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.

Explore how our dedicated faculty and staff collaborate to drive meaningful engagement across campuses!

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
    ALC 5525

  • Amy Buddie Headshot

    Director of Undergraduate Research and Professor of Psychology

    abuddie@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6255
    ALC 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
    House 3211 - 113

  • Krysta Fry Headshot

    Director, Career Advising and Planning & Part-Time Instructor of Marketing and Professional Sales

    kfry4@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6555
    ALC 3525

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

    lfunk@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-3315
    KH 4441

  • William Hargrove Headshot

    Assistant Director, Student Volunteerism and Service

    whargro1@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-7782
    KC 317

  • Assistant Vice President for Innovation and Commercialization and Associate Professor of Microbiology

    ccornel5@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5115
    SC 519

  • Tammy Demel Headshot

    Assistant Vice President, Communications

    tdemel@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6383
    TP 2721

  • Adam Kaplan Headshot

    Associate Professor of Civil Engineering

    akaplan8@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5084
    L 157

  • Lecturer of Textiles

    cgh1619@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6139
    M 161

  • Lara Smith Smith-Sitton Headshot

    Director of the Bachelor of Arts in English Program and Undergraduate English Studies and Associate Professor of English

    lsmith11@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-3943
    EB 155B

  • Tsai-Tien Tseng

    Associate Professor of Biology

    ttseng@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5020
    SL 4012

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

    jwillar3@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6225
    SO 4038