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Randal Lee returns to lead ECCC student services

A familiar face is returning to the East Central Community College campus in Decatur to It:.~,. the College\ efforts in the Studi:'nt Services area. R dall E. Lee, a forn1er ECCC dean of students, was rece · named vice president tud~services ann.,2unced CoD President Dr. Phil A. Sutphin. Dr Sutphin said Lee .. brin!!s n great deal of student servtce... expenence m the mrnunm college setung. ha~mg sef\ed .~ several top le\ el admini 'e poSlUOib m three comrnurut) colleges. \\e are p'eased to announce hl employment " Lee succeeds Joe Klllens who 'pept 10 )ears m the post and no\\ sm e as duector the Philadelphiaf.l.:esboba County Career-Technical Center. a div&– ~ion of ECCC. Lee:. \\ ho officially begins Ius new duties on Aug. 9. said he looks forn ard to returning to his alma mater. '·I consider it a great honor and privilege to again serve the constituents of EC's district and the surrounding area," he stated. "I plan to lut the ground running assistmg students with their educational needs. J also look forward to seeing old friends. renewmg former acquamtances and making new fnends." Lee bas served as dean of student services at Central Maine Commumty College. located in Auburn. Matne. since 2006 During his tenure at Central Maine enrollment increa:ied each semester and reached 2,720 students thb p.tst year, similar in si1e to ECCC which expenenced a record enroll– ment of 2,841 students for the fall 2009 term Lee was respon– sible for leading the student services divtsion. wh.tc.h mcludes more thnn 30 per.,ml– n I u olved in various areas

clubs and varsit) sports teams. Jn addition, he led efforts to build the college's fir~t fitne·ss center on campus. Lee is also a former vice pre:,ident for student affairs at Three Rivers Community Col– lege 10 Poplar Bluff, Mo , where he sef\ed from 2002-2006. His administrative experi– ence also includes a stint as dJs– tn.:t dean of academics at East Mis iso;ippi Community Col– ege tn Scooba from 2000-2002.

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In addition. he is also a for– mer ndjunct ps) cholog) instruc– tor for the Uruversity of ~tary­ land in Europe. Maryland. and also taught psychology courses nt Fayetteville Technical Com– mumty College m Fayetteville. North Carolina. Lee began his employment at ECCC in 1994 as academic counselor. He was named actmg dean of students in August 1996 and offic1ally assumed the post in October of that year Enrollment reached 2,228 during his tenure and included a 16 percent increase during a one year period, the largest in school lu!>tory. He aJso man– aged and executed a retention program that resulted in the large~t percentage of fulltime Ire~hmen (79 percent) returning for their sophomore year.

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