Zeb Davenport
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- Senior Vice President for Student Affairs
- Education
Davenport earned a Doctorate in Higher Education and Leadership from Nova Southeastern University, a Master of Education in College Student Personnel Administration, and a Bachelor of Science in Communications/Public Relations with a minor in Human Services from James Madison University. Davenport also received a Certificate in Fundraising Management from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
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Davenport’s primary goal is student success. His contributions have advanced campus culture, organizational structure, and student achievement. Davenport is a leader and strategist who demonstrates care and concern while maximizing opportunities for all involved. His expertise includes the areas of fundraising, student retention; student learning outcomes; assessment; strategic planning; and strategies for assisting first generation college students.
Davenport’s publications include co-editing two books entitled; Student Affairs Assessment, Evaluation, and Research: A Guidebook for Graduate Students and New Professionals and Developing Leadership Skills and Abilities for Student Affairs Administrators: “Lesson Letters to and from our Colleagues”. He also co-authored the following publication: First-Generation College Students – Understanding and Improving the Experience from Recruitment to Commencement. He also authored and or co-authored three chapters in edited volumes entitled Recruiting, Selecting, Supervising, and Retaining Staff, in McClellan, G. H., Stringer, J. and Associates (Eds.) The Handbook of Student Affairs Administration, The Student Success Conundrum, in B. Bontrager (Ed.) Strategic Enrollment Management: Transforming Higher Education; a chapter entitled Future Direction in Akens, Wright-Mair, and Stevenson’s edited book the College Students and their Environments: Understanding the Role Student Affairs Educators Play in Shaping Campus Environments; and a chapter in an edited monograph entitled Creating Collaborative Conditions for Student Success in S. Whalen (Ed.) Proceedings of the 8th National Symposium on Student Retention 2012.
He has presented at workshops for numerous public agencies; educational institutions; state, regional, and national conferences; as well as to thousands of college students and professionals throughout his career.