Month: December 2022

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Academic Devleopment of Student-Athletes (ADSA) Student Academic Engagement & Success

ADSA welcomes Ariana Contreras

Ariana Contreras joins SMU as a Senior Academic Counselor. She will work with Men’s Soccer and Football while leading ADSA-specific programming. Assuming the lead Men’s Soccer support position from myself at the beginning of the Spring 2023 term.

Ariana joins us from the University of Houston, where she worked as the Assistant Director of Academics. Ariana also gained valuable experience in student-athlete academic support and athletic compliance at UTEP, App State, and Eastern Michigan. The California native holds a B.S. in Kinesiology from New Mexico State University and an M.S. in Sport Management from Eastern Michigan University. Please stop by ADSA 316 and welcome her to the 214!

 

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University Testing Center

University Testing Center will Close for Winter Break

Following the undergraduate finals exam schedule for Fall 2022, the University Testing Center’s physical location in Clements Hall G15 will be closed for the remainder of December.

Questions and queries can still be sent to us via email or by phone and we will respond as promptly, within 1-3 business days.

Happy Winter Break and best wishes to all of our students!

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Student Academic Success Programs

SASP Promotions

After leading the Academic Skill Development for several years, Becca Umobong has been promoted to Director.  Becca’s leadership has led to the expansion of the HDEV courses to include a pilot online offering in summer, HDEV 1110 moving to a 2 credit course, and close collaboration with Simmons as a new department chair has been introduced.  Her team expanded support for our Prelude students by offering semester-long academic counseling.  Becca has assume a greater role within the Associate Provost’s area (SAES) through her communication coordination within all 5 departments.  Her continued work with RLSH to review and perform outreach after the Early Alert Micro Assessment project is one that contributes greatly by identifying at risk students who are at risk for retention.  Congratulations, Becca!

From a Ben Thomas Outstanding Tutor award winner, to a Math grad student, to our Math/CS learning specialist, Jacob Cadena  has been an integral part of the SASP team for quite some time.  After completing his masters’ degree, Jacob continued working with us while also working as a private learning specialist.  I’m excited to announce that Jacob will begin serving as our Asst. Director of the A-LEC/Tutoring Dec. 1.  Jacob will work with both ADSA and A-LEC tutors to gain CRLA certification for our tutor program, work with Adreana in hiring, training and scheduling tutors, and also work closely with other areas of academic support, such as Math help tables and Lyle’s Hart Center in order to promote all services available to students. Congratulations, Jacob!

Please congratulate these valuable staff members.

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Hunt Scholars President’s Scholars Student Academic Engagement & Success University Honors Program

Dr. Angela Jeon-Huh joins SMU as Assistant Dean for Scholars Programs

Dr. Angela Jeon-Huh joins Southern Methodist University (SMU) on December 5th as the Assistant Dean for Scholars Programs within the Office of the Provost. As the Assistant Dean for Scholars Programs, Dr. Jeon-Huh will work closely with campus colleagues to support the academic and personal success of the Hunt Scholars and President’s Scholars programs at SMU.

Before joining SMU, Dr. Jeon-Huh served as the Director of Global Programs at Pennsylvania State University. In this role, she oversaw the operations and services of the Office of Global Programs. These services and programs encompassed international agreements, study abroad programs, international students’ compliance policies, faculty-embedded programs, and curriculum development. In addition to her role as the Director of Global Programs, Dr. Jeon-Huh also served as a faculty for the following interdisciplinary courses: Global Studies and American Government.

Dr. Jeon-Huh has extensive experience in the work of Student Affairs. She served for five years as Drexel University’s Assistant Dean of Students (serving approximately 26,000 students) and Director of International Students and Scholars Services (serving around 5,000 students, faculty, and staff). In this role, she managed student crises cases, Student Conduct appeals, as well as supporting the development of academic success strategic planning for all undergraduate students. She also served as the principal designated school official for Drexel University’s foreign national employees and international students.

Dr. Jeon-Huh is an active member and a presenter for the Association of International Educators, NAFSA, Academic Impression, AI, and The Global Community for Academic Advising, NACADA. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in International Politics and a Master’s degree in Leadership Development at the Pennsylvania State University, and completed her Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Management at Drexel University. Her dissertation focused on undergraduate international student onboarding, specifically ways to improve the cultural and academic adjustment period.

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Office of Engaged Learning – Research

Engaged Learning Fellowship Early Decision

The Early Decision deadline for the Engaged Learning Fellowship is next Thursday, 12/15! This fellowship is open to all SMU undergrads and has funded a variety of projects in all disciplines.

Students need to submit a proposal with funding request (up to $2500) and have a faculty mentor submit a letter of recommendation. More details can be found at smu.edu/elf