Image: As of Sept. 1, Sandidge became the special advisor to the dean of Emory University’s Goizueta Business School. IHE alumna Rebecca Sandidge (Ph.D. 2015) has taken a new position in Emory University’s Goizueta Business School. As of Sept. 1, she has moved from the MBA Admissions Office to the Office of the Dean, where she will be special advisor to Dean Erika James. In this role, Sandidge will spearhead key projects for the dean’s office, manage the dean’s external outreach, and assist in the execution of priorities created by the dean’s office. Sandidge came to Emory in 2009 to work as an academic degree program coordinator within the School of Medicine’s MD/PhD program. Her work included student recruitment and faculty interaction, which gave her visibility across campus. In 2012, she joined the MBA Admissions Office as an assistant director, working in a joint role with both the evening MBA admissions team on student recruiting and the full-time MBA admissions team for diversity efforts. She was promoted to associate director of MBA admissions in 2015, the year she earned her Ph.D. from IHE, where she focused her research on institutional strategy, public policy, and graduate and professional education. Prior to arriving at Emory, Rebecca earned a master’s degree in higher education and student affairs from The Ohio State University, where she worked in several OSU student life offices and served on a variety of campus-wide committees. Type of News/Audience: Alumni General News
