Donna Connor

I’ve been working in higher education for over ten years and love being back at my alma mater. Prior to joining CGS’s Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning (CITL) in 2014, I was the inaugural administrator at Bentley University’s Center for the Integration of Science and Industry and worked as a paraprofessional at an elementary school. Before pivoting to education, I was an Associate Environmental Scientist for Foster Wheeler Environmental, contributing to environmental assessments and impact statements for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and as a community relations specialist for the Environmental Protection Agency.

In my role as the Academic Program Administrator at CITL, I wear many hats supporting the Center and CGS’s Development & Alumni Relations (DAR). I manage the financial and payroll operations for CITL, including purchasing, budgeting, reporting, and reviewing accounts; process faculty grant funding; and organize and support CITL conferences and CITL and DAR events and serve as the liaison to the Dean’s Advisory Board. One of the most rewarding parts of the job is overseeing the college’s Undergraduate Research Experience (URE) and Student Internship Experience (SIE) programs, which involves matching students and faculty or mentors, hiring students, following up with participants for project summaries, and stewarding the donors who make URE and SIE possible.

Outside of work, I’m the proud mom of four amazing young adults (three are Terriers) and two Jack Russell Terriers. In my spare time I enjoy gardening and hiking with my husband, and dreaming up, designing and implementing new home improvement projects.