Senior Faculty Associate
The CIEL Senior Faculty Associate serves as first point of contact for UNIV 401 course related communications, including coordinating and scheduling classes, ongoing instructor training and recruitment, and evaluation of student learning through ePortfolios.
Kelly Goldberg
Anthropology
Palmetto College CIEL Fellows
CIEL initiatives extend beyond the Columbia campus to the four regional campuses at Lancaster, Salkehatchie, Sumter, and Union. CIEL supports a liaison at each campus with a goal to:
- Serve as the primary contact for the Graduation with Leadership Distinction (GLD) program, including recruiting students to pursue GLD, supporting students in completing the GLD application, providing guidance to students through the GLD ePortfolio process, and teaching or recruiting instructors for UNIV 401
- Support the facilitation of the Quality Enhancement Plan, including identification of student work samples for assessment processes and indirect assessment methods such as surveys and focus groups, and tracking of
student participation in identified beyond the classroom experiences
- Provide continuous feedback to CIEL and other Palmetto College Fellows to help advance programmatic and institutional goals related to integrative and experiential learning
Students at a Palmetto College campus can contact the CIEL Fellow on their campus:
- Lancaster: Asheley Schryer
- Salkehatchie: Sarah Miller
- Sumter: Alex Flyod
- Union: Steve Lownes
Faculty Fellows
Faculty Fellows serve as advocates for integrative learning (including Graduation with Leadership Distinction) in their home area and provide faculty perspectives and recommendations to CIEL. Faculty Fellows are trained to work with a small group of students in ePortfolio development and assess student learning. Fellows have the opportunity to engage with colleagues on scholarship in integrative learning.
2025 Faculty Fellows
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Deidre Evans Garriott | English and the Writing Center |
| Joshua Meyer-Gutbrod | Political Science |
| Katherine Ryker | Earth, Ocean, & Environment |
| Kristina Grob | Philosophy, USC Sumter |
| Kristine Laca | International Business |
| Matthew Dunn | Sport & Entertainment Management |
| Mike Watson | Retailing and the Gamecocks iHub |
| Na Sil Heo | History |
| Valerie Byrd Fort | Information Science |
| Wout De Backer | Mechanical Engineering |
Faculty Fellows
Faculty who initiated their work with us in earlier years are considered on-going Faculty Fellows. Most continue to serve as advocates for integrative learning throughout the university, and many return regularly to work with GLD students.
| Name | Dept | Year | Keywords (hidden column) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindy Beaver | Nursing | 2021 | |
| Marianne Bickle | Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management | 2019 | |
| Nate Carnes | Instruction and Teacher Education | 2021 | |
| Matt Childs | History | 2018 | |
| Bentley Coffey | Economics | 2017 | |
| Holly Crocker | English Language and Literature | 2019 | |
| Amanda Dalola | Languages, Literatures and Cultures | 2020 | |
| Lara Ducate | Languages, Literatures and Cultures | 2017 | |
| Kelly Goldberg | Anthropology | 2022 | |
| Casey Goldston Giraudy | Health Promotion, Education and Beahavior | 2020 | |
| Andrew Graciano | Visual Art and Design | 2020 | |
| John Grady | Sport and Entertainment Management | 2017 | |
| Kristina Grob | Social Sciences and Education, USC Sumter | 2021 | |
| Stuart Hunter | University 101 Programs | 2018 | |
| Shamia Hoque | Engineering & Computing | 2022 | |
| Keith Kenney | Visual Communications | 2018 | |
| Laura Kissel | Visual Arts and Design | 2017 | |
| Seulghee Lee | African American Studies, English Language & Literature | 2020 | |
| Elise Lewis | Library and Information Science | 2016 | |
| Bridget Miller | Instruction and Teacher Education | 2018 | |
| Stephanie Milling | Theatre and Dance | 2017 | |
| Melissa Moss | Chemical and Biomedical Engineering | 2019 | |
| Crystal Murillo | Nursing | 2022 | |
| Daniel Ostergaard | International Business | 2019 | |
| Caryn Outten | Chemistry and Biochemistry | 2020 | |
| Marj Pena | Biological Sciences | 2018 | |
| Charlie Pierce | Civil and Environmental Engineering | 2017 | |
| Tammi Richardson | Biological Sciences, Earth, Ocean & Environment | 2020 | |
| David Rocheleau | Mechanical Engineering | 2019 | |
| George Roy | Instruction and Teacher Education | 2017 | |
| Hannah Rule | English Language and Literature | 2021 | |
| Howie Scher | Earth, Ocean and the Environment | 2019 | |
| Hayden Smith | Criminology and Criminal Justice | 2020 | |
| Simon Tarr | Visual Arts and Design | 2017 | |
| Stephen Thompson | Science Education | 2018 | |
| Myriam Torres | Public Health | 2018 | |
| Mark Uline | Chemical and Biomedical Engineering | 2020 | |
| Jeff Vaughn | Spark: Carolina's Music Leadership Laboratory | 2018 | |
| Amanda Wangwright | Visual Arts and Design | 2017 | |
| Michael Watson | Retailing | 2022 | |
| John Weidner | Chemical Engineering | 2017 | |
| Elizabeth White | Instruction and Teacher Education | 2019 | |
| Scott White | Earth, Ocean, and the Environment | 2018 | |
| Dustin Whitehead | Theatre & Dance | 2022 | |
| Terry Wolfer | Social Work | 2021 | |
| Wout De Backer | Engineering and Computing | 2023 | |
| Minuette Floyd | Art Education | 2024 | |
| Nicole Hair | Public Health | 2024 | |
| Melanie Palomares | Psychology | 2024 | |
| Jeremy Polley | Music | 2023 | |
| Melissa Reitmeier | Social Work | 2023 | |
| Hengtao Tang | Education | 2023 | |
| Beth Watson | Business | 2024 | |
| Kasie Whitener | Business | 2023 | |
| Minuette Floyd | Art Education | 2024 | |
| Nicole Hair | Public Health | 2024 | |
| Melanie Palomares | Psychology | 2024 | |
| Beth Watson | Business | 2024 | |
| Na Sil Heo | History | 2025 | |
| Valerie byrd Fort | Information Science | 2025 | |
| Joshua Meyer-Gutbrod | Political Science | 2025 | |
| Kristine Laca | International Business | 2025 | |
| Katherine Ryker | Earth, Ocean, & Environment | 2025 | |
| Matthew Dunn | Sport & Entertainment Management | 2025 | |
| Deidre Evans-Garriott | English and the Writing Center | 2025 |
Staff Fellows
Staff Fellows are trained to work with a small group of students in ePortfolio development and assess student learning. CIEL Staff Fellows serve as advocates for integrative and experiential learning (including Graduation with Leadership Distinction) by promoting GLD in student-facing areas of their role, incorporating integrative learning in their high impact practices, or sharing their personal experience and takeaways through professional presentations, staff and division meetings.
2025 Staff Fellows
Coming soon!