Amber Webb
Director, Academic Support Center Office: 2248 - McAfeePhone: 217-581-6910
Email: ajwebb2@eiu.edu
Frequently Taught Courses
EIU 2919
EIU 1111
Professional Affiliations
Professional Memberships:
- International Association of Student Affairs and Services
- NASPA Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
Education & Training
Ph.D. Higher Education Administration, Illinois State University, anticipated May 2026
M.S. College Student Affairs, Eastern Illinois University, May 2019
Thesis: Kids, Spouses, School, Oh My! The Non-Traditional Experience
B.S. Family and Consumer Sciences, Eastern Illinois University, May 2017
Minor: Psychology
Magna Cum Laude
A.A. Liberal Arts, Lake Land College, May 2015
Solution-Focused Conversations in
Schools: An Integration of Education and
Mental Health, May 2025
Certified Peer Educator Train the Trainer, May 2025
Adult Mental Health First Aid Instructor, May 2025
Conference Presentations
Webb, A. (2025, June). Global to local: The adaptation of international-born professionals for inclusive campus communities. Collaborate 2025: Working Together for Student Success Conference, Cork, Ireland
Webb, A. (2024, November). Campus academic alerts: Ensuring every student is supported. European Conference for Student Affairs and Services, St. Julian’s, Malta.
Webb, A. (2024, March). Empowering women through mentorship. Women Up Conference, Charleston, IL
Webb, A. & Kaurin, J. (2022, September). Implementing community cultural wealth into your TRIO practice. Council on Opportunity in Education Annual Conference, San Diego, California.
Webb, A., Verdin, B., & Fatheree, D. (2022, April). Introduction to community cultural wealth. Session presented at Staff Development, Lake Land College, Mattoon, IL
Webb, A., Verdin, B., & Webb, C. (2021, November). Introduction to community cultural wealth. Session presented at Staff Development, Lake Land College, Mattoon, IL
Webb, A. & Higgerson, P. (2021, September). Where do we go from here? As we move forward with virtual advising we must look back to the future. Illinois Academic Advising Association Annual Conference, Charleston, Illinois
Webb, A., Verdin, B., & Jackson, K. (2021, April). Community Cultural wealth. Session presented at Staff Development, Lake Land College, Mattoon, IL
Niebrugge, A., & Webb, A. (2021, April). Supporting first gen students. Session presented at Staff Development at Lake Land College, Mattoon, Illinois
Niebrugge, A., & Webb, A. (2020, November). Supporting first gen students. Session presented at Staff Development at Lake Land College, Mattoon, Illinois
Niebrugge, A., & Webb, A. (2019, November). Supporting first gen students. Session presented at Staff Development at Lake Land College, Mattoon, Illinois
Webb, A. & Polydore, C. (2019, March). The lived experiences of moderately to highly non-traditional students. Poster session at the American College Personnel Association, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA.
Polydore, C. & Webb, A. (2019, January). Owning your value: Mining your cultural wealth. Session presented at the EIUnity Diversity Conference, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
Webb, A., & Krausen, R. (2018, October). The nextgen experience: What to expect. Session presented at the Student Affairs 101 Conference, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
Rumann. C., Bemba, Y., Rodriguez, N., Terrell, S., Cundy, B., & Webb, A. (2018, October) Successfully navigating graduate school in student affairs. Session presented at the ACPA Midwest Conference, , Kansas City, MO
Webb, A. (2018, October). The Midwestern graduate experience through the eyes of one student organization. Session presented at the ACPA Midwest Conference, Kauffman Foundation Conference Center, Kansas City, MO
Polydore, C. & Webb, A. (2018, October). Making excellence inclusive: Advancing equity-minded practice. Session presented at the Student Success Conference, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
Webb, A. & Polydore, C. (2018, September). What does the first year look like for a non-traditional undergraduate student? Session presented at The Midwest First-Year Conference, University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL
Webb, A. & Polydore, C. (2018, September). Spotlight on non-traditional students: How can advisors aid their success? Session presented at ILACADA Academic Advising Conference, University of Illinois Springfield, Springfield, IL
Webb, A., Garner, A. Frye, A., Gonzalez, P., Krausen, R., Polydore, C. (2018, April). First-Generation student knowledge, use, and satisfaction of academic resources. Poster session at the Distinguished Graduate Awards, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL.
Webb, A., Garner, A. Frye, A., Gonzalez, P., Krausen, R., Polydore, C. (2018, March). First-Generation student knowledge, use, and satisfaction of academic resources. Poster session at Student Research and Creative Discovery Conference, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL.
Webb, A., Garner, A. Frye, A., Gonzalez, P., Krausen, R., Polydore, C. (2017, February). First-Generation student knowledge, use, and satisfaction of academic resources. Poster session at College of Education and Professional Studies Research Fair, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL.
Krausen, R., Webb, A., & Garner, A. (2017, October). What I wish I knew about grad school: SA edition. Session presented at Student Affairs 101 Conference, Illinois State University, Bloomington, IL.