Tennessee Board of Regents' Podcast Series From the VC's Shelf will discuss themes from the book, Failing Forward in Student Affairs: Using Missteps to Guide Next Steps. An 8-part series of discussions with TBR faculty and staff on how professional missteps led to personal and professional growth.

Dr. Karen Eastman is serving as the Interim Dean of Math and Sciences at Chattanooga State Community College. In 2002, while Dr. Eastman was a practicing chiropractor she began her journey in higher education as an adjunct faculty member teaching Anatomy and Physiology. In 2004, Dr. Eastman became a full-time faculty member working her way to a fully promoted and tenured Professor in the Life Sciences Department. She has subsequently taken on more leadership roles over the past 19 years, serving as Lead Teacher of A&P, Department Head of Life Sciences, TBR faculty subcouncil representative, Faculty Senate President and Interim Dean of Math and Sciences.

Karen has served on the board for a non-profit organization, MOMentum; volunteers with Hope4One and Flourish Foster Closets, the Tres Dias community and ChristWay Community Church. She and her husband, Chris, have been married for 10 years and are foster parents to 5-year-old boy and a 3-year-old girl.

LEADING TRANSFORMATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION: Perspective from External Stakeholders

From the VC's ShelfBy Heidi Leming, PhDNov 28, 2022