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Patrick Toney has been employed in a variety of administrative and instructional positions for the past 11 years. The time spent over these years has also resulted in an Academy of Health Sciences diploma in medical equipment repair (35G) from the United States Army and a B.A. and M.A. in English Literature and Composition, with an emphasis on teaching from Jackson State University.

Currently, Patrick serves as the Retention Coordinator of the School of Arts and Sciences at Bowie State University.  He manages assigned projects for an ACCESS AND SUCCESS grant provided by the Maryland Higher Education Commission.  He also assists both the Associate Provost for Educational Affairs and the Dean of Arts and Sciences in managing information and data to produce materials and other reports on student attrition and academic persistence.  In addition, Patrick manages and coordinates retention efforts as a member of the Retention Advisory Board.  In the School of Arts and Sciences at Bowie State University, he has worked with members of the Model Institution for Excellence Initiative (MIE), a program funded by NASA and supported by the National Science Foundation related to student engagement and academic persistence.

In the LLC Doctoral Program, Patrick intends to concentrate in Language, Culture and Power in Organizations and Communities.  He hopes that participation in this program will assist him in his career goal to apply research in teaching and administration to enhance the educational, social and economic opportunities for all people, especially in educational contexts.

In addition to his academic pursuits, Patrick is a member of the Hyattsville/Landover Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Inc., Evangel Cathedral in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Brothers of the Academy (BOTA), and Troops to Teachers of the Department of Defense.

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=Patrick Toney (LLC 6th cohort) had a proposal accepted for the 2006 Historically Black Colleges' and Universities' Retention Summit. The title of his presentation was"Improving Graduation Rates at HBCUs: The Role of Social Class Differences in Academic Performance and Degree Attainment--Understanding the 'Haves' while Lobbying for the 'Have Nots.'"

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