Associate Vice President and Dean of Students – Student Affairs

E-Mail: akensc@fiu.edu

Dr. Cathy Akens came to FIU in 1993 and has held various roles in Housing and Residential Life before her appointment as Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs on the Biscayne Bay Campus in 2006. In 2012, she was promoted to her current role as Associate Vice President and Dean of Students.  She oversees a number of departments that promote student retention and success and serves as the Division’s liaison to the Higher Education graduate program, which she has been teaching in for 9 years.  As Dean of Students, Dr. Akens chairs FIU’s Behavioral Intervention team and works with students and their families when students are in distress.