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Faculty Member

Dr. Renee Borns

Biography

Experience as a higher education professional for over 35 years. Areas of professional concentration include teaching success strategy and student leadership courses, and coordinating first-year experience programs, retention programs, academic advising, and career services.

Education

PhD, Bowling Green State University, 1999

Major: Higher Education Administration/Leadership

MS, Florida State University, 1991

Major: College Student Personnel

BA, University of Central Florida, 1987

Major: Public Administration

Array, Seminole Community College (now Seminole State College), 1985

Teaching

SLSS 3800R

Advanced Student Leadership Development, Spring 2026

UVST 4930

Capstone, Spring 2026

UVST 4930

Capstone, Spring 2026

Presentations

Borns, Renee , SLSS Assessment Retreat, "Presenting 2 of my assessment methods", Department of SLSS . (March 18, 2024)
Borns, Renee (Panelist), UVU Faculty Convocation, "Prior Learning Assessment", Orem, UT. (August, 2020)
Borns, Renee (Presenter & Author), Scholarship of Teaching & Engagement (SOTE), "Student Use of Study Strategies presented in SLSS 1000 University Student Success", Orem, UT. (March, 2016)
Borns, Renee (Discussant), Scholarship of Teaching & Engagement (SOTE), "Understanding Student Expectations", Orem, UT. (March, 2014)
Borns, Renee (Presenter & Author), Scholarship of Teaching & Engagement (SOTE), "UVU National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE): Engagement Indicators", Orem, UT. (March, 2014)
Borns, Renee (Presenter & Author), Scholarship of Teaching & Engagement (SOTE), "Does One Leadership Effort to Retain Students at Risk Translate into Action?", Orem, UT. (March, 2013)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Borns, Renee , "Assessing use of announcements in an online course" .
Borns, Renee , (2011) "Steps to preparing and justifying a realistic budget" (Issue: 22). Academic Advising Administration - Essential Knowledge and Skills for the 21st Century.
Borns, Renee , (2009) "The nonprofit career guide - How to land a job that makes a difference" (Issue: 1, vol. 29). NACADA Journal.

Awards

Associate Fellow of Higher Education Academy

Higher Education Academy - June, 2025

2024-25 Flexible Teaching Award

Office of Teaching & Learning - March, 2025

Received 3rd Place in the Best Design category. Submitted the work I did in creating SLSS 3800R online.
Certificate in Supporting Documents.

Positive Impact - Survey to students

UVU - May, 2020

A survey of students indicates that I had a positive impact on students.