Dr. Scott Markland graduated from the Wright State Student Affairs in Higher Education (SAHE) Master’s Program. Scott holds a B.A. and an M.S. from Wright State University and a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from Ohio University. Dr. Markland joined Sinclair in 2009 as the Senior Director of Student and Academic Support Services. Starting in 2010, Dr. Markland served as a campus lead for Completion by Design, a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation national project to improve completion rates among community college students. In October 2012, he was appointed by President Johnson to serve as Sinclair’s first Vice President of Regional Centers. In that work, Scott provided strategic leadership for the Courseview (Mason), Englewood, and Huber Heights Learning Centers. In December of 2016, he began leadership for Enrollment Operations, Admissions and Marketing, Financial Aid and Scholarships, Student Affairs, International Education, Registration and Student Records, University Partnerships, and Student Enrichment Programs as Vice President for Student Development. Scott was named a Senior Vice President in July of 2018.
Dr. Markland has provided leadership for a range of initiatives across the student development lifecycle, including high school and community outreach, integrated enrollment support and welcome center, Pell grants for prison education, university transfer partnerships, in-person and online international education experiences, college for life-long learners, annual college-wide equity summit, basic needs and mental health support, African-American Male Initiative, employee on-boarding and development, strategic enrollment management linked to in-demand fields, embedded student affairs professionals in targeted academic courses, stopped-out student recovery, and many other initiatives to help students enroll, engage, persist, and complete high-value college credentials.
Scott has served as the Chair of Southwest Ohio Council on Higher Education’s Council of Student Affairs Officers, Ohio Association of Community Colleges Chief Student Affairs Officers Council, and as a Board member for the National Conference for Community and Justice of Greater Dayton. Dr. Markland served on the Mason – Deerfield Chamber Board as well as the Warren County Area Progress Council. Before joining Sinclair, Scott held administrative and instructional roles at the University of Dayton and Miami University. Dr. Markland continues to lecture and teach on a range of higher education topics, including college student development, higher education innovation and reform, and leadership studies.
