Faculty & Staff Directory
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Education Faculty & Staff Directory
First Name
Alex
Last Name
Jacobsson
Email
jacobale@gvsu.edu
Role(s)
- Associate Director
Office Address
404C DeVos
Office Phone
616-331-6248
Department
- Office of Certification and Accreditation
About
Alex Jacobsson has worked in higher education since 2005 and currently serves as the Associate Director in the Office of Certification and Accreditation. He joined GVSU in 2011, and directly supports the CECI Dean's Office on accreditation and assessment. This includes processing and formatting reports for program- & college-level accreditation, submitting annual reports, and collaborating with college stakeholders to promote continuous improvement of CECI programs.
Alex also maintains many documents/forms for the undergraduate teacher preparation program.
Alex's passion for working with people through face-to-face communication inspired him to complete the Masters of Science (M.S.) in Communication program at GVSU.
Degrees
- M.S., Grand Valley State University
- B.A., Aquinas College
Academic & Professional Activities
- Inclusion Advocate for Grand Valley State University. Advocate since February 2017.
- GVSU AP Awards Subcommittee member July 2020- May 2023.
- The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (ΦΚΦ). Member since March 2018.
- Omicron Delta Kappa (ΟΔΚ). Member since December 2015.
- Lambda Iota Tau (ΛΙΤ). Member since October 2008.
Scholarly Interests & Research
- Accreditation and Assessment
- Communication Systems
- Online Accessibility
- Graphic Design
- Performing Arts
- Public Speaking