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As Director of Student Academic Services, I oversee the Office of Academic Advising, the Graduation Certification Office, and the Office of Transfer Academic Services in Franklin College. I represent Franklin College on a variety of campus-wide committees and work to support student success across the college and the university. I work with the Academic Standards Committee in the Franklin College, which responds to student appeals at the college…
Cecilia Reynolds has been part of the Franklin College Office of Academic Advising since 2005. Ms. Reynolds is Safe Space certified and received her Certificate of Academic Advising in 2013. Ms. Reynolds has an AB in Art History from Louisiana State University, an AB in Studio Art from McNeese State University, and an MFA in Studio Art from Syracuse University. Before joining the Office of Academic Advising, she worked with graduate students in…
Morgan joined the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences as a graduation advisor in 2017. She earned a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s in higher education from the University of Georgia. Morgan certifies degrees for the majors in anthropology, art, art education, art history, interdisciplinary art and design, communication studies, film studies, German, linguistics, Russian, sociology, and theatre. Morgan is the upper-division…
Dr. Jessica Couch advises History and African American Studies majors in LeConte Hall and Interdisciplinary Studies majors in Brooks Hall. They have a BA in Music, with a specialization in ethnomusicology, from the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University; they also have an MA in Religious Studies - Islamic Studies, and a PhD in Religions of the Americas, both from UGA. Their current work focuses on political and devotional music of…
Debbie Montgomery is an Academic Advisor at the Lamar Dodd School of Art.  She taught English and writing at Emmanuel College and Athens Technical College for many years.  Her undergraduate degree is in English and her masters is in Journalism, both from UGA.  She has written extensively for several local publications including The Observer, Flagpole, The Banner Herald, and Athens Parent and she still does occasional free-…
Rebecca Jeffers joined the Franklin College as a Graduation Advisor in 2015 and has been employed with the University of Georgia since 2011.  She has a degree in Business Administration (B.S.) with a concentration in Management from Emmanuel College, and also a master’s degree in Adult Education (M.Ed.) from the University of Georgia. As a Graduation Advisor, Rebecca is responsible for certifying graduation for degrees in Atmospheric…
Michael Hill graduated with a BA degree from the University of Kentucky. Prior to joining the Franklin College advising office in 2014, he worked for many years as a Senior Territory Manager in trade book publishing. Mr. Hill advises students majoring in Genetics and Plant Biology. In 2017 he was awarded Outstanding Academic Advisor by Franklin College. He holds certificates in Academic Advising and in Diversity and Inclusion from UGA.
Sarah Crain is an advisor in the Lamar Dodd School of Art. She works with students pursuing Art and Art History majors. Dr. Crain earned an A.B. degree in Psychology from The University of Georgia, as well as M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Art History from UGA. Before joining the Office of Academic Advising, she spent several years teaching undergraduate courses in Art History at UGA. Originally from Toronto, Canada, she has lived in Athens…

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