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Orientation Planning Committee 2022-2023

Shelton Lewis, Assistant Director, Undergraduate Admissions, Chair (T)

Lindley Alyea, Coordinator, Instructional Programs (R)
April Barnes, Director, Texas Success Initiative Program (T)
David Beadle, Coordinator, Student Learning Assistance Center (SLAC)
Amy Beck, Supervisor, Academic Advising (R)
Brittney Birdwell, Student Development Specialist II, LBJ Student Center (T)
Mary Ellen Cavitt, Associate Vice President, Academic Success, Dean, University College (T)
Alyssa Clift, Assistant Director, Student Involvement (T)
Tamara Corbier, Associate Managing Director, Alumni Relations (R)
Lisa Cruces, Librarian, University Libraries (R)
Julie Eckert, Assistant Director, Student Health Center (R)
Martha Fraire-Cuellar, University Registrar, University Registrar (T)
Joe Fuller, Senior User Service Consultant, IT Assistance Center (R)
Tracy Goodman, Assistant Director, LBJ Student Center (T)
Autumn Guel, Senior Lecturer, University College (T)
Jaimie Haider, Director, PACE Advising Center (T)
Laurie Hindson, Assistant Director, Athletic Academic Center
Russell Hodges, Associate Professor, Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology (R)
Byron Kerr, Assistant Director, Financial Aid and Scholarships (R)
Melanie Liddle, Student Development Specialist II, Honors College (R)
Sandra Martinez, Manager, ID Services (T)
William Mattera, Director, Housing and Residential Life (T)
Bethany Mellum, Supervisor, McCoy Academic Advising Center (R)
Mario Rios, Assistant Director, Campus Recreation (R)
Abby Snowden, Assistant Director, Housing and Residential Life (R)
Scott Trimble, Program Specialist, Testing, Evaluation, and Measurement Center (T)
Ben Underwood, Coordinator Housing Camps and Conferences, Housing and Residential Life (T)
Jenny Joy Van De Walle, Senior User Service Consultant, IT Assistance Center (R)
Mariela Villanueva-Beltran, Coordinator, Student Business Services
Trevon Walker, Assistant Director, Campus Recreation
Josie Wielinski, Coordinator, Campus Recreation (R)
Jennifer Wood, Assistant Director, Dean of Students (R)
To Be Named, Coordinator, New Student Orientation (T)
To Be Named, Coordinator, New Student Orientation (T)
To Be Named, Director, Housing and Residential Life (R)
To Be Named, Representative, Faculty Senate (R)

Ex Officio:
Kristi Boyd, Associate Director, Undergraduate Admissions
Beverly Woodson Day, Assistant Vice President, Enrollment Management, Director, Undergraduate Admissions
Scott Ham, Associate Director, Undergraduate Admissions

Student Members:
To Be Named, Representative, Student Government

Function:
Reviews policies and programming for New Student Orientation. The committee serves in an advisory capacity to the Director of Undergraduate Admissions and the Coordinator of Orientation by recommending policy and programming, assisting in the implementation of orientation, recommends broad policies and fees to the President's Cabinet, and establishes the orientation calendar. The committee reports to the Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing. Committee typically meets twice per long semester; members serve one-year terms.