Katherine Hall-Hertel, Associate Dean, Graduate Academic and Student Affairs, today announced staff changes and realigned duties in the Graduate Academic and Student Affairs work groups.
Sandy Krause joins the Graduate Academic Affairs group as Assistant Dean, Academic Services. She will oversee the graduation process and will manage policy exceptions, including those submitted through petitions. Sandy joins the Graduate School from the College of Computing and Informatics where she was Program Coordinator.
Janet Morse, formerly Project Manager-DegreeWorks, has an expanded role that includes day-to-day responsibility for graduation clearance in addition to her existing role supporting DegreeWorks. Janet assumes the position of Associate Director previously held by James Birkett, who now is pursuing his Ph.D. at N.C. State University.
Portions of Birkett’s former role will be distributed among other staff members:
- Aura Young and Julie Green now share formatting responsibilities; Julie Green will work with master’s thesis students, while Aura Young will coordinate doctoral student services, as well as post-doctoral programs. Julie will continue to manage the Graduate School’s annual Fellowship competitions.
- Michelle Hypki, who joined the Graduate Academic Affairs team several months ago, will manage petitions and student records.
On the Student Affairs side of the house, Dr. Jill Huerta became director for the Center for Graduate Life (CGL) early in July. Jill is responsible for the strategic direction and day-to-day management of the CGL. Coren O’Hara continues as Associate Director and Dan Jones recently joined the team as Events and External Relations Associate, managing both areas for the Graduate School.
For more information, contact the Graduate School at 704-687-5503.
