UGA First Generation Committee
The UGA First Generation Committee, established in the Spring of 2019, collaborates on efforts to support first-generation undergraduate and graduate students on campus. Representatives from the Office of Instruction, the Graduate School, Division of Student Affairs, School of Law, and the Office of Institutional Diversity serve on this committee, in addition to first-generation student representatives from TRIO Student Support Services and First Gen Dawgs.
The committee designs and implements efforts to realize the University’s NASPA First-Gen Forward goals and coordinates the annual First-Generation College Celebration.
Committee Members
Shannon Bowles, University Health Center
Julia Butler-Mayes, Academic Advising Services
Lindsay Coco, Division of Academic Enhancement
Khristina Gallagher, Office of Instruction
Judy Iakovou, Transfer Student Services
Sherontae Maxwell, Division of Academic Enhancement
Rachel McDaniel, Graduate School
Olamide Ogunjobi, Student Representative
Rachel Pharr, Division of Academic Enhancement
Dominique Quarles, Office of Institutional Diversity
Amanda Shaw, School of Law
Lisa Sperling, Graduate School
Dr. Lindsay Coco, Assistant Director for Initiatives in the Division of Academic Enhancement, serves as the chairperson for this group. If you have questions or would like to engage in collaboration, contact Dr. Coco at lcoco@uga.edu or 706.583.0724.