Assessment Committee

The Office of Undergraduate Education & Student Success (OUESS) Assessment Committee serves as an advisory group to the Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education and Student Success and the Director of Undergraduate Analytics and Assessment on matters relating to the assessment of student learning and programmatic outcomes in OUESS.

Chair: Josh McConnell Parsons (Undergraduate Analytics and Assessment)

Members: 

  • Chris Reaves (Office of Experiential & Engaged Learning)
  • Courtney Hoffman (Office of Experiential & Engaged Learning)
  • TBD (Undergraduate Curricular Initiatives)
  • Susan Belmonte (Academic Success and Advising)
  • Charmaine Troy (Office of Student Achievement)
  • Laura Garcia (Career Center)
  • Amy D’Unger (Honors Program)
  • James Ivey (Office of the VPUESS)

Athletic Academic Steering Committee (AASC)

This committee meets regularly to discuss and review matters related to Student Athletes and Academics.

Chair: Steven P. Girardot (Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education)

Members:

  • John Stein (Associate Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students)
  • Jenna Jordan, (Faculty Athletics Representative – FAR)
  • Phyllis Labaw (Associate Athletic Director for Student Services, GTAA)
  • Chris Breen (Director of Academic Services, GTAA)
  • Reta Pikowsky (Associate Vice Provost and Registrar)
  • TBD (Vice Provost for Enrollment Management)
  • Kyla Ross (Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Advocacy and Conflict Resolution
  • Christopher Heil (School of Mathematics)
  • Melissa Ianetta (School of Literature, Media and Communication)
  • TBD (OUESS/Learning Support Coordinator)
  • Lorett Swank (Academic Success and Advising)
  • Criss Miller (Office of the VPUESS)- committee support

Other members may be appointed and included as appropriate.

CCG-GT Steering Committee

The CCG-GT Steering Committee is charged with providing input and guidance for Georgia Tech’s undergraduate retention and graduation strategies; monitoring CCG outcomes; and promoting and disseminating progress to the campus community and other critical stakeholders.

Chair: Dr. Anna Newsome Holcomb (Director, Retention & Completion Initiatives, ASA)

Members:

  • Dr. Steven P. Girardot (chair)
  • Dr. Sybrina Atwaters
  • Dr. Matthieu Bloch
  • Dr. Laura Carruth
  • Dr. Shatakshee Dhongde
  • Dr. Lacy Hodges
  • Dr. Anna Newsome Holcomb
  • Dr. Javier Irizarry
  • Dr. Olufisayo “Fisayo” Omojokun
  • Dr. Lorraine Phillips
  • Dr. Beth Spencer
  • Mr. John Stein
  • Dr. Lorett Swank
  • Dr. Catherine “Cassie” Thomas
  • Dr. Charmaine Troy
  • Dr. Cam Tyson
  • Dr. Jason Wang
  • Mr. Craig Womack
  • Dr. Brenda “B” Woods

OUESS Communications Committee

The OUESS Communications Committee is a collaborative space for OUESS employees with marketing and communications responsibilities within their units. The committee is intended to share best practices and address common challenges with a focus on solutions and improvement opportunities as well as ensuring compliance across OUESS’s communications and digital presence.

Members are selected by OUESS’s main unit directors on a yearly basis.

Chair: Rachael Greene (Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education)

Co-Chair: Emily Creager (Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education)

Members:

  • Amara Anderson (Honors Program)
  • Susan Belmonte (Academic Success and Advising)
  • Sarah Brackmann (Office of Experiential and Engaged Learning)
  • Emmie Cass (Academic Success and Advising)
  • Erica Chaviano (Academic Success and Advising)
  • John Mack Freeman (Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons)
  • James Ivey (Office of the VPUESS)
  • Camille Liverpool (Career Center)
  • Jon Reid (Office of the VPUESS)
  • Widalys Santiago (Academic Success and Advising)
  • Davia Woulard (Career Center)

Employee Engagement & Culture Committee (EECC)

Chair: Kristi Hesse (Career Center)

Members:

  • Francisco Castelan (Pre-Graduate & Pre-Professional Advising)
  • Chad Slieper (Leaders in Progress & Service Quality Enhancement Plan)
  • Stephanie Gericke (Experiential & Engaged Learning)
  • Erik Johnson (iGniTe)
  • Joy Harris (Transformative Learning Initiatives)
  • Nicole Leonard (Academic Success & Advising)
  • Susan Belmonte (Pre-Graduate & Pre-Professional Advising)

Subcommittee: Professional Development Committee

The Professional Development committee is charged with (1) developing initiatives to support staff professional development and learning opportunities across all OUESS units (2) initiating and supporting efforts for campus or external awards and recognition for OUESS staff and programs and (3) promoting opportunities for appropriate “extracurricular” (optional) activities and events.

Chair: Nicole Leonard (Academic Success & Advising)

Members:

  • Amara Anderson (Honors Program)
  • Iteeah Pounds (Career Center)
  • Widalys Santiago (Academic Success & Advising)

OUESS Administrative Professionals Work Group

Chair: Stephanie Gericke (Academic Success & Advising/Office of Experiential & Engaged Learning)

Members:

  • Amara Anderson (Honors Program)
  • Erica Chaviano (Academic Success & Advising)
  • Jo Beth Cup (Office of the VPUESS)
  • Lauren Evans (Office of the VPUESS)
  • Krystal Green (Career Center)
  • Criss Miller (Office of the VPUESS)
  • Monique Morris (Academic Success & Advising)
  • TBD (Office of the Provost Finance)

Student Advisory Board

The mission for the OVPUE Student Advisory Board is to contribute diverse ideas and perspectives on matters that impact the undergraduate academic experience.

Student Liaison:  Tanju Ozdemir (2025-2026)

Members: For more information about the SAB and its current members, CLICK HERE.

The Academic Advising Council

The Academic Advising Council serves to advise the Director of Undergraduate Academic Advising and the Office of Undergraduate Education and Student Success on policies, communications, assessment, and strategies related to campus advising.

Chair: Lorett Swank, Ellen Riley

Members:

  • Angela Elleby (College of Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering)
  • Adrienne Hillman (GTAAN President)
  • Kaitlyn Luppino (College of Engineering)
  • Kristi Mehaffey (Mechanical Engineering)
  • Troy Whyte (College of Design)
  • Daurette Joseph (College of Computing)
  • Beatriz Rodriguez (Scheller College of Business)
  • Amanda Blocker (Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts)
  • Hui Zhu (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering / Biochemistry)
  • Mary Holder (College of Sciences/Neuroscience)
  • Francisco Castelan (Academic Success and Advising)