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Marinda Ashman

Faculty Member

Marinda Ashman

Biography

Marinda Ashman is an Associate Professor in Student Leadership & Success Studies housed in University College here at Utah Valley University. Marinda's main focus are her students. She admires her student's grit, resilience, determination, and willingness to work hard. Her biggest compliment is when a student says "our class feels like a family". She strives hard to create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and lets students know they belong.. She teaches FYE, career, capstone, and Leadership courses. Her research focuses on peer mentoring, and on grit. She fully supports students’ initiatives to help other students succeed.Currently, she serves on committees focused on FYE, student success, retention, and persistence. Serving her profession by conducting textbook, conference, and article reviews.

Education

M. Ed., Utah State University, 2005

Major: Health, Physical Education and Recreation

BS, Brigham Young University, 1991

Major: Elementary Education

Teaching

UVST 481R

Internship, Spring 2025

UVST 481R

Internship, Spring 2025

UVST 481R

Internship, Spring 2025

UVST 481R

Internship, Spring 2025

UVST 481R

Internship, Spring 2025

UVST 481R

Internship, Spring 2025

UVST 481R

Internship, Spring 2025

SLSS 1100

Stress Management, Spring 2025

SLSS 1000

University Student Success, Spring 2025

SLSS 1000

University Student Success, Spring 2025

Presentations

Franklin, CC (Leader), Ashman, Marinda (Co-Presenter), Baird, Amy (Co-Presenter), Online Learning Consortium Accelerate 2024, "Write up for SOE Newsletter", Online Learning Consortium , Orlando, FL. (December, 2024)
Franklin, CC (Leader), Ashman, Marinda (Co-Presenter), Baird, Amy (Co-Presenter), Online Learning Consortium Accelerate Conference 2024, " Innovative Leadership for Instructional Designers", Online Learning Consortium , Orlando, FL. (November, 2024)
Franklin, CC (Leader), Ashman, Marinda (Co-Presenter), Baird, Amy (Co-Presenter), Online Learning Consortium Accelerate Conference 2024, " OLC’s Tomorrowland_ A Disney-inspired imagineering workshop for digital learning innovators", Online Learning Consortium, Orlando, FL. (November, 2024)
Ashman, Marinda (Presenter & Author), PTK Induction, "The Art and Science of Play", UVU PTK Chapter, UVU - Lakeview Room. (April 11, 2024)
Ashman, Marinda , UVU Office Hours, "UVU Office Hours", UVU. (March, 2024)
Ashman, Marinda (Co-Presenter), Waddoups, Stacy (Co-Presenter), Johnson, Benjamin (Co-Presenter), 43rd Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience, " Resilience Skills_ Adapting to Today’s Learners", National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition University of South Carolina, Seattle, WA. (February 20, 2024)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Ashman, Marinda , "Power and Resistance in Peer Mentoring" . NADE Digest.
Ashman, Marinda , "Roles, Risks, and Benefits in Higher Education Peer Mentor Relationships" . Mentoring and Tutoring.
Ashman, Marinda , "SLSS 1000 Course Level Assessment of Student Learning - Final Report" .
Ashman, Marinda , "SLSS 1000 Assessment on Student Success" .
Colvin, Janet , Ashman, Marinda , "Social Dynamics in Peer Tutoring" .
Ashman, Marinda , Colvin, Janet , "Array" .

Awards

Faculty Senate Teaching Awards based on School and College Reviews

Faculty Senate - March, 2025

I was honored to receive the Faculty Senate Teaching Award for SOE

Ethics Across the Curriculum Mini-Grant

Center for the Study of Ethics, UVU - May, 2021


Participating faculty will revise the curriculum in a selected course to include (or enhance) relevant ethics content. The CSE will provide consultation and support to help participants 1) interface with ethics resources within their discipline, 2) identify best practices in teaching ethics, and 3) connect with colleagues who share common interests.

Faculty Student Advocate Award

Awarded by_ Utah Valley University’s First Year Experience and Student Retention

Award Criteria The Student Success & Retention Student Advocate Award recognizes one faculty member and one staff member who demonstrate outstanding commitment to student success at UVU. Award recipients receive $1,000.

Title III - HIELG Service Learning Research

Title III - HIELG

Participant in the Title III--HIELGService Learning Research Project_ "Utilizing Service-Learning to FosterIncreased Engaged Educational Experiences” with the Principal Investigator, Dr. Jon Westover
Participation included_
6-hour faculty training
Training: three 1-hour sessions the week of May 9-13, three 1-hour sessions the week of May 16-20; exact days/times TBD)—$500 stipend paid after successful completion of trainingCourse Development_ completed over summer 2016—$500 stipend paid after successful completion of course development at end of summer (will be expected to meet with Janel Mitchell, instructional designer in the Office of Teaching and Learning) Course Implementation_ 1st implementation of new course design in fall 2016—$500 stipend paid after successful completion of course at end of the semester (will be expected to meet with assigned service-learning course mentor once a month during implementation semester; will be expected to continue implementation of SL course design in spring 2017 also)Course Assessment_ pre/post-test assessment to occur each semester course is offered, as well as community-partner assessment and qualitative student self-assessment at the end of each semester—$500 stipend paid after successful completion of course assessment the end of the spring 2017 semester

HIELG - “Credibility of UV Mentors and Nontraditional Students”

HIELG

Received HEILG grant in the amount of $10,800 with co-investigator, Dr. Janet Colvin to study the credibility of UVU Mentors and nontraditional students.

Alan E. Hall Innovation for Undergraduate Student Success Award

Alan E. Hall - March, 2015

Grant allowed for further recruitment and engagement of students in a Summer Bridge Program on campus. Most students were from underserved populations. The award was for $10,000 The Summer Transition Team included 12 faculty and staff from across campus and GearUP. Nathan Hanamaikai and Tiffany Evans headed up the grant