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Jacqueline Morris

Title:Dir. Career Development
Office:Warde Academic Center
Phone:773-298-3140
Email:jmorris@sxu.edu
Department:Career Development Center

Biography

Jacqueline Morris holds a Bachelor of Science in political science (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Master of Arts in education (»Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ), and Master of Arts in education administration (Concordia University). Morris is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Education in education administration (Loyola University).  She returns to »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ with 22 years of experience as a school administrator and educator with Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and years of leadership experience in career readiness programming in the non-profit sector. As director of the Career Development Center at »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ, Morris is committed to and responsible for coordinating efforts to provide programs and activities to challenge students to make informed career pathway decisions; developing students by exposing them to experiential learning opportunities through job shadowing, internships, externships, and full-time positions; and ultimately championing students to curate a set of career readiness competencies to be competitive in the career world. These efforts also include collaborating with faculty and employer clients in fostering a career readiness environment with a focus on career identification and search aligning with employment opportunities and formal academic pursuits.

In her spare time, she can be found crocheting, sewing, singing, baking, and playing Scrabble/Words With Friends.


Education

Ed.D. in Education Administration (In Progress)

Loyola University

M.A. in Education Administration

Concordia University

M.A. in Education 

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B.S. in Political Science

University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

Areas of Specialization

  • Leadership Development
  • Career Development
  • Instruction and Facilitation
  • Professional Development
  • Cultural Awareness

Certification/Licensure

  • Professional Educators License (ISBE)
  • Type 75 Certificate of Education Administration (ISBE)