Applied Science at 普林斯顿大学, where she led efforts in student success as a member of the senior management team and dean’s executive council.
在她的职业生涯中, Jones has been involved with college outreach programs such as the Young 工程 & Science Scholars Program, Upward Bound, and the College Aspiration Partnership Program. 另外, she has dedicated mentoring and service to the National Science Foundation; the American Society for 工程 Education; the National Academies of Science, 工程, and Medicine; and the University of Pennsylvania 研究生院 of Education.
Jones received her doctorate in higher education management from the University of Pennsylvania, where she focused her research on Black students in highly ranked engineering Ph.D. programs at predominantly white universities. She received her master’s degree in student development in higher education from California State University, 长滩, and her bachelor’s degree in communication studies from San José State University.
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