Katie Lynch

Experience

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  Rockland Community College

  Sept 2010 - Aug 2015

  • Chair of English, Philosophy, and Religious Studies

    Aug 2012 - Aug 2015

  • Coordinator of the Reading and Writing Center

    Sept 2010 - Aug 2012
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  Rockland Community College

  Sept 2017 - Jan 2024

  Spearhead the daily operations and strategic priorities of the College’s division of Academic Affairs encompassing the Office of Online Education and Academic Technology, the dual-enrollment high school program, International Scholar Services, the Library, the non-credit CASAC-T program, and the English Skills Academy. Create and execute program development, scheduling, student engagement, and student success initiatives. - Directly collaborated with teams across the College to align and advance key strategic initiatives, programs, and projects.- Increased course learning outcome (CLO) assessment completion rates from an inherited 10-20% in June 2022 to 43% by the end of Fall 2022 by collaborating with faculty governance leadership and Institutional Research.- Yielded a $2M cost savings for 2023-2024 in a challenging budget environment resulting from declining enrollment and state support by scrutinizing budget decisions and implementing multiple cost-saving measures. - Addressed declining student retention rates by implementing new student success initiatives, including the creation of a new First Year Experience Director and the securement of Title V funding to support the position in its inaugural year. - Designed a first-ever campus implementation plan for SUNY’s new DEISJ general education category. - Served as Principal Investigator on a the multi-year Title V grant Conexión, focused on connecting students to programs and resources through Guided Pathways to increase success and completion. - Facilitated the Provost Faculty Scholars program in collaboration with Lumen Circles to offer belonging and inclusion-focused professional development opportunities to more than 50 faculty to date.- Serve as Principal Investigator of SUNY Job Linkages grant focused on internationalization and global opportunities. Personally restructured the grant narrative and budget to provide additional key support for the College’s growing non-credit English Skills Academy. Show less

  • Officer in Charge of Academic Affairs

    Jul 2022 - Jan 2024

  • Chair of Honors and Assistant Professor of English

    Nov 2014 - Jul 2022

  • Chair of Honors and Associate Professor of English

    Sept 2017 - Jun 2022
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  Brookdale Community College

  Jan 2024 - now

  Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs