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Power of Diversity Lecture: Edwin Mayes
Tinkham Veale University Center, Senior Classroom
Tinkham Veale University Center, 11038 Bellflower Road, Cleveland, OH 44106, United States
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“Psychological Capital and the Transitional Needs of Underrepresented First-Year Students”
Edwin B. Mayes has served as director of First-Year Experience and Family Programs at Case Western Reserve University since May 2012.
He has served in roles in student service and community relations in higher education for more than 20 years at institutions around the country, including Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio; Earlham College in Richmond, Ind.; and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Edwin has been a featured presenter at national conferences such as the National First-Year Experience Conference, the IUPUI National Assessment Conference and the NASPA National Assessment Conference. He regularly speaks on topics including the development and implementation of programs to improve student retention, the importance of meeting the needs of students in transition and the assessment of program success.
Mayes holds a Bachelor of Science in operations management and a Master of Arts in higher education administration from Wright State University. He is a doctoral candidate in the higher education administration program at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.
The Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity sponsors the Power of Diversity lecture series to inspire campus dialogue, community engagement and civic education and learning about the national narrative on diversity and inclusion. The annual series includes two distinguished guest speakers from the national or international scene and four scholars from our own faculty.
The speakers include scholars, thought leaders and diversity professionals whose research, scholarship, leadership and advocacy enhance the university's efforts to present diverse ideas, perspectives and viewpoints to inspire greater understanding and appreciation for inclusive excellence.
All events are free and open to the public.
For more information email janetta.hammock@case.edu.
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Tinkham Veale University Center, Senior Classroom
Tinkham Veale University Center, 11038 Bellflower Road, Cleveland, OH 44106, United States
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Edwin Mayes
Director, CWRU First Year Experience and Family Programs
CWRU
Edwin B. Mayes has served as director of First-Year Experience and Family Programs at Case Western Reserve University since May 2012.
He has served in roles in student service and community relations in higher education for more than 20 years at institutions around the country, including Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio; Earlham College in Richmond, Ind.; and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Edwin has been a featured presenter at national conferences such as the National First-Year Experience Conference, the IUPUI National Assessment Conference and the NASPA National Assessment Conference. He regularly speaks on topics including the development and implementation of programs to improve student retention, the importance of meeting the needs of students in transition and the assessment of program success.
Mayes holds a Bachelor of Science in operations management and a Master of Arts in higher education administration from Wright State University. He is a doctoral candidate in the higher education administration program at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.
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