Position:
Associate Vice President for Student Leadership and Development
Location:
Wilkins Suite 235E
Phone:
540-545-7343
Email:
fpolite@su.edu
Employed Since:
2014
Educational History:
Ph.D. – The Florida State University,
MPA- Troy State University
BS- Simpson College
Fields of Expertise:
Marketing, Brand and Vertical Extension, Social Accountability and Responsibility, Social Issues in Leadership
Professional Highlights:
Consultant- New York Football Giants, National Football League – advising, evaluating and testing (aptitude, psychological and physical) of college athletes with potential for the annual NFL draft; General Manager/ Tour Manager, Harlem Globetrotters, Walt Disney World Sports (Internship) and National TEAM, Head Coach-Switzerland (American Football). Also has worked 10 Super Bowls, 2 Kentucky Oaks and 2 Kentucky Derbys’. Played and coached at the professional level.
Personal Quote:The value of education is the quest for knowledge and understanding of the ordinary, the sublime and the power of rational thinking in search of the truth.
Jose Rizal – Filipino National Hero
Personal Highlights:
Married to a Goddess (Becky Polite) and have three wonderful granddaughters via my son (Antoine) and daughter (Amber).
US Army Veteran