Ivan Banks

Dr. Ivan W. Banks retired as a professor from Alcorn State University in Mississippi where he also served as dean of the School of Education and Psychology, executive director of the Vicksburg Expansion Campus, director of online education, and associate provost. His professional experience prior to Alcorn includes serving as the director of educator preparation and certification at Alabama A&M University; interim dean of the College of Education at Florida Gulf Coast University (Fort Myers); provost and vice president for academic affairs at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania; dean of the College of Education at New Jersey City University; acting dean at Jackson State University; director of supervised teaching; and, chairperson of the Department of Education at Kentucky State University.
Banks has extensive experience in the area of accreditation and assessment, especially as related to program quality and student learning outcomes. In Pennsylvania, he served as the institutional liaison officer for Cheyney University, as an evaluator on visiting accreditation teams, and as a primary evaluator for periodic review reports for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. In New Jersey, Banks was appointed by the commissioner of education to serve on the Higher Education Taskforce that was charged with making recommendations for policies and procedures to govern processes for the preparation of teachers and other professional school personnel. In addition, he served as president-elect for the New Jersey Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.
Banks has a strong record of scholarship that includes numerous presentations at national and international conferences, writing book chapters and journal articles, and participation in Fulbright Study Abroad in Singapore and Malaysia. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP); the advisory board of the Region 7 Comprehensive Center; and researcher and advisor for the National Institutes for Historically Underserved Students. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Banks completed his bachelor’s degree in history and sociology with an Ohio teacher’s certification at Case Western Reserve University; master’s degree in education (economics) at John Carroll University, and doctorate of education in instructional design and educational technology at the University of Kentucky.

Education

EdD, University of Kentucky

MEd, John Carroll University

BA, Case Western Reserve University

Public Service

National Institutes for Historically Underserved Students, Board Member -

Region 7 Comprehensive Center, Board Member - Tampa

MS Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching Council, Committee Member - Jackson

Awards / Honors

DISTINGUISHED FACULTY MEMBER, TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE III, Florida International University, African New-World Studies, 2004

Distinguished Service Award, Society for College and University Planning, 2024

Publications

Banks, I. (2022). Chapter 6. A competitive edge: leveraging researcher-practitioner partnerships for Impact and scal.

Presentations

Banks, I. W. (2019). A Competitive Edge: Leveraging Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships for Impact and Scale.. Congressional Black Caucus

Banks, I. (2019). Addressing the Teacher Shortage in Mississippi and the Nation. Mississippi Association of School Superintendents