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D. L. Agbényiga-Curriculum Vitae Page 1 of 39DeBrenna LaFa AgbényigaCURRICULUM VITAEADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP2020Higher Education ConsultantAgbényiga Global EducationProviding guidance and leadership to individuals, groups, and higher education institutionsto address 21st Century higher education challenges and opportunities while ensuringfaculty, staff, and student success. Identifying areas of potential improvement whileproviding insight for strategic, sustainable, and scalable engagement and collaborativeopportunities.Significant Achievements: Organizational Transformation:o Leading efforts of transformation utilizing Design Thinking model withdiverse global team of practitioners as a part of the strategic planningprocess.o Designing and facilitating comprehensive recruitment enrollment strategies.o Facilitating and developing cross-institutional collaborative MOUagreements to support global student and faculty engagement and learningpractices.o Designing curricula and course content for online courses inclusive ofcourse objectives, student learning outcomes and assessment tools.o Facilitating and developing comprehensive inclusive excellence student,faculty, and staff success models.o Coordinating efforts for inclusive excellence in the area of grant writing,fundraising, academic planning, and economic development.o Providing coaching support for leadership and professional developmento Providing guidance for the assessment and implementation of best practicefor inclusive governance in higher education.o Facilitating the assessment and understanding of organizational culture andclimate impact on diversity, equity, and inclusion as a part of theorganizational change and strategic planning and implementation process.2018-2019Provost and Vice President for Academic AffairsOffice of the ProvostBowie State UniversityServed as the Chief Academic officer charged with leading the division of AcademicAffairs which includes four colleges, 18 departments, 22 undergraduate majors, 19master’s degree programs, 14 specialty certificates and 2 doctoral programs. Currentlyenrollment is over 6,300 undergraduate and graduate students and over 200 facultymembers. Oversee an operational budget of over 53M.
D. L. Agbényiga-Curriculum Vitae Page 2 of 39Significant Achievements: Organizational Transformation:o Conducted a systematic assessment of the Academic Affairs and designed acomprehensive reorganizational plan that aligned with institutional vision,goals, and objectives.o Designed a new Accreditation Model for Success that led to 3 program reaffirmation without conditions.o Designed and implemented a new inclusive budget model process thatincluded a team approach within and across the various areas in AcademicAffairs.o Created a classroom renovation committee charged with assessing allclassrooms and overseeing renovations aligned with teaching styles thatencourage collaborative learning using Eye2Eye, Tiered Collaborative,6Round, and Flipped classroom style layouts. Six classrooms wererenovated and ready for utilization in Fall 2019.o Created a faculty and staff professional development program thatsupported curriculum assessment and redesign, learning communities, highimpact practices, inclusive excellence, student success and new teachingand learning practices across disciplines.o Development and implementation of the Racecourses model to support theRacing to Excellence Strategic Plan.o Enhanced the culture of innovation and transformation in Academic Affairsvia the Racecourse development process with faculty.o Created the Course Expectation Committee to assess over 300 onlinecourses to ensure they meet Quality Matters standards.o Led the successful transition of the Career Development Center fromStudent Affairs to Academic Affairs.o Launched the new living-learning environments in the residence halls incollaboration with Student Affairs.o Assisted with the collaborative design and partnership with Saxbys to bethe first HBCU institution outside of Philadelphia to institute theirinnovative Experiential Learning Program to the university to include anexclusively student-run café.o Assessed the faculty hiring processes and formulated a new collaborativestructure for advertising and other essential aspects to ensure diverse andinclusive hiring success throughout the process.o Hired new faculty in several academic programs (across the four colleges)o Hired the new Dean for the College of Business.o Collaborated with faculty, staff, and students to create various avenues forsharing concerns, needs and ideas for changes that aligned with ensuringsuccess for all. Program Development:o Designed a new student retention program that yielded a 3% increase in itsfirst year of implementation.o Created a campus-wide BSU Student Success Series in collaboration withRetention Coordinators.o Implemented the Clifton StrengthsFinder to all incoming first-year studentsand designed the platform for integration into their academics and careerwhile creating a well-being campus trajectory.
