Dr. Juliet Boykins

Higher education and education administration leader with more than 30 years of experience spanning student affairs, academic leadership, music education, program administration, and student success. Current work centers on student advocacy, case management, crisis response, basic-needs support, parent and family engagement, policy implementation, assessment, and cross-campus collaboration. Prior university leadership includes directing collegiate band programs, teaching undergraduate courses, coordinating academic programs, supervising personnel, managing budgets, contributing to accreditation and strategic planning, and serving in faculty governance and student conduct roles.

Student Advocacy and Parent Relations Coordinator at Norfolk State University (2025 – Present)

Serve in the Dean of Students Office, providing student advocacy, case management, crisis intervention, administrative review, resource coordination, parent and family engagement, assessment, and campus partnership support.

• Provide individualized support and resource coordination for students experiencing academic, personal, behavioral, financial, housing, wellness, transportation, food insecurity, and family-related challenges.
• Assess student needs, develop intervention strategies, coordinate referrals, document cases, monitor progress, and conduct follow-up communications.
• Review and process student conduct appeals, housing accommodation appeals, retroactive withdrawal requests, excused absence requests, and first-year parking waiver applications in accordance with university procedures.
• Review Emergency Fund and Emergency Meal Plan applications, prepare cases for committee review, and coordinate applicant communications.
• Manage Spartan Pantry resources, including inventory, procurement, donations, distribution, and monitoring of resource-utilization trends.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for parents and families and develop engagement initiatives, including Spartan Parent Connections and Family and Friends Weekend programming.
• Maintain assessment data and reports related to student advocacy, case outcomes, and resource utilization; partner with academic and administrative units to support retention, persistence, and degree completion.
• Manage Dean of Students Office web pages and social media platforms; select, train, supervise, and evaluate Federal Work-Study students; represent the office at orientations, resource fairs, parent programs, and campus events.

Director of Bands, Lecturer, Program Coordinator at Elizabeth City State University (2016 – 2025)

Led university band operations and academic programming while serving as a faculty member, administrator, advisor, and campus leader.

• Managed daily operations of multiple university ensembles and academic programs; supervised professional staff, adjunct faculty, graduate assistants, and student leaders; developed and administered departmental budgets.
• Coordinated recruitment, retention, advising, and student success efforts and assisted students with academic, personal, behavioral, health, safety, and welfare concerns.
• Collaborated with Student Affairs, Academic Affairs, Enrollment Management, Athletics, Residence Life, faculty, and university leadership.
• Served as Faculty Senate Representative, Student Conduct Board Member, Academic Advisor, Student Organization Advisor, and participant in faculty governance.
• Led curriculum development, program review, course design, assessment planning, annual reporting, and continuous-improvement initiatives aligned with institutional learning outcomes and academic standards.
• Contributed to accreditation and reaffirmation processes through assessment data collection and analysis, program documentation, evaluation of student learning outcomes, and institutional effectiveness activities.
• Participated in university-wide strategic planning and development of departmental policies, procedures, and operational standards.
• Courses Taught: Introduction to Music Education Seminar • Introduction to Music Literature • Woodwind Methods • Beginning Conducting • Applied Music Instruction • Marching Band • Concert Band • Pep Band

Band Director | Electives Department Chair at I.C. Norcom High School (2010 – 2016)

• Supervised instructional staff and coordinated department initiatives.
• Led curriculum development and assessment efforts.
• Managed student discipline and behavioral interventions.
• Collaborated with administrators, parents, and community stakeholders.
• Directed one of Virginia’s most successful high school band programs.

Music Teacher at Achievable Dream Elementary School (2008 – 2010)

Band Director at I.C. Norcom High School (2004 – 2008)

Band Director | Assistant Principal Internship at Rosemont Middle School (1999 – 2004)

Band Director at Hertford County High School (1995 – 1998)

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Higher Education Leadership and Management – Regent University (2021 – 2023)

Master of Education in Educational Leadership – Regent University (2001 – 2003)

Master of Music Education in Music Education – Norfolk State University (2012 – 2014)

Bachelor of Science in Music Education – Norfolk State University (1990 – 1995)