Overview

Clarence oversees 200 plus registered student organizations at Wichita State University. He is responsible for ensuring student organizations adhere to Student Engagement & Belonging and university policies and designs training and development programs that support the professional development of RSO presidents and officers. Clarence has more than a decade of experience in leadership and training, and brings to this role a wealth of knowledge in helping people lead more impactful lives. Apart from his work on campus, Clarence is also a published author and Poet.

Information

Academic Interests and Expertise

Education

Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing
Wichita State University | Wichita, Kansas
May 2024

Bachelor of Arts, Chinese Language Studies
Shanghai International Studies University | Shanghai, China
June 2012

Expertise

  • Strategic Communications
  • Literary Research and Analysis

Personal Why

I believe in a world where people are inspired to express themselves in a way that is empowering and aligns with their most authentic self.

Professional Experience

Professional Experience

Wichita State University | Wichita, KS

  • Student Organizations Coordinator | Student Engagement & Belonging
    June 2024 - Present
  • Graduate Staff Assistant | Office of Diversity and Inclusion
    September 2023 - May 2024
  • English Graduate Instructor | Department of English
    September 2021 - December 2023

Human Resources and Training Consultant | TPM Consultancy
September 2018 - May 2021

Awards and Honors

Awards and Honors

  • English MFA Spring 2024 Poetry Fellow, 2024
  • James Rhatigan Leadership Fellow, 2023
  • Graduate Student Leader of the Year, 2022-2023
  • SGA 65th Session Executive Member of the Year, 2022-2023
  • Jayne & Glenn Milburn Fellow, 2022-2024
  • Harry C. Moore Arts Scholar, 2021-2022
  • Charitable Arts Foundation Scholar, 2022-2024
  • Stephen C. Barr Creative Writing Scholar - 2022
Areas of Service

Areas of Service

Professional Organizations

  • Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP)
  • Bahamas Socieity of Human Resources Management
  • Purpose Path Bahamas International Wichita State University

Affiliations

  • Mikrokosmos Literary Journal
  • Graduate Student Council
  • Men of Excellence
  • African American Faculty Staff Association (AAFSA)
  • BAASE Wichita
  • Upward Bound Math Science