SHARON KIPETZ, Ed.D.

Faculty, College Student Development and Administration

Phone: 304.876.5214
Fax: 304.876.5137
skipetz@shepherd.edu

EDUCATION
Doctor of Education Research, Policy, and Administration                              University of Massachusetts, Amherst
December, 1990
Dissertation: Women College Presidents: Selected Aspects of Work and Self
Post Doctorate Certificate - Management Development Program Harvard University June, 1995
Master of Education Research, Policy, and Administration                              University of Massachusetts, Amherst May, 1986

Bachelor of Arts Psychology Western New England College May, 1976

 RESEARCH INTERESTS

My primary research interests are in student development and particularly sexual orientation identity.  I am also interested in college environments.

COURSES

CSDA 510        History of Higher Education

CSDA 612        Women in Higher Education
CSDA 613        The Higher Education Student
CSDA 678        Capstone

RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONS

Educational Needs: An Assessment of the Hispanic Community the North End of Springfield

Donahue Institute, University of Massachusetts, September 1990.  The assessment focused on the perception and opinion of 43 community leaders in the Hispanic community of Springfield regarding the educational needs of the community.

Teen Pregnancy: Discussion from the African American Community,
Donahue Institute, University of Massachusetts, April 1991.  Topic focus groups were conducted and data analyzed to assist in the development of prevention programs.

Teen Pregnancy: Discussion from the Hispanic Community.
Donahue Institute, University of Massachusetts, April 1991.  Topic focus groups were conducted and data analyzed to assist in the development of prevention programs.

Mediation Program Evaluation, January 1990.
Research was conducted for the Western Region, Superior Court of Massachusetts and the Western Massachusetts Bar Association.  Data from selected court records utilizing two treatments (1987 to 1989) were compiled and analyzed.  Recommendations regarding the program were included.

PRESENTATIONS
So you want to go to graduate school.  WVASPA Conference 2006.
West Virginia Student Leadership Conference, 2006
Learning during crisis: A small university asbestos case study. NASPA, 2005.
Campus crisis: An opportunity to build community. WVASPA Conference, 2004.
Diversity issues: Being Intentional, WVASPA Conference, 2001.
Modeling, guiding, and mentoring, Eastern Regional Site Conference of Women’s Live, Women’s voices, Women’s Solutions: Shaping a National Agenda for Women in Higher Education, 2000.
Keynote speaker, Donald L. McCulloguh Student Leaders Conference, 1999.
Moderator, Revisiting the spirit of insubordination: A revised model disciplinary code, Legal Issues in Higher Education, 1998
Training trainers to utilize high impact planning for community development, NASPA Convention, 1998.
Moderator, Student Panel; Panelist - Student Life, Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth, Johns Hopkins, 1995,1996, 1997.
Academic Integrity, Teaching Assistant Orientation, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998.
Knowledge for the sake of learning, Sommers Correctional Institution, Commencement Speaker, 1997.
Building successful relationships with officers, Golden Key National Honor Society International Conference, 1996
Student codes of conduct – Are colleges and universities trying to regulate too much, Moderator, Legal Issues in Higher Education, 1995.
Sharing the power, University of Connecticut Women’s Advance, 1993
Coalition building, Panelist, Connecticut Association of Women in Higher Education, 1993.
Views from the top: Reflections on women in leadership, NASPA Region I, 1993.

Professional Service
West Virginia Association of Student Personnel Administrators (WVASPA) - member, 1999-present
            Executive Board, 2004-present.
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) – member 2000- present
            National convention program reviewer, 2005.

WORK EXPERIENCE

1999-present    Vice President of Student Affairs, Shepherd University
1992-1999       Dean of Students, University of Connecticut
1991-1992       Interim Dean of Students, University of Connecticut
1990-1991       Research Analyst, Donahue Institute for Government Services
1984-1990       Special Assistant to the Dean of Students, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
1988-1990       Coordinator, Administrative Certification Program, School of Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
1987-1988       Re-Admission Counselor, Undergraduate Registrar’s Office, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
1984-1987       Computer Systems Consultant, Department of Public Safety, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
1982-1984       Area Coordinator, Southwest Residential College, University of Massachusetts, Amherst