Rod Holmes, M.P.P.A.

Rod Holmes, M.P.P.A.

Roderick Holmes

Title

  • Coordinator
  • Montgomery Leadership Program

Contact

rod.holmes@msstate.edu
(662) 325-0244

  • About:
    • Pronouns: He/Him/His
    • Rod is a native of Louisville, Mississippi.
  • Affiliations:
    • 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
  • Education:
    • Ph.D. Student, 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
  • 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 
  • Instructor:
    • Montgomery Leadership Program
      • SLCE 3412
  • Interests:
    • Ethical Leadership
    • Interfaith in Higher Education
  • Committee Involvement:
    • Voter Friendly Task Force
  • Panel Discussions:
    • Color in a Bleach World, Panel Member, Black Student Alliance
    • Emerging Kings and About Her, Panel Member, National Pan-Hellenic Council
  • University Service:
    • Instructor:
      • FYE 1003 - MSU Experience
    • Search Committee Member - Coordinator for Collegiate Recovery (2024)