Devon Wilson Email & Phone Number

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Madison Area, Wisconsin

DeVon Wilson is a Research Associate in Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory and a doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. He studies issues germane to historically underrepresented and economically vulnerable communities in colleges and universities, with a particular interest in.

Madison Area, Wisconsin

• Responsible for developing strategies to increase the retention and graduation rates of students of color, first-generation, and students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds for the College of Letters & Science.
• In Fall 2012, launched L&S Center of Academic Excellence in newly renovated 10,959 facility
• Develop dashboard for driving strategic decisions for program implementation
• Received $250,000 to enhance infrastructure to address academic advising, peer mentoring, academic support, and underrepresented students pursuing degrees in STEM
• Oversight of a comprehensive Summer Bridge Experience serving 150 students
• Appointed by the Provost to serve on Campus-wide committee charged with re-organizing advising at UW-Madison

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Nearly 30 years of proven experience in strategic enrollment management, data analytics, system and innovation, program administration and academic policy, fiscal management and development which resulted in positive outcomes in retention and graduation rates of undergraduate students in multiple sectors of higher education.

Provided leadership in the development of two federal TRIO programs and secured grant funding exceeding $1,000,000 to provide support for students who are first-generation, from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and students with disabilities.

• Provided daily management and steady stream of new initiatives
• Developed summer research program that served as the cornerstone for a undergraduate research and graduate school preparation program (over 50% of program participants enrolled in master's or doctoral-level graduate.
• Over 80 students from groups underrepresented in graduate school education participated in program during first six years of program
• Liaison to faculty (professors from numerous disciplines served as faculty mentors)
• Developed GRE preparation program that successfully allowed participants to increase GRE scores from pre-test to post-test
• Developed early contact strategies to inform prospective first- and second-year students about graduate school in general, and our support program in particular (research shows early intervention is critical for grad.

• Managed several geographic territories, conducted general financial aid counseling, international recruitment, developed a scholarship program for Beloit College pre-college programs, managed Charles Winterwood program.
• Achieved four-fold increase in the enrollment of African-American students in first year alone, a strong showing for a private liberal arts college
• Achieved a three-fold increase in Latino students in first two years in the recruiting role
• Achieved a doubling of students enrolling from states in my assigned territory
• Increased connection between pre-college program and the admissions office by increased interaction with students and parents

• Provided leadership in the development of two federal TRIO programs, and staff development and training for three departments
• Secured grant funding exceeding $1,000,000 to provide support for students who are first-generation, from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and students with disabilities
• Designed program to enhance retention and graduation rates of program participants
• Spearheaded strategic planning to develop a Learning Support Services Center for Beloit College Students
• Recently reorganized the program to increase services to junior and senior participants and created a new administrative staff position to deliver the services
• Implemented academic support, tutorial services, academic advising, personal counseling and career development services for 145 participants in the Student Support Services Program

• Supervised student staff and assisted in the development of multicultural programming for the Beloit College campus. Staff worked with student cultural organization
• Used limited resources to increase collaboration between student cultural organizations
• Successful increased budget to enable student staff to be increased and to make physical improvements
• Successfully relocated center from the fringes of campus to central campus to increase visibility
• Created a meeting space for student cultural organizations

Ph. D Student, Educational Leadership And Policy Analysis

M.S. Ed, Adult Continuing Education; Higher Education

B.A, Psychology