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

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