Alcorn’s Banks to serve on the national Professional Development Committee of the Society for College and University Planning
Dr. Ivan W. Banks, executive director of the Vicksburg Expansion Center and director of online education at Alcorn State University, has been selected to serve on the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) board.
Banks will serve a three year term that begins July 2014.
“I am honored to serve along with prominent educators and leaders of the business industry,” said Banks. “Volunteering will bring even more positive visibility to Alcorn and possibly open doors to additional resources for our faculty and staff. I look forward to collaborating with experts from around the globe on the best ways to obtain and deliver professional development in order to achieve institutional goals driven by the institutional mission.”
SCUP is an international organization with members representing higher education, governmental and corporate entities. Members share a common interest in the teaching, learning and sharing of information about college and university planning in all its forms, including strategic, academic, financial, budgetary, environmental, and physical planning.