{"id":632,"date":"2023-09-22T12:48:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T17:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/?page_id=632"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:04:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T17:04:44","slug":"penny-sansing-mansell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/directory\/penny-sansing-mansell\/","title":{"rendered":"Penny Sansing Mansell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Director, Center for Education Support<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Phone: (662) 241-6088 EDHS Office 113
Email: psmansell@muw.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Penny<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Penny Mansell serves as Director of the Center for Education Support (CES) at Mississippi University for Women. She believes education is a powerful force that drives economic progress, workforce development, and community sustainability. At The W, she has launched, revitalized, expanded, and\/or directed major educational programs and initiatives, including the Child and Parent Development Center laboratory school, CHEER Conference, Mississippi Governor\u2019s School, WISE Start, and professional development and educator pipeline initiatives. Since joining The W, she has managed more than $2 million in grants and gifts, expanding the university\u2019s reach through innovative partnerships and community-based initiatives. Her collaborative work weaves together programs, events, policies, and systems that extend educational support beyond the classroom. She emphasizes engagement, outreach, and hospitality as core practices to ensure CES strengthens pipelines, supports lifelong learning, and sustains accountability. Penny approaches leadership as a problem-solver and change-maker, committed to turning community needs into high-impact solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Much of her work begins where systems are fragmented. She brings institutions, agencies, educators, and communities together to break down silos, align resources and expertise, and turn disconnected efforts into coordinated solutions that are stronger, more sustainable, and more responsive to community needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her motto? You don\u2019t always have to know what you\u2019re doing, but you better work hard, care deeply, and remember Maya Angelou\u2019s words: \u201cWhen you know better, do better.\u201d<\/em> Children and families are counting on it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fall 2026 Schedule & Availability<\/strong><\/th>Days<\/strong><\/th>Time<\/strong><\/th>Location \/ Notes<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
On-Campus Hours<\/strong> – Columbus<\/td>Monday\u2013Friday<\/td>8:00 a.m.\u20135:00 p.m.<\/td>EDHS 113 \/ Campus<\/td><\/tr>
Student Office Hours<\/strong><\/td>Available throughout on-campus hours<\/td>Please make an appointment or check in first<\/td>EDHS 113 \/ Campus – Education and Human Sciences Building<\/td><\/tr>
Virtual Office Hours<\/strong><\/td>By appointment<\/td>\u2014<\/td>Virtual<\/td><\/tr>
ED 315 \u2013 Policy and Advocacy in Early Education<\/strong><\/td>Online<\/td>Asynchronous<\/td>Canvas<\/td><\/tr>
ED 417 \u2013 Behaviors in Early Childhood Education<\/strong><\/td>Online<\/td>Asynchronous<\/td>Canvas<\/td><\/tr>
Field Experience \/ Outreach<\/strong><\/td>Varies<\/td>\u2014<\/td>Off Campus<\/td><\/tr>
Appointments<\/strong><\/td>\u2014<\/td>\u2014<\/td>In person or virtual<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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