D. L. Agbényiga-Curriculum Vitae Page 3 of 39o Implemented the Clifton StrengthsFinder to all administrators in AcademicAffairs and designed a platform for engagement and its use to ensurestudent success and alignment with institutional goals and objectives.o Successfully facilitated the approval of a new BS in Chemistry programand prepared design and implementation plan for additional new academicprograms.o Facilitated the creation of the new cross-disciplinary EntrepreneurshipCertificate program. Community Impact:o Collaborated with the 100 Black Women Coalition of Prince George’sCounty, BSU Career Development Center and BSU EntrepreneurshipAcademy to create the Women of Distinction Mentoring Initiative.o Created new partnerships with several Community Colleges and UniversitySystem of Maryland Regional Centers.o Developed new partnerships with industry and government agencies.o Re-established commitments with the Region 3 Environmental ProtectionAgency with a more inclusive engagement model.University Leadership:o Co-Chaired the University System of Maryland (USM) WorkforceWorkgroup, which conducted an assessment and providedrecommendations for increasing and diversifying the teacher pipeline.o Led BSU participation in the American Association of State Colleges andUniversities (AASCU) student success pilot program.o Co-led the development of the collaborative and comprehensive BSUretention strategic plan.o Facilitated the design and process for the Middle States review and the selfstudy design.2015-2018Vice Provost and DeanThe Graduate SchoolUniversity of Texas at San AntonioI had the primary oversight of UTSA’s graduate education that spans across sevenacademic colleges, over 120 graduate degree and certificate programs, and approximately4,500 graduate students. I was UTSA’s representative to the Graduate EducationAdvisory Committee with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.Significant Achievements: Organizational Transformation:o Successfully reorganized the Graduate School.o Hired new staff to reflect the organizational redesign and support of newefforts related to diverse and inclusive admissions, recruitment, studentengagement, student success, marketing and fiscal management.o Increased graduate student enrollment by approximately 8% following theorganizational transformation.o Successfully integrated a Customer Relation Management (CRM) approachthat interconnected all of the newly-defined teams to automate processesand increase student communication over a student’s academic life cycle.
D. L. Agbényiga-Curriculum Vitae Page 4 of 39 o Led and completed a comprehensive re-branding strategy that included anew dynamic web design and branded marketing materials that aligned withthe commitment to diversity and inclusion.o Developed a new fiscal model that included an increase in the overalloperational funds from 1.2 Million to over 3.5 Million.o Designed two new competitive fellowships in support of recruiting highquality diverse doctoral students.o Designed, developed, and implemented the first stand-alone (4,000 squarefeet) state-of-the art Graduate Student Professional Development Center inthe UT System.o Created a stand-alone graduate student high capacity computer lab.o Redesigned a more comprehensive and inclusive graduate student orientationand instituted a family orientation.o Developed an infrastructure for a new mandatory training model for allnewly appointed Teaching Assistants.o Oversaw the development of a Teaching Certificate option for all graduatestudents.o Oversaw the development of a new eight-week grant writing series forgraduate students and participants and received over 2 Million in fundingfor their independent research.o Hired three new Associate Deans (Research, Administration and Teachingand Learning) to oversee newly-created divisions in the Graduate School.o Streamlined admissions deadlines to increase competitive admissions andbetter alignment with national deadlines across discipline.o Worked to increase functionality of the previously-purchased onlineapplication system.o Successfully migrated to a new online application system.o Created an automated process for calculating GPAs—moving away fromthe manual process.o Oversaw the creation and design of online forms to obtain students’ yearlymilestones, thesis, and dissertation to move away from paper processes.o Designed a new process for the Graduate Catalog updating process.o Completed a systematic assessment of the Graduate Catalog that led tocorrections across various programs.o Expanded partnerships with various entities to increase support structuresfor a diverse student community.o Instituted a new thesis and dissertation review process and the international3 Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.Program Development:o Created new protocol to assist programs with the process for requestingnew master’s and doctoral programs while significantly reducing the timefrom proposal development to program approval.o Supported the successful development, review, and implementation of 12Graduate Certificates, 5 Master’s programs and 1 Doctoral program.o Hired a Graduate Audit and Compliance coordinator to oversee the Catalogprocess and monitor student progress using DegreeWorks.o Oversaw the implementation of DegreeWorks at the graduate level toensure student success, retention and to monitor time to degree.Community Impact:o Expanded partnerships with UT Health Graduate office.o Increased social responsibility/community engagement with social serviceagencies.
