Senior Faculty Associate
The CIEL Senior Faculty Associate serves as first point of contact for UNIV 401 course related communications, including coordinating and scheduling classes, ongoing instructor training and recruitment, and evaluation of student learning through ePortfolios.
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Palmetto College CIEL Fellows
CIEL initiatives extend beyond the Columbia campus to the four regional campuses at Lancaster, Salkehatchie, Sumter, and Union. CIEL supports a liaison at each campus with a goal to:
- Serve as the primary contact for the Graduation with Leadership Distinction (GLD) program, including recruiting students to pursue GLD, supporting students in completing the GLD application, providing guidance to students through the GLD ePortfolio process, and teaching or recruiting instructors for UNIV 401
- Support the facilitation of the Quality Enhancement Plan, including identification of student work samples for assessment processes and indirect assessment methods such as surveys and focus groups, and tracking of
student participation in identified beyond the classroom experiences
- Provide continuous feedback to CIEL and other Palmetto College Fellows to help advance programmatic and institutional goals related to integrative and experiential learning
Students at a Palmetto College campus can contact the CIEL Fellow on their campus:
- Lancaster: Zoe Byrd and Elizabeth Easley
- Salkehatchie: Sarah Miller
- Sumter: Alex Floyd
- Union: Steve Lownes and Jennifer Triplett
Faculty Fellows
Faculty Fellows serve as advocates for integrative learning (including Graduation with Leadership Distinction) in their home area and provide faculty perspectives and recommendations to CIEL. Faculty Fellows are trained to work with a small group of students in ePortfolio development and assess student learning. Fellows have the opportunity to engage with colleagues on scholarship in integrative learning.
2027 Faculty Fellows
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| David Hudgens | International Business, Darla Moore School of Business |
| Jeremy Polley | Music Industry Studies, School of Music |
| Kate Boyd | Digital Research Services and Collections, University Libraries |
| Stephanie Milling | Department of Theatre and Dance, McCausland College of Arts and Sciences |
| Valerie Byrd Fort | School of Information Science, College of Information and Communications |
2027 Graduate Experiential Learning Fellows
Graduate Experiential Leaning Fellows Program
A collaboration between the Center for Integrative and Experiential Learning and the Graduate School, the Graduate Experiential Learning Fellows program offers a professional recognition and a mutually beneficial development opportunity for graduate and undergraduate students participating in integrative and experiential learning.
| Name | Department | Keywords (hidden column) |
|---|---|---|
| D'Arion Johnston | College of Education, Counselor Education and Supervision | tag 1, tag2 |
| Dalia Marquez | Psychology, McCausland School of Arts and Sciences | |
| Ty Michaelowski | Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health | |
| David Owiredu | Epidemiology, Arnold School of Public Health | |
| Abby Scott | Biomedical Engineering, Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing |
Faculty Fellows
Faculty who initiated their work with us in earlier years are considered on-going Faculty Fellows. Most continue to serve as advocates for integrative learning throughout the university, and many return regularly to work with GLD students.
| Name | Dept | Year | Keywords (hidden column) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindy Beaver | Nursing | 2021 | |
| Matthew Dunn | Sport & Entertainment Management | 2025 | |
| Mike Watson | Retailing and the Gamecocks iHub | 2025 | |
| Marianne Bickle | Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management | 2019 | |
| Nate Carnes | Instruction and Teacher Education | 2021 | |
| Matt Childs | History | 2018 | |
| Bentley Coffey | Economics | 2017 | |
| Holly Crocker | English Language and Literature | 2019 | |
| Amanda Dalola | Languages, Literatures and Cultures | 2020 | |
| Lara Ducate | Languages, Literatures and Cultures | 2017 | |
| Kelly Goldberg | Anthropology | 2022 | |
| Casey Goldston Giraudy | Health Promotion, Education and Beahavior | 2020 | |
| Andrew Graciano | Visual Art and Design | 2020 | |
| John Grady | Sport and Entertainment Management | 2017 | |
| Kristina Grob | Social Sciences and Education, USC Sumter | 2021, 2026 | |
| Stuart Hunter | University 101 Programs | 2018 | |
| Shamia Hoque | Engineering & Computing | 2022 | |
| Keith Kenney | Visual Communications | 2018 | |
| Laura Kissel | Visual Arts and Design | 2017 | |
| Seulghee Lee | African American Studies, English Language & Literature | 2020 | |
| Elise Lewis | Library and Information Science | 2016 | |
| Bridget Miller | Instruction and Teacher Education | 2018 | |
| Stephanie Milling | Theatre and Dance | 2017 | |
| Melissa Moss | Chemical and Biomedical Engineering | 2019 | |
| Crystal Murillo | Nursing | 2022 | |
| Daniel Ostergaard | International Business | 2019 | |
| Caryn Outten | Chemistry and Biochemistry | 2020 | |
| Marj Pena | Biological Sciences | 2018 | |
| Charlie Pierce | Civil and Environmental Engineering | 2017 | |
| Tammi Richardson | Biological Sciences, Earth, Ocean & Environment | 2020 | |
| David Rocheleau | Mechanical Engineering | 2019 | |
| George Roy | Instruction and Teacher Education | 2017 | |
| Hannah Rule | English Language and Literature | 2021 | |
| Howie Scher | Earth, Ocean and the Environment | 2019 | |
| Hayden Smith | Criminology and Criminal Justice | 2020 | |
| Simon Tarr | Visual Arts and Design | 2017 | |
| Stephen Thompson | Science Education | 2018 | |
| Myriam Torres | Public Health | 2018 | |
| Mark Uline | Chemical and Biomedical Engineering | 2020 | |
| Jeff Vaughn | Spark: Carolina's Music Leadership Laboratory | 2018 | |
| Amanda Wangwright | Visual Arts and Design | 2017 | |
| John Weidner | Chemical Engineering | 2017 | |
| Elizabeth White | Instruction and Teacher Education | 2019 | |
| Scott White | Earth, Ocean, and the Environment | 2018 | |
| Dustin Whitehead | Theatre & Dance | 2022 | |
| Terry Wolfer | Social Work | 2021 | |
| Wout De Backer | Engineering and Computing | 2023 | |
| Melanie Palomares | Psychology | 2024 | |
| Jeremy Polley | Music Industry Studies, School of Music | 2023, 2026 | |
| Melissa Reitmeier | Social Work | 2023 | |
| Hengtao Tang | College of Education | 2023, 2026 | |
| Beth Watson | Economics, Darla Moore School of Business | 2024, 2026 | |
| Kasie Whitener | Business | 2023 | |
| Minuette Floyd | Art Education | 2024 | |
| Nicole Hair | Public Health | 2024 | |
| Na Sil Heo | History | 2025 | |
| Valerie Byrd Fort | Information Science, School of Information Science | 2025, 2026 | |
| Joshua Meyer-Gutbrod | Political Science, MCAS | 2025, 2026 | |
| Kristine Laca | International Business | 2025, 2026 | |
| Katherine Ryker | Earth, Ocean, & Environment | 2025, 2026 | |
| Deidre Evans-Garriott | English and the Writing Center | 2025 | |
| David Hudgens | International Business, Darla Moore School of Business | 2026 | |
| Kersten Cope | Epidemiology, Arnold School of Public Health | 2026 |