Advising Model
The Advising Model Working Group is leading efforts to create a consistent advising philosophy across Student Affairs, in addition to establishing congruent student organization practices and procedures
(e.g., funding/allocations, reservations, contracts, event planning, risk management)
COLLABORATIVE TEAMS: ADVISING MODELS
Updates and Next Steps
Current update: The working group is currently reviewing questionnaire responses from Student Affairs student organization advisors and meeting to discuss findings and themes. Next steps will include creating a draft of recommendations for both the training and on-boarding experience for advisors, as well as the creation of consistencies for student organization operations within the Division.
COLLABORATIVE TEAMS: ADVISING MODELS
Members
Amanda Patterson
Associate Vice PresidentUGA Student AffairsOffice of the Vice President for Student Affairs
Biographical Info
As the Associate Vice President for Finance and Risk Management, I work closely with the Vice President and serve as a member of the leadership team for the Division. I am the chief fiscal officer and risk advisor for the Division of Student Affairs. My stewardship responsibilities include fiscal and compliance matters, including financial accounting and reporting; HR/personnel actions; EO compliance; payroll; financial management systems; and fund management (state appropriated, auxiliary operations, student activity fee accounts and UGA Foundation funds). Additionally, I serve on several campus-wide committees: Student Technology Fee Committee, All- Campus Student Fee Allocations, and Major Repair and Rehabilitation (MRR). I also serve as the Division’s Return to Work Coordinator.
I received a B.S. and a M.S. in Accounting from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. After working as a C.P.A. in Atlanta for two years, I attended The University of Georgia School of Law, where I received my Juris Doctor. Prior to working in the OVPSA, I worked as a law clerk for a federal district judge in Chattanooga, Tennessee and as an Assistant Director for Legal Affairs in the UGA Office of Legal Affairs.