Dr. Jeremy Schenk is the Associate Vice President for Operations and Services in the Division of Student Affairs at Northwestern University. Jeremy oversees Student Affairs Administration and Finance, Assessment and Planning, the Norris University Center, Division Services (including Marketing, Dining, IT, Special Projects, and Safe Ride), division vendor contracts, and division facilities. He received a bachelor’s in social work, master’s in education administration and foundation, and his doctorate in educational leadership and policy analysis. Jeremy’s dissertation explored the relationships between departmental leadership and the engagement, job satisfaction, skill development, and retention to the field of new professionals in Student Affairs.

Prior to his current position, Dr. Schenk served as the Executive Director of the Norris University Center at Northwestern University, Director of the University Commons and Activities Office at Virginia Commonwealth University; the Associate Director of the Plaster Student Union and Director of the Office of Student Engagement at Missouri State University, Assistant Director for Student Organizations and Programming at Illinois State University, and a Residence Hall Director at Illinois State University.

Dr. Schenk has served in a variety of volunteer roles within the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) including President Elect, President, and Past President. He has also served two terms as an At Large Member on the Board of Trustees, has led the processes for the development of the 2016, 2019, and 2021 ACUI strategic plans, and is a recipient of the ACUI Presidential Award for Distinguished Service. Jeremy’s research focus is community and space design, customer service, team development, strengths based leadership, transformational leadership, supervision, strategic planning, organizational health, organizational change and transition management, and has served on several university external review teams.