U.S. Sports Academy Promotes Fischler Graduate to Dean
From left: Provost Tomi Wahlstrom, Vandy Pacetti-Donelson, President T.J. Rosandich, and Brandon Spradley meet for Deans’ Appointment Signing.
The United States Sports Academy (USSA) has announced that Vandy Pacetti-Donelson, Ed.D., will serve as the Dean of Undergraduate Studies. She previously served the academy as its Director of Library and Instructional Design as well as an Assistant Professor of Humanities and Research.
She has been involved in the successful development and implementation of consistent quality standards, template design, and user experience of all course content through the User Story Successive Approximation Model of iterative development. She is a member of the Association for Educational Communications & Technology (AECT) and the American Library Association (ALA). Her expertise is in metacognition, project management, and scholarly communication practices research. Pacetti-Donelson has been involved in developing and facilitating non-profit bylaw revisions and championing policies related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Pacetti-Donelson earned her Master of Library and Information Science from the University of Southern Mississippi. She graduated from the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice in 2018 with her doctoral degree in Instructional Leadership with an emphasis in Instructional Technology and Distance Education.
Previously, Pacetti-Donelson served 20 years as a librarian and educator in K-12 education in central Florida before serving as online librarian at Ultimate Medical Academy in Tampa, Florida. She is a nationally recognized presenter and advocate for libraries.
Pacetti-Donelson said that receiving her degree from Fischler prepared her to succeed by helping her to develop advanced problem-solving skills to help create positive change and cope with the challenges in education today. She appreciated that her professors were invested in her success from the moment she began her program to the day she started her first job after graduation. She said their example demonstrated the type of educator and administrator she hoped to be one day.
The Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice wishes you the best of luck as you step into your new role. Fins up to you!
Posted 9/11/22