Allison Calhoun-Brown is Sr. Vice President for Student Success and chief enrollment officer at Georgia State University. She directs the university’s efforts to increase enrollment, retention, progression and graduation by developing strategic initiatives and refining operational processes to support student success. Using data and analytics to establish proactive approaches to reduce educational risks, GSU has become a national model for undergraduate education. Over the past decade, the… Show more Allison Calhoun-Brown is Sr. Vice President for Student Success and chief enrollment officer at Georgia State University. She directs the university’s efforts to increase enrollment, retention, progression and graduation by developing strategic initiatives and refining operational processes to support student success. Using data and analytics to establish proactive approaches to reduce educational risks, GSU has become a national model for undergraduate education. Over the past decade, the university has had one of the fastest growing graduation rates in the country, has increased the number of undergraduate degrees that it confers by more than 80% since 2010, and has eliminated achievement gaps based on race, ethnicity and income. A graduate of Oberlin College, Dr. Calhoun-Brown holds her M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from Emory University and has been a professor for more than 25 years. Show less

The Vice President for Student Engagement and Programs serves as the chief conduct/judicial affairs officer for the University. In this position I focused on developing, delivering and managing co-curricular and academic support programs and activities that support student development as well as retention, progression and graduation as part of an integrated approach to student success. The Vice President of Student Engagement and Programs provides administrative oversight to the following… Show more The Vice President for Student Engagement and Programs serves as the chief conduct/judicial affairs officer for the University. In this position I focused on developing, delivering and managing co-curricular and academic support programs and activities that support student development as well as retention, progression and graduation as part of an integrated approach to student success. The Vice President of Student Engagement and Programs provides administrative oversight to the following areas: Dean of Students Office, Student Center, Mandatory Student Activity Fee Committee, Judicial Affairs, Student Life, Student Media, Student Assistance, International Student and Scholar Services, Multicultural Affairs, and New Student Orientation as well as University Advising, First-year Programs, academic support programs, and 13 TRIO programs. Using data to develop strategic initiatives to promote student achievement and facilitate academic progression, I worked to implement new and innovative programming to address issues of effective academic advising, unmet student financial need, curricular progression barriers and support for at-risk students. Show less

The Associate Vice President for Student Success is responsible for programs and services designed to identify and strategically address opportunities to improve the retention, progression and graduation of undergraduate students. These programs include: proactive advising, degree mapping, meta majors, momentum-year strategies, completion grants and other initiatives.