RICKEY L. HALL Office for Diversity and Inclusion 403D Andy Holt Tower Knoxville, TN 37996 EDUCATION University of Minnesota Ed.D. Organizational Leadership, anticipated 2016 University of Iowa M.A. Higher Education, 1995 University of Iowa B.A. American Studies, 1992 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion University of Tennessee June 2013 Present Reporting to and working closely with the Chancellor to advance diversity and inclusion on campus. Oversee planning, stewardship, management, and accountability of fiscal, capital, and human resources of the Office for Diversity and Inclusion. Responsible for administrative and programmatic oversight and coordination of the following units: Educational Advancement Program; Multicultural Student Life; Office for Equity and Diversity; Pride Center; Council for Diversity and Inclusion; Commission for Blacks; Commission for LGBT People; and Commission for Women. Promote and support the University s efforts to continue to improve access and college readiness of talented underrepresented students. Work with colleges and administrative units to ensure student support services are effective, and that the campus climate is inclusive and supportive. Engage students, faculty, staff, and community leaders in issues related to diversity and inclusion. Work collaboratively with Provost and academic leaders to enhance the recruitment and retention of diverse faculty and staff. In conjunction with Development, participate in stewardship activities for existing donors and cultivate new prospects. This led to a $1 million gift to Multicultural Student Life. Build authentic and collaborative working relationships with external diverse communities and stakeholders. Serve as a member of the Chancellor s Cabinet. Select University and System-wide Leadership: Vol Vision 2020 Strategic Planning Committee; Vice Chancellor for Student Life Search Committee; System Diversity Advisory Council; System Equity and Diversity Officers group; Community Engaged Advisory Committee. Assistant Vice President for Equity and Diversity February 2007 May 2013 University of Minnesota Reported to and worked closely with the Vice President and Vice Provost for Equity and Diversity on the development and implementation of a system-wide strategic framework for access, equity, diversity, inclusion, and excellence. Was responsible for administrative and programmatic oversight and coordination of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Ally
Programs Office; the Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence; and the Women s Center. Had direct oversight of budgets totaling $2.5 million. Was responsible for the administration and oversight of the Kirby Puckett, Jackie Robinson Foundation, and Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, scholarship programs. Collaborated with the Office of Admissions and undergraduate admitting colleges to ensure that admission pathways to the University existed, student support services were effective, and the campus climate was inclusive and supportive. Worked with the Vice President and Vice Provost to assess future resource allocations and needs to achieve institutional diversity goals. In conjunction with the University of Minnesota Foundation, participated in stewardship activities for existing donors and cultivated new prospects. Served as a representative of the Vice President and Vice Provost at meetings and other functions when appropriate. Worked with the Vice President and Vice Provost to explore diversity accountability measures for use across the University system, and other areas as needed. Select University and Division-wide Leadership: Vice President for Equity and Diversity Search Committee; School of Public Health Assistant Dean for Advancement Search Committee; Council of Undergraduate Education; Access to Success Committee; Chair of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Scholarship Committee; Chair of the Multicultural Excellence Program Appeals Committee; Chair of the Multicultural Emergency Fund Committee; Diversity Advisor for the Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety; Co-convener of the System-wide Equity and Diversity Action Network. Associate To Vice President for Equity and Diversity August 2006 February 2007 University of Minnesota Reported to and worked closely with the Vice President and Vice Provost for Equity and Diversity to engage all of the U of M campuses in the work of diversity. Met with communities across the state as the Vice President became familiar with issues of the diverse Minnesota communities. Assisted with long-term planning of the office, policy development, and determining new strategies and initiatives to move forward the office and university s diversity agenda. Served as a representative of the Vice President at meetings and other functions when appropriate. Served as part of the Vice President s senior leadership team. Director of Recruitment and Multicultural Services 2004 2006 School of Public Health, University of Minnesota Reporting to the Associate Dean for Student Affairs, provided leadership and oversight for the planning, designing and directing of all student recruitment and diversity efforts. Developed and managed Recruitment and Multicultural Services budgets ($300,000). Developed and implemented a comprehensive strategic recruitment plan. In partnership with the Director of Communications developed persuasive and effective student recruitment materials. Analyzed data related to student enrollment. Represented the school at conferences and recruitment fairs. Developed an evaluation plan to assess effectiveness of various recruitment practices. Increased percentage and number of students of color enrolled. Increased applications by 33% from 2004 to 2005. Increased enrollment by 40% from 2004 to 2005. Worked collaboratively with other University programs, including the Academic Health Center, Office of Multicultural and Academic Affairs and related units and the public health community. Served as a member of the Dean s Operations Group (School s management group). Served as a resource for
