Tanjula Petty, Ed.D.
Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness, Strategic Initiatives, and Transformation
215 Councill Hall
(334) 229-4232
tpetty@alasu.edu
Dr. Tanjula Petty is an experienced administrator who leads policy development and
inspires change through collaborative leadership and data driven decision-making.
She has an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Law from Alabama State University,
a MS in Public Administration, and a BS in Resource Management, both from Troy University.
A Lean Six Sigma servant leader with extensive experience and proven record of collaborative
and partnership efforts is most known for her transformative leadership skills, with
a direct focus on moving the needle for student success in higher education.
Dr. Petty is a passionate, outcomes-oriented leader who has dedicated her career to advancing access and student success through a lens of equity for disadvantaged students. Dr. Petty is considered a scholar-practitioner and possesses a wealth of experience in accreditation, academic affairs, student services, diversity, enrollment management, institutional effectiveness and research, fiscal accountability, facilities planning, public relations, strategic planning, and workforce development/career and technical education. Dr. Petty has expertise in program administration, new initiative development, increasing institutional resources, developing partnerships, and providing oversight of federal grant-funded programs. She is the Co-principal investigator (Co-PI) for the ASU GEAR-UP initiative funded for $24.7-million-dollars by the U.S. Department of Education. She served as the Principal Investigator and was awarded $2.4 million Predominantly Black Institution Grant (PBI) to enhance online learning by the U.S. Department of Education. She has built partnerships and programs to increase the outreach, access, and retention of underrepresented populations. Dr. Petty has served in key roles of several multi-million-dollar capital construction projects supporting academic instruction and student support services, as she worked to gain the support of local and state legislators to obtain funding for $4.9 million to add 28,633 square feet to the Carlton Construction Academy, adding academic programming to support workforce development. Additionally, she worked in tandem with the university president to successfully gain the support of the governor to obtain funding for $763,000 from the Public School and College Authority for modifications to the off-site campus. Dr. Petty led the efforts to secure a $200,000 HBCU technology grant, in addition to working with corporate partners to acquire $100,000 and $250,000 gifts to support online infrastructure and technologies during the pandemic. Dr. Petty also launched the partnership with Montgomery Community Action to provide children with access to early education opportunities using facilities located on campus, which led to institutional revenue cost savings of $2.5 million.
She has presented nationally on assessment, disadvantaged and first-generation students, retention, campus collaboration, and improving campus cultures. She authored A Challenge to Higher Education Leaders in the Wake of a Social Injustice Crisis and Leading in The Midst of a Crisis book chapter for Magna Publications and is published in the College Student Journal and the National Teacher Education Journal. She is on the Advisory Board of Leadership in Higher Education and an evaluator for the Southern Association of Colleges & Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).