Plenary Speaker

Dr. Gigi secuban

Inaugural vice president for inclusive excellence at Texas State University

Secuban comes to Texas State from Ohio University, where she served as vice president for Diversity and Inclusion since 2018. While at Ohio University, she led the university to 5 straight years as a HEED award winner and provided leadership for the creation of the first-ever diversity, equity and inclusion strategic plan for the campus.

In this inaugural role at Texas State, Secuban will guide and coordinate diversity, equity, inclusion and access (DEIA) efforts at Texas State.

Secuban brings more than 25 years of experience in higher education to Texas State. Between 2012 and 2018, she served as associate vice chancellor for Student Affairs at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Secuban also served 15 years at the University of Arkansas in various capacities, including senior associate director for the Freshman Engineering Program, director of the University’s Multicultural Center and director of Student Affairs and Diversity Services in the College of Education and Health Professions.

Secuban earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology, master’s degree in health science/ community health, and a doctorate in higher education administration from the University of Arkansas. She is also a charter member of the Phi Alpha Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated of Northwest Arkansas and has been part of the organization for 29 years, recently selected as part of the Inaugural Executive Leadership Academy of the sorority in 2021.