Contact Info
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Campus: Lisle
Email: mmalayter@nl.edu
Phone: 630.874.4391
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Biography
During her dynamic and diverse 20+ year career, Maria Malayter has been a highly rated speaker, systems specialist, negotiator, higher education administrator, educator and consultant for public and private organizations across the country. She is currently an assistant professor in social and behavioral sciences and director of the Center for Positive Aging. Her signature collegiate courses are interpersonal communication, leadership and organizational change, adult learning and organizational behavior.
Malayter is also an adjunct professor for the MBA and MA of human resources at Webster University. She is the former assistant dean of the NLU College of Arts and Sciences where she strategically turned a $750,000 problem into profit, transformed systems of the technology transfer process, formulated a preassessment and orientation for adult students and implemented strategies to improve retention and graduation rates.
Education
PhD: Applied Management and Decision ScienceMA: Organizational Communication: Training and Development
Specialized Certificate: Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration at Bryn Mawr College
Publications
Three Retirement Challenges the Experts Never Told You About
Boomers: Visions of the New Retirement (2004) iUniverse.com
Presentations
Reinventing Your Retirement: It’s More Than the Fuzzy Slipper Commute – It’s Your Money, Your Life Conference, September 2008
Flex Options – Preparing for the Mature Workforce: Tools and Tactics for Employers, November 2008
Press Releases
Coming soon.News
Finding a Softer Landing: Programs Help Older Adults Thrive During Poor Economy
Published in American Council on Education’s Center Point


