Nick Roberts

Nick Roberts is the Dean of Students at Southern Virginia University. As Dean, his role is to oversee student conduct and needs and enhance the student experience through campus activities and events.

Roberts first joined Southern Virginia University in 2022 as the admissions counselor over the Pacific and international regions, working closely with prospective students throughout the application process. He has also taught the foundational class Reading for the Liberal Arts as an adjunct professor, where he helped new students successfully transition to college life.

Prior to coming to Southern Virginia, Roberts worked as a sales development representative for Egnyte, a data security company, and as a college success coach at Mountain Gateway Community College in Clifton Forge, Va. While living in California, he worked as an intervention counselor at Live Oak High School, an education liaison at Yuba County Office of Education, and as a family service specialist for Sacramento County.

Roberts lives in Buena Vista with his wife, Melanie, who works at Southern Virginia as the Art + Design recruitment coordinator, and their two children.