Lori Patton is a Visiting Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Masters Program in Higher Education and Student Affairs in Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in the W.W. Wright School of Education at Indiana University. Her research interests include the study of Black and other ethnic culture centers, student development theory, assessment of retention-bases programs and the collegiate experiences of students from underrepresented populations. She can be reached at lpatton@indiana.edu or 812-856-8382.