Michael E. Orok has more than twenty-six years of experience in higher education performing in many teaching and administrative capacities, in addition to serving as a rural community and economic ...ver másMichael E. Orok has more than twenty-six years of experience in higher education performing in many teaching and administrative capacities, in addition to serving as a rural community and economic development advocate. He currently serves as the Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of Political Science at Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia. Formerly, he was the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies and Research at Tennessee State University; Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Graduate Studies; Interim Dean of the School of Graduate Studies; tenured Professor of Political Science and Director of International Programs at Alabama A & M University (AAMU) in Huntsville, Alabama; and Department Chair and Special Assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs at Albany State University in Albany, Georgia, among his many academic and administrative positions. He has received many national awards and recognition. He is a 2005 graduate of the Millennium Leadership Institute of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and is listed as a lifetime member of the Cambridge “Who’s Who” registry of executives, professionals, and entrepreneurs.
He is the principal consultant with the Orok Consulting Group, LLC, a minority public management, public policy, and academic consulting enterprise. Dr. Orok holds a B.A. in Political Science from Central State University (Ohio), an M.A. in Management and Supervision (Public Administration) from Central Michigan University, and a Ph.D. in Political Science from Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta) in Georgia.ver menos