Lisa H. Foss

Program Areas

Doctoral and Masters courses in Higher Education Administration

Research/Interest Areas

• Data analytics and evidence-based methods and their impact on planning, institutional improvement and student success
• Innovation and change in higher education
• Collective impact and networked improvement communities
• Impact of emerging technologies and artificial intelligence on higher education and the professions

Biography

Dr. Foss joined the Higher Education Administration program as an adjunct in 2018. She currently serves as the Vice President for Planning & Engagement and Chief Strategy Officer at St. Cloud State University (MN), where she leads SCSU’s strategic planning, assessment, accreditation, analytics and institutional research, and community engagement functions. She has served as a senior advisor to multiple university presidents and chancellors and has engaged with institutions and boards in the challenging work of managing disruptive change and innovation. Most recently, she served as the Chancellor’s Fellow for Reimagining Minnesota State, an effort to identify and manage disruption through developing a system-wide capacity for strategic innovation. She presents locally, nationally and internationally on change management, innovation, institutional effectiveness, and the successful application of data analytics in higher education systems and institutions. She works with with leadership teams to design and adapt change management, strategic planning, data analytics, assessment, and institutional effectiveness best practices to local institutional settings.

Courses Taught

• HIED 694: Research Methods
• HIED 830: Planning & Change in Higher Education