Student Affairs Assessment Council

The Assessment Council promotes and supports quality assessment activities for the improvement of programs, services, and operations in Student Affairs. The Council meets on the second Thursday of the month.

Purpose: The Assessment Council serves as a valuable resource to staff in Student Affairs. The Council works to create a culture of assessment in Student Affairs by helping colleagues articulate a need for assessment; utilize appropriate methodology; develop a comprehensive, understandable assessment tool and clarify how the results can be used.  This group acts as a critical mechanism for advancing assessment across the organization. Council members serve as internal resources for their unit on assessment planning and reporting.

Goals: The Council sets annual goals based on organizational needs. Broadly characterized, goals include: conducting assessment at the organizational level, providing departmental leadership for assessment, developing assessment capacity across the organization, and developing and implementing communication around assessment.

Current Members

Bettina Shuford
Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

Belinda Locke
Coordinator for Assessment & Strategic Planning, Student Affairs

Ashley Gray
Assistant Director for Assessment, Housing and Residential Education

Lauren Mangili
Senior Associate Director of Business & Strategic Planning, Campus Recreation

Camarena Michelle
Director of Nursing Services, Campus Health

Dawna Jones
Assistant Dean of Students, Office of the Dean of Students

Terri Phoenix
Director, LGBTQ Center

Simon Bloor
Assistant Director, Accessibility Resources and Services

Charla Blumell
Prevention Initiatives Coordinator, Student Wellness

Alison Spannaus
Associate Director, New Student & Carolina Parent Programs

Berengére Phillips
Assistant Director, Fraternity and Sorority Life & Community Involvement

Amy Holway
Associate Director of Student Conduct, Office of Student Conduct

Jared Ward
Coordinator for Co-Curricular Learning & Assessment, Carolina Union

Kaitlyn Bayley
Assistant Director, University Career Services

S. "Fitz" Fitzgerald
Health Messaging Coordinator, Student Wellness

Alicia Freeman
Coordinator for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention/Mental Health Awareness and Stigma Reduction Programs

Seth Bumgarner
Coordinator for Transitions Programming & Assessment, New Student & Family Programs