Dr. Cheryl Calhoun currently serves as the provost and vice president of instruction for Arapahoe Community College. Before that, she served at Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Florida, first as professor of information technology and program coordinator and then as dean of access and inclusion, providing leadership for five educational centers and serving as the college’s inaugural diversity officer. She brings nearly 30 years of higher ed experience, serving across the college in academic affairs, student affairs, and facility management. She has served nationally as co-leader of the National Center for Women & Information Technology Academic Alliance, on the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Academic Advisory Committee, and on numerous advisory committees for National Science Foundation funded research projects. Dr. Calhoun is passionate about creating educational systems that embrace a diversity of learners and seek to provide equity in successful educational attainment.
Education:
Ph.D. (Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Technology) | University of Florida
Graduate Certificate (Information Assurance) | University of Illinois Springfield
MBA (Information Science/Entrepreneurship) | University of Florida
BAS (Food and Resource Economics/Computer Science) | University of Florida
Past Experience:
Provost/Vice President of Instruction | Arapahoe Community College
Dean, Access and Inclusion | Santa Fe College
Coordinator, Networking Technology | Santa Fe College
Professor, Information Technology | Santa Fe College
How has education changed your life/your family?
When I first walked on to a community college campus as a student, I had no idea what the journey ahead of me would bring. I struggled at first, not understanding how to navigate the system, often wondering if I belonged. The community college experience provided me with the confidence and support I needed to be successful in my academic career. I transferred to a university, became the first female in my family to earn a bachelor’s degree, and later the first to earn a graduate degree and a Ph.D. These educational opportunities changed the trajectory of my life.