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HESA Faculty

Needham Yancey Gulley

Professor

Higher Education Student Affairs Program Director

April Perry

Associate Professor

Higher Education Student Affairs

Adjunct Instructors:

Dr. Carol Burton, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Western Carolina University
Areas of Specialization: Organization, Administration, & Finance in Higher Education; Program Assessment and Evaluation

Dr. Adriel Hilton, Dean of Students and Diversity Officer
Areas of Specialization: diversity, affirmative action, factors that affect the success and persistence of minorities in university settings, history of HBCUs

Dr. Sam Miller, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs
Western Carolina University
Areas of Specialization: Organization, Administration, & Finance in Higher Education; Film in Higher Education

Dr. Wes Milner, Director, Office of Global Engagement; Professor of International Studies
Western Carolina University
Areas of Specialization: international education, international university administration, crisis management in higher education

Dr. Lane Perry, Assistant Professor, Entrepreneurship
Western Carolina University
Areas of Specialization: Community Engagement in Higher Education; Teaching & Learning Strategies; Academic & Student Affairs Partnerships; Film in Higher Education; The College Environment & Student Success

Dr. Kim Winter, Dean for the College of Education and Allied Professions
Western Carolina University
Areas of Specialization: Organization, Administration, and Finance in Higher Education; Program Assessment and Evaluation

2021-2022 WCU HESA Board Members

Carol Burton, Ex-Officio Carrie Hachadurian,
Board Member
Yancey Gulley, Faculty
Sam Miller, Ex-Officio Kelsey Jones, Board Member April Perry, Faculty
BaShaun Smith, Ex-Officio Brandon MacCallum,
Board Member
Wes Milner, Adjunct
Annaleise Camacho,
Board Member
Carson Williams,
Board Member
Christian Beamguard,
Student
Alex Fields, Board Member Dustin Evatt, Faculty Alexis Harp, Student

 

2024-2025 HESA Student Ambassadors

Richard Antwi, HESA Student Ambassador

Richard Antwi

(he/him) Student Ambassador

Christian Beamguard, HESA Student Ambassador

Christian Beamguard

(he/him)Student Ambassador

Sam Casseday

Sam Casseday

(she/her)Student Ambassador

Haley McLeod, HESA Student Ambassador

Haley McLeod

(she/her) Student Ambassador

Shannon Overman

Shannon Overman

(she/her) Student Ambassador

Caroline Parris

Caroline Parris

(she/hers) Student Ambassador

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