Jennifer Perry Shingelo
Director of Student Advising and Academic Support
The director of Student Advising and Academic Support oversees the Academic Advising Center, The Testing Center and the Learning Center with the overarching goal of supporting student success. The director also serves as the administrator for the Starfish student success digital platform.
More About Me
Jenn Shingelo, a native of the Adirondacks in upstate NY, joined SUNY Purchase in 2004 as a visual arts MFA student, staying on after graduation in the Art+Design office as the academic advisor from 2006-07. She returned to Art+Design as the coordinator in 2012 after 5 years at Pratt Institute as the Assistant Director of Academic Advisement. She served as the Assistant Dean of Students and Enrollment for the School of the Arts at Purchase from 2014-2020, and as director of Student Support and Academic Achievement from 2020-2021.
In addition to her work in higher education, Jennifer has exhibited her artwork in Boston and New York and she is certified to teach yoga, which she has done both at Pratt and at Purchase. She is particularly dedicated to furthering diversity, social justice and student growth and wellness. She is an active member of the Student Success Fellows Network and served as chair of the Senate’s DEIC (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee) for two years.
Currently, she enjoys hanging out with her 11 year old daughter and her Shih-Tzu puppy Stevie, going to her husband’s musical performances (sometimes joining as a back-up singer), and continuing her artistic practice.
Exhibitions / Performances
Selected Exhibitions:
2023 Eccentric Visions, Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, NY, NY
2009 display/displace, Frederieke Taylor Gallery, NY, NY
2009 Opening Lines, New Art Center, Boston, MA
2008 The Shadow Show, Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT
2007 Matriculations, The Bendheim Gallery, Greenwich, CT