Kristi Wood-Turner

• Leads WVU’s university-wide strategy for community engagement across all campuses (Morgantown, Beckley, Keyser)
• Advises senior leadership on how engagement impacts institutional and statewide goals
• Coordinates the WVU Network on Community Engagement to align efforts across academic and administrative units
• Promotes community engagement as a tool for student recruitment and retention
• Acts as Undergraduate and Graduate Chair for COEN courses in the CIM system
• Coordinates service-learning (s-designation) courses and helps develop minors/certificates
• Designs and maintains service-learning opportunities
• Serves on the Assistant Vice President’s administrative team for the Division of Land-Grant Engagement
• Directs the Center for Community Engagement, overseeing strategy, staffing, and program execution
• Manages community engagement data collection for Carnegie Classification and other national recognitions
• Leads applications and reporting for national recognitions (Carnegie, Campus Compact)across discipline

• Taught and mentored adult learners across the state in a Regents Bachelor of Arts program, focusing on flexible, interdisciplinary coursework tailored to nontraditional students
• Supported degree completion through personalized instruction, academic advising, and career-aligned curriculum that recognized prior learning and life experience

• Provide strategic oversight and institutional support for AmeriCorps programs, including VISTA and full-time service placements, ensuring alignment with university and community priorities
• Manage recruitment, onboarding, supervision, and performance monitoring of AmeriCorps members in partnership with host sites across the state
• Serve as primary liaison with state and federal agencies (e.g., VolunteerWV, CNCS), ensuring compliance, reporting, and advocacy for sustained national service impact in West Virginia

• Cultivate a culture of volunteerism across the university by promoting service as a core value for students, faculty, and staff through initiatives, events, and recognition
• Build faculty capacity in engaged scholarship by offering professional development, consultation, and institutional support for community-based teaching and research
• Strengthen and expand the Community Partner Program by formalizing relationships, improving communication and reciprocity, and aligning projects with shared goals and priorities

• Collaborate with the Associate Provost to build and strengthen partnerships that advance student success initiatives
• Integrate community engagement into the academic curriculum by aligning course design with experiential learning and civic outcomes
• Support the development and implementation of service-based programming that enriches student learning and meets community-identified needs

Led the WVU Regents Bachelor of Arts (RBA) degree program, including redesigning general education requirements and developing graduate pathway options to support adult learner advancement and degree completion

• Lived full-time in a residence hall as a Resident Faculty Leader to support undergraduate student success and well-being
• Developed and implemented co-curricular programming to promote academic engagement, leadership, and community connection
• Collaborated with university partners to design and strengthen academic support structures within the residence hall
• Contributed to student retention initiatives by fostering a sense of belonging and providing accessible mentorship
• Served as an on-site resource and role model, cultivating a vibrant and inclusive living-learning environment