Quentin Wright Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas Area

Houston, Texas Area

The Woodlands, Tx

Support system-wide projects at the direction of the Chancellor.Initiatives and Accomplishments include:• Developed student retention initiative for African American students• Served on system SACSCOC advisory committee for fifth year interim report

5000 Research Forest Dr., The Woodlands, Tx 77381

Tomball, Tx

Duties included:• Served as senior level supervisor of all instructional departments • Worked with faculty and staff to implement strategies for enrollment and retention• Served on multiple Lone Star College System committees including Academic Pathways & Internal System Performance FundingInitiatives and Accomplishments included:• Collaborated with senior leadership team to grow enrollment for four consecutive semesters• Developed campus workforce committee• Commissioned taskforce to grow online enrollment• Led effort to receive a grant to participate in a statewide developmental education study• Reorganized academic affairs to include a fourth instructional division• Collaborated with a local school district to implement an early college high school• Collaborated with senior leadership to become the higher education partner for an existing early college high school• Collaborated with other LSC personnel to develop the college to university program-to-program agreement template • Collaborated with campus leadership and a school district to implement dual credit workforce pathways

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

June 2014 – June 2015 Mountain View College Dallas, TXInterim Vice President of Academic AffairsDuties included:• Serving as top level supervisor of all instructional departments including academic divisions, library services, dual credit, instructional support, distance learning, adult basic education, exemplary programs, and new program development• Assisting in writing/completing SACSCOC and THECB reports• Serving on multiple DCCCD committees including Chair of VPI Council• Working with faculty and staff to implement strategies for enrollment and retention• Insuring the college is in compliance with district, state, regional, and national regulations/requirements Initiatives and Accomplishments included:• Grant partnership with RAND Cooperation to pilot statewide non-course based options• Strengthened relationships with local high schools resulting in 33% enrollment increase in dual credit enrollment• Submission of SACSCOC substantive change reports to increase off-site offerings of academic programs• Reorganization of Instructional Divisions including the implementation of an additional division and faculty coordinators• Redesign of Human Development into a Mountain View College preparatory course• Partnering Literacy Instruction for Texas (LIFT) to provide Adult Basic Education classes for MVC students• Implementation and expansion of new academic programs• Implementation of supplemental instruction program

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Duties included:• Supervision of twelve academic disciplines• Hiring, evaluating and training of adjunct faculty in all COSS disciplines• Supervision and evaluation of all full-time faculty within all COSS disciplines• Scheduling of full and part-time faculty semester schedules• Serving as Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Co-chair• Serving as a member of the Core Curriculum/General Education committee• Assisting in writing statewide and accreditation reports• Substituting for faculty as needed• Training/Orientating new faculty about college policies• Serving as the “Administrator in Charge” in absence of Vice President of InstructionAccomplishments included:• Founded and Co-Chaired the Mountain View College Texas Success Initiative Taskforce charged with implementing state-wide Developmental changes• Facilitated the implementation of the Academic Center for Writing• Collaborated with Developmental Reading and Writing Faculty to implement DCCCD’s first non-course based interventions and help MVC post top DREA/DWRI success rates within the DCCCD• Served as Administrative Lead on Gateway to College Grant which resulted in several linked-course communities in the areas of Developmental Reading, Developmental Writing, Developmental Math, Learning Frameworks, and Psychology.• Co-wrote QEP document that received no recommendations• Redesigned Instructional Support resulting in a 200% increase in student usage of tutoring and learning assistance services• Worked with Title V Department to implement adjunct training conference

Duties included:• Taught SPCH 1311: Introduction to Communication; SPCH 1315: Fundamentals of Public Speaking; SPCH 1318: Interpersonal Communication; SPCH 2333: Small Group Discussion• Hired, evaluated, and trained adjunct faculty• Worked with Student Programs and Resources in various events including but not limited to training student speakers, speaking at various events, judging various essay contests, and training students in listening and note-taking• Conducted various trainings on campus for staff and faculty including True Colors Personality Tests, Basic Communication Principles and Generational Differences• Used online course delivery software eCampus/Blackboard Accomplishments included:• The creation of a Speech Communication Field of Study for students interested in Communication as a major or minor• The coordination and creation of all Speech Communication core curriculum assessments and the written report each year• Received the Dallas County Community College’s Focus of Excellence Award• Nominated by students multiple times for the Who’s Who Among American College Teachers and Educators Award• Reviewed numerous textbooks at the request of publishers

Doctor Of Education (Ed.D.), Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Communications

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communication