Name | Title |
Amber Williams | Vice Provost for Student Success |
Chief of Staff |
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Chief Operating Officer |
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Director of Strategic Communications |
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Acting Director for Special Events |
Student Success Faculty Advisory Council
The Student Success Faculty Advisory Council is an integral part of the Division of Student Success and its commitment to enhancing the overall educational experience and future prospects of its students
Chair: Amber Williams, Vice Provost for Student Success
Initiative Representative: Krystyne Savarese, Assistant Vice Provost for Student Success
Faculty:
- Scott Barnicle, Associate Professor of Practice of Sport Psychology, College of Education, Health & Human Sciences
- Lynn Beeler, Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Nursing
- Alex Bentley, Professor, College of Emerging & Collaborative Studies
- Eric Boder, Associate Professor, Associate Head, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Tickle College of Engineering
- Gerard Cohen-Vrignaud, Associate Professor of English, College of Arts & Sciences
- Mary Cooper, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs, Haslam College of Business
- David Golden, Professor & Faculty Fellow, Herbert College of Agriculture
- Guy Harrison, Associate Professor of Journalism, College of Communication & Information
- Bayyinah Jeffries, Associate Professor & Associate Head of Sociology and Africana Studies, College of Arts & Sciences, Faculty Senate
- Bill Lyons, Director of Policy Relationships, Baker Center for Public Policy
- Robert Mindrup, Clinical Associate Professor & Director, College of Social Work
- Heather Sedges, Affiliated Associate Professor of Child & Family Studies, College of Education, Health & Human Sciences, Faculty Senate
- Renée Tatum, Assistant Professor, College of Music
- Scott Wall, Professor, College of Architecture + Design
- Caroline Wienhold, Senior Lecturer of Biology, College of Arts & Sciences
- Kate Shepas, Student Success Librarian for User Experience, University Libraries
Name | Title | Phone | |
Dr. Krystyne Savarese | Assistant Vice Provost for Student Success and Chief Strategist | 865-974-8578 | ksavares@utk.edu |
Dr. Sally B. Hunter | Faculty Director | 865-974-5089 | sbhunter@utk.edu |
Dr. Patrick Biddix | Director of Research & Assessment | 865-974-6157 | pbiddix@utk.edu |
Doug Porter | Associate Director for Strategic Initiatives | dporter@utk.edu | |
Dr. Cheri Green | Assistant Director for Strategic Initiatives | cgreen16@utk.edu | |
Brooke Squires | Manager for Training and Development | bsquires@utk.edu |
Meet the Strategic Initiatives Team
Name | Title | Phone | |
CortneyJo Sandidge | Associate Vice Provost for Student Success | 865-974-9637 | csandid1@utk.edu |
Aaron Dixon | Director, UT Success Academy | 865-974-3299 | adixon22@utk.edu |
Adam White | Acting Director, New Student Orientation | 865-974-3523 | awhit140@utk.edu |
Adam White | Director, First-Year Programs | 865-974-3523 | awhit140@utk.edu |
Jayetta M. Rogers | Director, Veterans Success Center | 865-974-5420 | jrogers4@utk.edu |
Name | Title | Phone | |
Dr. Melissa Irvin | Associate Vice Provost for Student Success | mirvin@utk.edu | |
Stephanie Kit | Executive Director, Center for Career Development & Academic Exploration | 865-974-5435 | smkit@utk.edu |
Doug Renalds | Director, Academic Success Center | 865-974-6641 | drenalds@utk.edu |
Jeremy Mobley | Program Director, Academic Advising Initiatives | 865-974-1736 | jmobley7@utk.edu |
Name | Title | Phone | |
Dr. Patrick Akos | Associate Vice Provost for Student Success and Executive Director of University Honors Programs | pakos@utk.edu | |
Dr. Francis Canedo | Director, University Honors Programs | fcanedo@utk.edu | |
Dr. Sharon Jean-Phillipe | Faculty Director, Undergraduate Research & Fellowships | jeanphil@utk.edu | |
Dr. Meredith Malburne-Wade | Director, Undergraduate Research & Fellowships | mmalburn@utk.edu |