Dr. Staci Stone, Vice Provost of Academic Affairs at Jacksonville State University in Alabama, advocates for students, faculty, and staff to help them succeed through support and innovation. Staci is certified in experiential learning and has more than two decades of administrative and teaching experience. She has received numerous recognitions, including the Michael L. Basile Extraordinary Contribution to Internationalization Award, as well as NEH and Japanese Outreach Initiative grants. Her publications focus on British women writers, summer reading programs, and interdisciplinary teaching. She has taught abroad numerous times, accompanying students to London, Dublin, Prague, and South Korea. Her advanced degrees in English and Gender Studies are from the University of Alabama and the University of South Carolina. She is also a recent graduate of the HERS Leadership Institute.