Lake Michigan College has appointed Dr. Linwood B. Whitten as its new Vice President of Student Affairs.
According to a statement from LMC announcing the appointment, Whitten brings nearly two decades of experience, having served in leadership positions at New York College, Alabama State University, and Cleveland State University.
“We are pleased to welcome Linwood to the LMC Family,” LMC President Dr. Trevor A. Kubatzke said. “He brings the experience needed to succeed in this key leadership role. He is a staunch student advocate and a champion for community engagement and workforce development.”
As Vice President, Student Affairs, Whitten will oversee LMC’s admissions and recruiting, advising, records and registration, student life, residence life, financial aid, student support services, campus safety and security, athletics, upward bound, educational opportunity center, and start-to-finish program.
LMC notes Whitten, who recently moved to Stevensville, has a varied background in admissions and recruitment, student affairs, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Before joining LMC, he served as the inaugural Assistant Vice President for Campus Engagement, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Cleveland State University. He led student conduct, Title IX, institutional equity, student affairs, counseling services, health and wellness, veteran affairs, career services, housing, international students and scholars, and student leadership and engagement.
Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, to a U.S. Navy family, Whitten calls himself “a global citizen.” He attended high school in Birmingham, Alabama, and earned his bachelor’s degree in biology from Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University in Huntsville, Alabama. He holds a master’s degree in higher education and student affairs from Arkansas State University and earned his doctorate in chiropractic health sciences from Life University.
