Florencio Urías Aranda
Vice President for Community and Global Impact | Higher Education Practitioner-Scholar | ΛΘΦ DFW Alumni VP | Past TACHE State President | Texas Tech BA, MA, MS, & PhD | Arizona State Law MLS
- Role
- Vice President for Community and Global Impact at Adams State University
- Location
- Alamosa, CO, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Florencio Urías Aranda
Dr. Florencio U. Aranda (Él/He/Him), a frontera native of Presidio, Texas & Ojinaga, Chihuahua, México, has dedicated his life to service, leadership, advocacy, and research. He serves as Vice President for Community and Global Impact at Adams State University in Alamosa, Colorado.At Texas Tech University (TTU), Dr. Aranda received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish, with a minor in Political Science in May 2007. He also earned a Master of Arts degree in Romance Languages in Spanish & Portuguese in May 2010. During his Master’s studies, Aranda studied and taught abroad in Seville, Spain, as a Graduate Instructor of Spanish. Furthermore, Aranda received a Master\'s in Interdisciplinary Studies in May 2015 and a Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education in August 2015. His dissertation research focused on analyzing Latino U.S. Congressmen from the U.S. Southwest and their impact on Higher Education. His research was influenced by the congressional experience he received interning with U.S. Congressman Pete P. Gallego of the 23rd District of Texas during the 113th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives. Additionally, Dr. Aranda completed a Master of Legal Studies degree in Legal Studies from the Sandra Day O\'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University in May 2019. Prior employment includes: Director of Student Global and Community Connections at Tarleton State University, Assistant Director of Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives at Texas Christian University, Multicultural Latina/o/x Retention Advisor at South Dakota State University, and Assistant Director of Safety Interventions for the TTU College of Education\'s East Lubbock Promise Neighborhood Grant. In terms of volunteer leadership experience, Dr. Flo serves as Vice President of the Lambda Sigma DFW Alumni Chapter of Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Incorporated (ΛΘΦ). Previously, Dr. Flo served numerous leadership roles for the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education, Texas Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, and the Mexican American College Education Fund.
Experience
Vice President for Community and Global Impact
Oct 2024 — Present · Alamosa, CO, US
Serve as strategic advisor to the President and Executive Council on university-wide, collective and collaborative efforts, focused on advancing/enhancing community engagement, fair access, leadership, service, and opportunity throughout the university and beyond-Supervise and provide professional development and mentorship to seven professional staff members - Strategize ways to Increase student enrollment and support a culture of success for retention of all students-Assess potential barriers and implement strategies focused on recruiting and retaining a more representative workforce across all academic areas-Evaluate campus climate for students and employees to inform data-driven decisions to impact People, Place, Perspective initiatives-Operationalize Adams State\'s designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution-Consult with leaders across campus operations, including but not limited, to Academic Affairs, Athletics, Student Affairs, and several shared governance groups, using institutional data to assess programs, policies, and services-Support state and federally recognized programing-Provide expert guidance for People, Place, Perspective to impact Policy, Programming and Practice as it relates to recruiting and retention of undergraduate and graduate students and employees in collaboration with Admissions, Graduate Studies, Human Resources, and the Office of Equal Opportunity Employment-Represent the University in both internal and external engagements, activities, and communications
Education
Texas Tech University
Master of Arts (M.A.), Romance Languages (Spanish & Portuguese)
2007 — 2010
Texas Tech University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Higher Education
2010 — 2015
Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University
Master of Legal Studies (M.L.S.), Legal Studies
2017 — 2019
Texas Tech University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Spanish and Political Science
2004 — 2007
Texas Tech University
Master of Science (M.S.), Interdisciplinary Studies
2013 — 2015
Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Team Leadership
- Foreign Languages
- Tutoring
- Teaching
- Educational Research
- Leadership
- Proposal Writing
- Program Development
- Policy
- Spanish
- Policy Analysis
- Public Policy
- Higher Education Policy
- Student Engagement
- Politics
- Teamwork
- University Teaching
- Public Speaking
- Academic Writing
- Cultural Diversity
- Proofreading
- Legal Translation
- Qualitative Research
- Critical Thinking
- Political Science
- Latinos
- Academic Tutoring
- English
- Portuguese
- Research Design
- Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Higher Education Administration
- Higher Education
- Microsoft Office
- Social Justice
- Microsoft Powerpoint
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