DeWayne Frazier

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Dr. DeWayne Frazier is currently employed as Senior Vice President for International Programs at Upper Iowa University in Fayette, Iowa. Dr. Frazier is responsible for overseeing UIU’s programs in foreign venues. He works closely with the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools to assure that all programs operate within the given principles and approved parameters. Upper Iowa University currently has centers in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia.

Prior to coming to UIU, Dr. Frazier served as the Dean of International Education and an assistant professor of international studies at Campbellsville University. He was also the Director of the Honors Program. Dr. Frazier served as the NAFSA: Association of International Educators State Representative for Kentucky. Dr. Frazier has also served as the International Program Advisor at the University of Louisville and worked in similar capacities at Truman State University and Northern Kentucky University.

Dr. Frazier’s earned his Bachelors degree from Campbellsville University in political science and mathematics. He completed his M.A. in international politics at the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce on the campus of the University of Kentucky and finished an additional M.A. at the University of Louisville in higher education administration. Dr. Frazier completed his Ph.D. in organizational administration at the University of Louisville. The topic of his dissertation was the “Job Satisfaction of International Educators in the Post-September 11th Era”.

Dr. Frazier served on the Board of Directors for the Kentucky Institute for International Studies and the Private College Consortium for International Studies. Dr. Frazier is a 2004 Salzburg Seminar Fellow and worked as a Benjamin Gillman Scholarship Program Panelist. Dr. Frazier is the 2006 recipient of the Campbellsville University Student Government Association Faculty Challenger Award, an award presented by the students for most outstanding faculty member. For the past two summers he has led student groups oversees in programs in China and India. Dr. Frazier has vast experience in the area of study abroad program development.

Dr. Frazier has presented at various conferences on topics ranging from job satisfaction to immigration regulations. He has presented at the World Conference of the International Association for Promotion of Christian Higher Education and the NAFSA national conference. Dr. Frazier has presented on “F-1 Students for Admissions Offices” and “International Student Recruitment 101” at the Southern Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. He has published numerous articles on topics such as internationalization of the campus and international recruitment.

Dr. Frazier is originally from the small town of Lebanon Junction, Kentucky. Over the past decade Dr. Frazier has traveled to over 25 different countries for research, teaching and recruitment.