faculty and contributed to planning and delivery of services as part of the Student Affairs team. Wrote and submitted grant proposals for new initiatives. Select University and School-wide Leadership: Academic Health Center Diversity Committee; Academic Health Center Diversity Affinity Group; Morrill Hall Take Over Reunion Steering Committee; Organizing chair of the System-wide Multicultural Study Abroad Group; Multicultural Graduation Celebration Committee. Director of Multicultural Services 2002 2004 School of Public Health, University of Minnesota Reporting to the Associate Dean for Student Affairs, established the school s Office of Multicultural Services. Planned, designed, and directed efforts to recruit and retain students of color. Led efforts to create a climate for multicultural learning and growth for students, faculty and staff. Guided the development and implementation of a strategic plan for multiculturalism and diversity in the School. Developed the Public Health Around the World presentation series. Provided personal and academic support to students and insured that they were informed and encouraged to utilize campus resources. Partnered with faculty and administration to address issues raised by students. Built collaborative relationships with the community, especially communities of color. Advised the School of Public Health Student Senate. Director of the Minority Student Program 1998 2002 University of Minnesota, Morris Reporting to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, managed the Minority Student Program office, including direct supervision of professional and support staff. Managed the Minority Resource Center, including two computer labs and a TV/Study lounge. Managed office and program budgets including two grant programs. Formulated and articulated a vision for the office. Provided assistance and support to the Minority Alumni Association. The office academically advised all first year students of color. Monitored academic progress encouraging students to utilize campus resources, making referrals as needed. Collaborated and assisted the minority student organizations in developing and implementing cultural programs and activities. Created a minority resource guide for first year students. Collaborated with the Director of Admissions to develop a recruitment plan and strategy to recruit students of color. Assisted with recruitment by going on the road to college fairs, visiting agencies and TRiO programs. Wrote and received a three year grant to establish a Diversity Community Outreach Program ($141,000). Wrote and received a grant for start up money to establish a minority resource library ($5,000). Rewrote and received a grant for the Minority Alumni Mentorship Program ($45,000). Met regularly with the mayor, chief of police and the city manager to address issues students of color were faced with in Morris. Select University and Division-wide Leadership: Chancellor Search Committee; Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Search Committee; University system s African American Advisory Committee; Campus Governance Executive Committee; Scholastic Committee (Academic Policies); Minority Experience Committee; Campus of Difference Initiative planning team; Minority Student Program Advisory Committee; Chaired Admissions Counselors Search
Committee; Retention Task Force; Statistics Faculty Search Committee; Education Faculty Search Committee. Director of Student Diversity Programs and Services 1995 1998 Wartburg College Reporting to the Vice President for Student Life, managed the Student Diversity Programs and Services office, including supervision of support and student staff. Prepared and managed the office and Minority Alumni Advisory Committee budgets. Set up an emergency fund for students of color. Advised students on personal and academic concerns, making referrals as needed. Identified issues and developed initiatives to improve retention. Identified and recommended students for honors, recognition, and leadership opportunities. Provided programs, activities, and services focused on academic success of students of color. Monitored academic progress, organized programs and coordinated referrals for students who needed academic assistance. Developed and coordinated a peer mentoring program for new students of color. Developed and implemented an extended orientation for new students of color. Initiated and participated in programs and activities to promote campus appreciation for diverse cultural backgrounds of its students. Collaborated with the Admissions office