Kyle Barron, Ed.D. Email & Phone Number

Jackson, Tn, Us

Jackson, Tennessee, United States

Jackson, Tennessee, United States

Gallatin, Tn

Southcentral Kentucky Community & Technical College

Responsible for the creation and development of the Office of Student Life & Engagement.Responsible for doubling the number of student clubs on campus both related to co-curricular and extra-curricular.Title IX Coordinator for the institution.Judicial Affairs administrator for the institution.Develop and supervise peer mentoring program consisting of 20 peer mentors focused on increasing retention of first-time in college students, realizing more than a 15% increase in retention. Work collaboratively with the offices across all campuses to host multiple student events on all campuses. A graduate of the McCall Leadership Academy for KCTCS, 2015. Administrator of the Year for Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College in 2015.John & Suanne Rouche Excellence Award Recipient from League for Innovation- 2015.Chair, SKYCTC Strategic Plan Committee on Student Success 2017- led a collaborative team of faculty and staff to identify ways in which our college had impacted student success. Co-Chair, Student Orientation and Registration 2017- led collaborative initiative with faculty and staff to re-imagine the orientation process in a way that was more student-centered and engaging.Co-Chair, Trends, Analytics, and Innovation Committee 2018- led a collaborative team to look at trends in higher education and determine what we could implement at SKYCTCMember, Strategic Enrollment Management- Retention Committee 2017Member, Student Orientation and Registration Committee 2018Member, Community Service Committee 2018Area Representative, Staff Council 2016-2018Co-Chair, Staff Mentoring Committee- led a team of staff members to the creation of a new employee mentoring program. A graduate of the McCall Leadership Academy for KCTCS in the 2015 cohort. Administrator of the Year for Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College in 2015.John & Suanne Rouche Excellence Award Recipient from League for Innovation- 2015.

Mesquite, Tx

Quality Enhancement Plan Coordinator, Eastfield College, Mesquite, TX 2013-Present/Interim Dean for the Office of Student Engagement & Retention (July 2013-January2014)Serve as the Program Coordinator for the Quality Enhancement Plan, Year One Engage. Responsible for maintain records and creating annual reports and semester newsletters leading toward the 5th year SACS-COC report. Responsible for scheduling classes and managing enrollment; assigning mentors to students; hiring, training and evaluating full-time and part-time employees to assist with the new student orientation process; and facilitating and documenting assessment cycles of student learning outcomes. Assist both the Vice President of Academic & Student Affairs and the Executive Dean for the Office of Student Engagement & Retention in executing College practices and procedures. Monitor budget and provide excellent support services to faculty and students. Coordinate the marketing of new courses, current courses, department web page updates, and division events. Guide faculty successfully through the steps of creating learning communities. Apply effective communication skills in the areas of programming, collaboration, supervision and mentoring, and event planning.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Taught Human Development courses for the College Readiness and Mathematics division. Developed and taught face-to-face and fast-track college success courses for probation and first year students.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Served as the Professional Support Staff President for the District from 2011-2013 and for Richland College from 2007-2010. Responsible for representing Professional Support Staff to upper administration on issues regarding compensation, benefits, and the overall quality of the workplace. Collaborated with human resources to craft new District policies and address employee grievances. Organize employee professional development conferences and scholarship fundraising events.

Dallas, Tx

Created orientations and recruited students to participate in service learning. Encouraged faculty to incorporate service learning into their curriculum and helped generate scenarios in which students could connect service learning to the subject matter. Developed connections within the community and vetted locations for service. Increased participation of students by 175%.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Taught English for Speakers of Other Languages, Microsoft Office Basic Skills, and Time Management courses for Continuing Education. Developed and taught face-to-face and fast-track courses.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Managed the scheduling, input, and rooming for over 300 courses each semester. Oversaw the development and maintenance of department budget, monitoring payroll, staff expenses, and travel for 80 employees. Worked closely with the Executive Dean to create policies and procedures for the department. Generated faculty and staff contracts as well as faculty workload reports. Advise students who had an interest in majoring in foreign languages, English, or cultural studies. Supervise part-time support staff for the division. Responsible for event planning throughout the department.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Conducted new student orientation programs for incoming freshmen during peak registration periods. Advised students on academic course requirements, schedule availability, and registered students. Specialized in assisting first-time in college students.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Department Assistant, responsible for messages, mail, phones, complex filing systems, and IT support

Doctor Of Education (Ed.D.), Educational Policy Studies And Evaluation

Dissertation Proposal Title: It’s Not the Programs; It’s the People: Building Human Levers of Retention in Community Colleges Anticipated.

Med., Higher Education: Community College Leadership

Applied Arts And Science, Rehabilitation Studies, Spanish, Cultural Studies

President's list Spring 2009

Associate, Art

Activities and Societies: President of the Student Association for Spanish Heritage; Vice-President of the Student Government Association.