Nii Kpakpo Abrahams serves as the the inaugural Director of the First Year Experience, where he sits between academic affairs, student affairs, and enrollment management to ensure all areas are working cohesively to create intentional systems that cultivate belonging and connectedness for all first-year students on campus. He is extremely passionate about helping college students discover, develop, and deploy their gifts and passions.

Prior to his work at Butler, Nii was the Director of Orientation and First Year Experience at Anderson University (IN) and has held other roles in higher education including Asst. Director of Admissions at Anderson, and COM adjunct faculty at Ivy Tech, SNHU, and Missouri State University. In addition to his work in higher education, he has experience as a Communication and Content Strategist for a national non-profit, a Digital Marketing Manager for an east coast branding agency, and currently serves as a volunteer staff pastor at a local church. He holds both his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Communication from Missouri State. His thesis work centered on organizational assimilation on a city-wide scale and how municipalities can aid in creating the best environments for young professionals to live and thrive. In his downtime, you can find him spending time with his wife and daughter, playing Monopoly Deal, and searching for the best donut shops in Indianapolis.

Nii Kpakpo Abrahams

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