Tímea Varga, Ph.D.

https://www.lynn.edu/campus-directory/people/timea-varga

• Communication
• International development
• Comparative politics
• International relations
• Identity politics

Current

• Faculty advisor for iPulse, Lynn University's award-winning student- publication
• Project Manager and Executive Managing Editor of LYNKD, Lynn’s award-winning creative magazine
• Co-host of Lynn’s ImpactWave podcast, a university initiative to encourage and diversify conversations about education for sustainable development (ESD)

Previous

• Member of Lynn University’s impact team
• Assistant director of Project Civitas, a university initiative to promote civility in politics and public life through education 
• Faculty innovation and social impact lead, where Varga co-led Lynn's Social Impact Taskforce and co-coordinated, co-managed and co-facilitated the institutionalization of social impact education

Current

• Member of the National Communication and American Political Science Associations, regularly presents at regional and national conferences, lectures in the community, leads faculty development sessions that address a variety of topics in higher education and is a freelance copywriter.

Previous

• President, Florida Communication Association

Current

• Co-owns Impact Processing, Inc., a Florida-based merchant service and payment processing firm that empowers U.S. businesses and organizations to use business as a force for good to help expand local business and community development.

Previous

• Served as research mentor and adviser for the Watson Institute, training the next generation of innovators, leaders and social entrepreneurs
• Editorial assistant of Women' Studies in Communication, the prestigious scholarly publication of the Organization for Research on Women (ORWAC)

• Hungarian Ministry of Defence
• American International School of Budapest

• Service to Lynn and Outside Community (award to highlight influence that goes beyond the classroom and social impact on a global scale), 2021
• Ciivys (finalist with Project Civitas: a national award to highlight outstanding efforts of civic collaboration making impacts in local, national and youth communities), 2018
• President's Award, Florida Communication Association, 2017
• Student Commencement Speaker (graduate and evening undergraduate commencement), Lynn University, 2014
• Covington Who's Who in North American Education, 2012
• Dean's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Education (College of International Communication), Lynn University, 2010
• Deans Scholarship, Lynn University, 2006–2010
• Honors Scholarship, Lynn University, 2006–2010
• Excalibur Scholarship, Lynn University, 2006–2010

Athletic achievements

• IDSF World Latin Ballroom Formation Dance Championships (4^th place), Germany, 2002; (5^th place), Germany, 2001
• IDSF European Latin Ballroom Formation Dance Championships (4^th place), Netherlands, 2002; (Silver medalist), Hungary, 2001
• National Latin and Standard Ballroom Formation Dance Championships (Gold medalist), Hungary, 1998-2002