Dr. Mark Manderino

Biography

Mark Manderino is the Assistant Vice President for Student Life at the University of Chicago, where he provides strategic direction across key areas within Campus and Student Life, including Center Leadership Involvement, International House, Office of International Affairs, and Student Centers, while managing the operations of CSL’s central offices. He works to enrich the student experience at UChicago by fostering communities that encourage intellectual curiosity and debate, supporting opportunities for leadership development and personal growth, and enhancing the daily student life and campus culture. Prior to joining the University of Chicago, Mark served as the Director of the Office of Organizational Strategy Change at Northwestern University, where he collaborated with senior academic and operational leaders to facilitate and support change initiatives aimed at enhancing organizational structures, processes, strategies, and overall effectiveness at the university. With 20 years of experience in higher education, Mark has held progressively responsible, cross-functional administrative leadership roles across various institutional types, primarily focused on areas such as student life engagement and co-curricular assessment. He has served as the Director of Planning and Assessment for Student Affairs at the University of Illinois at Chicago and held interim roles and other positions focused on improving the student experience at DePaul University, Northwestern University, and California Polytechnic State University.

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