SSS Staff

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Shirleena Terrell, MA

Director
402.280.3468
ShirleenaTerrell@creighton.edu

Shirleena serves as the Director for Student Support Services. Shirleena received her Bachelor's degree from Hampton University in Hampton, VA, where she studied Business Marketing. Shirleena's passion for education led her to Kipp Houston, where she taught in K-12 for five years. Upon obtaining her Master of Arts degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Higher Education with a concentration in Student Affairs, Shirleena transitioned from K-12 environments to Higher Education. Shirleena has a passion for working with minoritized, marginalized, and underrepresented populations. Her passion for social justice and working with underrepresented populations led her to the University of Iowa, where she worked in Multicultural Affairs. Shirleena feels blessed to be a part of Creighton's TRIO family and advocate for first-gen, low-income, and persons with disabilities. Shirleena loves singing, dancing, and all things musical. On any given Sunday, you can find her singing at church with the choir or dancing with the liturgical praise dancers.