EdD, 2011 Adam Sterritt is the assistant vice president for student success and engagement at The University of Alabama, where he provides enhanced coordination and collaboration for UA’s programs and services related to student success. He leads campus retention and completion initiatives and directly oversees the Capstone Center for Student Success, Ferguson Student Center, First Year Experience & Retention Initiatives, Student Involvement, Student Media, and University Programs. In addition, Dr. Sterritt serves as a temporary member of the Graduate Faculty in the Department of Educational Leadership, Technology, and Policy Studies, teaching graduate level courses in the Higher Education Administration program. Dr. Sterritt started his career in higher education at The Florida State University, where he also received a bachelor’s degree in Communication and master’s degree in Higher Education, and earned an Ed.D. from the Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia. Sterritt currently serves on the editorial board for the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Journal of College and Character and on the Board of Directors for the Hardee Center for Leadership and Ethics in Higher Education at The Florida State University. Dr. Adam Sterritt is the Assistant Vice President for Student Engagement and Academic Partnerships in the Division of Student Life at The University of Alabama. He provides leadership and strategic vision for divisional and campus-wide retention and completion initiatives and directly oversees the John L. Blackburn Institute, Center for Service & Leadership, Ferguson Student Center, First Year Experience & Retention Initiatives, Student Involvement, Student Media, and University Programs. Dr. Sterritt also serves as an Assistant Professor in the Higher Education Administration program at UA, teaching in both the M.A. and Executive Ed.D. programs. Dr. Sterritt also serves on the editorial board for the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Journal of College and Character. Dr. Sterritt joined UA from Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC), a newly established state institution outside of Atlanta. As a charter member of the Student Affairs team at GGC he served in progressive leadership roles, started multiple departments within the Division, and helped lead the planning, design, and construction of GGC’s Student Center and Residence Life and Intramurals complex. Dr. Sterritt started his career in higher education at The Florida State University, where he also received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. He is a member of the first cohort of the Executive Ed.D. in Higher Education Management who graduated in December 2011 and completed programs in comparative higher education in both the Netherlands and Australia. Most importantly, Dr. Sterritt is the proud father of two little boys that are growing up faster than he can handle. -->
