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Assistant Academic Director
Center for Exploratory Studies - Center for Exploratory Studies
Center for Exploratory Studies - Staff
Undergraduate Affairs and Advising - Staff
149 McMicken Hall
513-556-5860
donnie.mcgovern@uc.edu

Professional Summary

Professional background includes 12 years experience working in Higher Education Administration. At Valencia Community College in Orlando FL, Donnie served in administrative roles in Academic Advising, Student Development, Orientation, and Postsecondary Transition. His UC career began working in the Undergraduate Transfer Center as Assistant Academic Director. He currently serves as an academic advisor in a role shared between the A&S and Exploratory Studies. Donnie's personal interests include theatre (watching and performing), running, writing, and traveling with his partner Ron and his dog, Ralphie.

Education

B.A., Bellarmine College, Louisville, KY, 1996 (Communication, Theatre).

M.A., University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 2001 (Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education).

Research Interests

Managed visual expression of member segmentation study for Classmates, Online Inc in Seattle WA. Involved in conception, production and coordination of the "Meet the Personas" film, introducing internal clients to our member segmentation personas.

Non-Fiction

Donnie McGovern (2008). Goofy Loves Frankenstein. Not From Around Here, Are You? An Anthology. [Link]

Invited Presentations

Donnie McGovern, Adrian Hall "Orienting" Advisors to the Needs of Undecided Transfer Students. NACADA, Baltimore, MD.

Donnie McGovern, Connie Parrish Unique Programs for Exploratory Students at 2 and 4 Year Colleges. NACADA, Baltimore, MD.

Donnie McGovern Valencia Recruitment Strategies - Mock College, Students-in-Industry, Whose Brain is it Anyway. Florida School-to-Work Conference, Orlando, FL.

Donnie McGovern Innovative Recruitment Strategies for Community Colleges. Noel Levitz Conference on Student Retention, New Orleans, LA.

Events Organized

Various Marketing Events for A&S and Exploratory Studies (Ongoing) (), University of Cincinnati.

Meet the Personas Event, Customer Segmentation Study Results (2005), Classmates Online, Inc - Seattle, WA.

Member Usability Testings, Conception, Recruitment, Script Writing, and Top-Line Results Summation (2004 to 2006), Classmates Online, Inc - Seattle, WA.

College Night (10-2000 to 10-2001), Valencia Community College, Orlando FL.

Whose Brain is it Anyway? A Motivational Improv Comedy Show for 9th Grade Students (1999 to 2003), Valencia Community College, Orlando FL.

Transitions, A Motivational Play for 8th Grade Students (1999 to 2003), Valencia Community College, Orlando FL.

Majors Fair, designed for Exploratory Students searching for a major (2005), University of Cincinnati.

Transfer Day (2003), Univeristy of Cincinnati, Transfer Center.

Ohio Transfer Council State Conference Co-Chair (2003), Columbus, OH.

Honors & Awards

Various awards for outstanding performance and leadership, Valencia Community College and the University of Cincinnati.

Awards for excellence in acting in numerous productions at theatres in Kentucky, Florida, Indiana, Ohio, and Washington.

Other Experience and Professional Memberships

National Academic Advising Association.

MBTI Qualified.

Courses Taught

15-MLTI-123 COLLEGE SUCCESS SKL.

15-MLTI-175 DISCOVERING UC.

Student Success (Valencia Community College, Orlando, FL).

Additional Information

Managed visual expression of member segmentation study for Classmates, Online Inc in Seattle WA. Involved in conception, production and coordination of the "Meet the Personas" film, introducing internal clients to our member personas.

Actor in a number of commercials, training videos and movies, including 7.5 seconds in Cornhole, the Movie!