Travis Warren Proffitt

P.O. Box 147

Emory, VA 24327
276-608-9887
tproffitt@ehc.edu

EDUCATION

The Union Institute & University Cincinnati, OH

Ph.D., Humanities and Culture July 2017 Present
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Studies

Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL

M.A., Social Justice Studies May 2008

Emory & Henry College Emory, VA

B.A., Public Policy & Community Service May 2004
B.A., Religion May 2004

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Emory & Henry College July 2014 Present

Associate Director, Appalachian Center for Civic Life (ACCL) Emory, VA
Assists the Director with all matters of budgeting and programming prioritization.
Oversees the development and coordination of local partnerships and long-term projects for both
curricular and co-curricular programming.
Oversees the implementation of a developmental model for student learning and leadership across
all ACCL programs.
Oversees the implementation of the ACCLs model of place-based education.
Supervisory responsibilities for ACCL staff: Coordinator of Administrative Services and Civic
Engagement Coordinator.
Teaching responsibilities in the interdisciplinary program in Civic Innovation as well as the
Colleges core curriculum.

Loyola University Chicago September 2011 June 2014

Community Partnerships Coordinator, Center for Experiential Learning Chicago, IL
Implemented strategic university and community partnership initiatives.
Assisted with the development and implementation of academic internships, federal work-study,
service-learning, and undergraduate research opportunities.
Coordinated capacity and professional development events for Loyolas non-profit community
partners.
Created community partner tracking and reporting mechanisms.
Served on multiple university and community advisory boards.
Managed Social Justice Internship Program and instruction of associated UNIV 390 internship
course.

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Mars Hill College July 2008 August 2011
Director and Field Service Coordinator, LifeWorks Mars Hill, NC
Director of Bonner Scholars Program, a 60 student intensive service-learning scholarship program.
Managed professional and student staff and budgets for department.
Maintained regular communications with community partners to identify agency needs, projects,
and issues which may arise with student interns/volunteers.
Served as primary liaison between Mars Hill College faculty, students, and surrounding
communities to identify and support curricular and co-curricular volunteer and service learning
projects.
Facilitated leadership development and reflection sessions for service learning scholarship students.
Coordinated and advised multiple on-going, one-time, and large-scale volunteer events for the
college.

COURSES TAUGHT

LAA 111 Storytelling and Social Justice, Mars Hill College

o First year, general education course with focus on storytelling as vehicle for social
change and cross cultural understanding.
UNIV 390 Organizational Change and Community Leadership, Loyola University Chicago
o Internship seminar for students participating in Social Justice Internship Program, with
particular focus on asset-based community development, leadership, and vocational
exploration.
PPCS 100 Introduction to Public Policy and Community Service, Emory & Henry College
o Introductory experiential learning course with particular focus on theories of place-
making, sociological imagination, service, and civic identity.
PPCS 200 Community Organizing, Emory & Henry College
o Historical overview and experiential learning course on basic theory and practice in
community organizing strategies and tactics.
CVIN 100 Introduction to Civic Innovation, Emory & Henry College
o Introductory experiential learning course in new Civic Innovation major with
particular focus on innovation theory in a civic context, relational social change, and
practical civic skill development.
CVIN 125 Public Presentations
o Students make public presentations, engage in public debate on current civic issues
and questions, and facilitate collaborative planning process focused on bringing
innovative solutions to a local problem.
CVIN 200 Public Movements, Emory & Henry College
o Historical and contemporary overview of public movements, their features, impact on
society, and tactical efforts.
ETLA 101 Foundations I, Emory & Henry College
o Introduction to selected fundamental questions as raised by texts and other cultural
sources. Examination of ideas and practices from prehistory into the sixteenth century
C.E.
ETLA 100 Transitions, Emory & Henry College
o First year seminar, Engaging the Liberal Arts offers three hours of credit and is designed
to address high level cognitive skills, such as ethical reasoning, critical thinking, and
quantitative literacy, by centering on a central theme.
o Theme: You are Here: Finding your place in this place. Seminar on the intersection of
place and its influence on individuals personal and civic identity.
CVIN 400 Civic Innovation Senior Project, Emory & Henry College
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 o While engaged in a significant leadership on a major collaborative project, drawing on the
work already accomplished in the CVIN program, students deploy entrepreneurial
leadership skills, developing innovative solutions to identified problems and opportunities,
to achieve tangible outcomes on the project.
CVIN 450 Civic Innovation Senior Seminar, Emory & Henry College
o Capstone seminar for seniors in the Civic Innovation major wherein students explore
central ideas of citizenship and social justice, culminating in a senior thesis.

