Committees within the Division of Student Affairs include memberships of both professional staff and graduate assistants within the Division. These committees allow for collaboration, professional development, and opportunities to provide further support to students and staff.
Purpose:
To oversee the continued development of a unified, interactive, and branded approach
to the website pages, social media channels, and communication messages of all departments
within the Division of Student Affairs.
2023 – 2024 Committee Chair: Morgan Hitt, mhitt@atu.edu
Purpose:
The "why" of student employee learning outcomes embodies the idea that a job at ATU
is more than just a paycheck. It is an opportunity to improve skill areas, develop
existing strengths, and seek growth in new areas. This team will develop a division-wide
program to positively influence and measure student learning through on-campus student
employment within the Division of Student Affairs.
2023 – 2024 Committee Chair: Ashlee Leavell, sleavell8@atu.edu
Purpose:
To provide access to a range of opportunities for the intellectual, professional,
social, and cultural development of the Division of Student Affairs staff, allowing
them to increase knowledge, enhance professional competencies, and deliver exceptional
service to the students of Arkansas Tech University.
2023 – 2024 Committee Chair: Dr. Aubrey Holt, aholt7@atu.edu
Purpose:
Graduate assistants are an essential part of functioning as a Division within the
institution. This committee is charged with holistically examining the graduate student
experience within our division and seeking avenues to prepare our graduate students
for their future careers as they work within our various departments and programs.
The goals of the committee are to streamline the assistantship request process for departments, create consistent expectations for graduate assistants and supervisors, develop more meaningful performance and experience evaluations, and create a professional development program for graduate assistants.
2023 – 2024 Committee Co-Chairs: Megan Bell, mbell11@atu.edu, and Deidra Dillard, ddillard1@atu.edu
Purpose:
To manage the student emergency fund program.
2023 – 2024 Committee Chair: Mark Pyburn, mpyburn@atu.edu
Purpose:
The primary function of this committee is to seek out and support the implementation
of AOD best practices and provide resources to the campus community.
2023 – 2024 Committee Chair: Lisa Crider, lcrider2@atu.edu