D. L. Agbényiga-Curriculum Vitae Page 5 of 39 o Worked with alumni from various sectors in the community to increaseopportunities for engaging the institution and supporting current graduatestudents with diverse learning opportunities and experiences.o Increased UTSA Graduate School awareness and visibility in the SanAntonio community and beyond.University Leadership:o Co-Chaired the Provost Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council (DIAC),which conducted a Diversity Culture and Climate survey to which 3,900(more than half) faculty and staff responded.o Conducted focus group meetings to further access the institutionaldiversity, culture, and climate.o Co-wrote the DIAC final report with recommendations for creating a morediverse, equitable, and inclusive community.o Provided oversight of the graduate aspect of the institution’s re-affirmationprocess with the Southern Association of Colleges and School Commissionon Colleges (SACSCOC).o Member of the Strategic Enrollment task group charged with facilitating thegraduate education segment.o Leader and member of the graduate student analysis team for the WeightedStudent Credit Hour Optimization Committee (WSCHOC).o Member of the Finance and Budget task group charged with overseeing theconstruction of a new institutional budget model.2012-2015Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and InclusionCollege of Social ScienceMichigan State UniversityManaged an annual budget of over 1.5 million to support graduate fellowships andinclusion programs in the College. Provided significant administrative oversight of theCollege’s graduate programs. As the Founding Director of the College’s Office forEquity, Diversity and Inclusive Academic Affairs, I continued to serve as the College’sliaison for diversity.Significant Accomplishments: Organizational Transformation:o Created a new mechanism for success for administration of graduate studentfellowships and assistantships.o Designed the new Social Science Research Scholars Program—aprogram designed to provide 3 years of summer research funding fordoctoral students demonstrating strong leadership and research skills.o Facilitated the redesign of the College’s 3 1 X program that guidedstudents from China (university partners) to complete their final year atMSU and begin their first year in a master’s program.o Worked with the College’s Development office to successfully designthe capital campaign for graduate student funding.o Met with prospective donors and obtained funding for new graduatefunding initiatives.o Designed a process for investigating and facilitating resolution meetingsfor equity/diversity complaints that became a model for the institution.o Designed and led initiatives in support of faculty mentoring andsuccessful re-appointment, promotion, and tenure processes.
D. L. Agbényiga-Curriculum Vitae Page 6 of 39 o Served at the College’s Faculty Excellence Advocate (FEA).o Assessed the hiring process of faculty in all programs in the College toensure compliance.o Met with all faculty search committees to discuss the search process andcommitment to equity, diversity and inclusion while noting unconsciousbias in the process.o Wrote the College Faculty Mentor Policy and worked with DepartmentChairs to finalized area mentor plans.o Worked with the Dean to design a process for pre-review of facultydossier and provided specialized support to ensure a more successfulreappointment, promotion, and tenure process.Program Developmento Provided support for graduate recruitment and retention.o Designed programs related to women’s leadership and capacitydevelopment.o Designed a leadership program with donors, College Developmentoffice and leaders for undergraduate and graduate students.Community Impacto Increased international and global engagement across the College.o Increased engagement with current and prospective donors in support ofgraduate education.University Leadershipo Co-chaired the Provost Diversity Taskforce that providedrecommendations for inclusive excellence for faculty, staff, and students.o Worked with university leadership across colleges to collaborativelysupport diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.o Served on graduate committees within and outside of the College thatprovided oversight and recommendations for improving graduateeducation.o Participated in planning university-wide diversity events.o Facilitated and provided support for the successful submission of theAmerican Economic Association (AEA) Summer Training Program---aprogram designed to increase diversity in the field of economic.o Served as the College’s Faculty Excellence Advocate (FEA) as a part ofthe University’s NSF grant and worked to define the role,responsibilities, and expectations.2005-2011Assistant DeanCollege of Social ScienceMichigan State UniversityCreated, designed and became the founding Director of the College’s new Office forEquity, Diversity, and Inclusive Academic Affairs. Oversaw the implementation ofnecessary inclusion changes throughout the College as specified by new state law.Significant Achievements:o Designed a comprehensive model for equity, diversity and inclusion thatbecame a model.
