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Mayra Olivares

Title: Executive in Residence

Department: Counseling and Higher Education

College: College of Education

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

  • PhD, University of North Texas, 2013
    Major: Higher Education
    Specialization: Higher Education
    Dissertation: Si Se Puede: an Investigation of Factors Fostering Allied Health Graduate Degree Completion for Latinos/as
  • MHR, University of Oklahoma, 2007
    Major: Human Relations
    Specialization: Organizational Change and Development
  • BA, University of Oklahoma, 2005
    Major: International and Area Studies
    Specialization: Spanish
    Dissertation: N/A
  • BA, University of Oklahoma, 2005
    Major: Spanish
    Dissertation: N/A

Current Scheduled Teaching

EDHE 6080.400Community College LeadershipSpring 2025
EDHE 6950.705Doctoral DissertationSpring 2025
EDHE 6660.001Seminar in College Student Personnel WorkSpring 2025
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

EDHE 6510.400History and Philosophy of Higher EducationFall 2024 SPOT
EDHE 6900.704Special ProblemsFall 2024
EDHE 6060.020History and Philosophy of the Community CollegeSummer 5W1 2024 SPOT
EDHE 6660.001Seminar in College Student Personnel WorkSpring 2024 SPOT
EDHE 6900.001Special ProblemsSpring 2024
EDHE 5110.001Foundations of Student Development AdministrationFall 2023 SPOT
EDHE 5110.020Foundations of Student Development AdministrationFall 2023 SPOT
EDHE 6510.020History and Philosophy of Higher EducationFall 2023 SPOT
EDHE 6060.020History and Philosophy of the Community CollegeSummer 5W1 2023 SPOT
EDHE 6660.001Seminar in College Student Personnel WorkSpring 2023 SPOT
EDHE 6520.001Students in Higher EducationSpring 2023 SPOT
EDHE 5110.001Foundations of Student Development AdministrationFall 2022 SPOT
EDHE 5110.020Foundations of Student Development AdministrationFall 2022 SPOT
EDHE 6510.001History and Philosophy of Higher EducationFall 2022 SPOT
EDHE 6060.020History and Philosophy of the Community CollegeSummer 5W2 2021 SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Olivares, M., Martinez, A.L. (2025). Embracing Our Tejanidad: Becoming Comadres Chingonas during Covid-19. 10. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press.
  • Harrington, C., Morales, C., Olivares, M. (2024). Contextualizing assignments within the course design process. Creating Culturally Affirming and Meaningful Assignments A Practical Resource for Higher Education Faculty. (1st) 180. Routledge Taylor & Francis.
  • Olivares, M., Allen, T.O. (2022). How student affairs at Hispanic Serving Institutions feeds, nourishes, and propels students’ success.

    • Journal Article

  • Olivares, M. (2022). Mamis Rising: Challenging the narrative of who belongs in administration and academia.

    • Scholarly Note

  • Olivares, M. (2022). From at risk to at promise: Fighting fiercely for the community college students we have to safeguard the futures they deserve.
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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