Teran Tadal

Who is Teran Tadal?

Teran Tadal is a highly accomplished higher education professional currently serving as the Associate Director of the Wharton Undergraduate Division at the University of Pennsylvania.1 Some of his key roles and achievements include:

• Developing recruitment plans, enhancing regional applicant pools, and evaluating roughly 1,400 applicants per year1
• Increasing applications in his region by 12% per state for the 2014 cycle1
• Coordinating a $60,000 budget to provide travel funds for high need students to attend spring yield events1
• Assuming the Wharton School of Business Undergraduate Admissions Liaison role, collaborating with the Wharton Undergraduate Managing Director1
• Serving as a POSSE liaison, assisting in cohort selection, student support, and organizing annual retreats and graduation ceremonies1

Prior to his current role, Teran held positions such as Regional Director and Graduate Assistant at the University of Pennsylvania, as well as Director of Multicultural Recruitment and Assistant Dean of Admissions at Union College.1

Teran holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Union College and an M.S.Ed. in Higher Education from the University of Pennsylvania.1 He has also completed executive education programs in Leading Organizational Change from Wharton and Rolling Out a Diversity and Inclusion Training Program from LinkedIn.1

In addition to his professional accomplishments, Teran is actively involved in the STEP (Sponsor Teachers Educational Program) community, celebrating milestones such as becoming the first person in his family to graduate college summa cum laude from an Ivy League institution.24 He also supports the STEP family's efforts to build community and welcomes new cohorts.34