Emily Krechel
Director of New Student Programs
Department: New Student Programs
Email: ekrechel@elon.edu
Phone number: (336) 278-7000
Brief Biography
Links
News & Notes
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - Educational Studies, concentration in Higher Education, 2020 - 2024
University of North Carolina, Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
Research Focus: Race, Equity, Racialized Organizations, and the Student Experience | Concentration: Educational Equity | Accolades: Minerva Scholar, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Master of Science - Student Affairs in Higher Education, August 2008 - May 2010
Miami University, Oxford, OH
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology, August 2004 - May 2008
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Employment History
Director, April 2017 - Present
New Student Programs, Elon University - Elon, NC
Associate Director, July 2015 - April 2017
New Student Services, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
UC Berkeley is a public research institution with approximately 26,000 undergraduate and 10,000 graduate students.
Assistant Director, October 2013 - July 2015
New Student Services, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Program Coordinator, January 2012 - September 2013
New Student Services, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Area Director for the First Year Experience, August 2010 – January 2012
Office of Residence Life, Earlham College, Richmond, IN
Earlham College is a private and religiously affiliated liberal arts institution with approximately 1,100 undergraduate students.
Courses Taught
Instructor - Elon 1010: First Year Transition Course, August 2017 - May 2023
Academic Advising, Elon University, Elon, NC
Instructor - ED 98/198: Orientation Mentor Class, January 2017 - April 2017
New Student Services, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Instructor - ED 98: Scholar-Athlete Freshman Transition Seminar, August 2016 - December 2016
Division of Student Affairs & Athletic Study Center, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Instructor - ED 97/197: The CalSO Class, January 2011 - May 2016
New Student Services, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Instructor - INTD 240: Student Development in the Residence Halls, August 2011 - December 2011
Office of Residence Life, Earlham College, Richmond, IN
Leadership Positions
Chair, Elon's Staff Advisory Council, 2024 - Present
Co-Coordinator, Elon University's Early Career Institute, 2022 - Present
Co-Chair, Mentoring Design Team, Elon University, Fall 2023 - August 2024
Executive Team Member, Mentoring Design Team, Elon University, Fall 2022 - May 203
Co-Chair, Elon University's Division of Student Life Work Group Developing the Equity Audit, Fall 2020 - Spring 2022
Chair, Commission for Admissions, Orientation, and Frist Year Experience
American College Personnel Association, Spring 2014 - March 2019
Research
System Perpetuates a Hostile Campus Climate and Leads to Ineffective First-Year Seminars for
Students of Color. [Unpubished doctoral dissertation]. University of North Carolina, Greensboro.
Publications
Krechel, E. K. (2024). “I Was Left Very Unprepared:” How the Racialized Social
System Perpetuates a Hostile Campus Climate and Leads to Ineffective First-Year Seminars for
Students of Color. [Unpubished doctoral dissertation]. University of North Carolina, Greensboro.
Ford, J. R. & Krechel, E. (2023). Building the bridge: Practical considerations for student affairs practitioners and faculty to support Black students in first-year seminars. Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention, 30(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.24926/jcotr.v30i1.4639
Presentations
Invited Guest – The Role of Mentorship on Student Success, Belonging, Voices of Student Success Podcast, Inside Higher Ed, October 2024
Invited Panelist – The Student-Success Journey: Amping Up Orientation, The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 2024
Keynote Speaker: "Lessons from the Field", Supervisor Appreciation Dinner with Seniors, Elon University, February 2024
Presenter – Lessons from the Mouse: Customer Service and Professionalism in Orientation, Orientation Leader Training, Elon University, August 2021
Presenter – Equitable Leadership, Orientation Leadership Team Retreat, Elon University, May 2021
Co-Presenter – Identity Conscious Supervision: Supervising and Leading People in the Workplace, Division of Student Life Staff Meeting, Elon University, March 2021
Co-Presenter – The First Year Experience at Elon, Campus Conversation, Elon University, March 2021
Faculty Member – LeaderShape Institute, Elon University, January 2020
Co-Presenter – Envisioning Transformational Leaders in Orientation, Innovative Educators, Webinar, May 2019
Co-Presenter – Envisioning Transformational Leaders in Orientation, NODA Association for Orientation, Transition, and Retention National Conference, Webinar, October 2017
Co-Presenter - Envisioning Transformational Leaders in Orientation
NODA Association for Orientation, Transition, and Retention, Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, November 2016
Co-Presenter - Overhauling Transition Programs Through Asssessment and Stakeholder Involvement
NODA Association for Orientation, Transition, and Retention, Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, November 2014
Co-Presenter - Creating Communities That Matter: The First and Second Year Residential Experience
American College Personnel Association, National Conference, Louisville, KY, March 2012
Facilitator - The Good, the Bad, the Ugly of Your First Job Experience
American College Personnel Association, National Conference, Louisville, KY, March 2012
Co-Presenter - Road Trip to Memphis: Artistic Exploration of Identity and Culture
American College Personnel Association, National Conference, Boston, MA, January 2011
Professional Activities
Member, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi,
January 2022 - Present
Chair, Commission for Admissions, Orientation, and First Year Experience within American College Personnel Association
Spring 2014 - March 2019
Board Member, Commission for Admissions, Orientation, and First Year Experience within American College Personnel Association
Spring 2013 - 2014
Member, NODA Association for Orientation, Transition, and Retention
Fall 2009 - Present
Member, American College Personnel Association
Fall 2008 - Present
Co-Chair, Educational Sessions Committee for NODA Region II Conference
Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
Fellow, Advising Council Fellows Program at UC Berkeley
Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
Participant, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Workshop
Spring 2011
Awards
Phoenix Collaboration Award, awarded by Elon University in recognition of my contributions with the Early Career Institute, May 2024
Inclusive Excellence Departmental Award, awarded by the Division of Student Life at Elon University, May 2024
Inclusive Excellence Award, awarded by the Division of Student Life at Elon University in recognition of the Equity Audit work I co-led, May 2022
Innovation Departmental Award, awarded by the Division of Student Life at Elon University in recognition of my departments efforts to innovate during COVID-19, May 2022
Minerva Scholar, University of North Carolina - Greensboro's highest academic acheivement for graduate students, Fall 2022-Present
Outstanding Service to a Commission awarded by the Commission for Admissions, Orientation and First Year Experience within American College Personnel Association, May 2019
Inclusive Excellence Departmental Award, awarded by the Division of Student Life at Elon University, May 2018
Outstanding New Professional, awarded by the Commission for Admissions, Orientation, and First Year Experience within American College Personnel Association, Spring 2014
Spot Award, in recognition of noteworthy contributions to the University, awarded by UC Berkeley, Spring 2012 and Fall 2012