Baker College faculty at home on national stage

Kristina Marshall, J.D., faculty at Baker College’s Owosso campus, has once again shared her professional insights on the national stage.

She was an invited presenter at an all-day pre-conference institute at the National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE) earlier this summer in Fort Worth, Texas.

It is the fourth time Marshall has been asked to lead an NCORE session. NCORE is an annual five-day conference that provides a national forum on issues of race and ethnicity in American higher education. Approximately 3,000 faculty, administrators, staff, and diversity and inclusion consultants participated this year.

“Kristina is an excellent example of the extraordinary faculty at Baker College,” said Aaron J. Maike, Ph.D., Baker College of Owosso president. “Many are leaders in their chosen fields of study and recognized as experts by their peer groups.”

Marshall’s session was titled, “Cultivating Inclusive and Interactive Engagement in the Classroom.”

“We provided unique and creative adult-learning tools, strategies and ideas for faculty to affect more inclusive engagement in the classroom,” Marshall said. “It’s important in education – and is our goal at Baker College – that all of our students feel included and are engaged in face-to-face and online classroom discussions.”

Marshall is co-chair of NCORE’s Faculty Interests and Needs Committee as well as a member of NCORE’s National Advisory Council. The goals of the national conference are to improve racial and ethnic relations on campus and expand opportunities for educational access and success by culturally diverse, traditionally underrepresented populations. The conference is organized by the Southwest Center for Human Relations Studies at the University of Oklahoma in Norman.

Marshall is social science program director and institutional department chair for the human services program at Baker College of Owosso. She has been with the college for more than 10 years, teaching cultural diversity, social problems, business law and oral communication. Among her campus activities is membership on the Diversity and Inclusion Council and facilitation of professional development workshops on diversity and approaches to teaching. She has received multiple awards, including the campus’ prestigious Instructor of the Year award in 2015.

In the community, she leads workshops on diversity, sexual harassment, team building, negotiations and parliamentary procedures for companies. She is a charter member of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, D.C.

Marshall has long had a passion for social justice and equality. Before joining Baker College, she worked in the court system, investigating business discrimination complaints and helping to facilitate successful resolutions. She also volunteered as chair of the Foster Care Review Board in Ingham County for several years.

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