Rhonda Mingo

Rhonda L. Mingo joined Presbyterian College as dean of students with nearly three decades of experience in student affairs. She serves on the President’s Cabinet and leads the division responsible for residential life, student activities, student conduct and campus support services.

Mingo came to PC from Converse University in Spartanburg, where she served as assistant vice president for student engagement and dean of students. She served on the President’s Cabinet and Provost’s Council and oversaw residential life, student conduct, student activities, leadership and orientation, first-generation programs, civic engagement, health services, and counseling and wellness. She also chaired Converse Cares, the university’s behavioral intervention committee. Her earlier roles at Converse included assistant dean of students for engagement and learning and chief housing officer. Before Converse, she was director of student activities at Carson-Newman College in Tennessee.

Mingo values staying connected to students directly, even in senior leadership roles. She has taught a first-year Student Success Seminar since 2007, has trained student government and student activities leaders for years, and is a trained StrengthsQuest educator. Nationally, she works with student leaders through the National Association for Campus Activities as a presenter and trainer. She is a past president of the South Carolina College Personnel Association.

From 2000 to 2013, Mingo was a lead facilitator for Furman University’s Peak Performance Ropes Course, leading group dynamics and leadership training.

She holds a Master of Education in student personnel services from the University of South Carolina and a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies, with an emphasis in marketing and speech communications, from the University of South Carolina Aiken. She was selected as a Peabody Fellow at Vanderbilt University’s Higher Education Management Institute. Mingo has also served as a foster parent and as an advocate for South Carolina foster parent organizations.