Spartan Undergraduate Experience Strategy

Assistant Dean
Undergraduate Student Success Strategy
mart1742@msu.edu

Dr. Martin works with colleagues across campus to support student success while also advocating for faculty, educator and staff success. Her lived experience and career in higher education spans 3 decades, beginning as a University of Michigan first-generation student from a rural community in southern Michigan. It was during her roles as dining hall student worker and resident assistant that Amy became aware that not all students had similar experiences to hers, or the ability to fund their educations, and that marginalized students experienced significant barriers to their success. Amy completed a master’s degree in college student counseling from Eastern Michigan University while working full time as a hall director, and graduated in 2014 with a doctoral degree in higher education policy and leadership from the University of Maryland (College Park). Amy continues to reflect on how her identities as a white, cisgender, feminist, woman, parent, grandparent and academic administrator shape her standpoint on the world. She values and advocates for the inclusion of many voices and perspectives in any work the institution engages in around student success and sees the Spartan Undergraduate Experience Strategy as a way to highlight the important research and work of colleagues across campus.

University Innovation Alliance Fellow
Undergraduate Student Success Strategic Initiatives Manager
jacomema@msu.edu

Maria's professional journey is rooted in social work with a profound commitment to higher education and student success. Maria has over a decade of experience in higher education serving in a variety of roles such as a Success Coach, Academic Advisor and Student Services Specialist. Before coming to MSU, Maria served as a Clinical Assistant Faculty for the Department of Social Work at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. An MSU alum, Maria is excited to return to Michigan State University as a UIA Fellow, contributing to student success initiatives within a university that has been pivotal to her life.

Wasek Sazzad (he/him/his) is one of our ever-curious Strategic Planning Interns for the Spartan Undergraduate Experience Strategy in Office of Undergraduate Education. In addition, he is currently in his 2nd year of the STEM Full-time MBA program at the Broad College of Business. Wasek has quickly adapted to the academic strategic planning landscape, leveraging his 8 years of professional experience in project planning and management. Prior to his MBA, he led 56 tech projects in the hardware and software industries across Southeast Asia.

Wasek is already collaborating with 85 leaders across campus through the Campus Student Success Group (CSSG), supporting the redesign of student success policies and procedures in alignment with the Spartan Undergraduate Experience Strategy. Moreover, to amplify the student voice for continuous improvement, he is working closely with the student led and managed groups TEDxMSU and Red Cedar Log (ASMSU). Registered Student Organizations interested in contributing to student success initiatives and partnering with the Spartan Undergraduate Experience Strategy are encouraged to reach out to Wasek at wasek@msu.edu.

Rimma Korchmit (she/her/hers) is a graduate student with Student Affairs Administration Master’s Program at MSU. Before coming to MSU, Rimma completed an undergraduate degree in Linguistics and Translation of English and German and worked as an academic advisor. As part of her master’s program, Rimma has joined the Office of Undergraduate Education to learn more about institutional strategic planning and retention and assist us with projects related to Spartan Undergraduate Experience Strategy. We value her insights, experiences, and analytical capacities along with her passion for student success.

Mariam M. Turkey (she/her/hers) is a Master of Public Health Candidate working on her Graduate Certification in Community Engagement at MSU. In addition to being an Intern at the Office of Undergraduate Education with the Spartan Experience Strategy, Miriam is also an Iris Scholar at The Health & Risk Communication Center at MSU. We value her listening skills, her focus on students' sense of belonging and community, and her positive engagement with students in the UGS class that supports our strategy.