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Amanda Fronek PhD

Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, Dean of Students + Title IX Coordinator

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BS in Chemistry (Baldwin Wallace University); MEd in Higher Education Administration and Student Personnel (Kent State University); PhD in Higher Education Administration (Kent State University)

Amanda Fronek is a higher education administrator with 16 years of progressive student affairs leadership experience, getting her start as the graduate assistant for orientation and student life at the Cleveland Institute of Art. Throughout her career she has served a variety of institutions including state universities, community colleges, and in private liberal arts environments. Fronek has experience overseeing multiple student affairs functions encompassing student engagement, student success and retention, cocurricular assessment, housing, career services, disability support services, student conduct, behavior intervention, DEIAB initiatives, leadership development, enrollment management, and orientation.

She previously served as the assistant dean of student success at Oberlin College and Conservatory, the assistant dean of student affairs and director of student engagement at Cuyahoga Community College, the director of student life and support services at Ivy Tech Community College, and the assistant director of admissions and orientation at Ball State University.

Fronek is a first-generation college student who holds a Bachelor’s of Science in chemistry from Baldwin Wallace University along with a Master’s of Education in higher education administration and student personnel, a graduate certificate in institutional research and assessment, and a PhD in higher education administration, all from Kent State University.

Publications:

  • Fronek, A. R. (2025). For-profit higher education. In E. E. Blair & S. L. Deckman (Eds.), The SAGE encyclopedia of education and gender.
  • Eckert, E., & Fronek, A. R. (2024). Technology in student affairs practice. In J. Clark & J. Smith (Eds.), Student affairs professional preparation: A scholar-practitioner guide to contemporary topics.

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