Faber shares love of teaching; talks what Lake Campus offers
The St. Marys Rotary Club welcomed Wright State University – Lake Campus Vice Provost and Chief Administrative Officer Andrea Faber Wednesday afternoon to their meeting and she talked about the university and what it offers to the community.
Faber has been in her current position at Wright State Lake Campus since April, after being appointed to her rank in February.
Faber served as a mathematics instructor at the Lake Campus from 2010 to 2014 and was an adjunct faculty member from 1993 to 1999.
Having started her work there as a part-time teacher, she said she loves the job and education is truly important to her.
“I liked working the in insurance industry and being in the business world, because I really do enjoy data,” said Faber about her previous job at Celina Insurance Group. “But teaching was something that just came natural. I loved doing it.”
She said that the main goal of the university is relationships, recruitment and retention. The university was started by local community members as a way to bring higher education closer to students, and she said that she believes the campus embodies that goal still today.
“When I was looking at this position on the Lake Campus, one of the things that caught my eye was the focus on relationships,” stated Faber. “Because I do feel that, in my professional career so far and my path to get to Wright State Lake Campus to get this position, the power of relationships is so important.”
The campus works closely with many schools and organizations in the area to provide services that improve community they reside in, as well as serve their own goals. Programs like the College Credit Plus, work with Tri Star and other relationships help make this all possible.
“I think what’s exciting about the Lake Campus is how many
programs we offer at the Lake campus,” said Faber. The college has expanded on what it’s able to offer over the years, something that she made sure to note, with bachelor’s and associate degrees and alternate programs like its police academy.
Ultimately, the goal is to make sure that students also use those skills they receive from the campus to put it back into the community. Faber said that the hope is to keep this kind of trend continuing, and that the success of students keep coming.
“One thing that I learned from our nursing directer program directer just since I’ve been here is that over 85 percent of our [nursing] graduates are employed in West Central Ohio,” Faber said, giving an example. “I think that’s pretty powerful.”