Title: Associate Director for Peer Leadership & Partnerships
Email: sgreene@sc.edu
Phone: 803-777-1941
Sandy Greene oversees University 101 Programs' campus partnerships. Sandy also oversees the Peer Leader Program, including the recruitment, selection, matching, and training of University 101 Peer Leaders.
Prior to coming to University 101 Programs, Sandy served as an AmeriCorps*VISTA at the University of South Carolina. In this role, she was responsible for helping to mobilize the student population to serve the Columbia community.
Educational Background
Master of Education - Higher Education and Student Affairs, 2016
University of South Carolina
Bachelor of Arts - History and History of Science, Medicine, and Technology
University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Selznick, B. & Greene, S. (2024). Jewish on campus: Complexity and tikkun. New Directions for Higher Education.
- Van Haren, C., & Greene, S. (2022). University 101’s Impact on Students’ Transition
and Success. From Educational Experiment to Standard Bearer: University 101 at the University of
South Carolina, 89.
- Hopkins, K., & Greene, S. (2022). Faculty Development, Engagement, and Impact. From Educational Experiment to Standard Bearer: University 101 at the University of
South Carolina, 119.
- Friedman, D. & Greene, S. (2020). A model for pulling wisdom from group discussion.
The Toolbox: A Teaching and Learning Resource for Instructors. Volume 19, Issue 1. Columbia, SC University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for the First-Year
Experience and Students in Transition.
- Greene, S. & Platt, C.S. Black male honors: The experiences of Black males in the
honors college. In Newman, C.B., Platt, C.S., Hilton, A.A., & Hinnan Crawford, B.
Multicultural Education in the 21st Century: Innovative Research and Practices. Information
Age Publishing: Charlotte, NC. (In press)
- Friedman, D. & Greene, S. (2019). Increasing the quality of the first-year seminar through greater curricular flexibility. E-Source Vol 16, No. 2. Columbia, SC, University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.
- Preconference Workshop on "Promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in First-Year Seminars" at the 43rd Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience (February 2024; Co-presented with Katie Hopkins, Dustin Roberts, and Heather Harrison)
- Supporting the Instructor and Peer Leader Relationship in the First-Year Seminar, 43rd Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience (February 2024; Co-presented with Jasmine Carter, Katie Hopkins, and Ailie MacLennan)
- Made to Stick: Creating memorable lessons & workshops, 43rd Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience(February 2024; Co-presented with Jessie McNevin)
- Learning that Lasts: Enhancing Student Learning Through Critical Reflection, 42nd Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience (February 2023; Co-presented with Katie Hopkins and Dottie Weigel)
- Preconference Workshop on 'Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in First-Year Seminars" at the 42nd Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience (February 2023: Co-presented with Katie Hopkins and Heather Harrison)
- A Critical Race Analysis of Accent Reduction Websites, Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference (November 2022; Co-presented with Katie Hopkins and Dr. Christina Yao)
- Using Data Analytics to Guide Low-Cost Peer Leader Recruitment, 41st Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience (February 2022; Co-presented with Emma Reabold and Mikaela Rea)
- Preconference Workshop on "Learning that Lasts: Enhancing Student Learning Through Critical Reflection" at the 41st Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience (February 2022; Co-presented with Katie Hopkins & Dottie Weigel).
- Preparing Juniors and Seniors for Careers in Student Affairs, 28th National Conference on Students in Transition (October 2021; Co-presented with Katie Hopkins).
- Preconference Workshop on "Strategies to Promote Community Building in an Online First-Year Seminar" at the 40th Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience (February 2021; Co-presented with Katie Hopkins & Dustin Roberts).
- Webinar Series on “Community Building in an Online First-Year Seminar” for The National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition (June 2020; Co-presented with Sandy Greene & Dustin Roberts).
- "Telling the Story of Your First-Year Seminar" at the 39th Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience. (February 2020)
- Preconference Workshop on "Strategies for Building Community in a First-Year Seminar" at the 39th Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience. (February 2020; Co-presented with Katie Hopkins and Dustin Roberts)
- "Ongoing and Action-Oriented First-Year Seminar Program Assessment" at the 38th Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience. (February 2019; Co-presented with Dan Friedman)
- "Early Faculty Development: Training Graduate Students to Teach First-Year Seminars" at the 37th Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience (February 2018; Co-presented with Katie Hopkins)
- "Integrating Campus Partners into a First-Year Seminar" at the 37th Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience (February 2018; Co-presented with Catherine Greene and Kat Edmund)
- "Designing a Course in the First-Year Experience Utilizing Integrative Learning" at the Gulf South Summit (March 2017; Co-presented with Theresa Harrison)
- "Designing and Enhancing Peer Educator Programs Through Recruitment and Training" at the 36th Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience (February 2017; Co-presented with Mike Dial)
- "Harnessing the Power of Service-Learning to Foster Sense of Belonging" at the 2016 Pathways to Achieving Civic Engagement (PACE) Conference (February 2016; Co-presented with Katie Hopkins)
- "Leveraging the Power of Peers" at the 35th Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience (February 2016; Co-presented with Tricia Kennedy)
- "FYE GAs Tell All: On School-Work Balance, Professionalization and Successes" at the 35th Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience (February 2016; Co-presented with R. Shivener and E. Shreve)
- "Reimagining the Role of Women in Service" at the 2014 Clemson Women’s Leadership Conference (March, 2014; Co-presented with Shawna Dory and Grayson Randall)
- "Opportunity Knocks: Using Conflict in Team Building and Planning" at The Georgia Collegiate Leadership Conference (March 2014; Co-presented with Ashley Jaramillo and Katie Miller)