as an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Wittenberg University in Springfield , Ohio . After earning tenure and promotion at Wittenberg , Dr . Martinez- Saenz accepted and held two administrative appointments : Assistant Provost for the First-Year Experience and Associate Provost for Academic Affairs .
Among his accomplishments in those administrative roles are the creation of a student-centered first-year experience aimed at easing the transition to college life , an artist-in-residence program , and the development and implementation of programs that promote diversity , equity , and respect .
Dr . Martinez-Saenz moved from Wittenberg to accept the position of Dean and Associate Provost for Student Success at St . Cloud State University ’ s
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FAVORITE FOODS Arroz , frijoles negros y platanitos
LAST BOOK READ The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James Cone
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University College where he led a data analytics initiative that examined the factors influencing retention , with a special emphasis on the magnitude of these effects . This research helped his team focus on ways of intervening and how certain factors would impact student retention .
Dr . Martinez-Saenz ’ s most recent appointment was at Otterbein University where he served as Provost . In that position he led a number of efforts especially in the context of internationalization that
included a three-year global FAVORITE PLACE TO VACATION arts initiative , funded in part by
Barcelona ( used to be New York ) the National Endowment of the
FAVORITE WAY TO UNWIND Arts . He also helped lay the Read books or watch movies with foundation and developed our children partnerships with universities in South Africa , Costa Rica ,
BELOW : Dr . Martinez-Saenz with his wife Brazil , and Malaysia . Of significance , Dr . Martinez-Saenz was
Julie Holland , their two children Caterina and Joaquin and their two dogs Charlotte and Dallas . an administrative Fulbright Scholar ( March 2016 ) through the Fulbright-Nehru International Education Administrators Program .
Outside the university setting his experience has been varied and diverse . He has worked with his spouse , Julie Holland , a former 8th grade public school Social Studies teacher , tutoring teens at or below the poverty-line , has conducted philosophy workshops in juvenile detention centers , and has accompanied student groups to build houses in rural communities in Nicaragua as part of trips organized by Bridges to Community . Notably , while in Springfield he was a founding board member for a non-profit organization that works with social service organizations to assess , develop and implement strategies to strengthen their capacities ; more recently , Dr . Martinez- Saenz has been focused on creating collaborative opportunities between
Johnny Perez ’ 18 and Keston Jones ( Foundation for the Advancement and Rehabilitation of the Marginalized ).
State Senator and former St . Francis College Registrar Roxanne J . Persaud . Brooklyn Borough President Eric L . Adams .
Bertha Hare ( SUNY Downstate Medical Center ), State Assemblymember Jaime Williams , Dr . Keydron Guinn ( SUNY Downstate Medical Center ), and Anne Richards ( Office of Jaime Williams ).
State Senator Martin Golden , State Assemblyman Joseph Lentol , and City Councilman David Greenfield .
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