Laurel Starling-McIntosh serves as the Senior Assistant Dean of Student Affairs for the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education. She has over 25 years of higher education experience working with college students of all levels including graduate and health-professions students. Before joining the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education in 2017, Ms. McIntosh worked and resided in Atlanta, GA.
Ms. McIntosh is passionate about education, student success, and doing her part to fulfill the institution’s mission for a healthier Arkansas. She resides in Fayetteville with her husband and two daughters..
Education
University of Arkansas- M.Ed. Student Personnel Services and University Administration
University of Arkansas – B.A. English, B.A. Journalism
Areas of Interest and Expertise
Enrollment management
Student life
Student success / advising Legal issues and trends in higher education
Crisis management
Reading Fiction
Writing
Cooking
Nature
Razorback sports
Yoga
Martial arts
Accomplishments
AOA COCA Evaluator, Student Services 2024
Administrative Leadership Development Program, AACOM Leadership Institute 2019
National Society of Leadership and Success, Excellence in Service to Students Award 2017
University of West Georgia Distinguished Service Award, 2005-2006
University of West Georgia Distinguished Service Award, 2002-2003
Phi Sigma Phi National Honor Fraternity, Gamma Delta Faculty Advisor and Member 2002
