Urban brings over 18 years of experience as a leader in higher education
Chicago (July 10, 2023) –– AllCampus, a leading higher education services provider partnering with top-ranked institutions to make higher education more affordable, accessible and equitable, today announced the addition of David Urban, Dean Emeritus of the Jennings A. Jones College of Business, Middle Tennessee State University to its advisory council.
David brings extensive experience as an academic administrator to the AllCampus advisory council. Before joining the council, David served as dean of the Jennings A. Jones College of Business at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), where he oversaw strategic planning, administrative structure, operational processes and academic affairs. He was also responsible for external affairs for the college, including marketing, fundraising and alumni affairs.
While at MTSU, Urban helped transform the university’s MBA program into a flexible opportunity for prospective students, with 12-month accelerated and 100% online options. He also pioneered MTSU’s exclusive Dale Carnegie Initiative, which improves soft skills by requiring all undergraduate business majors to complete the Dale Carnegie Course in Human Relations and Communication as part of their degree. Prior to his work at MTSU, David served at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business in roles including professor, chair for the marketing department, interim dean and associate dean.
“I’ve always been passionate about providing flexible learning opportunities to students,” said Urban. “Higher education is in a transformative period, and as more students explore multimodal learning options, I’m looking forward to making different learning experiences more accessible and affordable in my new role on AllCampus’ advisory council.”
As a member of the advisory council, Urban will advise current and prospective university partners on curriculum and program design, and work with AllCampus’ leaders to provide recommendations on the company’s own growth and advancement. Since its inception in 2021, the advisory council has become an integral part of AllCampus’ mission to lower the cost of higher education by developing high quality programs at the most affordable cost in the industry to students.
“David has an impressive record of enacting change at the university level,” said Joe Diamond, CEO at AllCampus. “We’re very excited to welcome David to our growing advisory council and are looking forward to leveraging his deep expertise in the education space.”
Urban holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce with a concentration in marketing from the University of Virginia, a Master of Arts in Psychology from the University of Michigan and a Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration with a concentration in marketing from the University of Michigan.
For more information on AllCampus’ advisory council and its members, please visit: https://www.allcampus.com/about-all-campus/advisory-council/. To learn more about AllCampus and its services and university partners, please visit: allcampus.com.
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