Dr. Michelle Carter serves as the Associate Vice President for 社区 and Student Success.
In this role, her key responsibilities are to collaborate with university leadership to drive diversity, 股本, 包容, and accessibility (DEIA) principles across CU.
Dr. Carter is a native of Lexington, KY, and has served in higher education for more than 17
年. Her experience in higher education includes serving as the Associate Vice President and Dean of 学生, Director of Counseling Services, Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life, and Behavioral Mental Health Counselor at Kentucky State University. She also served as the 区域 Campus Director, adjunct instructor, and in the TRIO Student Support Services, TRIO 教育al Talent 搜索, and TRIO Upward Bound 推荐靠谱的赌博十大网站 at Bluegrass 社区 and Technical College. Dr. Carter is a first-generation college student and has worked in corporate America in a variety of positions before her career in postsecondary education.
Dr. Carter is civic-minded, serves in her community, and enjoys helping others.
She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Lindsey Wilson College in Professional Counseling and Human Development, and her doctorate in 教育al Leadership and 政策 Studies from Eastern Kentucky University. She is a licensed therapist, a commissioned Kentucky Colonel, and a veteran of the United States Army. Her hobbies are hiking, exploring lighthouses, chasing waterfalls, 旅行, enjoying the arts, retail therapy, or reading a good book.