Meet Our Team

FYSY Office Staff

ImageNameEmailOffice
headshot-georgia-southern-Brenda-RichardsonBrenda RichardsonDirectorbrendarichardson@georgiasouthern.edu912-478-5544Williams Center, Room 1002
Statesboro Campus
Placeholder for headshot - Photo Coming SoonVACANTProgram Development CoordinatorWilliams Center, Room 1003
Statesboro Campus
headshot-georgia-southern-Dantrell-maeweatherDantrell MaeweatherAcademic Engagement Coordinatordmaeweather@georgiasouthern.edu912-478-8565Williams Center, Room 1004
Statesboro Campus

The First & Second Year Advisory Committee

Building on the cornerstone of Student Success this committee is charged with ensuring that our First and Second Year Experience courses are accessible, relatable, engaging, and responsive to our contemporary educational environments. This means the committee will continue to develop materials, practices, and opportunities that prepare students to become self-directed learners capable of authoring their own educational experiences. This committee, therefore, will help develop and revise our course cores, ensure quality as those courses develop, engage with stakeholders, provide advice and feedback, and make recommendations in this development.

2024-2025 Advisory Committee Members

  • William Biebuyck, Associate Professor, Department of Political Sciences & International Studies
  • Anna Brady, Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum Foundations & Reading
  • Jasmine Brown, Program Development Coordinator, Office of First & Second Year Experience
  • Katie Fester, Associate Director, Residence Education
  • Shannon Jeffreys, Professor, Gretsch School of Music
  • Yiming Ji, Department Chair, Department of Information Technology
  • Julie Kuykendall, Senior Lecturer, Department of Health Sciences & Kinesiology
  • Bobbie Newell, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health
  • Brenda Richardson (Chair) Director, Office of First & Second Year Experience
  • Dwight Sneathen, Associate Professor, School of Accountancy
  • Joshua Williams, Department Chair, Criminal Justice & Criminology