Programs, Advising, and Student Experience

Programs, Advising and Student Experience (PASE) oversees the areas of Academic Programs, Academic Advising and Student Experience. PASE aims to prepare students to be lifelong learners, and offer learning experiences that facilitate and promote successful employment and careers.

Our curriculum and environment are designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and tools, as well as support necessary to thrive in their professions, and positively impact communities, both locally, and globally.

Examples of PASE resources and functions include: course registration, program accreditation, degree progression and success, student wellbeing, student leadership and groups, social and cultural experiences, People of Determination accommodations, housing, immigration, health, and many others.

Renee Dugan is the Executive Director of Student Experience and Advising, leading the team creating a positive and enriching experience for MBA students both in and outside of the classroom. She is also one of the academic advisors supporting students throughout the MBA program.

Renee has more than 22 years experience in MBA, EMBA and undergraduate student affairs and admissions at Stern at NYUAD, NYU Abu Dhabi and Stern in New York. She has also worked at King’s Academy in Jordan, the American Chamber of Commerce in Hanoi, and Simon & Schuster and Pearson Education in the US. Renee has lived and worked in the US, UAE, Jordan, Canada, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Renee completed her BA in international relations from the University of Oregon Her MPA is from the NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.