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Mary Laundry

Director

Student Affairs and Career Services

mlaundry@adler.edu 312-662-4017 Connect on LinkedIn
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OVERVIEW

Mary Laundry is an operations executive with more than 26 years of management experience and 24 years in higher education. She is known for building trust, leading strong teams, and improving organizational effectiveness. Her expertise includes policy development and cross-campus collaboration to support student success.  She is committed to creating clear, equitable, and student-centered systems that strengthen support services and enhance the student experience across the university.


MEMBERSHIPS + ASSOCIATIONS

  • Staff Council, chair, 2024-25 and 2025-26 academic years.
  • Board for the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE), faculty advisory.
  • America’s Urban Campus® Career Services Collaborative HOUSE Liaison, member.
  • Title IX coordinator

Publications

Publications

Career success.

2012 Words of Wisdom, LLC.
Author(s): Huber, K., Balachandran, B., Ballman, C., Croft, A., Laundry, M., & Perillo, C.

Areas of Interest

  • Student-centered operations and student success
  • Building and sustaining high-performing teams
  • Cross-departmental collaboration
  • Compliance, accreditation, and regulatory alignment
  • Policy and procedure development
  • Education

    • Master of Education in Educational Leadership, Argosy University, Chicago, Illinois
    • Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and Early Childhood Development, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

    Awards

    • Staff of the Year Award, Adler University
    • President’s Award acknowledging Excellence in Service to Students, Adler University

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