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Lifelong Learning Staff Profile

Derick Virgil
Assistant Dean, Academic Services & Assessment Phone: (336) 750-8769 Fax: (336) 750-3169 virgildm@wssu.edu University College & Lifelong Learning Hauser 100E 601 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Winston-Salem, NC 27110
Background
• B.S. in Business Administration from North Carolina A &T St. Univ. • M.A. in English and Afro-American Literature from NC A&T St. Univ. • Ph.D. in Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis from Ball St. Univ. • 7 years as Director of Multicultural Affairs at Ball St. Univ. • Joined WSSU in 2008 as the Director of Language Arts Center
Position Responsibilities
Supervise, Coordinate and Facilitate the following units: • The Writing Center (TWC) • The Quantitative Skills Center (QSC) • The Reading Center (TRC) • The Academic Success Counseling Center (ASC) • The Learning Resource Center • UC Research
Philosophy
"Every person has purpose and potential. I believe my calling is to assist individuals with the discovery of that purpose, the development of the potential and the delivery and actualization of the same."