Andrew Sonn, Ed.D. Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, Dc

Lead team that includes CARE Network, Military and Veteran Services, Health Promotions and Engagement, First Generation Student Engagement, emergency funding, and student food pantry.

Washington, Dc

Administered university’s Office of Military and Veteran Student Services, responsible for certification of educational benefits for over 1,860 military-connected students attending university.

Washington, Dc

Oversaw Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities responsible for adjudicating high level cases relating to student academic and non-academic conduct. Co-led Academic Integrity Council (appointed group of 50 faculty members and students responsible for enforcing and raising awareness of university’s code of academic integrity). Managed high level hearings to adjudicate Title IX, drug, alcohol, and other suspension/expulsion level cases. Performed outreach to incoming students and parents at orientations relating to university’s codes of academic integrity and student conduct to offer proactive education on policies and procedures. Administered university’s Office of Military and Veteran Student Services, responsible for certification of educational benefits for over 1,860 military-connected students attending university. • Created and launched online academic integrity exercise required of all incoming first year students to raise student awareness of university’s academic integrity standards and resources to avoid academic dishonesty.• Introduced Military Community Center providing academic, social engagement, mental health and wellness, and counseling resources for military-connected students. • Published articles on military culture and student training for faculty and staff members and revamped parent orientations.• Led efforts to increase university’s commitment to student veterans by increasing allocations to Yellow Ribbon Program for two straight years, resulting in educational benefit packages enabling eligible students to attend university at little or no personal cost.• Supported holistic student success engagement efforts including military-connected career engagement, health and wellness initiatives, and community building events and activities.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Teach three-credit courses for graduate students entitled, “History of Higher Education” "Administration of Higher Education," and “Introduction to Student Affairs and Higher Education,” bridging theory to practice through selected readings, debates, and workplace applications. Served as dissertation committee member and outside reader for over ten dissertations.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Directed international services and parent services offices. Served on division’s senior leadership team addressing strategic planning, crisis management, and staffing and budgetary decisions for division of student affairs. Furnished student and academic support services and engagement opportunities for over 3,600 international students and over 300 international scholars. • Oversaw parent orientation and engagement activities, including orientation educational sessions for over 2,000 parent attendees annually, family weekend events and activities for over 5,000 attendees annually, quarterly 30-parent advisory board meetings, 15,000-member listserv, and comprehensive parent services website.• Managed 50-member Committee on International Student Success, representing over 30 campus departments and international students. o Helped implement faculty and staff intercultural training module, planned international “send-off” meetings, and published international student success white paper to serve as committee’s strategic plan. • Co-led committee to introduce student affairs fundraising initiative for division. • Introduced development and alumni relations training sessions for student affairs staff members, created student affairs giving website, and wrote student affairs case statement. • Oversaw award-winning Office of Veteran Services, named military friendly institution for past eight years, and ranked fourth nationally as “Best for Vets” among private institutions (2011). • Led university committee charged with proposing terms for veteran educational benefits, expanding veteran population at university by 40% over two years. • Led strategic planning efforts for Office of Parent Services and International Service Office, resulting in revamped parent outreach and orientation efforts and purchase of software system for international student processing. • Secured $7,000 GW Office of Diversity and Inclusion Grant in 2014 and $5,000 grant in 2013.

Coordinated activities of division’s senior staff, including weekly meetings, Board of Trustees meetings, and projects relating to assessment and staff development. Supervised three full-time and four para-professional staff members working in veteran services, assessment, and student affairs staffing, selection, training, and development. Served on division’s senior staff, charged with making organizational and strategic decisions for student affairs division, encompassing veteran services, admissions, community service, counseling center, dean of students, financial aid, housing programs, international programs, multicultural services, orientation, parent services, student activities, and student health. • Established university’s first Office of Veteran Services to support veterans’ educational endeavors. • Helped design and implement Colonial Central (one-stop hub for student services), including financial aid, registrar’s, cashier’s, card access, parking, veteran services, and student accounts offices, with over 20,000 customer interactions annually. • Relocated staff members from five offices into one centralized location, saving tens of thousands of dollars in operating expenses, rents, and staffing, and improving student satisfaction with service areas.• Led team to produce one-stop residential services website combining information from 20 different departments, and received over 2,000,000 page visits in first year. • Led divisional initiatives to offer professional development for over 150 staff in line with ACPA and NASPA’s Principles of Good Practice and Council for the Advancement of Standards. • Researched and coordinated divisional study on gender neutral housing, leading to implementation for 2011-2012 academic year. • Managed International Services Office Advisory and Veteran Services Advisory committees, including key senior administrators, faculty members, staff members, and students.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Managed housing occupancy and assignments for 4,500-bed, 35-property residence hall system growing by over 50% in five years. Led efforts to introduce seven properties, including new residence halls, townhouses, and leased properties into housing inventory. Coordinated billing processes and marketing campaigns for residence hall system. Led student services staff totaling four professional staff members and five para-professional staff members fielding over 5,000 customer inquiries regarding housing annually. Designed residence life web site, implemented 24/7 web-based service model for housing, and helped introduce consolidated service desk for housing services.

Coordinated assignments and billing procedures for 1,200 freshmen. Assisted with planning/implementation of housing selection for returning students. Helped create strategic plan for occupancy management for university. Worked with residence hall staff members to facilitate room changes and mediate roommate conflicts. Fielded student and parent inquiries about housing assignment issues. Developed marketing materials for freshman housing and returning student housing to stimulate interest in campus housing. Wrote and edited content for department’s web site. Helped create/implement freshman and upper-division living and learning communities relating to international affairs and politics.

Hired, trained, and supervised eight resident assistants serving 500 residents in freshman hall. Served on departmental training committee and presented sessions during RA training. Taught RA training credit-bearing class in education department. Worked with professor to introduce arts history co-curricular program in residence hall. Facilitated meetings to adjudicate judicial incidents for 500-bed residence hall. Served as hearing advisor for high level residential judicial cases. Operated as on-duty professional contact for crisis incidents in 3,000 student residential community.

Ed.D., Higher Education Administration

Master Of Arts - Ma, 19Th Century United States History And African History

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, American History (United States)

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta History Honorary Fraternity, & Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity.