University Advisors' Network

Please note UAN Meetings are open to all academic advisors; however, every academic advising unit is asked to delegate one member responsible for attending meetings, disseminating information, and monitoring the listserv.

Conditions of Membership Include:

• One-year appointment by college or department. One member per advising unit. Often the same member is renewed each year.
• Attend all meetings or send representative in your place.
• Review minutes for accuracy. Approval at meetings.
• Suggest topics for discussion (via online form, in-person, email).
• In coordination with chairs, keep topics for discussion on-going until resolution.
• Speak on behalf of your college or department for topics such as training, policy implementation, revised practice.
• Update UAN on changes in your college. (i.e. new advising models, new procedures, new hires, etc.).
• Sub-committees and specialty topics.
• Utilize UAN resources via website.
• Possible voting (by members only) on recommended practice (new or revised).
• Approve your college’s information for campus-wide dissemination.
• Relay information back to your advising department.
• Advocacy for advising.

UAN Meeting Schedule

The University Advisors Network meets monthly. Please see the UAN meeting schedule below for time and location. 

Semester	Date	Time	Location
Fall 2025	September 24, 2025	9:30-11am	University Advising Center (Close-Hipp, Room 301) Teams Link
	October 15, 2025	9:30-11am	University Advising Center (Close-Hipp, Room 301) Teams Link
	December 10, 2025	9:30-11am	University Advising Center (Close-Hipp, Room 301) Teams Link
Spring 2026	January 14, 2026	9:30-11am	University Advising Center (Close-Hipp, Room 301) or Teams Link
	February 18, 2026	9:30-11am	University Advising Center (Close-Hipp, Room 301) or Teams Link
	March 18, 2026	9:30-11am	University Advising Center (Close-Hipp, Room 301) or Team Link
	May 6, 2026	9:30-11am	University Advising Center (Close-Hipp, Room 301) or Teams Link

 

UAN Meeting Minutes and Handouts

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2025-2026 Academic Year

February 2026 [minutes]

January 2026 [minutes]

December 2025 [minutes]

October 2025 [minutes]

September 2025 [minutes]

For handouts from these meetings, please contact Sara McConville. 

For UAN meeting minutes and handouts from previous academic years, please email Sarah Jerald. 

UAN Members

Type	Affiliation	Name	Contact
Member	McCausland College of Arts & Sciences	Alexis Mynio,  Undeclared Academic Advisor III	amynio@mailbox.sc.edu
Member	McCausland College of Arts and Sciences	Chris Miller,  Undergraduate Academic Advisor II, Criminology and Criminal Justice	chrismiller@sc.edu
Member	College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management	Martiez Moore, Academic Advisor, College of Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management	moorem33@mailbox.sc.edu
Member Ex Officio	Undergraduate Admissions	Teresa Florentin Senior Assistant Director, Office of Undergraduate Admissions	tflorentin@.sc.edu
Member	McCausland College of Arts and Sciences	Della Bryant Undergraduate Academic Advisor, School of Visual Art and Design	debryant@email.sc.edu
Member	McCausland College of Arts and Sciences	Brittany Sparks, Undergraduate Academic Advisor. School of Visual Art and Design	bcsparks@mailbox.sc.edu
Member	McCausland College of Arts and Sciences	TBD, Department of Anthropology
Member	South Carolina Honors College	Kay Thomas, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs	bankshk@mailbox.sc.edu
Member	University Advising Center	Brian Dusel Student Success Systems & Technology Manager	duselb@mailbox.sc.edu
Member Ex Officio	Center for Integrative and Experiential Learning	Lauren Epps Assistant Director	eppslg@mailbox.sc.edu
Member Ex Officio	Education Abroad	Marci Heidt Assistant Director	mmheidt@email.sc.edu
Member Ex Officio	Academic Common Market	TBD
Member	Darla Moore School of Business	Kate Weaver,  Academic Advisor, Darla Moore School of Business	kate.weaver@moore.sc.edu
Member	McCausland College of Arts and Sciences	Joe Jones Undergraduate Director, School of the Earth, Ocean, and Environment	jjones@seoe.sc.edu
Member	College of Social Work	Anna May, College of Social Work	may8@mailbox.sc.edu
Member	McCausland College of Arts and Sciences	Dawn Hiller Director of Undergraduate Student Services,  McCausland College of Arts and Sciences	hillerd@mailbox.sc.edu
Member	McCausland College of Arts and Sciences	Nora Dragovic, Director of Advising, McCausland College of Arts and Sciences	dragovin@mailbox.sc.edu
Member	Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing	Sarah Jusiewicz Interim Assistant Dean for Student Services, Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing	jusiewis@cec.sc.edu
Member	McCausland  College of Arts and Sciences	Edward Morris Academic Advisor, Department of Political Science	ebm4@mailbox.sc.edu
Member	Palmetto College	Laura Faile Academic Program Director	humphrlb@email.sc.edu
Member Ex Officio	Registrar	Elaine Belesky University Registrar	eebelesk@mailbox.sc.edu
Member	McCausland College of Arts and Sciences	Brandi Byers, Academic Advisor Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry	byersb@mailbox.sc.edu
Member Ex Officio	New Student Orientation	Alison Leach Hughes Director of New Student Orientation	alisonhughes@sc.edu
Member	College of Pharmacy	Kristi Kinslow Director of Pre-Professional Studies and Recruitment	niro@cop.sc.edu
Member	McCausland College of Arts and Sciences	Tanner Ulland Undergraduate Academic Advisor II, Department of Psychology	tulland@mailbox.sc.edu
Member	McCausland College of Arts & Sciences	Dawn Campbell, Undergraduate Program Director, Women's and Gender Studies	dawnc@mailbox.sc.edu
Member	McCausland College of Arts and Sciences	Zhenlong Li Geography Department	zhenlong@sc.edu
Member	College of Information and Communications	Rebecca Boyd Student Services Manager, College of Information and Communications	boydrr@mailbox.sc.edu
Member	Arnold School of Public Health	Caleb Morris Academic Advisor, Arnold School of Public Health	cemorris@email.sc.edu
Co-Chair	University Advising Center	Claire Robinson Assistant Provost, Undergraduate Advisement	clairer1@mailbox.sc.edu
Member	McCausland College of Arts and Sciences	Charles Tisdale, Academic Advisor, Department of Sociology	ct53@mailbox.sc.edu
Member Ex Officio	Fellowships and Scholar Programs	Valerie Weingart Coordinator, Office of Fellowships and Scholar Programs	weingarv@mailbox.sc.edu
Member Ex Officio	Athletics	Kaitlyn McCanna-Doty Department of Athletics	kmccanna@mailbox.sc.edu
Member Ex Officio	Graduation and Retention Network	Amanda Therrell Assistant Director, Graduation and Retention Network	atherrell@mailbox.sc.edu
Member	McCausland College of Arts and Sciences	Nancy Tolson Assistant Director of African American Studies,  Department of African American Studies	tolsonn@mailbox.sc.edu
Member	College of Nursing	Kayla Payne, College of Nursing	kayla.payne@sc.edu
Member	College of Education	Lauren Sanborn, Director of Undergraduate Student Services, College of Education	brownlw@mailbox.sc.edu
Member  Ex Officio	McCausland College of Arts and Sciences	Amanda Zeigler Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Biological Sciences	apolson@biol.sc.edu
Member	McCausland College of Arts and Sciences	Anna Cunningham, Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Department of English	aet13@mailbox.sc.edu
Member	McCausland College of Arts and Sciences	Tyler McNamara, Undergraduate Academic Advisor, Department of History	mcnamart@mailbox.sc.edu
Member	McCausland College of Arts and Sciences	Xinfeng Liu, Department of Mathematics	xfliu@math.sc.edu
Member	McCausland College of Arts and Sciences	Jeff Turner,  Senior Instructor and Undergraduate Advisor, Department of Philosophy	turner@sc.edu
Member	McCausland College of Arts and Sciences	Jeff Wilson, Associate Professor Undergraduate Director, Department of Physics and Astronomy	jwilson@sc.edu
Member	McCausland College of Arts and Sciences	Gray Williams,  Undergraduate Academic Advisor, Department of Statistics	rgw2@email.sc.edu
Member	McCausland College of Arts and Sciences	Laken Long,          Undergraduate Academic Advisor, Department of Theatre and Dance	lakenl@mailbox.sc.edu
Member	School of Music	Jillian Bigony,  Academic Advisor, School of Music	jcarey@mozart.sc.edu
Member	Opportunity Scholars Program	Pinkney Epps, Opportunity Scholars Program Coordinator	eppsp@mailbox.sc.edu
Member	McCausland College of Arts and Sciences	Nina Moreno, Associate Dept. Chair and Undergraduate Director, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures	morenoN@mailbox.sc.edu
Member	Office of Student Financial Aid & Scholarships	Brandon Lindsey, Senior Assistant Director for Student Services	blindsey@mailbox.sc.edu
Member	McCausland College of Arts and Sciences	John Mandsager, Undergraduate Director, Religious Studies	mandsage@mailbox.sc.edu
Member	Office of Exploratory Advising and Academic Coaching	Keith Martin, Director, Office of Exploratory Advising and Academic Coaching	keith.martin21@sc.edu
Member	Career Center	Ashley Hubbard,  Manager, Pre-Med/Health Advising	ah235@mailbox.sc.edu
Member	Career Center	Jessica Gibson, Associate Director, Career Development	jmgibson@mailbox.sc.edu