A Midwest native, navigating the Big Apple since 2019

Ashley Wolfe (she/her) serves as the Associate Director of Residential Life at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Ashley is a first-generation college student who completed her master’s degree in College Student Personnel from Western Illinois University and her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Augustana College (Illinois). She is pursuing a PhD in Education and Social Justice from Lancaster University. Prior to joining the Fashion Institute of Technology, Ashley served as a Program Manager at The University of Chicago and as a Resident Director at Fordham University. 

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Throughout her myriad roles in student affairs, Ashley has advocated for organizational growth and creative approaches to student learning with the foundational belief that institutional change and innovation is intertwined with equity and inclusion. Ashley has worked to ensure any ideas implemented have reflected this central tenet. Namely, Ashley designed a Social Justice Syllabus for her department, establishing learning outcomes, organizing weekly lesson plans, and discussion questions that were strategically posed to student staff and professional staff. Additionally, she has created resources for ability-inclusive programming strategies for student leaders. In her most recent role at the Fashion Institute of Technology, Ashley is responsible for developing and revamping the residential education framework.

 

Ashley has presented at multiple national, regional, and international events including the NASPA Strategies Conference and at the Region II Careers in Student Affairs Conference on topics such as generational approaches to social justice, size-inclusive workplace practices and approaches to entering the field of student affairs and higher education. 

Outside of higher education, Ashley can be found swimming at the local YMCA, hiking, knitting hats and scarves for family and friends, writing, reading, and volunteering. Ashley is a volunteer for Kiwanis International, a global service organization dedicated to making a difference in the lives of children. Lastly, Ashley is a New York State certified sexual assault crisis and intimate partner violence advocate, with over 200 volunteer on-call hours under the supervision of Crime Victims Treatment Center NYC. Emerging as an innovative student affairs practitioner, in the future, Ashley aims to build connections and partnerships with leaders and non-profit organizations around the globe.