{"id":99,"date":"2023-11-09T20:17:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T20:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentlife-wds-prd.utk.edu\/dos\/?page_id=99"},"modified":"2025-08-08T17:01:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T21:01:59","slug":"crystal-hardeman-ikem","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/dos\/crystal-hardeman-ikem\/","title":{"rendered":"Crystal Hardeman-Ikem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"img-circle wp-image-128 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/dos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/Crystal_headshot_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/dos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/Crystal_headshot_1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/dos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/Crystal_headshot_1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Crystal Hardeman-Ikem serves as an associate dean of students. She uses her developer strength to help students, faculty, and staff be the best version of themselves unapologetically. Crystal also provides leadership and strategic direction for the Office for Campus Culture and Community, and mattering and belonging initiatives for the Office of the Dean of Students. Crystal also oversees the campus-wide Vol is A Verb campaign.<\/p>\n<h2>About Crystal Hardeman-Ikem<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2d72b6\">Developer<\/span> | <span style=\"color: #2d72b6\">Connectedness<\/span> | <span style=\"color: #7b2a83\">Arranger<\/span> | <span style=\"color: #2d72b6\">Positivity<\/span> | <span style=\"color: #2d72b6\">Individualization<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Education<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleContainer\">Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Education, Western Kentucky University<\/li>\n<li class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleContainer\">MA in Student Affairs in Higher Education, Western Kentucky University<\/li>\n<li class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleContainer\">Graduate Certificate in International Student Services, Western Kentucky University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crystal Hardeman-Ikem serves as an associate dean of students. 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