Karl Rishe Ed.D. Email & Phone Number

Midland, Michigan, United States

At telos, I guide individuals and organizations through liminal space to achieve measurable growth and development by serving as a project manager, relationship builder and leadership development facilitator.

Midland, Michigan, United States

University Center, Michigan, United States

Reported to the President and served on the President’s Cabinet overseeing enrollment, recruitment, retention, crisis management, and student services for one of the nation’s top community colleges with 9,000 students and 152 academic programs.Organizational Leadership and Development•Implemented 2020-2022 recruitment strategies in collaboration with marketing and institutional research to leverage community needs with institutional resources and surpass targeted goals each year.•Directed over 130 full-time and part-time professional staff in Academic Advising and Counseling, Admissions and Dual Enrollment, Athletics, Downtown Centers, Disability Resources, Financial Aid, Library, Public Safety and Police Academy, Registrar, Teaching and Learning Center, Testing Center, and Transfer Center.•Spearheaded innovative programs and policies to increase employee retention and reduce turnover during the Covid-19 pandemic, resulting in a lower percentage of turnover than the previous four years.Project Management (Change Management)•Organized a multi-county vaccination plan complete with CRM integration and LSM with the National Guard and the local health department responsible for distributing 20,000 vaccines during the Covid-19 pandemic.Enrollment (Retention, Recruitment)•Led retention initiatives focusing on equity gaps with a 2% fall-to-winter retention increase.•Increased the total number of dual enrolled students by 8% by establishing the Saginaw Academy of Excellence and the Early Middle College Program.Diversity, Equity, and Belonging•Integrated diversity and equity curriculum into the police academy in partnership with the local police departments.•Led system-wide diversity and inclusion audit, which produced strategic initiatives to create a more inclusive organization. Budgeting and Forecasting• Forecasted, planned, and monitored a budget of $10 million, which resulted in the generation of $25 million.

614 W. Superior Street

Reported to the President and served on the President’s Cabinet overseeing all retention, residence life and housing, crisis management, and student services functions of this liberal arts college of 1,450 students committed to academic excellence and development of responsible leaders. Organizational Leadership and Development• Reorganized the Division of Student Affairs to align staffing and resource management to achieve learning outcomes, which resulted in the creation of 3 full-time positions with the same financial resources. • Created the Student Affairs learning outcomes and evaluation process, which was integrated with the Office of Institutional Research, to achieve the evidence needed for the Higher Learning Commission accreditation argument on Criteria 3 and 4.Human Capital • Directed 7 senior professional staff and provided oversight for 100 full-time professional, graduate, and undergraduate student staff within 12 divisions. (Academic Support and Disability Services, Alternative Break and Service Learning, Career Services, Counseling and Wellness Center, Diversity and Inclusion, Greek Life and Leadership, Housing and Residence Life, Student Conduct, Stone Recreation Complex and Services, and The Alma Venture and Off-Campus, Safety and Security, Recruitment, Title IX, and Equity Grievance Counsel.)Project Management (Change Management)• Led the reorganization of staff and operational costs in housing and residence life, including over $20 million in renovations, new housing database, and residential curriculum resulting in $1.5 million in additional revenue.Enrollment (Retention, Recruitment)• Led the institution to a retention and graduation increase of 4% for first-to-second year retention by coordinating services, implementing Starfish, and employing systems within housing and residence life.Budgeting and Forecasting• Forecasted, planned, and monitored a budget of $5.2 million that generated $7.5 million.

South Euclid, Ohio

Reported to the Provost and served on the Presidential Leadership Team overseeing retention, student engagement, crisis management, housing and residence life, and counseling and wellness for this liberal arts, Catholic, co-educational institution with 1,250 campus undergraduates and 800 online undergraduates and graduate students.Organizational Leadership and Development• Reorganized the Division of Student Affairs to align staffing and resource management to achieve learning outcomes designed by the College’s mission and vision, resulting in the creation of the College Ombuds position, without using additional resources.Human Capital• Supervised 6 full-time Directors, 1 Assistant Dean, and 1 College Ombudsman, with indirect oversight of over 50 full-time professional, graduate, and undergraduate student staff. • Oversaw departments for Academic Support Center, Campus Activities, Campus Ministry, Career Center, Cheerleading, Counseling Center, Health Center, Housing and Residence Life, Performing Arts, Student Center and Café, and Student Conduct.Project Management (Change Management)• Created and supervised a Health Center and Student Center, including the assessment of student needs and expectations, establishment of an outside partnership with BowTie Medical, and implementation of an operations budget.Diversity, Equity, and Belonging• Created a Safe Zone program for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning students supported by the founding order of Catholic Sisters with over 50% of full-time faculty voluntarily participating in the training within two years from implementation.• Led a committee of faculty, staff, and students to establish the Office of Diversity through the implementation of a culture audit that identified environmental needs for all students to reach their potential. Budgeting and Forecasting• Forecasted, planned, and monitored a budget of $2.9 million.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Oversee 4 residential colleges with themes focusing on knowledge through multiculturalism, leadership through service, engagement through sustainability, and growth through the arts • Recruit, train, and oversee student conduct hearing officers and first-year student conduct hearing board• Serve as primary student conduct officer for the first-year experience, consisting of 1,400 undergraduate students• Recruit, select, train, supervise, and evaluate a residence life staff of 4 full-time Coordinators of First Year Residence Education, 1 Administrative Assistant, and 1 part-time Faculty in Residence • Indirectly supervise and support 4 graduate and 40 undergraduate residence life staff members• Serve in senior-level on-call rotation to provide staff support during crises and emergencies for a population of 2,500 undergraduate students• Oversee first-year experience budget of $800,000 and manage residence life budget of $1.2 million with Director of Residence Life • Coordinate recruitment and selection of undergraduate residence life staff and training sessions for undergraduate, graduate, and professional staff in housing, residence life, and Greek life • Assist in the planning and implementation of long-term goals for residence life staff recruitment, selection, training, supervision, and evaluation• Oversee faculty-in-residence program focusing on the first-year experience themes of transitions, foundations, and connections

Full-time, live-in position that assumes primary program development, staff supervision, student crisis response, building facility needs, and related administrative responsibility for a residential college of 3 residence halls housing approximately 300-400 first-year students.

•Selected, trained, supervised, and evaluated 11 Resident Assistants (RA), 2 Multicultural Assistants (MA), and 1 Graduate Assistant •Oversaw living learning community for 550 first year students •Managed and designed budget of $90,00.00 for the community, which supported desk assistants, student assistants, language assistants, RA and MA programming, community council programming, and administrative needs of community

•Operated living learning community or 200 residents ranging from freshmen to senior; supervised 5 undergraduate Resident Assistants•Developed and advised Residence Hall Council of 5 executive board members and 10 hall representatives•Chaired committee responsible for recruitment and selection of 42 Resident Assistants

Ed.D., Doctorate In Educational Leadership

Master Of Science - Ms, Communication And Media Studies

M.S., Communications

M. Ed., Higher Education Administration

B.A., Communication

Activities and Societies: •Resident Assistant - Facilitated a positive community for 75 first year students through interactive.