AAO administration, student concerns, DGS assistance & program actions

Manages the initiative to accelerate the creation of degree audits for graduate degree programs

Human Resources

Business process and data support, academic and administrative IT liaison, IT purchasing & IT planning

Thesis & dissertation

Administration and management of graduate student degree progression and clearance; coordination of graduate exams and committees; evaluation of degree requirements; academic advising of non-degree graduate students; and communication and outreach related to graduate student academic progress and departmental stakeholder on-boarding

Videography, photography, graphic design, social media management, writer/editor, branding officer

Direct financial management, budget planning, scholarships & facilities

Mass Communication

DaVida L. Anderson received her Ph.D. in educational policy and leadership studies from the University of Iowa in 2019. She is the Director of Student Care and Integrity at Carroll Community College in Maryland. She oversees the Behavioral Intervention Team, the wellness committee and is responsible for the student conduct system, policy, program assessment, data collection, campus outreach, and student crisis response and management. Dr. Anderson is also the Founder and Executive Director of Strong Sister, Silly Sister, Inc., a 501(c) (3) not-for-profit organization committed to empowering college women to embrace ethical choices and become their best selves. Through her LLC, she also is a motivational speaker who engages her audiences to embrace and maximize their full potential. In addition, to serving on the Graduate College External Advisory Board, Dr. Anderson serves on the Carroll Community College's COVID Leadership Response Team, the Board of Directors for The Mid-Atlantic Gigabit Innovation Collaboratory (MAGIC), and other external committees. The committees that she serves work towards implementing practices that incorporate justice, diversity, equity, inclusion as a value.

Mass Communication