Austen Powell

Talented Project Director highly effective at overseeing student success services, assessment and evaluation, and vision casting for large and small projects alike. Well-coordinated and versatile leader with a self-confident and hardworking nature. Seeking to apply nine years' experience to a growth-oriented position.

• President’s Cabinet, 2022 - Present
• Student Success Committee (Chair), 2021 - Present
• First Year Experience Committee (Chair), 2020 - Present
• Career Readiness Committee (Chair) 2020 - Present
• Retention Committee, 2020- Present
• Hispanic Serving Initiatives Committee (Chair), 2020 - Present
• Andrews University’s Seminary Diversity Committee, 2019 - 2020
• Andrews University’s Covid Relief Taskforce Committee, 2019 - 2020
• Andrews University’s Seminary Mental Health Support Committee, 2019 - 2020
• Andrews University’s Seminary Executive Committee, 2019 - 2020

• Freshmen Success Assembly, 2021
• Student Service Committee, 2021
• Academic Policy’s Committee, 2021
• Retention Committee, 2021
• Freshmen Peer Mentor Assembly, 2021
• Freshmen Success Assembly, 2021
• Southwestern Adventist University Board of Trustees, 2022 - Present
• Southwestern Adventist University Academic Advisory Board, 2022 - Present

• Lead-writer, submitted, and received 5-year Title III Part F Grant #PO31C210060 “STEM Excellence”, $4,054,682
• Lead-writer, submitted, and received 5-year Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans Program Title V Part B Grant #PO31M230034 “Enriching the Diversity of the Nursing Faculty Workforce: A Project to Build a Culturally Sensitive Curriculum, Recruit, Retain & Graduate Hispanic & other Minority Graduate Nursing Students.”, $2,755,378
• Project-lead, submitted, and received 5-Year Title V grant #PO31S230250 ““Building Supports for the Critical First Two Years of College to Ensure Progress to Degree Completion for Hispanic and Other At-Risk Students.”, $2,999,404

• Student Association Sponsor, 7/01/21 - 6/30/23
• Student Senate Sponsor, 7/01/23 - Present

• Grant Development
• Non-Profit Communication
• Executive Coaching
• AHSIE HSI Best Practices
• Non-Profit Project Management

• Diplomat of Burleson Chamber of Commerce, MM/DD/23, Present
• Board of Directors for Opportunity Resources Services, MM/DD/22, Present
• NASPA Regional Director of the Success Coaching Knowledge Community, MM/DD/21, Present
• Ambassador for the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber, MM/DD/20, MM/DD/23
• Board of Directors for Keene Chamber of Commerce, MM/DD/20, MM/DD/22
• Member of Mansfield Chamber of Commerce, MM/DD/20, Present
• Member of AHSIE, MM/DD/20, Present
• Member of Cleburne Chamber of Commerce, MM/DD/20, Present
• First Year Experience Development Consortium, MM/DD/20, Present
• Board of Directors for Adventist Young Professionals Southwest Region, MM/DD/20, MM/DD/22