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Richard William “Rick” Swanson,
Dean of Student Services

Heart of Georgia Technical College
560 Pinehill Rd
Dublin, GA 31021

rswanson@heartofgatech.edu


CAREER SUMMARY

Twenty-five years as a senior administrator in colleges, public and private with a focus on Enrollment Management through the supervision, development, and improvement of all student services functions while maintaining excellence in customer service. As a trained student personnel professional, my philosophy is founded in the principles of the “student personnel point of view”. This philosophy encompasses the educational experience of the “whole student”.

Heart of Georgia Technical College, Dublin , GA
Dean of Student Services

2002 to 2006

Northcentral Technical College, Wausau, WI
Team leader, Enrollment Management/Student Services

2000 to 2002

University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, WI
Director of Student Services

1999 to 2000

Sandersville Technical College , Sandersville , GA
Vice President of Student Services

1995 to 1999
Savannah Technical College , Savannah , GA
1988 to 1995

Director of Enrollment Services,
Director of Admissions/Student Activities,

1991 to 1995
1988 to 199

Savannah State University, Savannah, GA
Minority Recruitment Officer

1984 to 1988

Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA
Counseling Coordinator/Activities Director

1973 to 1979

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

  • Committee member of DTAE statewide Student Services Leadership Council
  • Presenter at GACRAO, WACRAO, CACRAO, GCPA, DTAE, various colleges and others, served on GACRAO Committees beginning in 1984
  • Administrator of the Year, Kiwanian of the Year.

EDUCATION

Georgia State University , Atlanta , GA .

  • Completed all course work (ABD) PhD program in Educational Administration, cognate area Business Management, 115 total quarter hours.

University of Wisconsin , Oshkosh , WI . ,

  • M.S. Ed, Student Personnel, Guidance and Counseling in Higher Education
  • B.S., Sociology/Anthropology, Minor: Music

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Richard W. Swanson