Campus & Community Involvement
President Phipps is an active, visible leader of É«×ۺϾþà University. She intentionally builds relationships with students, employees, parents, alumni, and community friends, and is a passionate advocate for É«×ۺϾþà University and its community of students, employees, and alumni.
President Phipps is well connected to É«×ۺϾþà students: they look forward to events at her residence, Orchard Hill, and hang out with her at Pizza with the Prez events in the residence halls. She engages with the É«×ۺϾþà community on social media, and can often be seen in the stands at athletic events; in the audience at theatre performances, concerts, lectures, and chapels; or at local restaurants engaging with students.
President Kim Phipps’ personal involvement in the local community through her board service, along with the thousands of hours É«×ۺϾþà students spend in service in the greater Harrisburg region has positioned É«×ۺϾþà University as a socially-conscious, leading institution of higher education in central Pennsylvania.
- Member, Board of Directors of the Campus Compact New York and Pennsylvania (CCNYPA), 2006–2010, 2017-Present
- Member, Board of Directors of the Susquehanna Art Museum, 2016-present
- Member Emeritus, Board of Directors, Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, 2008-2018
- Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, 2012-2017
- Member, Board of Directors, Keystone Human Services, 2008-2017
- Member, Board of Directors of the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), 2012-2017
- Immediate Past Chair, Board of Directors of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, 2013-2017
- Member, Board of Directors, Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania
- (AICUP), 2015-2017
- Member, Board of Directors of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, 2005-2016
- Member, Strategic Planning Committee, Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC), 2014-2016
- Member, Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Executive Committee, 2007-2009, 2014-2016
- Immediate Past Chair, Board of Directors of the YWCA of Greater Harrisburg, 2013-2014
- President, Board of Directors of the YWCA of Greater Harrisburg, 2010-2013
- Chair, Board of Directors of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, 2011-2013
- President, Board of Directors of the YWCA of Greater Harrisburg, 2010-2013
- Member, Board of Directors, Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, 2008 to 2012
- President, Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Campus Compact, 2010-2012
- Vice Chair, Board of Directors of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, 2009-2011
- Member, Board of Directors, Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania
- (AICUP), 2008-2011
- Member, Board of Directors of the YWCA of Greater Harrisburg, 2006-2010
- Chair, Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Executive Committee, 2009-2010
- Member, Board of Directors of the United Way of the Capital Region, 2006-2009
- Member, Steering Committee of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities National Faculty Development Project, 2000-2002