Undergraduate Orientation

As the inaugural Director of Student Experience, Mary Jordan (she/her) leads Brown University’s First Year Experience and transition programs, and collaborates across the Division of Campus Life to deliver a cohesive, data-informed, and evidence-based student experience. She also chairs Bruno GROW for Campus Life, the division's framework for a student leader development grounded in reflection and meaning-making, and works with students one-on-one to provide strengths-based, individualized coaching and support as an interim associate dean in Student Support Services. 

Before joining the Brown community, Mary served as an assistant professor of social and behavioral sciences at Santa Fe College, where she taught and conducted research on personal and organizational leadership, global career development, learning mindsets, and equitable student success outcomes. She continues to teach and advise doctoral students in the University of Florida’s College of Education.

Mary’s favorite part of her work is partnering with Brown’s brilliant, diverse, and creative students to build a campus community where every student feels a deep sense of belonging and the opportunity to thrive. Outside of work, she enjoys rock climbing, kayaking, knitting, reading, solving Sudoku puzzles, and cheering on her children's teams at soccer, track, and field hockey. 

Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration and Policy, University of Florida
M.A. in Higher Education Administration, Rowan University
B.A. in Journalism and Political Science, Temple University