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Marci Rockey

Assistant Coordinator & Academic Advisor, College Student Personnel Administration Program
Office
DEG Degarmo Hall 335
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Biography

Dr. Rockey is the Assistant Coordinator & Academic Advisor for the CSPA program. Prior to this position, she was the Assistant Director for Community College Relations & Research at the Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has ten years of experience as a community college student affairs practitioner. Dr. Rockey has experience teaching courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Her research centers on rural students, community colleges, and racial equity.

Current Courses

EAF 482.001 Administration Seminar-Non Certification

EAF 464.001 Practicum In College Student Personnel Administration

PhD Education Policy, Organization and Leadership

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

MS Education

Illinois State University

Bachelor of Arts

Illinois State University

Book, Chapter

Higher Education Access and Attainment for Rural Communities of Color in Illinois: A Critical Policy Analysis
Jasmine D. Collins, Marci Rockey.
(2023), 115-129, Race and Rurality: Considerations for Advancing Higher Education Equity, Routledge
Not Marginal, Just Mattering: Community Colleges in Student Affairs Practice
Marci Rockey, Colvin T. Georges, Jr., Krystal Andrews, Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher.
(2022), Critical Praxis in Student Affairs: Social Justice in Action, Stylus Publishing

Journal Article

An Introduction to Rural Minority-Serving Community Colleges
Marci Rockey, Jasmine D. Collins.
Wiley, 2024 (205), 9-18, (2024)
Evading Race: A Critical Race Analysis of Vocational/Career and Technical Education Policy
Chaddrick D James-Gallaway, ArCasia D James-Gallaway, Marci Rockey, Rahsaan A Dawson.
38 (3), 700-726, (2024)
What does reverse transfer look like when there is no funding or mandate to support it?
Marci Rockey, Heather L Fox, Eboni M Zamani-Gallaher.
45 (5), 374-377, (2021)