S2 - E12 - Expert Session - Nii Abrahams (Butler University)

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Nii Abrahams from Butler University joins co-hosts Jared Tippets and Eric Kirby to share his deep knowledge, wisdom, and insights on how campuses can increase their retention and student success efforts!
Since Fall 2022, Nii Abrahams has served as the inaugural Director of the First Year Experience at Butler University in Indianapolis, where he partners across the 4 campus divisions to ensure all areas work cohesively to create a culture of well-being with intentional systems that cultivate belonging and connectedness for all first-year students on campus. He is extremely passionate about helping college students and young professionals discover, develop, and deploy their gifts and passions to make an impact in their chosen communities. He is frequently invited speaker on leadership, belonging, and ministry.
Before his start at Butler University, Nii was the inaugural Director of Orientation and First Year Experience at Anderson University in Indiana and has held other roles in higher education including Assistant Director of Admissions, and Communication adjunct faculty at Ivy Tech Community College, Southern New Hampshire University online, and Missouri State University. In his life prior to his work in higher education, he has developed a breadth of experience in the marketing world as a communication and content strategist for a national nonprofit and as a digital marketing manager for an east coast branding agency. In addition to his job at Butler, Nii also serves as a volunteer staff pastor at a local church in north Indianapolis, which he helped start in 2016. He holds a Bachelors in Communication with an emphasis in Ethical Leadership and a Master’s in Communication, both from Missouri State University. In his downtime, you can find him spending time with his wife and daughter, playing Monopoly Deal, and searching for the best donut shops in Indianapolis.