Student Engagement Leadership Team

Discover our leadership structure and the roles our committee members play in enhancing student engagement at Kennesaw State University. Find key organization documents, logic models, and student testimonials that showcase our commitment to fostering an engaging academic environment.

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Committee Members

Name
Position

  • Brian Etheridge Headshot

    Associate Dean for Academics in the Keeping Sights Upward (KSU) Journey Honors College and Professor of History

    betheri4@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-7687
    Kennesaw Campus, 480 Academic Learning Center, Room 5551

  • Amy Buddie Headshot

    Executive Director, Office of Undergraduate Research, and Professor of Psychology

    abuddie@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6255
    Kennesaw Campus, 480 Academic Learning Center, Room 5501

  • Michele DiPietro Headshot

    Executive Director for Faculty Development, Recognition and the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and Professor of Mathematics

    mdipietr@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6410
    Kennesaw Campus, 3211 Cntr for Excel Teach Learning, Room 113

  • Associate Vice Provost and SACSCOC Liaison and Professor of Special Education and Educational Technology

    lfunk@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-3315
    Kennesaw Campus, 585 Kennesaw Hall, Room 4443

  • William Hargrove Headshot

    Director, Student Volunteerism, and Service

    whargro1@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-7782
    Off Campus, 3333 KSU Center, Room 317

  • Assistant Vice President of Innovation and Strategic Partnerships and Associate Professor of Microbiology

    ccornel5@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5115
    Marietta Campus, 970 Shore Innovation Center, Room 2524

  • Adam Kaplan Headshot

    Associate Professor of Civil Engineering

    akaplan8@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5084
    Marietta Campus, 655 Civil & Environmental Engr Bld, Room 157

  • Lecturer of Textiles

    cgh1619@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6139
    Marietta Campus, 650 W.Clair Harris Textiles, Room 161

  • Lara Smith Smith-Sitton Headshot

    Associate Chair of the Department of English and Associate Professor of English

    lsmith11@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-3943
    Kennesaw Campus, 440 English Building, Room 165D

  • Associate Chair of the Department of Psychological Science and Professor of Psychology

    jwillar3@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6225
    Kennesaw Campus, 402 Social Sciences Bldg, Room 4038