Profile for Amanda Goodenough
Specialty area(s)
Multiracialism, activism, microaggressions, racial justice, power & privilege, hate/bias response, cultural humility
Brief biography
Hired as Campus Climate's Communications & Program Coordinator in August of 2006, Assistant Director in 2013, and Director in 2018, Amanda (she/her/hers) and her team provide workshops, resources, and assessment to advance social justice, equity, and inclusion throughout the organizational culture. As part of her responsibilities, Amanda has provided leadership for Awareness through Performance and the Hate Response Team for over ten years. Amanda is also currently a part-time doctoral student in the UWL Student Affairs Administration and Leadership program. Operating from a cultural humility framework, Amanda constantly strives to recognize structural oppression, disrupt inequity, speak truth to power, and elevate historically marginalized voices and experiences.
Education
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, (2025)
Ed.D., Student Affairs Administration and Leadership
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 2006
M.S.Ed., College Student Development & Administration
University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 2001
B.S., Communications; Graphic Design emphasis
Teaching history
EFN 205: Understanding Human Differences
UWL 100: Divergent: Navigating Identities in the College Experience
SAA 720: Special Topic: First Generation Students
Professional history
2018-present: Director, Campus Climate; UW-La Crosse
2013-2018: Assistant Director, Campus Climate; UW-La Crosse
2006-2013: Communications and Program Coordinator, Campus Climate; UW-La Crosse
2004-2006: Graduate Assistant, Multicultural Student Services; UW-La Crosse
Kudos
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