The Office of the Provost announces the appointment of Jennifer Serowick as Assistant Vice President for the Adult Learning Programs.
Ms. Serowick will begin her role on May 2, 2016.
She comes to Lesley from East Stroudsburg University (ESU) in East Stroudsburg, Penn., where she is currently the assistant to the provost and director of extended learning.
She brings with her 13 years of progressive administrative experience in admission, off-campus program coordination, extended learning and summer school administration. In each position she has demonstrated strong collaborative leadership, innovation, and creativity.
For the past six years she has led the development, delivery and assessment of continuing professional education and extended learning programming for adult, non-traditional students both on and off campus in undergraduate and graduate programs.
In addition to overseeing the operational aspects of ESU’s adult degree completion programs, she is working in partnership with other institutions in designing, building and launching accelerated degree completion programs.
Among her many accomplishments is the expansion of the university’s regional reputation through negotiated partnerships with public and private entities, including Northampton Community College, Pocono Medical Center, Moravian College and United Way.
She has increased summer school enrollment, assisted in the development of an RN to BSN program, and facilitated the development of online general education courses.
Serowick earned a B.A. in English with a theater minor from Hamilton College, an M.Ed. in higher educational administration from the College of William and Mary, and is completing her D.Ed. from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Her dissertation working title is, "A Phenomenological Description of Bachelor Degree Attainment for Returning Adult Students."