Year in Review

I am pleased to present the Office for Student Success and Achievement annual report, an Instruction unit, which demonstrates another year of tremendous student success work. We maintained our commitment to data-informed decision-making to enhance our services and programs. By leveraging data, we identified key areas for improvement and implemented targeted strategies to support students’ academic and personal growth. We were also honored to host visitors from the University of Tasmania and a University System of Georgia (USG) colleague participating in USG’s Executive Leadership Institute. Among our key accomplishments this year, we are proud to highlight:

Updated our departmental name and mission to better reflect our work.
Worked with over 1100 middle and high school students to encourage higher education opportunities.
Enhanced our fiscal affairs policies for improved financial reporting.
Provided academic coaching to 536 students.
Offered dozens of UNIV course sections to support student learning.
Served 135 Thrive participants through our first-year summer residential program.
Expanded our community-building efforts to create a more inclusive and supportive environment for students and OSSA employees.

We are dedicated to serving as an office that supports academic well-being, student learning, community building, and leadership development at the University of Georgia and in surrounding communities. This work is not done without our phenomenal staff, faculty, and student employees. Together, we have created an environment where students can excel academically and personally.

We hope you enjoy reading about the awesome OSSA!

Dr. Cara Winston Simmons, CFCS

Director, Office for Student Success and Achievement