D. L. Agbényiga-Curriculum Vitae Page 7 of 39o Utilized institutional and unit-level data to support and build a morecomprehensive inclusive excellence College.o Began the development process for assessing affirmative actioncomplaints.o Designed the process for assessing funding proposals specifically designedto support equity and diversity aspects at various levels.o Provided a better mechanism for reviewing and processing funding forgraduate students.o Provided support to units for the creations and implementation of variousdiversity, equity, and inclusions programs.o Provided support of inclusive recruitment of faculty, staff, and students.o Provided financial support and created reporting mechanisms highlightingprograms in support of the College’s commitment to diversity, equity andinclusion.2000-2005Assistant to the Dean for Diversity and Multicultural ProgramsCollege of Social ScienceMichigan State UniversityProvided information, support and analysis of the College’s inclusion and diversityclimate. Designed and led college-wide recruitment efforts for a diverseundergraduate and graduate student population across all of the College’s academicprograms.Significant Achievements:o Served as the Chair of the College’s Diversity Task Force and oversaw thesuccessful creation and implementation of the College’s Climate PerceptionSurvey assessing diversity at the student, faculty, and staff level.o Provided assistance to support the successful funding of grants used toincrease the number of under-represented students in graduate programsthrough teaching and research assistantships.o Increased diverse students recruited into all of the graduate degreeprograms in the College of Social Science by 60% overall.o Coordinated the College’s annual Enhance Your Future (EYF) conferencefor prospective graduate students of color with a 100% participation acrossthe academic programs.FACULTY APPOINTMENT2018-2019Professor (with tenure)Department of Social WorkBowie State University2015-2018Professor (with tenure)Department of Social WorkUniversity of Texas at San Antonio2013-PresentAdjunct Professor (Invited)Social Work
D. L. Agbényiga-Curriculum Vitae Page 8 of 39Mount Crest University CollegeAccra, GhanaTeaching, research, and extension activities with the aim ofpromoting Mount Crest’s vision and mission in support of building astronger program.2012-2015Associate Professor (with tenure)Department of Human Development and Family StudiesMichigan State UniversityLed discussions in various graduate courses related to internationalfamily and community issues. Served as chair and member of severalguidance and dissertation committees within and outside of thedepartment. Coordinated the department’s faculty and student on-goingexchange program in Ghana while leading the efforts for additionalinternational partnerships.2011-2015Associate Professor (with tenure)School of Social WorkMichigan State UniversityTaught courses in Human Behavior and the Social Environment,community practice and administrative skills practice. Served as aresearch mentor to BASW students. Assisted with theinternationalization of the undergraduate program curriculum toinclude international field placement options. Served as chair andmember of several guidance and dissertation committees withinand outside of the department. Coordinated the School’s facultyand on-going student exchange program in Ghana while leadingefforts for additional international partnerships.2005-2011Assistant Professor (International Exchange Programs)School of Social WorkMichigan State UniversityTaught courses in Human Behavior and the Social Environment,Community Practice and Administrative Skills Practice. Chaired theOrganization and Community Practice sequence and served as amember of the Educational Policy Committee. Provided oversight ofthe OCP accreditation process that included the development andassessment of practice behaviors. Served as chair and member ofseveral guidance and dissertation committees within and outside of thedepartment. Served as a research mentor to BASW students.Coordinated the School’s faculty and student exchange programs atthe University of Ghana and the University of the West Indies (MonaCampus) Kingston, Jamaica.2000-2005Clinical Instructor Schoolof Social Work MichiganState UniversityTaught courses in Human Behavior and the Social Environment,community practice and administrative skills (Internet & Traditionalclassroom version). Research Mentor and Field Liaison to a numberof prospective and newly-admitted culturally diverse students.
