Directorate Spotlight: Atiya R. Smith (Co-Editor CASHE Monograph 2016-2017)

Commission for Academic Support in Higher Education
Name: Atiya R. Smith, LCPC Position on Board: Co-editor of the CASHE Monograph 2016-2017 Institutions & Job Title: I am a licensed counselor and a PhD student in Counselor Education at the University of Rochester. I also support undergraduate students at two universities. I am a study skills consultant in the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at the University of Rochester and...

Students as a Resource for Academic Support

Commission for Academic Support in Higher Education
Commencement is over. A majority of students have left for summer break, leaving behind a quiet and mostly empty campus. After a few weeks of peace and quiet, I am ready for the students to come back and breathe life back into campus. For the Student Services team in the Computer Science Department at Columbia University, students are our biggest resource and a major part of our academic support...

Academic Support Programs and Our Greatest Resource: Students

Commission for Academic Support in Higher Education
Recently my supervisor and I were discussing my role as our department’s organizer for Academic Success and Support workshops and programs. He asked me what are some things I had done well this academic year and what were some things I could improve for the future. I replied that I thought I did well offering different types of workshops for our students and really meeting their academic support...

Directorate Spotlight Kristen Nakamura Wallitsch, Ph.D. (Co-Editor CASHE Monograph 2016-2017)

Commission for Academic Support in Higher Education
Name: Kristen Nakamura Wallitsch, Ph.D. Position on Board: Co-Editor of the CASHE Monograph Institutions & Job Title: Bellarmine University, Associate Dean of Student Success for Academic Support How long on the directorate ? This is my first term, so two months. What have been some significant experiences about being engaged/involved in ACPA CASHE? I love that I get the opportunity to engage...

Directorate Spotlight: Dana McGuire (Vice Chair for Professional Development and Convention 2016-2017)

Commission for Academic Support in Higher Education
Name: Dana McGuire Position on Board: Vice Chair for Professional Development and Convention Institutions & Job: Virginia Tech, Associate Director of the Student Success Center How long on the directorate? I joined the directorate in March 2014 at the Indianapolis Convention What have been some significant experiences about being engaged/involved in ACPA CASHE? There are so many things I love...