Scott F. Smith Email Address

Vice President for Mission and Student Engagement

Barry University in Miami, Florida, inspires students to foster positive change in the local and global community. No matter what undergraduate or graduate degree program you choose, you gain hands-on experience and apply what you learn in the classroom to a rapidly changing world. You work with professors who mentor, encourage, and challenge you. You choose from a full array of campus activities that allow you to have fun, make friends, and develop your talents. At Barry, you prepare to join the next generation of change agents and leaders.

Scott F. Smith has been with Barry University as the senior student affairs officer (SSAO) since August 2011. He brings more than 20 years of student affairs leadership experience that includes three other nationally recognized Catholic institutions. Scott completed his Ph.D. in higher education administration with an emphasis on leadership and organizational development from The Ohio State University. He holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from The University of the South and a master's degree with a dual track in adult and community college education and counselor education with an emphasis on student development from North Carolina State University. While working on his doctorate, Scott was a recipient of American College Personnel Association’s (ACPA) Nevitt Sanford Research Award, inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, and served as the President of the Ohio College Personnel Association (OCPA). He is a member of ACPA and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) and has presented at both association’s annual conference.