{"id":23730,"date":"2016-08-09T15:00:40","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T21:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=23730"},"modified":"2016-08-09T13:16:54","modified_gmt":"2016-08-09T19:16:54","slug":"vice-chancellor-for-student-success-named","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=23730","title":{"rendered":"Vice chancellor for student success named"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sentwali Bakari<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An experienced student affairs administrator currently at Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, will be the next vice chancellor for student success at UCCS.<\/p>\n

Sentwali Bakari, Drake’s dean of students since 2003, was selected following a national search. He will begin Oct. 3. Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak announced his appointment Aug. 9.<\/p>\n

“Dr. Bakari brings almost 30 years of experiences at both public and private universities to UCCS,” Shockley-Zalabak said. “I am pleased to welcome him to the UCCS Mountain Lion family and look forward to introducing him to both the campus and Colorado Springs communities.”<\/p>\n

As vice chancellor, Bakari will provide oversight for offices responsible for admissions, records, student life and leadership, and the dean of students office.<\/p>\n

“I am excited to join the University of Colorado Colorado Springs,” Bakari said.<\/p>\n

Since 2003, Bakari has served as the chief student affairs officer at Drake University, a 5,500-student private university in Des Moines, Iowa. Previously, he served as assistant dean of students for first-year programs at Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York, director and assistant director of multicultural student services and center at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, as a residence hall director at State University of New York Oswego and assistant director of admissions at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas.<\/p>\n

He received a Fulbright Award to the United Kingdom and served as the dean of students for the Semester at Sea, Institute for Shipboard Education, in addition to co-leading travel seminars to Egypt and Turkey and being part of a faculty delegation to Israel. He also lived and worked in Denmark.<\/p>\n

He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, and a Ph.D. from the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley.<\/p>\n

Bakari was one of three finalists who visited UCCS the week of July 25. An 11-member committee was charged with reviewing applications, comments from campus community members following on-campus interviews, and recommended finalists to Shockley-Zalabak. Committee members included Martin Wood, senior vice chancellor, University Advancement, chair;\u00a0 Carrie Arnold, assistant director, Freshman Seminar Program; Greg Augspurger, instructor, College of Business; Brad Bayer, executive director, Student Life and Leadership; Megan Bell, executive director, Auxiliary Services; Rob Block, assistant dean, College of Engineering and Applied Science; Ellen Burkart, associate director, Office of Student Retention and First Year Experience; Mathew Cox, director of enrollment management, Admissions Services; Jevita Rogers, director, Office of Student Financial Aid and Employment, Robert Wonnett, assistant professor, School of Public Affairs, and Travis Tafoya, vice president, Student Government Association.<\/p>\n

Bakari replaces Homer Wesley. Wesley left UCCS Feb. 12 for a position at Pikes Peak Community College.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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