Dr. Rachel Dolechek
Assistant Professor of Business Communication
Contact Information:
Office: MC 105A
Phone: 785-628-4659
Email: rldolechek@fhsu.edu
Degrees:
DBA, University of the Incarnate Word
EdS, Fort Hays State University
MBA, Fort Hays State University
BBA in Business Communication, Fort Hays State University
Courses Taught:
BCOM 201: Introduction to Corporate Communication
BCOM 210: Introduction to Professional Development
BCOM 301: Business Communication
BCOM 601: Managerial Communication BUED 872: Introduction to Business Education and Workforce Leadership
Academic Advising:
Bachelor of Science in Business Education, Concentration in Corporate Communication
Bachelor of Science in Business Education, Concentration in Talent Development
Master of Professional Studies in Workforce Development
Educational Specialist in Business Education and Workforce Leadership
Select Publications & Presentations:
Dolechek, R., Weisenborn, G., & Rohlf, R. (2021). Online collaboration boards: Results of an experiential exercise. Research presented at the Virtual Management & Organizational Behavior Teaching Society (vMOBTS) Annual Conference.
Chance, N., Dolechek, R., Haag, L., Cunningham, M., Harvey, K. (2021). What’s in your RHT toolkit: The impact of COVID-19 on teaching and learning. Research presented at the Big 12 Teaching & Learning Conference, sponsored by the University of Kansas.
Dolechek, R. & Garza, D. (2020). From the faculty advisor lens: Assessment, training, and the advising landscape. In S. Whalen (Ed.). Proceedings of the 16th National Symposium on Student Retention. Norman, OK: The University of Oklahoma.
Weisenborn, G., Dolechek, R., & Goebel, B. (2020). Acclimate, regroup, and reflect at base camp before you climb to the summit: A reflective exercise for students as they prep for a tough upper-division mountain of a course. Research presented at the Virtual Management & Organizational Behavior Teaching Society (vMOBTS) Annual Conference, sponsored by Purdue University Fort Wayne.
Dolechek, R., Lippert, T., Vengrouskie, E. F., & Lloyd, R. A. (2019). Solving a whale of a problem: Introducing the four functions of management in a management principles course. International Forum of Teaching Studies, 15(2), 29-35.
Kuzma, J., Weisenborn, G., Philippe, T., Gabel, A., Dolechek, R. (2009). Analysis of U.S. Senate web sites for disability accessibility. International Journal of Business Research, 9(6), 174-181.
Select Grants Funded:
Dolechek, R., Chance, N., & Haag, L. (2020). Crisis management: Evaluating higher education’s online transition during a pandemic. Fort Hays State University Offices of Scholarship and Sponsored Projects.
Dolechek, R., Thal, K., & Smith, S. (2019). The brewology pilot project. Fort Hays State University Office of Scholarship and Sponsored Projects.
Dr. Rachel Dolechek is an Assistant Professor of Business Communication at FHSU. She teaches courses in business, corporate, and managerial communication and professional development. Her research interests involve employability, business communication, and strategies for teaching and learning.
Dr. Dolechek has over ten years of teaching and advising experience across various roles in higher education. She is the recipient of the fall 2020 Robbins College of Business and Entrepreneurship Teaching Award, 2018 recipient of the Outstanding Graduate Advisor Award, a finalist for the 2015 Navigator Award, and the recipient of the 2014 Virtual College Adjunct of the Year award for the Robbins College of Business and Entrepreneurship. She previously served on the Steering Committee for the Kansas Academic Advising Network and is a member of the Association for Business Communication, Management & Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, and Phi Kappa Phi.