APSCU Board of Directors

Renee Herzing
Herzing University
Milwaukee, WI

Education:
Master's in Business Administration, University of Phoenix Awarded: 10/01
Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude and with Honors, Brown University Awarded: 5/90

Professional Experience:

Career College Experience:

Herzing College, headquarters in Milwaukee, WI 6/99 - Present

Founded in 1965 by Henry Herzing, Herzing College is a family-owned system of career colleges. It is comprised of approx. 5500 students at seven regionally-accredited US campuses and an online division, as well as four Canadian campuses. Herzing offers bachelor degree, associate degree, and diploma programs in business, technology, health care, design, and public safety.

Major accomplishments:

• Launched and led our Online Campus, which grew to over 1600 students in 4 years (approx. 30% of our total student population)
• Created a central IT department and currently manage a major student database conversion project for our System
• Reformatted our System strategic planning process

Executive Vice President: 11/04 - Present

Responsible for strategic planning, Online Campus initiatives, IT, Executive Committee, second to President in overall management of the College System.

President, Online Campus: 8/03 - 11/04

Launched the Online division, established own profit center and staff, expanded offerings

Director of Admissions, Madison Campus: 9/00 - 8/03

Led student recruitment, achieved a student-start record

Registrar, Madison Campus 6/99 - 9/00

 

Educational Leadership and Instructional Experience (in Europe):
BMW, Munich, Germany 1/98 - 3/99
Professional Language Services, Munich, Germany 9/95 - 1/98
Helliwell Institute, Duesseldorf, Germany 9/02 - 7/95
Geschwister School Gynasium, Duesseldorf, Germany 9/01 - 6/02
American School in Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland 9/90 - 6/01

Professional Affiliations, Community Groups, and Recognitions:
APSCU 6/99 - Present
CCIEG College Idea Exchange Group 2/02 - Present
TEC (The Executive Committee) - Next Gen group 11/06 - Present
Mayor's Roundtable- Milwaukee, WI 2/08 - Present
Village of Shorewood Parks Commission 3/08 - Present
Friends of Atwater Beach - community grassroots organization 4/07 - Present
Fulbright Recipient - Teaching-Assistant Grant, Germany 9/01 - 6/02

Languages:
German - fluent
Chinese - conversational
Spanish, French - basic

Personal:
Mother of Two 9/03 - Forever
Lead Singer in Rock Band 2/02 - Present