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 Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
118 Scott East
828.227.7147
sam.miller@wcu.edu
Dr. Sam Miller was named Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at Western Carolina University
in June 2007. He serves as the chief student affairs officer with responsibility
for the following departments: Admissions, Campus Recreation & Wellness, Counseling
& Psychological Services, Kneedler Child Development Center, Intercultural Affairs,
Orientation, Residential Living, Student Community Ethics, Talent Search, University
Center, and University Health Services.
Dr. Miller began his student affairs career in 1989 working in residence life and
with orientation at the University of Alabama. From 1996 to 1999, he served as Assistant
to the Vice President for Student Affairs at the University of Virginia, where he
worked on student technology initiatives and supported the student-run Honor system,
the student judiciary system and student government.
In 1999 Dr. Miller was appointed Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at
the University of Connecticut where he served as the chief budget, personnel and labor
relations officer. Dr. Miller also served as interim Director of Campus Activities
and the Student Union from 1999-2000. He was promoted in 2004 to Associate Vice President
for Student Affairs and supervised Residential Life, Dining Services, Disability Services,
as well as on-going responsibility as student affair’s chief labor relations officer.
As an adjunct-Associate Professor in the Neag School of Education, Dr. Miller was
Co-Director of the Higher Education and Student Affairs masters program from 2003-2007.
As an undergraduate student at the University of Alabama, Dr. Miller first became
interested in college films. He pursued this interest as a Virginia doctoral student,
where he began the work of compiling a comprehensive college film database and started
using clips from these films in his work with college students. In 2000 he launched
the College Films Database website that features a comprehensive listing of films
and movies that focus on various aspects of higher education. Having encountered
hundreds of awful college movies, Dr. Miller continues his quest for the perfect college
film and shares this misguided passion presenting nationally on the subject.
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy, 2000
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Master of Business Administration, 1989
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Bachelor of Science: Human Resources Management 1987
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
EXPERIENCE
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, June 2007 to present.
Associate Vice President for Student Affairs
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 2004-2007
Co-Director of the Higher Education and Student Affairs Masters Program
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 2003-2007
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 1999-2004
Interim Director of the Department of Campus Activities, University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 1999-2000
Assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1996-1999
Graduate Assistant and Administrative Intern
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.1992-1996
Assistant Director of Residential Life
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 1990-1992
Adjunct Faculty Member and Consultant
Shelton State Community College, Tuscaloosa, AL, 1991-1992
Coordinator of Residential Life
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 1989-1990
Residence Hall Director
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 1986-1987, 1988-1989
PRESENTATIONS and PUBLICATIONS
- Co-presented: Taking Wet Residence Halls Dry, ACUHO-I conference, 1990.
- Co-presented: Planning the Attack: Strategies for Change, ACUHO-I conference, 1990.
- Presenter: Who Needs Resident Assistants?, SEAHO conference, 1991.
- Presenter: Student Affairs and Information Technology: A Strategic Synergy, NASPA conference, 1996.
- Presenter: Post-Modern Student Development: Bridging the Past and Future, ACPA-NASPA decennial convention, 1997
- Presenter: Internet Abuse at the University of Virginia, presented at NASPA’s “Technology & Student Affairs: Challenges & Opportunities National
Workshop”, 1997.
- Co-presented the paper Using Institutional Mythologies to Steady the ‘Rocking Boat’, Annual Conference for the Society for College and University Planning, 1997.
- Miller, H. S. (1997). “Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet.” [Book
review.] Journal of College Student Development, 38:1.
- Presenter: Student Conduct in Cyberspace: Policy Formation and Institutional Responses, NASPA conference, 1998.
- Facilitated a special briefing session entitled Legal Implications of Student Misconduct on the Internet”, for the Association of Virginia University and College Police Chiefs, 1999.
- Miller, H. S. (1999). “Virtual Steam Tunnels: The Integrated Systems Project & Student
Services.” Virginia.EDU: The Information Technology Magazine of the University of Virginia, 3:1.
- Presenter: Responding to Internet Abuse and On-Line Student Misconduct, NASPA conference, 1999.
- Lampkin, P. M., Gibson, E. M., with Miller, H. S., and Mueller, L. G. (1999). “Do
Your Part.”
- Mountains and Passes: Traversing the Landscape of Ethics and Student Affairs Administration.
- Washington, D.C.: NASPA Monograph Series, p. 17-48.
- Presenter: University Internet Policy Issues, Mid-Atlantic Regional User Services Conference, 1999.
- Co-Presenter: UConn 2000: Leading an Unprecedented Transformation, NASPA conference, 2001.
- Panelist for Academics, Athletics, Regionalism and Recognition: Does Planning to Change Rankings
Work” session, North Atlantic Region of the Society of College and University Planners
conference, 2003.
- Miller, H. S. (Spring 2003). “The UConn 2000 Initiative: A Case Study.” New Directions for Student Services, No. 101: Planning and Achieving Successful Student
Affairs Facilities Projects, p. 69-81, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Presenter: Higher Education in the Movies: Perspectives on College Films, NASPA conference 2004.
MEMBERSHIPS
- Southeastern Association of Housing Officers (SEAHO): 1989-92
- Association of College and Housing Officers–International (ACUHO-I): 1989-92, 2003-
- National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA): 1992-
- Association of College Personnel Administrators (ACPA): 1992-
- Association of Psychological Type (APT): 1991-
- Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK): 1995-
- The Raven Society (University of Virginia Honorary Society): 1995-
- Golden Key International Honour Society: 2002-
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