CIVIC & INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE

Recent Search Committee Service

o Provost, Emory & Henry College
o Director of Inclusion and Diversity, Emory & Henry College
o Assistant Professor of Sociology, Emory & Henry College
o Civic Engagement Coordinator (Chair), Emory & Henry College
Emory & Henry College Genders and Sexualities Alliance Faculty Advisor Emory, VA
Emory & Henry College Physicians Assistant Program Advisory Committee Marion, VA
Emory & Henry College Diversity and Inclusion Committee Emory, VA
United Way of Southwest Virginia Volunteer Advisory Committee Abingdon, VA
Highlands Education Literacy Program Board Treasurer Abingdon, VA
Emory & Henry College Title IX Deputy Investigator Emory, VA
Emory & Henry College ePortfolio Working Group Emory, VA
Project Glade Community Development Group Secretary Glade Spring, VA
Volunteer Counselor, CampCare, Midwest Palliative & Hospice Lake Geneva, WI
Loyola University Campus and Community Advisory Board Chicago, IL
Healthy Rogers Park Community Initiative Board Chicago, IL
LIFT Chicago Community Advisory Board Chicago, IL
Catholic Charities of Chicago Volunteer Service Committee Chicago, IL
United Way of Madison County Advisory Board Marshall, NC
Mountin Hopes Therapeutic Riding Center Advisory Board Mars Hill, NC

PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION EXPERIENCE

November 2014, Rider University Lawrence Township, NJ

Advised Deans Council on institutional steps to integrate experiential learning across
university.
Advised Community Service Office on alternative break program design and reflection
practice.

April 2013, Emory & Henry College Emory, VA

Served as external reviewer for colleges Public Policy & Community Service degree program.
Served as external reviewer for colleges Appalachian Center for Civic Life.
Met with community partners, faculty, staff, and students.
Provided comprehensive program improvement reports for both areas.

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CONFERENCES/PRESENTATIONS

April 2016, Gulf South Summit on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Georgia
Southern University, Savannah, GA
o Workshop: Convening Neighbors to Deepen Capacity and Innovation
o Roundtable Moderator: Economic Development and Collaborative Community
Engagement Partnerships.
November 2015, 9/11 & the Academy Conference Emory & Henry College, Emory, VA
o Paper Title: From Individual Memory to Shared Memory:
The 9/11 Day of Service and Building the American Collective Memory through Civic
Education and Engagement
November 2015, Bonner Foundation Fall Directors Meeting Buckeystown, MD
o Workshop: Exploring the Concept of Regional Institutes for Faculty, Staff, Students,
and Community Partners
August 2015, Emory & Henry Faculty Conference Emory & Henry College, Emory, VA
o Workshop Title: Integrating Critical Reflection in Project-Based Learning
June 2015, Civic Innovation Institute Emory & Henry College, Emory, VA
o Conference organizer
o Workshop Title: Creating Lasting Community-Academic Partnerships
April 2014, Gulf South Summit on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement University of
Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR
April 2013, Continuums of Service Conference Portland, OR
o Workshop Title: Beyond Reciprocity
September 2012, IARSCLE Conference Chicago, IL
February 2010-2011, Civic Engagement Institute/PACE Conference Elon University, Elon, NC
July 2009, National Faith, Justice, and Civic Learning Conference DePaul University, Chicago, IL
o Roundtable Discussion: Finding God in All Things

ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS

National Bonner Fellowship, Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation, Princeton, NJ

o One of six national fellows to serve two-year term with primary roles as campus
consultant for civic engagement offices and to deliver professional development
trainings at national Bonner Foundation gatherings.
Blue Key National Honor Society
Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Society

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PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

Dr. Talmage Stanley

Director, Appalachian Center for Civic Life
Emory & Henry College
tastanle@ehc.edu
276-944-6900

Dr. John Wells

Provost
Emory & Henry College
jwwells@ehc.edu

Dr. Shelley Koch

Assistant Professor, Sociology
Emory & Henry College
skoch@ehc.edu
276-944-6195

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