{"id":18532,"date":"2026-05-20T15:42:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T09:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/institutions.northsouth.edu\/oea\/?page_id=18532"},"modified":"2026-05-20T15:43:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T09:43:32","slug":"dr-cynthia-mckinney","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/institutions.northsouth.edu\/oea\/dr-cynthia-mckinney\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Cynthia Mckinney"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18532\" class=\"elementor elementor-18532\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fc3f7c e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0fc3f7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3685e60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"3685e60\" 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The Director also works with other leaders of the university to maintain the reputation of NSU both at home and abroad through the use of strategic and effective communication. The current Director of the OEA is Dr. Cynthia McKinney. Under her leadership, the OEA team works day and night to brand NSU to the world. She says, \u201cThe best thing about this job is that I get to put all my skills to use on a daily basis like leadership, strategic planning, stakeholder management, team-building, advocacy, networking, diplomacy, research, facilitation, cross-cultural skills, and social and emotional intelligence. Most of all, I get to continue to learn, grow and experiment with people I admire and respect.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-modal-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Phone:<\/strong><a href=\"tel:Extension: 1075\">Extension: 1075<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:director.oea@northsouth.edu\">director.oea@northsouth.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7e3aa54\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-linkedin\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-8c8e7ac\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/director.oea@northsouth.edu\" aria-label=\"Email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-envelope1\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Cynthia Mckinney Director Dr. Cynthia Mckinney Director The Director is NSU\u2019s chief academic officer dedicated to international engagement working to build and maintain strategic partnerships around the world in order to expand opportunities for international study, research, collaboration and exchange for faculty and students. The Director also works with other leaders of the university to maintain the reputation of NSU both at home and abroad through the use of strategic and effective communication. The current Director of the OEA is Dr. Cynthia McKinney. Under her leadership, the OEA team works day and night to brand NSU to the world. She says, \u201cThe best thing about this job is that I get to put all my skills to use on a daily basis like leadership, strategic planning, stakeholder management, team-building, advocacy, networking, diplomacy, research, facilitation, cross-cultural skills, and social and emotional intelligence. 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