Do you really need a 4 year degree in 2022 with Dr. Pamela M. Wirsiy

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These days between YouTube university and formal education, which path is for you in 2022? Do you really need a college education to make a six-figure income? If you have not identified what you want to do with your life, this episode may be able to give you insight into what path you should follow. 

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My guest today is Dr. Pamela Moolenaar-Wirsiy. Native Virgin Islander. HBCU graduate (2X). Molecular Biologist. Mother of 8. World Traveller. Wife. Sister. Daughter. Friend. Minimalist. Fitness enthusiast. Kind-hearted positive thinker. Free spirit. Lifelong learner. Dean of Innovation and Student Success. Interim Vice Provost of Enrollment Management.

The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) has announced the creation of a new position - Dean of Innovation and Student Success. Dr. Pamela Moolenaar-Wirsiy will serve as the inaugural Dean of Innovation and Student Success beginning in the upcoming Fall Semester.

This position will further UVI’s strategic plan, “Greatness Through Innovation” goals, and will help to position the University as an innovative institution, and as a place that fosters innovation.

“As we launch our new Research and Business Innovation Center and improve our innovative efforts in improving the academic success of our students, Dr. Moolenaar -Wirsiy’s expertise and background is a natural fit,” said UVI President Dr. David Hall. “We believe that she can help move both of these critical mandates to the next level at UVI. Georgia State University has been a model for us in innovative student success, and we wanted someone from that institution who can bring those same insights and expertise to UVI.”

With a thorough understanding of the academic programs and policies of higher education institutions, Dr. Moolenaar-Wirsiy brings experience and expertise to the position of Dean of Innovation and Student success. At Georgia State University-Perimeter College, she previously served as campus dean (interim) and managed the college’s Performance Enhancement for Student Success retention initiative. She also served as director for their Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.  Dr. Moolenaar-Wirsiy is often described as a creative and innovative professional and recently served as an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow in residence at her alma mater, Hampton University.  As an ACE Fellow, she chaired the working committee that subsequently submitted a grant that resulted in the establishment of the Virginia Workforce Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center in 2020.

More information is available in a news release on the Media Section of the UVI Website-www.uvi.edu/ - and from this direct link HERE

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