{"id":485,"date":"2016-04-18T19:24:21","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T19:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=485"},"modified":"2016-05-04T19:28:22","modified_gmt":"2016-05-04T19:28:22","slug":"tstcs-new-director-of-student-services-holds-a-soft-spot-for-veterans-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=485","title":{"rendered":"TSTC\u2019s New Director of Student Services holds a Soft Spot for Veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AJWarrenPhoto\"<\/a>Texas State Technical College in North Texas is proud to introduce Amanda Warren, M. Ed, as the new Director of Student Services.<\/span><\/p>\n

Warren, an Ohio native, moved to Texas several years ago after her husband had a job transfer. She has lived in the north Texas area for four years. Warren joins the TSTC team after most recently serving as Associate Dean of Workforce and Continuing Education at the Dallas County Community College District.<\/span><\/p>\n

She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Notre Dame College of Ohio in 1996, and later, a Master of Education in 2001 from Ashland University. Warren is currently taking classes towards a doctorate in education from Grand Canyon University, and anticipates graduating in December.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vice President of Student Services Sarah Patterson said Warren\u2019s experience will bring great things to TSTC.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Amanda’s credentials speak for themselves,\u201d Patterson said. \u201cShe brings innovative ideas and new energy to our department. In addition, she will be a great asset in our Veteran outreach efforts. We’re excited she’s decided to join the TSTC family.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

As Director of Student Services, Warren will oversee student\u2019s rights and responsibilities, including student conduct, student complaints and customer service, Title IX and retention.<\/span><\/p>\n

Warren was excited to join the TSTC team.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI really found myself agreeing with the philosophy and the approach TSTC is taking to providing technical education,\u201d she said. \u201cFrom the vision of the college \u2014 helping students gain employment \u2014 to even how they\u2019re breaking down payment schedules to assist students in understanding exactly what they\u2019re paying for and what it will help them achieve. I thought \u2018Wow this is kind of different!\u2019 and that\u2019s what attracted me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to serving as director of Student Services, Warren will also assist with Veteran Services. Warren began working with veterans in 1999, and, with her father also being a retired army veteran, holds a special appreciation for them.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFirst, they\u2019re so important for their service to our country,\u201d Warren said. \u201cGrowing up with a veteran really helped me understand what they go through, and also what it\u2019s like for the family members. I think a lot of people tend to forget that the entire family is impacted.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Warren served as a director for the College Credit for Heroes statewide initiative – a program that ensures our active duty, former and retired military personnel receive the credit they earned for their service to our country – when it first began in 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve worked with addiction, anger management and with helping veterans reintegrate into civilian and academic life,\u201d Warren said. \u201cIt\u2019s always been such a challenging system with figuring out how to get your credits transferred, figuring out if they will even be recognized, and using your GI funds. When I was offered the opportunity to work with College Credit for Heroes, it was what I had been waiting for pretty much my whole life. You\u2019d think we should be so far with our services for veterans, but then you realize we still have such a long way to go.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Warren will also utilize her background by teaching a psychology class at TSTC.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat is my idea of stress relief,\u201d Warren laughed. \u201cI love being in the classroom with the students, and teaching undergrad psychology is great. I\u2019ve taught psychology courses for many years. To me, it\u2019s not really work. I don\u2019t see it as a challenge because I enjoy what I\u2019m doing. It doesn\u2019t feel like hard work when you like it. I look forward to coming in every day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

So far, Warren\u2019s favorite part of the job is getting to know the students.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI like getting some of their ideas on where they would like to see things go,\u201d Warren said. \u201cTheir enthusiasm is energizing. I love seeing the creativity. I\u2019m looking forward to helping the students implement some of their ideas.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

TSTC prides itself on being a great place to work. For opportunities at TSTC in your area, visit our website at tstc.edu\/about\/employment.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Texas State Technical College in North Texas is proud to introduce Amanda Warren, M. Ed, as the new Director of Student Services. Warren, an Ohio native, moved to Texas several years ago after her husband had a job transfer. She has lived in the north Texas area for four years. Warren joins the TSTC team […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-northtexas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=485"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":487,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485\/revisions\/487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}