D. L. Agbényiga-Curriculum Vitae Page 9 of 391999-2005Diversity/Academic SpecialistSchool of Social WorkMichigan State UniversityCoordinated the development of the School’s International faculty andstudent exchange program with the Department of Social Work at theUniversity of Ghana, Legon. Chaired the School’s DiversityCommittee charged with developing the annual Martin Luther King Jr.Celebration. Reviewed the School’s curriculum while creatingguidelines for ensuring that students were culturally competent upongraduation from the BASW and MSW programs. Created andmaintained relationships with several historically Black and Hispanicout-of-state colleges/universities for the recruitment of a diversestudent population. Coordinated the financial aid program for diversestudents admitted to the MSW program. Academic Advisor to severalmaster’s level students and a member of the School’s tSchool of Social WorkMichigan State UniversityMonitored the daily operations of the School's Kinship Care researchproject. Supervised the research specialist and five undergraduateresearch assistants. Planned the Kinship Care educational roundtableseries. Researched, compared, contrasted, and prepared a writtenreport with recommendations of laws from Ohio and Illinois as theyrelated to kinship care policies in Michigan. Reviewed and prepared awritten report with recommendations for training practices of childwelfare workers, mental health workers and educators working withkinship care families. Designed the format and supervised theproduction ofthe School’s first Kinship Care Resource Directory. Created thefoundation for the School’s Kinship Care Resource Center that is stillin operation and includes a legal clinic.FACULTY AFFILIATION (RESEARCH CENTERS & INSTITUTES)2013-2015Core Faculty Member, Research Consortium on Gender-Based Violence,appointed by the Center Director, Michigan State University.2010-2015Core Faculty Member, African-American and African Studies Center,appointed by the African-American and African Studies Center FacultyAdvisory Committee, Michigan State University.2006-2015Core Faculty Member, African Studies Center appointed by theAfrican Studies Center Advisory Committee, Michigan State University2005-2015Core Faculty Member, Women and International Development Program(currently, GenCen) appointed by the Women and InternationalDevelopment Advisory Committee, Michigan State University.
D. L. Agbényiga-Curriculum Vitae Page 10 of 392005-2015Core Faculty Member, Center for Advanced Study of InternationalDevelopment (CASID), appointed by the Center for the AdvancedStudy of International Development Faculty Advisory Committee,Michigan State University.INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE2020Advisory Board Chair for CurriculumModernization and InternationalExperience DesignAfrican Diaspora Nation (ADN)Appointed by the President for African Diaspora Nation. Providingleadership and guidance for the ADN’s HBCU Africa EducationConsortium’s Global Center of Excellence for Study Abroad DesignInnovation and Programming. Specific focus on the integration ofhard and soft skills as a part of international experiential nalizing Graduate EducationMichigan State UniversityAppointed by the Associate Dean for Education and the AssistantDean for Administration in the International Studies and Programs atMichigan State University. Provided leadership and guidance to agroup of Associate Deans for Graduate Studies from the Colleges ofArts and Letters, Business and Engineering to discuss strategies andsupport structures to fully integrate internationalization into graduateprograms across the Colleges.2012Delegation Member/CoordinatorChengdu, ChinaHangzhou, ChinaMember of a delegation to China to continue cultivatingrelationships with Sichuan University (SCU) and Zhejiang University(ZJU) that included a joint International Workshop on the HumanDimensions of Global Change. Coordinated the reconceptualizationof the College’s 3 1 X Program (SCU and ZJU) which expanded theprogram to include additional graduate degree programs in theCollege of Social Science at MSU. Also created an additional aspectof the program to allow students from SCU and ZJU to participate insummer transition courses prior to applying to the 3 1 X program.2011Delegation Member/ConsultantAccra, Ghana, West AfricaMember of a delegation to Ghana with the Provost and the Dean forInternational Studies and Programs at MSU and the Executive, CoExecutive Director and Board members from the Partnership to CutHunger & Poverty in Africa. Facilitated discussions of aspects to beaddressed for the creation of the John A. Kufuor Foundation—the firstGhanaian President to form a foundation on the continent of Africahttps://kufuorfoundation.org/. Participated in meetings at variousMinistries and USAID to create linkages for the newly-formedFoundation.
