Welcome

 Welcome to the professional website of Richard T. (Rick) Olshak.

Rick serves as an Associate Dean of Students at Illinois State University (ISU) in Normal, IL.  Previously, Rick worked as the student conduct and conflict resolution officer at ISU, and has also held positions in student conduct and conflict resolution at the State University of New York College at Cortland and at Georgetown University. In 2001, Rick served as President of the Association for Student Judicial Affairs (now Association for Student Conduct Administration). He also acts as an educational consultant on a broad range of topics, including mediation, conflict resolution, program assessment, training conduct boards, addressing allegations of sexual misconduct, and sanctioning student misconduct.

Rick holds a bachelor of arts degree in public communication from The College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY and a master of science degree in college student personnel from Western Illinois University in Macomb, IL. He has completed his coursework for a doctorate in higher education administration and is currently working on his dissertation.

This website includes information on Rick’s professional career, programs that he has presented, publications that he has been involved with, resources provided for other student affairs practitioners, and consulting services. Rick’s formal curriculum vitae (updated January 2012) can be found here.