Equan A. Burrows Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

The Dean of Student Experience collaborates with faculty, staff, and other administrators in developing and sustaining high quality services to support and ensure student retention and success. Oversees departments including Athletics, Student Life (Parking, Housing, Student Government & Student Clubs and Organizations), Non-Academic Support Services.

Greater Milwaukee Area

• Advocates for the co-curricular needs of students, leading efforts to promote holistic student development and ensuring a student learning and development approach to events and activities that are responsive to.
• Serves as the advisor to the District Student Government Association (DSGA), providing leadership, guidance, and support to student officers, and serving as a resource on DSGA guidelines, operations, responsibilities.
• Works with DSGA officers in the management of the DSGA budget, advising and providing guidelines on the allocation of funds to accounts, the use and distribution of funds to clubs, groups, and organizations.
• Provides budget oversight and directs all business aspects of DSGA funds including the approval of purchase requests and the monitoring of expenditures.
• Advises and supports students interested in forming new clubs, groups, and organizations, providing information on recognition procedures, including the application process, obtaining a faculty advisor, preparing a.
• Conducts annual reviews of the operations of student clubs, groups, and organizations to ensure they fulfill the requirements and conditions outlined by MATC and DSGA guidelines.

Greater Chicago Area

• As the designee for the Dean of Student Services, serves as a hearing officer in dispute resolution meetings involving student organizations.
• Reviews and maintains student organization files including incorporation files, election results and meeting minutes to ensure that appropriate documentation is on file. Reviews and approves student organization.
• Directs, supervises and recognizes student organizations giving special attention to organizational structure, goals, financial affairs, publicity, recruitment and facility usage.
• Interfaces with the District Office and College staff in developing materials to encourage student participation in available activities.
• Supervises the Student Activities Center which encompasses all student organizations and Student Government Association offices, providing a variety of services and informational resources.
• Reviews operations of all student clubs to ensure compliance with City Colleges of Chicago policies for recognizing and maintaining a student club.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

• Taught SLS 0003 – College Success: Primary teaching responsibility was to engage students in applying decision-making techniques in the selection of a career, study skills, time management, campus resources, diversity.
• Supported Freshman students in English 101 and other beginning courses.
• Facilitated student understanding of creative process, grammatical rules, and individual potential
• Maximized in-class time with thought-provoking discussions
• Utilized variety of technologies and instructional methodologies to keep courses fresh and engaging
• Worked with individual students to improve understanding and course grades

Tallahassee, Florida Area

• Implement the elements of the Fostering Achievement Fellowship to include planning meetings for the students and identifying guest speakers, facilitators and specialist to work with the students on academics, career.
• Recommend intervention strategies and campus recourses to students including academic advisors, finical aid advisors and learning specialists; refer students to appropriate external recourses and independent living.
• Crate and maintain relationships with students professors each semester to support the students’ academic achievement
• Oversee the mentoring component of the program by matching students with mentors; train mentors and provide an ongoing review and support of the mentoring relationships
• Document all services provided to the students and collect monthly reports from mentors and weekly report cards from students on academic probation.
• Attend plan and Participate in professional development functions and events while networking and building relationships on campus and in the community

Tallahassee, Florida Area

• Aided in the reestablishment of Tallahassee Community College’s Black Male Achievers Program.
• Awarded Tallahassee Community Colleges Outstanding Student Organization Advisor of the Year 2012 – 2013
• Supervised all program events, and collaborated with various professionals to coordinate a detailed calendar of seminars, workshops and events catered to the retention and ultimate success of the members of the program.
• Created educational platforms, functional technical templates, and guidelines to ensure the adequate tracking of members of the program.
• Established an annual educational retreat for exceptional students within the program to further support the positive reinforcement initiative, which ultimately encourages satisfactory matriculation.
• Responsible for the creation of and upkeep of the program’s website and various social network sites.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

• Accountable for personnel management including but not limited to the developing and implementing of staff rosters and schedules; training, evaluating and supervising personal trainers, aerobics staff and gym attendants.
• Responsible for identifying cost- saving opportunities and overseeing the programs related expenditures and revenue.
• Responsible for designing and promoting activities within the complex that are culturally significant and educationally sound.
• Conduct detailed and conscientious reviews of facilities and facility equipment for proper maintenance and functioning to ensure compliance of proper health and safety regulations.
• Generate weekly and monthly reports to assist upper management projected payroll expenditures.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

• Planned and promoted domestic and international, high- adventure, outdoor, recreational events and trips for current TCC students, which included proposing and executing the program’s first multinational trip
• Created a detailed strategic plan for the creation and pricing structure of Eagle Adventure Trips.
• Responsible for overseeing the allocation of funds for program related expenditures and revenue.
• Provided educational resources and tools, such as the Eagle Adventure website, to inform students of relevant recreational activities and other upcoming events.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

• Developed detailed drafts for all contracts, sponsorship letters, concert ticketing price structures and student event polling.
• Incorporated an array of new computer programs to insure the adequate budgetary and logistical planning for all campus entertainment events.
• Supervise all event staff in a coordinated effort to carryout event tasks and duties.
• Responsible for overseeing the program’s related expenditures and revenue.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

• Served as a liaison between students and their advisors in efforts to support students as they realized and established their personal, academic, and career goals at The Florida State University.
• Managed academic plans and records for the department
• Aided in the day to day operating tasks of the office, which included, but was not limited to processing requests, maintaining organization and efficient practices, successfully developing strong inter-departmental.
• Sent notifications to students regarding their advising sessions and major departmental status

Doctor Of Education - Edd, Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Master'S Degree, Entertainment Business

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Criminology