Keynote – Dr. Patrick Turner

Dr. Patrick Turner has over 25 years working in higher education, specializing in the areas of academic affairs, student support services, faculty development, curricula analytics, and student persistence. Patrick serves as the Associate Vice Provost of Student Academic Success in both office of Student Success and Office of the Provost and Director of the Men of Color Initiative. He holds a bachelor in Public Administration, master’s degree in Human Resource Development, and a doctorate in Educational Leadership-Curriculum and Instruction. The APSAS collaborates with the Provost, Deans, Department Heads, Student Affairs, diversity programs, two-year colleges, and local high schools to address issues of social justice and educational access. With a research focus on the first-year experience, student retention, persistence, and academic success, his body of work investigates institutional factors that support or act as a barrier to the academic and social integration of students, particularly those from underrepresented, marginalized, and minoritized populations. Three years ago, Dr. Turner established the Men of Color Initiative at New Mexico State University which takes an asset-based approach to developing and engaging the intersecting identities of our male students.

Additionally, Dr. Turner is the Co-Principal Investigator (PI) on several grants through Undergraduate Education Research Universities (UERU) and APLU that analyze the impact of inclusive excellence and curricular analytics on generating equity in academic outcomes and closing the opportunity gap. Leadership roles include membership on the Provost Council of African American Affairs, editorial board member for both the Journal of Postsecondary Student Success (JPSS) at Florida State University and the Journal of First Year Experience and Students in Transition in addition to a professional coach for Complete College America (CCA) leadership academy for Predominantly Black and Historically Black Community Colleges (PBI/HBCU). We look forward to his keynote address.