UW-Platteville Chancellor Dennis J. Shields Appointed to the NCAA Division III Chancellors/Presidents Advisory Group
University of Wisconsin-Platteville Chancellor Dennis J.
Shields was recently appointed to the NCAA Division III
Chancellors/Presidents Advisory Group.
The NCAA Division III Presidents/Chancellor Advisory Group advises
and provides input to the fifteen members of the Division III
Presidents Council, and facilitates communication from the Council
to chancellor/president colleagues in their respective
conferences/group of independents.
“For this university, it adds to our visibility on a
national level, and I’m honored to be able to provide
that,” Chancellor Shields said. “As a former
student-athlete myself, I’m excited about the opportunity to
discuss and influence policies that will benefit all
student-athletes.”
The NCAA Division III Presidents/Chancellor Advisory Group
consists of one chancellor or president from each Division III
voting conference not currently represented on the Presidents
Council or by a chancellor/president on the NCAA Management
Council.
Shields joined the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 2010 and
is the 14th chief executive of the institution. Shields’s
vision for higher education includes a focus on academic
excellence, serious pursuit of scholarship including applied
research, and high quality teaching, and experiences and services
for students, employees, alumni and friends. Initiatives are
focused on giving students the tools that they will need throughout
life to be independent, critical thinkers and problem solvers who
are contributing citizens within their communities.
An Iowa native, Shields earned his undergraduate degree in
business administration from Graceland College and his Juris Doctor
from the University of Iowa College of Law. While working on his
undergraduate degree at Graceland College, Shields participated on
the men's basketball team for the Yellow Jackets.
Immediately prior to becoming Chancellor at UW-Platteville,
Shields served as acting vice president of student affairs at The
City College of New York – City University of New York. He
has held administrative positions at the Phoenix School of Law,
Duke University School of Law, The University of Michigan Law
School and the University of Iowa.