in helping recruit and to host prospective students. Provided administrative and programmatic oversight for the Cultural Awareness Center. Trained providers of support services, including peer career advisers, student orientation leaders, and resident assistants. Provided staff assistance and support to the Minority Alumni Advisory Committee in arranging meetings, preparing agendas, coordinating travel, recording and distributing minutes, and assisted the committee in implementing programs and activities. Select College and Division-wide Leadership: Helped facilitate a challenge/ropes course as part of orientation; Chaired the Student Leadership and Recognition Awards Committee; Planned Minority Alumni Advisory Committee Senior Recognition Banquet; Global and Multicultural Studies Committee; Pathways Committee (Academic Support Services); Convocations Committee; Leadership Education Subcommittee; Diversity Focus Group; Student Life Professional Development Committee; Affirmative Action Committee. University of Iowa Organizational Seminar January 13-16, 1998 One of four-seminar faculty working with leaders of fraternities and sororities on what it means to be a leader and how to run an effective organization. Worked primarily with leaders of Black and Latino/a fraternities and sororities on getting back to their founding principles emphasizing community and what that means. Coordinator of Project ACHIEVE June 1997 August 1997 Belin/Blank Center, University of Iowa Oversaw a residential summer math program for 16 talented and gifted students of color from Chicago. Supervised three resident advisors and two instructors. Administered program budget. Planned weekly schedules. Held daily meetings with students and staff. Made discipline decisions. With the resident advisors, planned and implemented social, cultural, and recreational programs. Practicum January 1995 May 1995
Outreach Admissions, University of Iowa Developed a proposal of how to get students of color involved in the recruitment process. This consisted of interviewing university professionals that work directly with students of color, meeting and interviewing students, and designing a questionnaire that was completed by the students. Teaching Assistant January 1994 June 1995 Office of Student Life, University of Iowa Coordinated the Leadership Series, a series of workshops presented by Student Affairs staff. Coordinated the Life Skills Committee, comprised of representatives from Student Affairs offices. Service-Learning Coordinator for the Volunteer Iowa Program. Helped coordinate the annual Black Student Awards reception. Advised minority and international student organizations in the areas of educational, developmental and leadership programming activities. Advised the Multicultural Director for the annual campus festival Riverfest. Coordinated crowd management for concerts brought in by the Student Commission on Programming and Entertainment. Advised the National Pan-Hellenic Council, which consists of the eight historically Black Greek organizations. COLLEGE TEACHING EXPERIENCE Environmental Justice (Co-taught, 1 credit), Division of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Summer 2009. Students Excellence and Multiculturalism, Multicultural Health section (2 credits), College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota, Fall 2003. Human Relations (Co-taught, 3 credits), Education Department, Wartburg College, May Term 1998. African American Christianity (Co-taught, 3 credits), Religion Department, Wartburg College, Fall 1997. SELECTED CONSULTATIONS Diversity and Inclusion External Review, Michigan Technological University, 2014 Student Life External Review, Northern New Mexico College, 2012 Diversity Recruitment Review, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 2012 Institutional Diversity External Review, College of Saint Scholastica, 2003 Program Development Assistance, Intercultural Leadership Fellowship Program, Saint John s University, 2000 SELECTED PRESENTATIONS Co-presented Converting Constraints to Capital: Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse Faculty, AAC&U Conference, Washington, DC, January 2016. Moderated, Black Lives Matter All Lives Matter? Panel; MLK Commemorative Commission Leadership Educational Symposium, Knoxville, TN, January 2016.
Panelist, Los Asesores: Cultivating Institutional Allies, Sponsors, and Mentors; NASPA Escaleras: Student Affairs Latin@ Leadership Institute, Providence, RI, October 2015. Presented, Diversity: Creating the Change, Tennessee Organization of Nurse Executives (TONE), Knoxville, TN, August 2015. Presented, The Importance of Diversity in the STEM Fields, University of Tennessee Program for Excellence and Equity in Research (PEER), Knoxville, TN, March 2014. Presented, The Role Students Can Play in Advancing Diversity and Inclusion, University of Tennessee Black Law Student Association, Knoxville, TN, February 2014. Panelist, Retaining African American Professionals in Knoxville, University of Tennessee Commission for Blacks, Knoxville, TN, November 2013. Presented Does Diversity Really Matter, University of Tennessee College of Communication and Information Diversity week, Knoxville, TN, October 2013. Panelist, Building Effective Collaborations to Support Minority Male STEM Success; APLU Commission on Access, Diversity and