Areas of Interest
Authentic Leadership
Purpose, heart, integrity, and relationships form the core of good leadership. I believe in empowering teams and building trust that our successes and good failures represent opportunities to learn as we solve wicked problems for our students, our communities, and ourselves. I embrace the sometimes unglamorous, persistent teamwork necessary to yield student success and responsible fiscal stewardship.
Early Academic Momentum
Building on my doctoral research regarding part-time community college students, I am dedicated to identifying and removing institutional barriers that stall student progress in their first year. My strategy involves partnering with faculty to implement effective supports for retention and completion while ensuring academic rigor in "gateway" courses like mathematics and English to create early foundational wins for students.
Program Alignment with Local Need
My approach to program development is grounded in rigorous market analysis to ensure academic offerings align with regional economic ecosystems and target occupations. Leveraging my background in statistical consulting and stakeholder engagement, I evaluate new and existing programs for their ability to deliver family-sustaining wages to support local communities.
Published Work
Brief Bio
Dr. Matt Wiley is a tenured Associate Professor of Mathematics and Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Learning Technologies at Victoria College. Bridging classroom pedagogy and institutional strategy, Matt serves as the principal architect for regional accreditation, comprehensive planning, and distance education.
A proponent of shared governance, he previously chaired the Curriculum and Instructional Council and served as a Faculty Senator. In the classroom, Matt has taught over 3,000 students, ranking in the 90th percentile for teaching effectiveness and earning Advisor of the Year. He currently serves on the Texas A&M University–Kingsville Institutional Review Board.
Matt holds an Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration, an MBA, an M.S. in Pure Mathematics, and a B.S. in Mathematics with a Minor in Computer Science. His accepted presentation prospectuses include financial forecasting of Texas House Bill 8 funding models, data analytics for accreditation, and increasing early academic momentum. Outside the academy, Matt managed a statistical consultancy and co-authored three books on R programming. He leverages this expertise to demystify complex data, ensuring program development supports upward economic mobility.