Ashanti N. Chunn, Ed.D.

achunn@tnstate.edu                 
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Ashanti Chunn

Job Title: Assistant Director / Activity Director

Coaching Mindset: After a human’s basic needs, the need for belonging and connection are most important. When I support students through coaching, I try my best to remember that. I believe that coaching is a tool by which students can become all they desire to be. Coaching meets the need for human relationship and care and helps a person accomplish their goals and achieve their full potential through questioning, reflecting, acting, and being held accountable. I am privileged that students share their dreams with me and allow me to partner with them in achieving success. Through our interactions, I want students to learn life skills which they can positively employ for the rest of their lives.

Higher Education Background:

  • B.S. - Biology: Tennessee State University
  • M.S. - Biology: Tennessee State University
  • Ed.D. - Leadership & Professional Practice: Trevecca Nazarene University

Interests and Hobbies:

  • Listening to music and singing
  • Watching TV (especially comedies)
  • Learning new things (particularly about self-development, resiliency, purpose, and wellness)

Top Life Defining Moments in Higher Education:

  • Deciding to not give up after failing the first examination in my major introduction course
  • At each point in my life when I was not sure what was next, higher education has always provided me an opportunity to become an improved version of myself
  • My dissertation advisor expressing his belief in me and articulating positive praise about my work helped me to realize that perhaps I was not the “impostor” I felt I was

When in College, I Experienced:

  • Not having a sense of belonging
  • Financial stress
  • Uncertainty / unfamiliarity associated with being a first-generation college student
  • Feelings of guilt associated with leaving my family behind
  • Resiliency challenges
  • Incredible friendships