{"id":208103,"date":"2021-08-01T17:49:45","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T21:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/president\/?page_id=208103"},"modified":"2025-11-03T12:35:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:35:57","slug":"key-accomplishments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/president\/jonathan-g-s-koppell-biography\/key-accomplishments\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Accomplishments"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jonathan Koppell<\/strong><\/p>\n

Key accomplishments as Vice Provost and Dean, <\/em>Watts College of Public Service & Community Solutions, <\/em>Arizona State University<\/em><\/p>\n

Commitment to access and student success<\/h3>\n
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  • Enrollment grew to 9,000+ students, from 3,500 in 2011<\/li>\n
  • Over 50% first-generation college students, nearly two-thirds Pell-eligible<\/li>\n
  • Underrepresented minority students 58% of undergrads versus 34% of university overall<\/li>\n
  • Built strong community college partnerships to grow transfer access, support transfer student success<\/li>\n
  • Created Office of Education Innovation to drive advances in pedagogy, learning in all academic programs<\/li>\n
  • Dramatically improved retention (>85%), graduation rates (>64%) through financial counseling, support<\/li>\n
  • Bridging Success created for former foster youth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Dramatic improvement in quality, rankings<\/h3>\n
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    • Elite rankings: School of Public Affairs moved to #9 in US from #27 under leadership (with 8 specializations ranked in top ten), Criminal Justice #2, <\/em>Social Work #26 (from #54); <\/em>#1 in Emergency Management.<\/li>\n
    • Top 5% among peer institutions in funded research: $32M external awards; more than double in 5 years<\/li>\n
    • Dozens of nationally recognized scholars added to faculty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      University-wide leadership on key initiatives<\/h3>\n
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      • Launched ASU Public Service Academy, first of its kind four-year university-wide program; >150 majors across 700 students, veterans. With Volcker Alliance created NextGen Service partnership to scale PSA nationally. Eight universities joined with more in queue.<\/li>\n
      • Created Congressman Ed Pastor Center for Politics and Public Service to promote involvement in politics<\/li>\n
      • Launched Homelessness Action Nexus to integrate all public sector and nonprofit efforts in key policy arena.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Meeting needs of students, community<\/h3>\n
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        • New degree programs created to meet workforce and student demand (e.g., MA, emergency management and homeland security, >500 students, MA, program evaluation and data analysis, MA, public safety leadership and administration, MA, policy advocacy, BA, community advocacy and social policy)<\/li>\n
        • Operate on multiple campuses across AZ (Tucson, Yuma) and beyond (China)<\/li>\n
        • Embraced online & remote learning; internship and field learning opportunities across globe. >3500 students.<\/li>\n
        • Expanded Lifelong Learning and non-degree education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Skillful administration, advancing diversity<\/h3>\n
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          • Grew and balanced $60+ million budget, new revenue sources, surpluses generated for strategic investments<\/li>\n
          • Diversified college leadership: 38% minority, 50% female<\/li>\n
          • Hired more diverse faculty: 37% minority, 47% female<\/li>\n
          • Established new Associate Dean, Committee on Diversity & Inclusion as part of effort to address equity and access issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Development and fundraising<\/h3>\n
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            • Secured $30 million naming gift \u2013 one of the largest in the history of ASU: five endowed professorships, student success programs and signature program to spur social transformation.<\/li>\n
            • More than $70 million raised with annual donations more than doubled to exceed $10 million\/year<\/li>\n
            • Multiple foundational gifts in excess of $1 million to launch critical initiatives including Pastor Center, Action Nexus, and Arizona Governance and Policy Academy<\/li>\n
            • More than $1m scholarships annually, nearly doubled, to drive student success and diversity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Globalizing the College through expanded international activities<\/h3>\n
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              • Created Hainan University-ASU International Tourism College. Four-year ASU degree for students completely in residence in China. Enrollment >1000 students. 15+ ASU faculty in residence. First class of graduates in May \u201821. Improves school while diversifying financial base.<\/li>\n
              • Expanded international research and academic activity (e.g., anti-gang work in El Salvador, Caribbean; behavioral health in Mexico; public administration training in Guam, E. Europe; North America partnership)<\/li>\n
              • New international non-degree education: Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders; Civic Leadership Curriculum for East Africa Leadership Center (YALI); Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative; Civil society training in Saudi Arabia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Innovation to serve public interest<\/h3>\n
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                • Design Studio for Community Solutions created to advance \u201cOne Square Mile\u201d initiative, an innovative model of community-driven systems integration for social programs.<\/li>\n
                • Westward Ho<\/em> Collaboratory, <\/em>public-private partnership embeds supportive services in Section 8 housing: vital services with hands-on learning and research.<\/li>\n
                • Launched Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security; Jon Kyl Center for Water Policy; Center for Science, Technology and Environmental Policy Studies; Center for Problem-Oriented Policing; Center for Child Well-being; Center for Correctional Solutions<\/li>\n
                • Philanthropically-funded \u201cOpportunities for Youth\u201d backbone organization coordinates community action across Maricopa County for disengaged youth.<\/li>\n
                • American Indian Policy Institute joins College as heart of tribal collaboration initiatives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                  Jonathan Koppell Key accomplishments as Vice Provost and Dean, Watts College of Public Service & Community Solutions, Arizona State University Commitment to access and student success Enrollment grew to 9,000+ students, from 3,500 in 2011 Over 50% first-generation college students, nearly two-thirds Pell-eligible Underrepresented minority students 58% of undergrads versus 34% of university overall Built […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":216,"featured_media":109,"parent":208107,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-208103","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/208103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/216"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208103"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/208103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":208155,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/208103\/revisions\/208155"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/208107"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}