Emily Krechel
Director of New Student Programs
Department: New Student Programs
Email: ekrechel@elon.edu
Phone number: (336) 278-7000
Brief Biography
Links
News & Notes
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - Educational Studies, concentration in Higher Education, 2020 - 2024
University of North Carolina, Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
Research Focus: Race, Equity, Racialized Organizations, and the Student Experience | Concentration: Educational Equity | Accolades: Minerva Scholar, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Master of Science - Student Affairs in Higher Education, August 2008 - May 2010
Miami University, Oxford, OH
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology, August 2004 - May 2008
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Employment History
Director, April 2017 - Present
New Student Programs, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ - ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, NC
Associate Director, July 2015 - April 2017
New Student Services, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
UC Berkeley is a public research institution with approximately 26,000 undergraduate and 10,000 graduate students.
Assistant Director, October 2013 - July 2015
New Student Services, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Program Coordinator, January 2012 - September 2013
New Student Services, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Area Director for the First Year Experience, August 2010 – January 2012
Office of Residence Life, Earlham College, Richmond, IN
Earlham College is a private and religiously affiliated liberal arts institution with approximately 1,100 undergraduate students.
Courses Taught
Instructor - ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ 1010: First Year Transition Course, August 2017 - Present
Academic Advising, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, NC
Instructor - ED 98/198: Orientation Mentor Class, January 2017 - April 2017
New Student Services, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Instructor - ED 98: Scholar-Athlete Freshman Transition Seminar, August 2016 - December 2016
Division of Student Affairs & Athletic Study Center, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Instructor - ED 97/197: The CalSO Class, January 2011 - May 2016
New Student Services, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Instructor - INTD 240: Student Development in the Residence Halls, August 2011 - December 2011
Office of Residence Life, Earlham College, Richmond, IN
Leadership Positions
Chair for Member Retention, Leadership Council (Governing Board) for ACPA–College Student Educators International, Spring 2026
Chair, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵGROW Student Employment Workgroup, Mentoring Implementation Team, Fall 2025 - Present
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's Staff Advisory Council, 2023 - Present (Chair 2024-2025)
Co-Coordinator, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's Early Career Institute, 2022 - 2025
Co-Chair, Mentoring Design Team, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, Fall 2023 - August 2024
Executive Team Member, Mentoring Design Team, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, Fall 2022 - May 203
Co-Chair, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's Division of Student Life Work Group Developing the Equity Audit, Fall 2020 - Spring 2022
Chair, Commission for ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, Orientation, and Frist Year Experience
ACPA–College Student Educators International?, Spring 2014 - March 2019
Research
Krechel, E. K. (2024). “I was left very unprepared:” How the racialized social
system perpetuates a hostile campus climate and leads to ineffective first-year seminars for
Students of Color [Doctoral dissertation, Univerity of North Carolina, Greensboro]. NC Docks. .
Publications
Krechel, E. K. (2024). “I was left very unprepared:” How the racialized social
system perpetuates a hostile campus climate and leads to ineffective first-year seminars for
Students of Color [Doctoral dissertation, Univerity of North Carolina, Greensboro]. NC Docks. .
Ford, J. R. & Krechel, E. (2023). Building the bridge: Practical considerations for student affairs practitioners and faculty to support Black students in first-year seminars. Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention, 30(1), 1–14.
Presentations
Invited Guest – The Role of Mentorship on Student Success, Belonging, Voices of Student Success Podcast, Inside Higher Ed, October 2024
Invited Panelist – The Student-Success Journey: Amping Up Orientation, The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 2024
Keynote Speaker: "Lessons from the Field", Supervisor Appreciation Dinner with Seniors, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, February 2024
Presenter – Lessons from the Mouse: Customer Service and Professionalism in Orientation, Orientation Leader Training, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, August 2021
Presenter – Equitable Leadership, Orientation Leadership Team Retreat, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, May 2021
Co-Presenter – Identity Conscious Supervision: Supervising and Leading People in the Workplace, Division of Student Life Staff Meeting, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, March 2021
Co-Presenter – The First Year Experience at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, Campus Conversation, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, March 2021
Faculty Member – LeaderShape Institute, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, January 2020
Co-Presenter – Envisioning Transformational Leaders in Orientation, Innovative Educators, Webinar, May 2019
Co-Presenter – Envisioning Transformational Leaders in Orientation, NODA Association for Orientation, Transition, and Retention National Conference, Webinar, October 2017
Co-Presenter - Envisioning Transformational Leaders in Orientation
NODA Association for Orientation, Transition, and Retention, Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, November 2016
Co-Presenter - Overhauling Transition Programs Through Asssessment and Stakeholder Involvement
NODA Association for Orientation, Transition, and Retention, Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, November 2014
Co-Presenter - Creating Communities That Matter: The First and Second Year Residential Experience
American College Personnel Association, National Conference, Louisville, KY, March 2012
Facilitator - The Good, the Bad, the Ugly of Your First Job Experience
American College Personnel Association, National Conference, Louisville, KY, March 2012
Co-Presenter - Road Trip to Memphis: Artistic Exploration of Identity and Culture
American College Personnel Association, National Conference, Boston, MA, January 2011
Professional Activities
Chair for Member Retention, ACPA–College Student Educators International, Spring 2026 - Present
Member, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, January 2022 - Present
Chair, Commission for ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, Orientation, and First Year Experience within American College Personnel Association, Spring 2014 - March 2019
Board Member, Commission for ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, Orientation, and First Year Experience within American College Personnel Association, Spring 2013 - 2014
Member, NODA Association for Orientation, Transition, and Retention, Fall 2009 - Present
Member, American College Personnel Association, Fall 2008 - Present
Co-Chair, Educational Sessions Committee for NODA Region II Conference, Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
Fellow, Advising Council Fellows Program at UC Berkeley, Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
Participant, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Workshop, Spring 2011
Awards
Phoenix Collaboration Award, awarded by ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ in recognition of my contributions with the Early Career Institute, May 2024
Inclusive Excellence Departmental Award, awarded by the Division of Student Life at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, May 2024
Inclusive Excellence Award, awarded by the Division of Student Life at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ in recognition of the Equity Audit work I co-led, May 2022
Innovation Departmental Award, awarded by the Division of Student Life at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ in recognition of my departments efforts to innovate during COVID-19, May 2022
Minerva Scholar, University of North Carolina - Greensboro's highest academic acheivement for graduate students, Fall 2022-Present
Outstanding Service to a Commission awarded by the Commission for ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, Orientation and First Year Experience within American College Personnel Association, May 2019
Inclusive Excellence Departmental Award, awarded by the Division of Student Life at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, May 2018
Outstanding New Professional, awarded by the Commission for ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, Orientation, and First Year Experience within American College Personnel Association, Spring 2014
Spot Award, in recognition of noteworthy contributions to the University, awarded by UC Berkeley, Spring 2012 and Fall 2012