Iris Fierro

Contact Information

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Education

Doctor of Education

Baylor University, Waco, TX, 2021

Major: Learning and Organizational Change

Dissertation: Challenges of First-Generation Hispanic College Females: A Collective Case Study Exploring Resources that Lead to Academic Progress Master of Science

University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, 2010 Major: Medical Sciences

Bachelor of Science

University of Texas Permian Basin, Odessa, TX, 2008 Major: Biology

Experience

Director, Student Success Center I 2017-Present

University of Texas Permian Basin I Odessa, TX

Responsibilities:

Supervise and coordinate academic support services at UTPB.

Supervise and train 60 student staff to facilitate student learning and apply learner assessment and feedback in a collaborative learning environment across eight different academic support programs.

Major Accomplishments:

Develop and implement a Peer-Led Team Learning program in General Chemistry, decreasing DFWI rates from 42% to 21%.

Lead a student success centered Peer-Mentor program for freshmen on academic probation or conditional university admission. The program retains 60% or more of the students.

Create a mentor program curriculum that encourages regular student self- reflection and assessment, goal-setting, and other methods essential to a learner’s growth and university student success.

Serve as an academic advisor to freshmen on academic probation, working with students through GPA recovery, financial aid SAP appeal process, and connecting students to university resources.

Assistant Director of Admission I 2015-2017

University of Texas Permian Basin I Odessa, TX

Responsibilities:

Coordinate university recruitment efforts including supervising recruitment counselors and organizing college preview days.

Serve as the Dual Credit counselor, International Admission Counselor, and a Designated SEVIS officer for the university.

Advise students through the university admission process and evaluate university admissions applications and transfer credits.

Major Accomplishments:

Establish processes to admit and register nearly 2000 dual credit students efficiently

Contribute to the establishment of a new university Welcome Center.

Coordinate the expansion of university college preview days to accommodate a 60% increase in attendance numbers.

Professional Presentations

South Central Writing Centers Association Conference, Beyond Compromise: Negotiating Camaraderie in Diverse Writing Environments. (March 2021)

UT Permian Basin Employee Development, Motivating Learning & Student Success with the ARCS Instructional Design Model. (September 2020).

UT Permian Basin Employee Development, Invisible Barriers, (September 2019/2020)

NACADA Region 7 Conference, Graduation Help Desk to the Rescue: Knocking Down Barriers to Timely Graduation! (February 2020)

Baylor University, PoP Presentation- Challenges of First-Generation Hispanic College Females: A Collective Case Study Exploring Resources that Lead to Academic Progress (October 2019)

Association of Colleges for Tutoring and Learning Assistance Annual Conference, Shifting Learning to the Student and Maximizing the Tutor as a Facilitator of that Learning. (April 2019)

AVID Higher Education Webinar, Maximizing Tutorial Services to Improve College Students’ Success. (November 2018)

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Annual Student Success Summit – University of Texas System, UT System Initiatives: Graduation Help Desk, (September 2018) Current Research

Beyond Compromise, Investigating Diversity in a University Tutoring Center Professional Service

Advisory Council Member- Accelerating Latino Student Success- University of Texas System. (2021-present)

University Contact- First-Generation Forward Cohort, NASPA. (2021-present)

Advisory Council Member- University of Texas System Staff Advisory Council. UT System. (2018-present).

PAIR Cohort Member- Equitable Student Pathways Project- UT System (2022)

Mentor- Texas Association for College Admissions Counseling (2015-2017) Institutional Service

Staff Committee Member 2015-Present

University of Texas Permian Basin Student Fee Advisory Committee

Consider budget requests and make recommendations for the allocations of student service fee funds.

Committee Member

University of Texas-Permian Basin Athletics Committee Athletics Committee

University of Texas-Permian Basin Wellness Committee

University of Texas-Permian Basin Access and Equity Committee

University of Texas- Permian Basin High-Impact Engagement Practices Task Force

Strategic Team Member 2019

University of Texas-Permian Basin Strategic Leadership Team

Lead a team of Academic Affairs professional in discussion to contribute ideas to the development of UTPB’s Strategic Plan.

Professional Development

College Reading and Learning Association Summer Institute (2022)

AVID Summer Institute (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)

Advising Institute- University of Texas System. (2018, 2019).

NACADA Assessment of Academic Advising Institute (2018)

Women’s Leadership Development, Protégé- University of Texas System (2018)

Supplemental Instructor (SI) Certified Supervisor Training, University of Missouri- Kansas City (2017)

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