Recently, Stevens welcomed Dr. Matt Kubacki as the new Assistant Dean of Advising in the Office of Undergraduate Academics, effective March 13, as Stevens strives to make the academic experience the best it can be. Many different offices and departments must work collaboratively for the school to run smoothly. For these departments, a leader often oversees that section of the university and reports on its ongoings. This is typically a Dean, an Assistant Dean, or a director. For the Office of Undergraduate Academics, the Assistant Deans oversee the individual parts of Stevens education.
In his new position, Dr. Kubacki will help in onboarding and training new members of the academic advisors here at Stevens, per guidelines set by the National Academic Advising Association. As Assistant Dean of Advising, a new role that Dr. Kubacki will be the first to fill, he will help improve the student experience here at Stevens.
Dr. Kubacki earned his Bachelor of English from Boston College, a Master’s in English
Language and Literature from Marquette University, and an Ed.D. in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration from Northeastern University. He has served as a literature professor and in other higher education positions, from Associate Dean for Student Success at St. Joseph’s University to his most recent engagement before Stevens as the Dean for Academic and Career Engagement at Wagner College.
The Stute reached out to Dr. Kubacki about his new position. This new position, Dr. Kubacki explains, “shows that Stevens has a strong commitment to student success and how the advisor-student relationship is viewed as an important aspect of that.” In this new role, Dr. Kubacki hopes to “work collaboratively with each School at Stevens, their undergraduate student success offices and advisors, and other campus offices to support ways we all try to provide service to students and support students on their journeys to what they want to accomplish” through “building connections between all aspects of an undergraduate student’s experience at Stevens to provide more seamless support of the quality Stevens students can expect from such a prestigious institution.”
Dr. Kubacki reflected that his appointment “illustrates how others view my dependable leadership, my dedication to meaningful communication and collaboration, and my experiences in creating trust and making knowledgeable decisions that can unite others around common goals.” To finish, Dr. Kubacki said, “I am excited to be part of Stevens at this point in its history. I hope I can honor its strong history by bringing what I can in terms of student support to its future. I feel very welcomed by the Stevens community.”
