Staff

  • Vice President for Global Campus and Corporate Partnerships
  • Director of Strategic Partnerships and Alliances
Jacque Smith

Jacque Smith

  • Director of Graduate School Operations and Enrollment Services

Specialties

  • Recruits graduate students
  • Develops advancement initiatives and marketing strategies
  • Facilitates alumni relations
Amanda Schoening
"Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today."
—Malcolm X
  • Regional Director of Academic Partnerships

Responsibilities and Duties

  • Act as the primary Point of Contact for partnerships between educational institutions 
  • Develop and maintain academic partnerships
  • Recruit students for graduate programs
  • Host and attend events for prospective students 
Lauren Odom

Lauren Odom

  • Executive Assistant to the VP for Global Campus and Corporate Partnerships

Duties/Roles

  • Support operations of Michigan Tech Global Campus and its staff
  • Provide administrative, technical, and budgetary support
  • Secure travel and event arrangements
  • Work on project development, management, and oversight within Global Campus and across departments
Amanda Irwin

Amanda Irwin

  • Graduate Admissions Manager

Duties/Roles

  • Act as the point of contact for all new online students from inquiry to start of classes, facilitating the transition to the academic advisor
  • Assist online students with financial aid planning, payment arrangements, and scholarship opportunities 
  • Identify, establish, and maintain effective student relationships
  • Develop and maintain partnerships with referral groups and organizations
Shelly Galliah
"Writing is hard work. A clear sentence is no accident. Very few sentences come out right the first time, or even the third time. Remember this in moments of despair. If you find that writing is hard, it’s because it is hard."
—William Zinsser

Shelly Galliah

  • Marketing and Content Manager

Duties/Roles

  • Research, write, edit, plan, and manage various communication and marketing deliverables
  • Brainstorm and implement strategies for developing and promoting Global Campus and its indvidual programs
  • Collaborate with both internal and external teams in forwarding Global Campus projects
  • Assist the Regional Director and Directors with partnership communication plans and associated tasks
  • Write, maintain, and update content for the Global Campus website and social media
  • Research, create, and search-engine optimize content for the Global Campus blog
  • Design and create digital and print brochures and materials
  • Construct email campaigns
  • Maintain the TouchNet platform