Danny Gissing

Director of TRIO SSS and Learning Support Center

Menomonie, Wisconsin, United States

About

I am a passionate practitioner in the higher educational field, in the realm of Justice, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion. My interests are: Access, ADA, Advising, Autism Support, Advocacy, Deaf/HOH, Diversity, Empowerment, Equality, Identity Development, Inclusion, Leadership, LGBTQIA +, Mental Health, Narrative Storytelling, Narrative Ethics, Public Speaking, Residence Life, Student Conduct, Social Justice, and tearing down the walls of systematic oppression brick by brick.

Experience

  • Director of Student Support Services and Learning Center at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
    Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

    Director of SSS and LSC at UWW at Rock County

  • University of Wisconsin-Stout (Menomonie, Wisconsin, United States)
    • SSS Advisor
      Feb 2021 - Jun 2024 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    • Interim Fostering Success Advisor
      Sep 2023 - Jan 2024 · 5 mos

  • Residence Hall Director at South Dakota State University
    Jun 2015 - Feb 2021 · 5 yrs 9 mos

    Caldwell Hall (July 2019-Present) -Supervise six Community Assistants -Oversee the A4A, Returning Rabbits, and Leadership LLCs Meadows Apartments (July 2018-July 2019) - Residential life Apartments for Upper Divison students. -Supervise four resident managers -Advise RHA Jackrabbit Village (July 2016-July 2018) - Traditional Style both Doubles and Singles - Transfer LLC, Quiet Living LLC, Mixed of first and second-year students. -Supervised 11 Community Assistants and Five Office, Assistants Pierson Hall (July 2015-July 2016) - Traditional Double Style - AgBio LLC -Supervised 12 Community Assistants and Four Office Assistants.

  • Residence Hall Director at Campus View
    Aug 2014 - Jun 2015 · 11 mos

  • University of Wisconsin-Stout Company Page (2 yrs 1 mo)
    • Intern
      May 2014 - Aug 2014 · 4 mos

       Support the University of Wisconsin-Stout Housing department in achieving goal setting in different work teams  Serve on five different departmental work teams: Diversity, Orgsync, First year experience, Sustainability, and Student Leadership.  Establish the departmental usage of Orgsync for the University housing department.  Plan and implement a student leadership retreat for the Residence Hall Association and National Residence Hall Honorary executive board members.  Promote and support the department during Summer Orientation by communicating with parents and future students about residence life and coordinating the showroom for students to look at.

    • Resident Advisor
      Aug 2012 - May 2014 · 1 yr 10 mos

       Support students in their personal growth and academic development by creating programs that tended to the needs of the floor community.  Supervise a floor of 30 -45 first year students, by creating a community, maintain safety by enforcing police and implement administrative operations.  Support hall government by serving as an advisor; help maintain a budget of $3000, creating social and education programs.  Participate in hall and departmental assignments by serving on the diversity committee, working the front desk in the residence hall, and engage in the hiring process by interviewing hall director and the director of housing candidates.

    • Summer Camps and Conference Assistant
      May 2013 - Aug 2013 · 4 mos

       Maintained safety and security with the buildings, by performing rounds around the residence halls, assess moments of crisis, and use the proper procedures such as documentation, and working with campus police.  Gave tours and answered question for prospective and incoming first year students of a residence hall.  Worked the front desk of residence halls for conference guests and summer term students ; provided basic house keeping for summer guests