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My name is Marcus Brown.  I graduated with my PhD in Business Psychology from The Chicago School in 2016. It was the capstone to an educational journey that started some time ago. My research focused on transformational leadership and employee commitment.  Along the way, I picked up a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, a Masters's degree in Counseling Psychology and an MBA.

My PhD is like a perfect culmination of all the areas of interest important to me.  I am Board Certified Counselor through NBCC, have taught a variety of undergraduate psychology and student success courses and have done extensive grant writing & diversity training.

If you want me to like you even more, offer me and cup of coffee and an oatmeal raisin cookie!

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This is me at my graduation! I was super excited.

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I have a great love for learning and I want that same love to translate to students.  For me, having students become engaged in learning, active participants in their learning process and able to translate that learning into results is idea for me.. My goal is to help students feel empowered to own their learning, to provide them with opportunities to practice that learning and to grow in expertise and confidence in what they have learned as the demonstrate that to me, to peers and in indeed in the work in which they continue to engage.

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I am very excited to be exploring this next chapter in my professional life. I left my position from being a community college administrator in December 2017 after more than 20 years at the school. In the interim, I have enjoyed being a stay a home dad and retooling for the next phase in my professional career. It didn't take much for my kids to correct me that my work life balance was different than they saw it, so while I have been adjusting and preparing for the next chapter, I have been enjoying all the time I get to spend with my family. Having said that, I am super excited about the next phase and for all the possibilities that my recent education and life experiences have prepared me.

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Here are the people I get to share my life with. And a couple of my favorite shots.