Ngondi Kamatuka

- Assistant Dean
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Biography —
Dr. Ngondi Kamatuka is the new director of the Center for Educational Opportunity Programs in the Achievement and Assessment Institute. He has been with the University of Kansas since 1987 and has served as academic services coordinator for the Upward Bound program and interim director for the Institute for Educational Research and Public Service. Kamatuka holds a master's and doctoral degree in higher education from KU and a bachelor's degree in education from Tabor College. He taught in the KU School of Education for 15 years. He has served as president of the Mid-America Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel (MAEOPP), and he also served as the chairman of the Board of Directors for the Council for Opportunity in Education. Currently, he is serving as advisor to a Science in Society Catalyst Grant funded by the University of Liverpool European Commission. The grant provides for projects at the Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia; the Children's University and the ZOOM Children's Museum in Vienna, Austria; and the University of Tubingen in Tubingen, Germany. Kamatuka is the recipient of several awards and honors, including the KU Unclassified Employee of the Year, the KU School of Education Achievement Award for Professional Staff and the KU Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa Outstanding Educator.
Selected Publications —
(2017). The Ovaherero/Nama Genocide: A Case for an Apology and Reparations. In European Scientific Journal.
Kamaṱuka, Palgrave, Macmillan, & Atherton, G. (2016). Marching in the Rain: The TRIO Programme and the Civil Rights Legacy in the United States. In Access to Higher Education, Understanding Global Inequalities.
(1999). Broadening Career Horizons for Students in At-Risk Environments. In The Career Development Quarterly (Vol. 47, Issue 3).
(1987). A Nambian Perspective of the Future of Education in Nambia: An Analysis of Current Thought from North America. In International Microforms.
Selected Presentations —
2024 Moderated Fireside Chat. Educational Opportunity Programs, EOA 50th Annual Conference, November 17th-21st. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
2024 First International Conference on Ovaherero Genocide: 120 Years of Survival & Struggle, September 30th-October 1st, Swakopmund, Namibia. (Virtual Presentation).
2024 A Cultural Exchange Program: University of Kansas and Stellenbosch University. TRIO TURNS 60: COE Annual Conference, September 8-11th, 2024, New York City.
2024 A Cultural Exchange Program: University of Kansas and Stellenbosch University. European Access Network Conference, Abertay University, Dundee, Scotland, June 10-13th.
2024 COE Unit Voices – Navigating Multiple TRIO Programs, National College Opportunity Programs Leadership Summit, March 17th, 2024.
2023 COE Annual Conference: Principles of Successful Programming Through Partnerships – Leveraging Existing Partner Relations for Program Improvement,
2023 COE Webinar: Ways to Raise the Profile of TRIO, April 10th, 2023.
2023 COE Ed Talk - Leadership & Campus Impact, Marching Toward One Million, National College Opportunity Programs Leadership Summit, March 19th, 2023.
Awards & Honors —
University of Kansas Re-Accreditation Review Committee
Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
2014 - 2015
Grants & Other Funded Activity —
GEAR UP Highland Park High School Cluster. (1/1/2014 - 12/31/2021). Other. Status: Not Funded
College Assistance Migrant Program. (1/1/2015 - 12/31/2020). Other. Status: Not Funded
GEAR UP Harmon Cluster. (1/1/2011 - 12/31/2018). Other. Status: Not Funded
GEAR UP Washington Cluster. (1/1/2011 - 12/31/2018). Other. Status: Not Funded
College Access Challenge Grants, Kansas Board of Regents. (1/1/2008 - 12/31/2015)