COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES ADVISING

Meet the CASA Staff

	Nancy Bucknall, Director 336-334-4361 103D Foust Building n_buckna@uncg.edu
B.A. in English & Philosophy from the University of Central Arkansas. M.A. in English from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Before coming to UNCG, I taught at both Chapel Hill & Duke. I've been teaching at UNCG for 16 years, and have been Director of CASA for 11 years. I especially like working with Undecided students who are eager to learn more about the world and more about themselves. My hobbies include reading (especially North Carolina writers) and hiking (especially in the North Carolina mountains).
	Jennifer Reich, Associate Director 336-334-4361 103C Foust Building jvreich@uncg.edu
BS in Commerce and Art History from the University of Virginia. MA in Museum Studies from Syracuse University. I have worked at CASA since 2006, first as the Program Manager and now as the Associate Director. My faculty appointment is the in Department of Art, and I will be teaching a Freshman Seminar in the Arts in Spring 2011. I love working at UNCG, especially with first year students.
	Eleanor Cowen, Assistant Director 336-334-4361 103G Foust Building elcowen@uncg.edu
B.A., University of Georgia, M.A., Georgia State University. Media credits include working for National Geographic Television and Discovery Communications as an Assistant Editor/Sound Editor, and a variety of roles in narrative, commercial, and industrial productions. I worked as Post-Production Manager in the School of Filmmaking at UNC School of the Arts, and taught in the School of Communications at Elon University before coming to CASA. In addition to academic advising, I teach in the Media Studies department at UNCG.
	Caitlin Saraphis, Assistant Director 336-334-4361 103K Foust Building cmsaraph@uncg.edu
BA in History and English, UNC-Greensboro 2007. MA in European History, UNC-Greensboro 2009. I have worked with CASA during SOAR since 2008, and now work full-time as an advisor. My faculty appointment is in the History department, where I teach pre-modern History courses such as Western Civ and Medieval Legacy. My interests include plagues, purgatory, and picking fights with the History Channel.
	Sarah Hamrick, Program Manager 336-334-4361 103M Foust Building slhamric@uncg.edu
I have a B.A. in English and Women's and Gender Studies from UNCG and studied abroad at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. I worked in UNCG's Writing Center for 3 years, and love working with students! I started at CASA in July of 2010. I am also a mentor with the UNCG Guarantee Scholarship program.
	Jeff Colbert, Advisor 336-256-0522 414 Graham Building mjcolber@uncg.edu
I am a two-time alumnus of UNCG! I completed my BA in Political Science in December, 1984 and my Masters in Public Affairs in May, 1986. I began teaching at UNCG in Spring, 1988. I principally teach PSC 100, 105, and 210. I have also served as an academic advisor in CASA, the advising center for the College of Arts and Sciences, for over 15 years. My daughter graduated from UNCG several years ago with an Elementary Education degree. I am an avid UNCG Spartan fan and can be frequently seen (and heard) at UNCG athletic events! My wife and I are active members of Cornerstone Baptist Church.
	Lydia Fritz, Advisor 336-334-9723 152 Petty Building lkfritz@uncg.edu
MS Computer Science, UNCG, 2002 Teaching and professional interests: Elementary Data Structures and Algorithms, Foundations of Computer Science, Introduction to Computer Science, Academic Advising for College of Arts and Sciences, faculty advisor to UNCG Student Chapter of the ACM.
	Robin Maxwell, Advisor 336-256-0066 325 Sullivan Science Building rgmaxwel@uncg.edu
	Margaret Powell, Advisor 336-256-2738 323 Sullivan Science Building mkpowell@uncg.edu
B.S. in Marine Biology from Auburn University. M.S. in Biology from UNCG . I am the anatomy lab coordinator, and I teach introductory biology courses for majors and non-majors as well as physiology and anatomy labs. I have been an academic advisor for CASA since 2006.