Moneik Stephens
Program Coordinator
Biography
I serve as the program coordinator for the SDSU West River program. I work with the Continuing and Distance Education department, coordinating the advising of West River SDSU students attending online and at the Black Hills State University-Rapid City campus. I also work with the counseling and human resource development program coordinating the Rapid City counseling and human resource development schedule and assist the program's students and faculty. I graduated with my B.A. in communication studies and theatre education with a Spanish minor from SDSU. In 2014 I graduated from National American University with a master's in management in higher education management. My husband Paul and I have two children, Mikaela, 10 and Mathew, 8. We enjoy Nascar, football, camping and going to the ranch. I am an avid quilter and sewist and teach beginner quilting, sewing and bag-making classes.
Education
- B.A. in communication studies and theatre – speech communication education, minor in Spanish | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University | 2002
- Master in management in proprietary higher education management | Northern Arizona University | 2014
Academic and Professional Experience
Academic Interests
Academic Interests
- Higher education recruitment
- Speech communication
- Counseling
Academic Responsibilities
- Advise undergraduate SDSU students taking classes online and at Black Hills State University-Rapid City
- Coordinate counseling and human resource development activities, advise graduate students and help with student issues
- Teach GS 490 Bachelor of General Studies Capstone
Committees and Professional Memberships
- National Academic Advising Association
- South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Higher Education Association
- UPCEA
- South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Higher Education Association secretary, 2021-2023
Work Experience
- High school speech, English, Spanish, debate and oral interpretation teacher at HCHS for two years
- Distance learning tentative transcript evaluator – three years at Northern Arizona University
- Assistant registrar – seven years at Northern Arizona University
Research and Scholarly Work
à£à£Ö±²¥Ðãs and Honors
- Honorable mention and second-place quilts at Black Hills Quilters Guild Show