D. L. Agbényiga-Curriculum Vitae Page 11 of 392010ConsultantSISTRAN Theatre CollectiveKingston, JamaicaProvided assistance and reviewed drawings of children who hadexperienced recent violence in their communities. Addressed variousaspects of the program through cultural understanding of theproblems with student volunteers from Michigan State University.Provided input for addressing women’s rights as a part of a grantproposal.2010Field Placement Liaison/Instructor (University of Ghana)Worked with the University of Ghana to provide structure forstudents to come to Michigan to fulfill their field placementrequirement. Served as the liaison and co-field instructor for aUniversity of Ghana student placed at the Lansing Area AIDSnetwork. Provided cultural lectures to put the learning aspects of theplacement in a Ghanaian context.2008-2009ConsultantUS Agency for International Development (USAID) and theNational Institute for Educational Development—a Directoratewith the Namibian Ministry of EducationWorked as a team with two co-principal investigators to provideadvice on the development and creation of an action researchperspective for teacher professional development. Assisted with thedesign and structure of a conference that gave participants feedbackon conference abstract development and paper presentation as a partof professional development.2007Delegation Member/ConsultantKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology(KNUST)Kumasi, GhanaMember of a delegation to Ghana with the Director of theCenter for Advanced Study in International Development,Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine and faculty from theCollege of Education. Invited by Dr. Kwasi Adarkwa, ViceChancellor of KNUST to review several social science programswith specific emphasis on the newly-created social work program.Provided recommendations for academic improvement for thevarious programs. Provided guidance for research strategies andlinkages to increase external funding collaborations across the twouniversities. Provided recommendations for improving genderdynamics across various sectors in the university.2007ConsultantDepartment of Social WelfareTema, GhanaProvided consultation on various child welfare cases that includeddomestic and international parental affairs. Conducted a seminar on
D. L. Agbényiga-Curriculum Vitae Page 12 of 39ethical social work practice with families and children in theGhanaian context.2005-2013ConsultantBASICS InternationalChorkor, GhanaProvided ongoing consultation on various issues impactingfamilies exposed to child labor. Facilitated the creation of supportstructures needed to increase engaged learning for children whohave experienced significant gaps in their education. Conductedtraining seminars for BASICS’ agency workers.2005-2007ConsultantDepartment of Social Work, University of GhanaLegon, GhanaWorked with the department to revise the graduate social workcurriculum. Provided basic training for persons currently working inthe field of social work in Ghana without formal training in theprofession. Reviewed the university’s technological capacity andworked to obtain funding to support the development of courses usingvideoconferencing, the Internet and other media. Served on threemaster’s theses committees.2005-2007Visiting LecturerDepartment of Social Work, University of GhanaLegon, GhanaTaught administrative skills, community development, and childwelfare specialization certificate classes. Assisted with thepreparation of mental health and substance abuse classes. Taught aclass illustrating the use of Eco-maps to facilitate positiveentrepreneurship development for female business owners.2005-2006ConsultantZonta International -- Accra Club 1Accra, GhanaWorked with the Zonta Club (Ghana, West Africa) to obtain fundingto create a strategic operational design for a domestic violence shelterfor women who have been victims of physical, sexual and mentalabuse and their children. The shelter was being designed to providevictims with counseling services, workforce and family development.2005-2006ConsultantGhana Police ServiceWomen & Juvenile Division (WAJU)Greater Accra, GhanaWorked with Mrs. Angela Obeng (Clinical Psychologist) to reviewcurrent domestic violence response efforts and incidence reporting atall WAJU facilities throughout the region. Assisted with theinclusion of the University and NGOs in the reconstruction process tobetter serve women and children who had experienced violence.2004-2005Consultant
D. L. Agbényiga-Curriculum Vitae Page 13 of 39Africa Work GroupWorked with the African Consortium on Social Work Education.The group has representatives
I had the primary oversight of UTSA's graduate education that spans across seven academic colleges, over 120 graduate degree and certificate programs, and approximately 4,500 graduate students. I was UTSA's representative to the Graduate Education . o Oversaw the implementation of DegreeWorks at the graduate level to
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