Steven Pruitt

Director of Graduate and Online Admission

Steven Pruitt

Professional profile

Steven Pruitt has served as the director of graduate and online admission at Lynn University since 2011. Pruitt primarily oversees the recruitment of non-traditional adult students seeking career advancement by completing a bachelor's, master's or doctorate degree. Before coming to Lynn, Pruitt spent over 20 years in leadership roles at several large technology companies, such as AT&T, IBM, Motorola and Hewlett-Packard.

As a non-traditional student himself, Pruitt earned associate degrees in liberal arts and electronics at City College of Chicago, and a bachelor's in computer science at North Central College, while working as a technical associate at AT&T Bell Laboratories. Pruitt advanced to project management at Motorola and HP and became a consulting services manager and director for Silicon Valley software companies.

Transitioning to higher education in 2009, Pruitt has led Lynn University to achieve exceptional growth in graduate enrollment over the past 12 years. He is passionate about building relationships as a pathway for student success. To enhance community outreach for graduate and online admission, Pruitt launched a thriving education partnership program in 2012, which now serves over 140 businesses and organizations throughout South Florida and beyond, offering tuition discounts to employees and their families. Training or human resource leaders seeking education opportunities for employees of their organization, or individuals seeking career advancement through education, may contact him via phone or email.

Education

  • A.A., City College of Chicago
  • B.S., North Central College
  • MBA, Lynn University