Reenea R. Harrison, Ph.D.
Student Services Manager
Department of Retailing
College of Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management
Education
Ph.D., University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
M.Ed., University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
B.A., Morris College, Sumter, SC
Research Interests
Socio-Political Movements and Student Activism
Feminist/Womanist Theology and God-Talk
African American Honors Students in Higher Education
African American Male Participation in Higher Education
Role of Women in Higher Education
Multicultural Issues in Higher Education
Multicultural Issues in Counseling
Role of Women in the African American Church
Role of Religion in Founding and Sustaining Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Awards and Honors
Recognized for Outstanding Contribution to Greater Columbia Community Relations Council Board of Directors
Recognized for Outstanding Contribution to Youth Leadership Council, Columbia, SC, Cardinal Newman School Faculty of the Month Award
Sandhills Academy Advisor’s Award
“Diamond Honoree,” Columbia Area YWCA
Listed in American Women of Today
Ernest E. Just Graduate Research Award
Leadership Sumter Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society member
Biography
Dr. Harrison is an Academic Advisor in the Department of Retailing at the University of South Carolina. She also teaches a class, SCCC 380-O: Student Activism in the 1960s and 70s, for South Carolina Honors College at USC.
Prior to her current position, Dr. Harrison was the Director of Guidance at Cardinal Newman School in Columbia, for five years, Director of Academic Affairs for South Carolina Honors College for ten years, and an adjunct instructor for Midlands Technical College in Columbia, as well as for Central Carolina Technical College (formerly Sumter Area Technical College) in Sumter, for two years. In addition, she has held various positions in career counseling for eighteen years, in radio broadcasting for six years, as a teacher for learning disabled children and as a caseworker for two years. For many years, she has also served as an event planner, a private career/educational consultant and has led many workshops and presentations on career development and educational topics, gender issues and diversity/multiculturalism.
Activities and Presentations
Chair - Youth Leadership Council Advisory Board, Aug 2002 – July 2007
Member - Greater Columbia Community Relations Council Board of Directors, Oct 2001 – July 2007
Commissioner – Richland County Commission on Homelessness Board of Directors, 2004 – 2006
Member - Columbia Citizens Advisory Committee, 2002 – 2004
Founder/Chair – Cardinal Newman Mock Interview Committee, 2002 – 2006
Co-Chair – SACS Accreditation Committee, March 2003 – May 2004
Member – Cardinal Newman School Campus Ministry Team, 2002 – 2005
Chair – Cardinal Newman 101 Task Force, 2001
Advisor – Sandhills Academy Student Council, 2000 – 2001
Presenter - the National Higher Education Conference on Students of Color, Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 1999
Guest Speaker/Lecturer - various classes and functions, 1990 - 2001
Keynote Speaker - Women’s History Month Assembly, Voorhees College, March 1999
Member - USC Traffic Appellate Court, 1995 - 1999
Presenter - Women’s Studies Conference, USC-Columbia, March 1997
Presenter - 1st Annual STEP High School Leadership Conference, USC-Columbia, March 1997 Presenter/Planning Committee Member - 1st Annual USC Black Student Orientation, 1996
Member - USC May Session Task Force, 1995
Moderator - USC Women’s Studies Conference Breakout Session, March 1996 and March 1995
Chair - USC Grievance Board of Review, September 1995 and November 1994
Member - Carolina Scholars Selection Committee, 1993 - 1999
Member - Fellowships and Summer Programs Advisory Committee, 1994
Moderator/Chair, Site Recruiting and Publicity Committees, Bridge Builders for the Future, 1989 – 1992
Trainer/Core Member - Students Educating and Empowering for Diversity (SEED), 1990 – 1993
Member - SC Legislative Internship Selection Committee, 1990 – 1992
Secretary/Member - USC Career Center Minority Task Force, 1988 – 1992
Committee Chair – Project Graduation in Sumter, 1986 – 1988
Participant – Leadership Sumter, 1986
Chair - Sumter YWCA Safe House Public Affairs Committee, 1982 Professional Affiliations
National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)
American Association for Counseling & Development
American College Personnel Association
Association for Multicultural Counseling & Development |
