Stoneking named director of USI Lifelong Learning

University of Southern Indiana Outreach and Engagement has hired Dawn Stoneking as director of Lifelong Learning. Stoneking assumed duties on January 5, 2016.

As director of Lifelong Learning, Stoneking's responsibilities include reviewing the current portfolio of noncredit programs and leading new and current programming. She will lead Lifelong Learning programs in conjunction with Dr. Mark Bernhard, associate provost for Outreach and Engagement. Lifelong Learning includes Continuing and Professional Education, Corporate Partnerships, the Southern Indiana Japanese School, the Veteran, Military and Family Resource Center, Education Services and Partnerships, ROTC and the Bachelor of Professional Studies program. Stoneking will also assist Bernhard in identifying and leading strategic direction for Outreach and Engagement.

"We are excited to welcome Dawn Stoneking to the role of director of Lifelong Learning," said Bernhard. "Dawn brings a strong background in both continuing and online education, as well as enrollment management and marketing to her new role."

Originally from Blacksburg, Virginia, Stoneking brings more than a decade of experience at Virginia Tech, where she was most recently the assistant director of Enrollment and Degree Management. She also served as assistant director for distance learning initiatives and in various leadership positions within Continuing and Professional Education within Outreach and International Affairs.

Stoneking received a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Radford University in 1995, and a Master of Social Work from Radford University in 2000. She is projected to receive her doctorate in public administration and public affairs from Virginia Tech in 2017.

For more information on Lifelong Learning, contact USI Outreach and Engagement at outreach@usi.edu or 812-464-1989.