Amie Jatta
Director of TRIO Programs, Achieve (Regular), Access (Disability) and Teacher Preparation
Office:
Room LIB 407
Phone:
Office (773) 442-4975; Mobile (312) 805-5693
Office Hours:
Monday: 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday: 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday: 8:30 a.m. -4:30 p.m. Lunch: 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Country:
United States
Expertise
Project Management, Team Building, Student Services, Program Development, Relationship Building, Student Retention, Student Recruitment, Student Success, Fiscal Management, Grant Management
Education
University of North Dakota, Master of Science in Educational Leadership
University of North Dakota, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
University of North Dakota, Bachelor of Business Administration in Management
Background
Amie Jatta is a multilingual (Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Wolof and English) higher education professional with more than 10 years of experience working in post-secondary education. She has dedicated her career to the creation of pathways to success for underrepresented students, and to the development of support structures within the institutions they attend.
Amie began her career at the University of North Dakota where she interned with five TRIO programs (Talent Search, Upward Bound, Educational Opportunity Center, Student Support Services and Ronald McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program). She then became the Team Wellness Coordinator at the UND Wellness Center where she was in charge of the hiring, training and development of all student employees. Coming to Å·²©ÓÎÏ·¹ÙÍø Illinois University in January of 2011 and working for TRIO SSS was a full circle moment for her as she now was working for the program that sparked her passion for higher education.
Additional Information
Top five strengths: Deliberative; Consistency; Harmony; Woo; Communication