Rod Holmes, M.P.P.A.
Title
- Coordinator
- Leadership Development
- Instructor, Montgomery Leadership Program
- Ph.D. Candidate, Educational Leadership
- Concentration - Higher Education Leadership
Contact
- About:
- Rod is a native of Louisville, Mississippi.
- Affiliations:
- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated
- Spring 2025 Initiate - Columbus (MS) Alumni Chapter
- NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
- United States Air Force Veteran
- Registered Songwriter with the Society of European Stage Authors and Composers (SESAC) International
- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated
- CliftonStrengths:
- Belief
- Connectedness
- Achiever
- Responsibility
- Developer
- Education:
- Ph.D. Candidate, Higher Education Leadership, Mississippi State University
- M.P.P.A., Public Policy and Administration, Mississippi State University
- Veterans Certificate, United States Air Force, Mississippi State University
- B.A., Communication, Mississippi State University
- Certifications:
- Gallup Global Strengths Coach
- Selected Presentations:
- Holmes, R. (2023, July). I Refuse to Apologize for being a Transparent Leader. Virtual Presentation for the Mississippi Association of Housing Officers (MAHO).
- Holmes, R. (2023, March). I Refuse to Apologize for being a Transparent Leader. SA Speaks Presentation at the NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education annual conference, Boston, MA.
- Keynote Speaker - MSU Carrol County Extension 4-H Youth Leadership Program Banquet
- Functional Areas:
- Instructor:
- Montgomery Leadership Program
- SLCE 3412
- Montgomery Leadership Program
- Instructor:
- Interests:
- Ethical Leadership
- Interfaith in Higher Education
- Committee Involvement:
- Voter Friendly Task Force (2024)
- Panel Discussions:
- Leadership, Panelist, Black Student Association (2026)
- Color in a Bleach World, Panelist, Black Student Association (2025)
- Emerging Kings and About Her, Panelist, National Pan-Hellenic Council (2025)
- Que Week, Panelist, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated (2025)
- Select Presentations:
- Mississippi Youth Summit - Jackson, MS (2026)
- National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Regional Conference, Virtual (2025)
- University Service:
- Instructor:
- FYE 1003 - MSU Experience
- Judge:
- National Pan-Hellenic Council Step Show (2025)
- Search Committee Member - Coordinator for Collegiate Recovery (2024)
- Selection Committees:
- Promise Program (present)
- Luckyday (present)
- Instructor: