Daneka Souberbielle

Provide administrative vision and direct leadership to a staff of eleven professionals in the Multicultural/Diversity Center (MCDC) and International Student Services (ISS). 

Leadership

• Successfully established the Student Affairs Intercultural Engagement department at Dixie State University, supporting the cultural adaptation and social & academic integration of approximately 1,900 students.
• Established the inaugural university Global Engagement Committee and served as its first chair. This committee centralizes the university international efforts, serves as it strategic body and internationalizes the campus.

Student Development & Engagement

• Led the development of minority student leadership programs, resulting in the Multicultural Student Council and  International Peer Mentor Program.
• Directed the creation of a hybrid New International Student Orientation, which increased efficiency of arrival process by 95%.
• Oversee more than 50 annual student activities with participation of 3,000+ students, campus and community members.
• Addressed international and diversity-related student conduct issues, including providing mediation services.

Operations Management

• Manage a yearly budget of $800,000.
• Brought the university into compliance with Department of Homeland Security and SEVIS requirements by constructing a cohesive Policy and Procedure Manual for International Student Services and targeted staff training.
• Improved the International Student Admissions process, leading to a 40% increase in international applications.

• Collaborated with high school counseling staff  to recruit 90 first-generation low income high schoolers into the program.
• Provided college preparatory advisement to participants, planned and tracked academic interventions and prepared graduating seniors  and parents for all aspects of college transitions.

Independent Instructor for American diversity courses in Sociology department.

• SOC 113: Multicultural America
  • Introductory sociological study of social structure, stratification, gender. Special emphasis on the ethnic, political and economic history of African, Hispanic, Asian and Native American peoples in the United States.
• SOC 323: Race and Ethnicity
  • Social psychological and social structural analysis of racial and ethnic relations; prejudice, discrimination, responses, protests, current issues.

Created  and delivered curriculum for adult English Language Learners from Washington County.

• Fostered dozens of undeclared students in selecting a major course of study.
• Advised first-year students during 3 summers of Orientation & Registration sessions and first year Smart-Start seminars.
• Assisted students in career development in Psychology field through DSC Cooperative Learning Courses.

Initiated and executed the reinstitution of the multicultural program from ground level, including:

• Trained a Hispanic Student Adviser and twelve student coordinators.
• Established multicultural and diversity student clubs for Native American, Polynesian, African American, Hispanic/Latino, gay-straight alliance and religious/spiritually diverse students, increasing student participation six-fold.
• Addressed student retention via peer tutoring program.
• Organized six annual campus events attended by over 300 students, faculty, staff and community members.
• Provided diversity training workshops for 100+ Dixie State College staff and students.
• Managed $90,000 yearly budget including staff salary, student scholarship, event and operating budget.
• Secured $30,000 for Multicultural & Diversity Center to expand staff and implement retention program for academically high-risk minority students
• Recruited multicultural students from local high schools.
• Authored a “Road to Your Success” informational booklet for multicultural high school students to assist with the college application process.
• Held college admissions informational sessions for Spanish-speaking parents in local community centers and churches.
• Resolved students’ diversity issues through individual and small groups counseling.
• Wrote all protocol, policy and modules relating to the Diversity Center and its programs.

• Worked with Registrar's office and Academic Advising to receive, evaluate and advise incoming transfer students.
• Advised over 300 first-year and transfer students in admissions process, course selection, financial aid and academic major selection.

Thesis - Racial and Gender Differences in College Completion: A Social Network Approach