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Meet the Deans |
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Brian Matzke is a two time graduate of Aquinas College. He received
his B.S.B.A. in 1997 and his Masters of Management in 2002. Brian’s
professional experience began in the public relations department for
the now defunct Grand Rapids Mackers professional basketball team.
Brian’s administrative tenure at Aquinas began in January of 1997 when
he was hired by the admissions office. In May of 2000, he left his
position as Associate Director of Admissions to come to the Provost
Office. After ten years in Academic Operations including time spent
overseeing summer school, ITS, the Registrar and Academic Advising,
Brian was appointed as Dean of Student Services. In addition to his
administrative responsibilities, Brian has spent six years teaching in
the Communications and Inquiry and Expression programs and has earned
status an Adjunct Assistant Professor. He has served as the Chair as
well as the Vice-chair of the staff assembly. He is married and has
two children.
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Jennifer R. Dawson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Student Affairs
Phone: (616) 632-2828
E-mail: dawsojen@aquinas.edu |
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| Jennifer Dawson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English, earned her B.A. in English from the University of Michigan, and her M.A. and Ph.D. from Michigan State University with an emphasis on Early American Literature and Victorian Studies. She taught at Michigan State University and Grand Valley State University before joining Aquinas College's faculty in 2001. While her main area of scholarly interest is American Literature and culture before 1900, her academic passions include studying women writers, conduct manuals, periodical literature, captivity narratives, letter writing and all aspects of cultural history. In 2008 and 2011, she applied her background in Irish Literature and History to co-directing the AQ Ireland program. Over the years, she has been active in Student Affairs: co-chairing the President's Academic Integrity Committee in 2007 and helping with the Common Reading Program which she began chairing in 2010. Being appointed Associate Dean of Student Affairs in 2011 formalized this commitment to fostering student development and promoting academic integrity. Currently, Dawson balances her schedule between teaching and working in the Dean of Students Office. Off campus, she is an avid reader, an ardent organic gardener, and a busy mother of two very active children who share her dream of returning to Ireland. |
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