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Associate Dean of Students and Director of Student Care and Outreach
Graduate Assistant (Case Management)
Case Manager
325 Tate Student Center
Assistant Dean of Students for Student Care and Outreach
Julia Buwick is the graduate assistant in the Office of the Dean of Students. In this role, Julia provides support to Student Care and Outreach and the Office of the Dean of Students Case Management process. Julia received her undergraduate degree in psychology with a concentration in business at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. Go ‘Neers! Before joining the ODOS team, Julia served as the AmeriCorps VISTA coordinator in the Center for Leadership and Service at UGA. In this role, Julia cultivated her passion for working with undergraduate students, building capacity for nonprofit partners, and engaging UGA students in volunteer and service activities. Julia is currently enrolled in the Professional School Counseling Program in the College of Education at UGA.
Carrie Smith serves as the Assistant Dean of Students for Student Care & Outreach, providing individualized support and assistance to students experiencing hardship circumstances. She oversees general case management within Student Care & Outreach. Additionally, Carrie provides trainings and informational sessions to campus and community partners about working with students of concern and the role of Student Care & Outreach. Carrie also serves as a member of the university’s Behavioral Assessment and Response Council (BARC).
Carrie received a B.B.A. in Marketing from Mississippi State University, and a M.Ed. in Counselor Education from the University of Mississippi. She worked in corporate public relations at Fleishman-Hillard before returning to the field of education to serve as the Assistant Director of Admissions at The Browning School. Prior to coming to UGA, Carrie worked with graduate admissions, scholarship programming, and athletics at the University of Mississippi. She served as the Student Affairs Case Manager before this position. Carrie is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Counseling & Student Personnel Services at UGA
Beau Seagraves is responsible for overseeing Student Care and Outreach, which provides individualized assistance to students experiencing hardship circumstances, support to faculty and staff working with students in distress, and guidance to parents seeking help and information on behalf of their students. He also coordinates the case management functions for the university’s Behavioral Assessment and Response Council (BARC).
Beau received a B.A. in History & Political Science from Furman University. He holds an M.Ed. in Counselor Education from Clemson University and a Ph.D. in Counseling & Student Personnel Services from the University of Georgia. Beau has worked within the Division of Student Affairs at UGA since 2007. He also serves as an adjunct faculty member in the university’s Department of Counseling and Human Development Services. Prior to coming to UGA, Beau worked at Presbyterian College and Furman University.
