Dan Volchok Email & Phone Number

Boxford, MA, US

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Boston, MA

Lecturer - M.Ed., Higher Education Administration Program Education Law, Policy and Finance Faculty, Curriculum and Academic Community Higher Education Law Retention and Enrollment Strategies The Landscape of Higher Education Lecturer - Ed.D., Higher Education Administration Concentration Financial Decision Making in Higher Education Global and Historical.

• A newly created, strategically focused, University-level position designed to address the needs and services of undergraduate and graduate students across the University and globally.
• Created the Office of Graduate Student Life, offering a centralized resource for students across graduate programs.
• Established monthly Graduate Student Life meetings with representatives from all the colleges, fostering collaboration and communication.
• Member of the Graduate Studies Council, governing graduate curriculum and program approval.
• Served as advisor to the Graduate Student Government, facilitating their active participation in University governance and visibility with graduate students.
• Collaborated with student affairs departments on assessment, programs, and projects.

• Managed the provision of all academic and student services for the MBA, MSF, MSIB, and School of Technological Entrepreneurship programs.
• Collaborated with the School’s academic planner and the University Registrar on course scheduling, faculty assignments, and registration, resulting in course scheduling optimization.
• Provided support for the use of the Banner Student Information System. Explored the development of an enterprise-level advising and degree audit system.
• Advised faculty and program directors on course concerns, curriculum coordination, and in-classroom issues.
• Integrated the Entrepreneurship program from the College of Engineering to the School of Business, expanding business school offerings.
• Managed, trained, and developed a team of program staff responsible for academic advising, academic progress, and graduation clearance.

• Work with the team of consultants on a variety of projects and engagements with colleges and universities across the county in a variety of areas including:
• Institutional Vision and Strategy
• Strategic Organizational Leadership
• Market and Program Analytics
• Finance and Data Analytics
• Institution-wide Policy Manual Development

• Provide consulting services to higher education and technology clients on projects, including the exploration and evaluation of student portal systems, staff training programs, technology in student affairs, and online.
• Student Affairs Organizational Evaluations: Conducted external, independent reviews of the Residential Life program at Southern Connecticut State University and Northeastern University. Interviewed staff and evaluated.
• CollegiateLink - Director of Education and Community Relations: CollegiateLink was a small higher education start-up company providing an online solution for co-curricular program management, student engagement, and.

Greater Boston Area

• Responsible for the operation of the graduate school including Academic Affairs, Faculty Affairs, Student Services, Registrar’s Office, Admissions, and affiliated services. Provide direction on policies, procedures and.
• Supervise staff responsible for enrollment management, registration, academic program management, career services and major events (orientation, speakers, awards, commencement).
• Member of the Executive Council, Programs & Faculty, Awards and Nominations Committees.
• Manage all policy development and enforcement, including academic requirements and curriculum plans.
• Adjudicate all academic issues include leaves of absence, classroom issues, thesis approval and academic dishonesty.
• Facilitate new course and program development.

• The senior administrator responsible for most non-academic student services, including: Commencement, Community Service, Health and Counseling Services, First Year Student Experience, Judicial Affairs, Leadership.
• Created the Diversity Education Resource Center and increased programming and awareness of multi-cultural issues on campus. Chair of the college-wide Diversity Committee.
• Redesigned the New Student Orientation Program to include a greater emphasis on an academic orientation. Chair of the First Year Experience Committee.
• Participated as a member of a number of College committees, including President’s Council, Faculty Development, Strategic Planning, Assessment, Commencement, and Orientation.
• Increased collaboration between the Student Development division and the Academic Deans, Admissions Office, International Student Services, Athletics, and Office of Academic Support.
• Managed the strategic planning initiative for the division and wrote the “Students” section for the NEASC accreditation self-study report.

• Director of User Community RelationsServed in a variety of roles that supported students, faculty, and other users through the development of the Student Resource Center. Managed and marketed a number of programs.
• Supervised the Exemplary Course Project which evaluated nearly 100 courses and selected a very few which exemplified the best in course design and pedagogical uses of online learning.
• Consulted with faculty on course design, conversion of courses to an online format, and utilization of digital resources in online and hybrid courses.
• Managed the $1.2 million annual user conference and lowered the net expense from $900,000 to $30,000 while increasing program offerings and attendee satisfaction.
• Assisted higher education institutions in their use and growth of online education programs and the development of web-based student support and learning programs.
• Wrote and developed the Student Resource Center, an online student service center providing academic and student support resources, utilized by campuses worldwide.

Edd, Higher Education Administration

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Business

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)