Mikela Barlow, MBA

Mikela Barlow, MBA

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Title

  • Assistant Director
  • Service Programs and Volunteer Engagement

Contact

mikela.barlow@msstate.edu
662-325-0244

  • About:
    • Mikela is a native of Baxley, Georgia.
    • She is a former Division II Student-Athlete.
    • She enjoys CrossFit, coffee, watching and playing sports, being outdoors, hunting, fishing, and spending time with friends, family, and pup (Paisley)!
  • Affiliations:
    • NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
  • CliftonStrengths:
    • Restorative
    • Competition
    • Relator
    • Achiever
    • Developer
  • Education:
    • Ph.D. Student, Leadership with an emphasis on Higher Education, University of the Cumberlands
    • MBA, Georgia Southwestern State University
    • B.S., Exercise Science with a minor in Business Administration, Georgia Southwestern State University
  • Facilitation:
    • Leadership 101
    • Relational Leadership
    • Servant Leadership
    • Service and Community Engagement
    • Social Change Model of Leadership
    • Team Building
    • Values-Based Leadership
  • Functional Areas:
    • Oversees:
      • Maroon Volunteer Center
      • Alternative Break Experiences
      • #ServeOurState Initiative (launching fall 2025)
      • Signature Days of Service
    • Supervises:
      • Graduate Assistant for Service Programs and Volunteer Engagement
    • Advises:
      • Maroon Volunteers (department-sponsored student organization)
  • Interests:
    • Civic Engagement
    • CliftonStrengths
    • Community Service
    • Experiences of Women in Leadership
    • Organizational Leadership
    • Relational Leadership
    • Servant Leadership
    • Social Change Model of Leadership
    • Student Leadership Programs
    • Values-Based Leadership
  • Committee Involvement:
    • SACSCOC On-Site Visit Task Force (GSWU)
    • General Education Curriculum Committee (GSWU)
  • Community Involvement:
    • Plains Food Distribution (2021-2025)
    • Night to Shine (2018 - 2025)
    • Habitat for Humanity (2021 - 2024)
    • Give Kids the World Village (2024)
    • Fuller Center for Housing (2021 - 2024)
    • National CleanUp Day (2024)