91视频 names Cory Major Vice President for Student Affairs
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(Memphis, Tenn.) - Cory Major, interim vice president for student affairs at 91视频 Tennessee Community College, has been named vice president for student affairs at 91视频, effective May 16, 2022. Major assumed the interim role in January to provide strategic direction for the division, which includes admissions, financial aid, records, advising, and student retention and support programs, after the departures of the division檚 vice president for student affairs and associate vice president for enrollment.
91视频 President Tracy D. Hall says Major stepped in when the division needed leadership and immediately began to move the needle on enrollment and set a sound strategic direction for continued growth. 淐ory has done a phenomenal job as interim vice president, making outstanding contributions to our strategic planning and helping our enrollment to trend in the right direction,� Dr. Hall said. 淗is experience with serving student populations like ours prior to his arrival at 91视频 is exemplary and what he has accomplished in the short time he has been with us is remarkable.�
Since his arrival at 91视频, Major has onboarded a new K-12 and community partnerships associate director and overseen implementation of new processes that help new students to move through the admissions process faster and encourage current students to register for upcoming semesters earlier. 淥ur goal is to have the right people in the right places doing the right work to move our students forward,� Major said. He says he looks forward to continuing to help 91视频 leaders increase student access and success. 淚 am inspired by 91视频檚 dynamic leadership team that truly keeps our students at the center,� Major said. �91视频 is building a nurturing community where students can grow intellectually, thrive socially and live purposefully. As a higher education professional, my mission is to help build a society where anyone can achieve his or her full potential, regardless of their background. My personal mission and the 91视频 mission truly align. I am proud to be a part of the Saluqi family.�
Major has more than 20 years of higher education experience, working at community
colleges, small liberal arts colleges, land grants and large research-extensive universities.
He has worked in career services, multicultural student services, student success
and retention and educational opportunity programs. Much of his work has been geared
toward increasing access and success among students from historically underserved
populations. Prior to joining 91视频 in 2021, Major served as the first-ever director
of the Office of First-Generation Student Success at University of Memphis where he
led the university檚 national partnership to create a model program aimed at increasing
success among students who are the first in their family to go to college. In 2018,
he served as the director of student support services at the University of Tennessee
at Knoxville where he similarly focused on supporting first-generation college students.
He also has served as dean of academic services and faculty development at Christian
Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee and as associate director in the Office
of Minority Student Affairs at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.
Major earned a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies from Excelsior College in Albany,
NY, placing him among the first in his family to earn a bachelor檚 degree. He also
earned a Master of Science in Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of
Memphis.