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Moneik Stephens

Moneik Stephens

Title

Program Coordinator

Office Building

Off-Campus

Mailing Address

Continuing & Distance Education
Black Hills State University Room 114H
4300 Cheyenne Blvd
Box Elder, SD 57709

Biography

I serve as the program coordinator for the SDSU West River program. I work with the Continuing and Distance Education department, coordinating the advising of West River SDSU students attending online and at the BHSU-RC campus. I also work with the Counseling and Human Development Department coordinating the Rapid City CHRD schedule and assist the CHRD students and faculty. I graduated with my B.A. in communication studies and theatre education with a Spanish minor from SDSU. In 2014 I graduated from NAU with a masters in management in higher education management. My husband Paul and I have two children - Mikaela, 10 and Mathew, 8. We enjoy Nascar, football, camping and going to the ranch. I am an avid quilter and sewist and teach beginner quilting, sewing and bag-making classes.

Education

  • B.A. in communication studies and theatre - speech communication education, minor in Spanish | South Dakota State University | 2002
  • Master in management in proprietary higher education management | Northern Arizona University | 2014

Academic Interests

  • Higher education recruitment
  • Speech communication
  • Counseling

Academic Responsibilities

  • Advise undergraduate SDSU students taking classes online and at BHSU-RC
  • Coordinate CHRD activities, advise graduate students and help with student issues
  • Teach GS 490 Bachelor of General Studies Capstone

Committees and Professional Memberships

  • NACADA
  • SDHEA
  • UPCEA
  • SDHEA Secretary 2021-2023

Awards and Honors

  • Honorable Mention and 2nd Place quilts at Black Hills Quilters Guild Show

Work Experience

  • High school speech, English, Spanish, debate and oral interpretation teacher at HCHS for two years
  • Distance learning tentative transcript evaluator - 3 years at Northern Arizona University
  • Assistant registrar - seven years at Northern Arizona University

Department(s)

Related Links

Rapid City Counseling Program