Dr. Rebecca Gates has been appointed Administrator in Charge for the Henderson campus. She previously served as Interim Associate Vice President for the Henderson Campus. A recent graduate of Leadership Henderson, Dr. Gates works to build upon existing relationships and leverage new opportunities within the Henderson service region.
With over 20 years’ professional experience in progressive levels of scope and supervision within higher education, focusing on both student and academic affairs, Dr. Gates work seeks to collaboratively create seamless learning environments that encourage student success. Dr. Gates’ research agenda focuses on the intersection of student access and success. As such, her research projects have been focused on issues of campus climate and institutional culture at federally designated Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs).
Dr. Gates earned her Ph.D. in Higher Education from University of Nevada, Las Vegas, holds a Master of Science in Counseling and Student Personnel Services from Oklahoma State University, and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Sam Houston State University. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, traveling, and the arts.