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 Andrea D. Mitnick, Ph.D. has made a calling out of teaching others. A seasoned educator with more than 35 years in the classroom, she has witnessed how today’s young students are influencing instructional dynamics. In her present position as an associate professor at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, she teaches presentation skills, public relations techniques, crisis communication, as well as leadership communication. Previously an Assistant Professor of Communication at Penn State University, she won the Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award there in 1995. She received her Ph.D. in rhetoric and communication from Temple University, and her research on a wide range of topics has been published in both journals and textbooks. She has presented more than twenty-one juried papers at national and international conferences since arriving at Kutztown University in 1995.
Andi knows what it takes to keep audiences and classes engaged. She is at the same time a serious educator . . . and just plain fun! The stories and illustrations she brings to the Center for Generational Studies’ programs will keep you thinking, laughing and problem solving all at the same time.
A Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Mitnick has lived and lectured in Switzerland. She has taught crisis communication in Moscow and continues to travel extensively in Europe, China and the Pacific Rim, Mexico and North America. A veteran of two cruises aboard Semester at Sea (2000 and 2004), she taught intercultural communication, public speaking, leadership development and strategic communication among 600 students and 22 faculty as they sailed around the world for 100 days.
An experienced researcher and speaker on age diversity, Dr. Mitnick recently co-authored a groundbreaking study on the generational transition taking place in the construction trades with The Center for Labor Education and Research at the University of Kentucky. What better speaker to address the evolving student challenges your faculty and staff are facing, than a veteran educator who has developed proven strategies for connecting with the emerging generations? Bring Andi Mitnick in to work with your faculty and staff this year and benefit from her cutting-edge insights and ideas on how to seamlessly transition generational leadership within your institution.
What clients are saying about Andi Mitnick’s programs:
"Andi Mitnick captures an audience and doesn’t let go. She draws people in until they think they are part of the workshop. There are no wall flowers! People leave her workshops charged up and enthused about applying what they learned. You know you got your money’s worth!"
William Maloney, Ph.D.
Raymond Shaver Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering
University of Kentucky
"I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your workshop. I honestly feel that everyone in my department could have gained so much from it, it was truly enlightening. I feel that it’s a “must have” training session for all the KU student services offices."
Magdalena Monet, M.ED., Associate Financial Aid Director
Kutztown University
“The course was well organized and structured effectively. Dr. Mitnick was lively and engaging, and wonderfully vivid.”
"She was very interesting and personable; definitely tailored instruction to the needs of the class. I learned a great deal.”
"She’s very warm, great energy. I got the sense she really wanted us to learn.”
“She sparkles, is very funny, and yet her materials are grounded in realities we can all understand. Also, I appreciated the fact that much of this was theory-driven as well as coming from the practical.”
“The discussion of motivation and how we get people to behave the way we need them to behave was the highlight of the afternoon for me. I learned things that were simple and useful and made real sense.”
Comments from the Central Pennsylvania Construction Partnership
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