Excellence 2012 Summer Meeting, Savannah, GA, July 2012. Co-presented An Innovative Program for Empowering Diverse Student Populations to Pursue Advanced Degrees, MCPA Conference, Minneapolis, MN, October 2011. Co-presented Reimagining Equity and Diversity: Implementing an Integrative Model of Transformation, AAC&U Conference, Houston, TX, October 2010. Women s Center 50 th Anniversary address, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, October 2010. Creating a Culture of Diversity in Your Organization, University of Minnesota Physicians Mentor Program, Minneapolis, MN, August 2009. Oromo Studies Association Conference address, Minneapolis, MN, August 2008. Importance of Diversity to the University of Minnesota, Shades of Diversity Dinner, Minneapolis, MN, June 2008. Co-presented Patriarchy is not a Person: Discussing Gender, Men, and Privilege, ACPA Conference, Indianapolis, IN, March 2006. Panelist discussing Affirmative Action at the 30 th Annual Pan African Conference, Minnesota State University, Mankato, February 2006. Co-presented (De-/Re-) Constructing Gender: A Dialogue about Patriarchy, Men, and Privilege, MCPA Conference, Minneapolis, MN, October 2005. Co-presented 10,000 Approaches to Diversity and Community on Small Campuses, ACPA Conference, Minneapolis, MN, March 2003. Co-presented Study Abroad: One Approach to Educating Students of Color, ACPA Conference, Minneapolis, MN, March 2003. The Importance of Community, Keynote Address for the Phi Beta Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta Blue and White Banquet at the University of Iowa, March 2003. Co-presented Diversity: Just Do It, MCPA Conference, Mankato, MN, October 2002. The Future of Black America As I See It, presented at the Prairie Correctional Facility s First Black History Month Celebration program, Appleton, MN, February 2002. Co-presented Approaching Diversity Education Moving Beyond Fun, Food, and Festivals, UMR-ACUHO, Green Bay, WI, November 2001. Co-presented on racism/diversity awareness for 120 Minnewaska Area schoolteachers, Glenwood, MN, August 2000. Co-facilitated sessions on racism for Minnewaska High School, Glenwood, MN, May 2000.
MLK, Jr. and Malcolm X in America, Guest Lecture, African-American History course, University of Minnesota, Morris, March 1999. Diversity and the Predominately White Greek System, presented at St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN, December 1998. Diversity: A Way of Life, presented at the Bremwood Lutheran Boys Home, Waverly, IA, April 1998. Diversity and the Social Work Profession, presented at the Bremwood Lutheran Boys Home, Waverly, IA, October 1997. Why Strive for Diversity, presented at the Waverly Memorial Hospital, Waverly, IA, March 1997. CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Treasured, Beck Cultural Exchange Center November 2015 Present Member, Beck Cultural Exchange Center Board of Directors September 2015 Present Member, Minnesota Minority Education Partnership Board of Directors May 2010 May 2013 Member, Minnesota Teacher of the Year Selection Panel (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012) Member, Model Cities Board of Directors May 2006 May 2013 Member, Minnesota Department of Health Emerging Leaders Network Coordinating Committee March 2006 August 2008 Member, Wartburg College National Diversity Advisory Board September 2004 present Mentor, St. Paul Public Schools Chosen to Achieve African American Mentoring program September 2004-2006 Member, Twin Cities Diversity Roundtable February 2003 May 2013 Member, Minnesota Department of Health Office of Minority and Multicultural Health Advisory Committee February 2003 August 2006 Member, Powderhorn/Phillips Cultural Wellness Center Board of Directors January 2003 December 2007 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Regional coordinator, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities Commission on Access, Diversity, and Excellence, October 2010 present Member, American College Personnel Association (ACPA) o Outreach Coordinator, ACPA Core Council for Member Services and Interests January 2002 April 2005 o Chair, Two Year College Advisory Committee Charged with examining ways to bring two-year college practitioners and student development issues into the fold of the association Member, National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education Scholarship Judge, National Order of Omega 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006
HONORS & AWARDS Awarded the Casa HoLa Unity in the Community Award, 2015 Selected as an ACPA Foundation Diamond Honoree, 2015 Awarded the University of Minnesota, Morris Outstanding Support of Student Leadership Award, 2001 Office selected as one of the Top 10 Departments to Work for at the University of Minnesota, 2001 Nominated and selected to be one of the six University of Minnesota fellows for the Committee on Institutional Cooperation s (Big Ten institutions) Academic Leadership Program for 2001-2002 Selected as one of twenty participants in Minnesota Campus Compact s Multicultural Education and Social Change Learning Community, 2001-2002 Selected as one of twenty-eight participants for the Social Justice Training Institute held December 2001 Inauguration speaker at the installation of the fourth chancellor of the University of Minnesota, Morris, September 2000