Faculty Fellows
The Office of Leadership and Community Engagement coordinates the Service-Learning Faculty Fellows program, in which one faculty member from each college serves as a service-learning representative for that college. Service-Learning Faculty Fellows serve for two years with the option of serving one additional term.
What is a Service-Learning Faculty Fellow?
- Help distribute information about service-learning resources and opportunities to faculty in his/her respective college
- Serve as a resource for faculty who are interested in incorporating service-learning into their courses
- Review student abstracts and, at times, poster submissions for the annual Eagle Showcase: Excellence in Service-Learning program
- Review Request for Facilitator submissions for approval of Service-Learning Facilitator placements
- Assist with program evaluation regarding the state of service-learning at Georgia Southern and implementation of best practices where appropriate
- Present at conferences about service-learning at Georgia Southern
Participating as a Service-Learning Faculty Fellow provides faculty the following benefits:
- Additional opportunity for research, publication, and collaboration
- Enhance service portfolio towards tenure & promotion
- Work with faculty across campus to potentially develop cross-college service-learning projects
- Prepared to serve as a resource for faculty members who are incorporating service-learning into their courses
- Present locally and regionally about service-learning
Applicants will reach out to the program director uandrews@georgiasouthern.edu where they will receive an application to complete. Applications will be reviewed by current Faculty Fellows.
The Service-Learning Faculty Fellows program is a two-year commitment for selected faculty. One faculty representative per college will be selected. All full-time Georgia Southern faculty members with an interest in service-learning are eligible.
Since its inception in 2009, their have been approximately 30 Service-Learning Faculty Fellows with an average service of two years.
2009-2010
COBA: Donna Fisher (School of Economic Development)
COST: Lissa Leege (Biology)
CLASS: Phyllis Dallas
CHHS: Jerri Kropp (Child and Family Development)
COE: Lina Soares
2010-2011
COST: Lissa Leege (Biology)
COBA: Donna Fisher (School of Economic Development)
CHHS: Jerri Kropp
CLASS: Phyllis Dallas
COE: Lina Soares
2011-2012
COBA: Donna Fisher (School of Economic Development)
COST: Lissa Leege (Biology)
CHHS: John Peden (Hospitality, Tourism, & Family & Consumer Sciences)
CLASS: Laura Shelton (History)
COE: Nancy Arrington (Teaching and Learning)
COPH: Juan Luque (Community Health)
CEIT: Gusatvo Maldonado (Civil Engineering)
2012-2013
COBA: Linda Mullen (Marketing & Logistics)
COST: Lissa Leege (Biology)
CHHS: Brent Wolfe (School of Human Ecology)
CLASS: Debra Sabia (Political Science)
COE: Nancy Arrington (Teaching and Learning)
COPH: Moya Alfonso (Community Health)
CEIT: Chris Kadlec (Information Technology)
2013-2014
COBA: Linda Mullen (Marketing & Logistics)
COSM: Denise Carroll (Biology)
CHHS: Brent Wolfe (School of Human Ecology)
CLASS: Adrienne Cohen (Sociology & Anthropology)
COE: Nancy Arrington (Teaching and Learning)
COPH: Moya Alfonso (Community Health)
CEIT: Chris Kadlec (Information Technology)
2014-2015
COBA: Linda Mullen (Marketing & Logistics)
COSM: Denise Carroll (Biology)
CHHS: Alison Rushing (School of Nursing)
CLASS: Adrienne Cohen (Sociology & Anthropology)
COE: Nancy Arrington (Teaching and Learning)
COPH: Moya Alfonso (Community Health)
CEIT: Seonghoon Kim (Construction Management)
2015-2016
COBA: Linda Mullen (Marketing)
COSM: Denise Carroll (Biology)
CHHS: Dina Walker-DeVose (School of Human Ecology)
CLASS: Adrienne Cohen (Sociology & Anthropology)
COE: Nancy Arrington (Teaching and Learning)
COPH: Moya Alfonso (Community Health)
CEIT: John Dryden (Construction Management)
2016-2017
COBA: Linda Mullen (Marketing)/ vacant
COSM: vacant
CHHS: Dina Walker-DeVose (School of Human Ecology)
CLASS: Adrienne Cohen (Sociology & Anthropology)
COE: Amanda Wall (Teaching and Learning) –Fall 2016 / Karin Fisher (Teaching and Learning)–Spring 2017
COPH: Moya Alfonso (Community Health)
CEIT: vacant
2017-2018
COBA: vacant
COSM: Heidi Eisenreich (Mathematics)
CHHS: Dina Walker-DeVose (School of Human Ecology) – now CBSS (Spring ’18)
CLASS: Rebecca Ryan (Psychology) – now CBSS (Spring ’18)
COE: Karin Fisher (Teaching and Learning)
COPH: Raymona Lawrence (Community Health)
CEIT: Gusatvo Maldonado (Civil Engineering) – now CEC (Spring ’18)
2018-2019
COBA: vacant
COSM: Heidi Eisenreich (Mathematics)
CBSS: Rebecca Ryan (Psychology)
COE: Karin Fisher (Teaching and Learning)
COPH: Yelena Tarasenko (Epidemiology)
CEC: Gusatvo Maldonado (Civil Engineering)
CAH: vacant
CHP: vacant
CBBS: Virginia Wickline (Psychology; Armstrong campus)
2019-2020
COBA: vacant
COSM: Heidi Eisenreich (Mathematics)
CBSS: Rebecca Ryan (Psychology)
COE: Karin Fisher (Teaching and Learning)
COPH Yelena Tarasenko (Epidemiology)
CEC: Gusatvo Maldonado (Civil Engineering)
CAH: vacant
WCHP: April Garrity (Communication Sciences & Disorders; Armstrong campus)
CBBS: Virginia Wickline (Psychology; Armstrong campus)
2021-2022
COBA: Gloria Stuart (Business)
COSM: Heidi Eisenreich (Mathematics)
CBSS: vacant
COE: Karin Fisher (Teaching and Learning)
COPH Yelena Tarasenko (Epidemiology)
CEC: vacant
CAH: vacant
WCHP: April Garrity (Communication Sciences & Disorders; Armstrong campus)
CBBS: Virginia Wickline (Psychology; Armstrong campus)
2022-2023
COBA: Gloria Stuart (Business)
COSM: Heidi Eisenreich (Mathematics)
CBSS: vacant
COE: Karin Fisher (Teaching and Learning)
COPH Yelena Tarasenko (Epidemiology)
CEC: vacant
CAH: vacant
WCHP: April Garrity (Communication Sciences & Disorders; Armstrong campus)
CBBS: Virginia Wickline (Psychology; Armstrong campus)
Service-Learning Faculty Fellows 2023-2024
 Dr. Ariel Cornett College of Education kcornett@georgiasouthern.edu |  Dr. Shainaz Landge College of Science and Mathematics slandge@georgiasouthern.edu |  Dr. April Garrity* Waters College of Health Professions agarrity@georgiasouthern.edu |
 Dr. James Thomas College of Public Health jamesthomas@georgiasouthern.edu | Dr. Grant Gearhart* College of Behavioral and Social Sciences ggearhart@georgiasouthern.edu |
Have questions about Service-Learning Faculty Fellows?
If you have questions about Service-Learning Faculty Fellows or are interested in becoming a service-learning faculty fellow, email Dr. Urkovia Andrews, uandrews@georgiasouthern.edu. Former faculty fellows can nominate a professor to be considered for the position as well.
Last updated: 6/6/2024