Our Staff

Ashley Burnside, Ed.D.

Director
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• Success and retention based initiatives
• Student outreach
• Staff operations
• Retention-based scholarship awarding

 

Lauren Richards Bridges

Associate Director for Transition Programs
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• Sophomore Programs
• Transfer Programs
• Jubilee Scholars Program

 

Holly N. Blakeney

Assistant Director for First Year Programs
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• ACES Living Learning Communities,
• Jump Scholars
• Success Experts
• First Gen Programs

 

Emily Thornton

Coordinator for Transfer Student Success
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• Transfer Student Association
• Transfer Transitions Leaders
• Transfer Student Programs

 

Vacant

Coordinator for Transfer Student Success

• Success Coaching
• Eagle F1rst Advisor
• First Gen Programs

 

Dillon Harper

CSS Graduate Assistant
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Trish Southerland

Graduate Assistant for Transition Programs
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Hunter Jones

Graduate Assistant for First Year Programs
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