Meet the Team
Dr. Elayne Colón
Associate Dean, Academic & Student Affairs
352.273.4376
epcolon@coe.ufl.edu
- Graduate & Undergraduate Student Affairs
- College Liaison to UF Graduate School, Division of Student Affairs, and Division of Enrollment Management
- Certification Officer for Educator Preparation Programs
- Title IX College Coordinator
- Oversee assessment and accreditation activities for CoE & affiliate programs
- Facilitate & promote the use of data to ensure continuous program improvement
- Support Educator Preparation Programs to promote high-quality preparation
- Liaison to the Florida Department of Education
- Facilitate external reporting regarding academic programs
- Manage data & analytics reporting including coordination with other campus offices
Aaron Ganas
Assistant Director, EduGator Central
Academic Advisor – Education Sciences BA & Scholarships
- Advisement & program coordination, BA in Education Sciences (on campus)
- Student Awards, Scholarships & Funding
- Undergraduate/Transfer Admissions
- Change of Major, Degree Audits, Degree Clearance
- Non-Degree Applications & Enrollment
- Enrollment Authorization Requests for WEB based courses
- Distance Education & Tracking
- College Curriculum Committee Secretary
- Maintains Collaborative Relationships with Partner Schools and Community Agencies
- Representative for Clinical Opportunities
- Evaluation Data
- Clinical Education and Supervision Training Sessions
- Florida DOE & Institutional Data Reports
- Faculty Awards for Teaching & Mentoring
- Graduate Petitions & Transfer of Credits
- Graduate admissions
- Graduate recruitment
- International Liaison
- Work with College faculty, staff, and administrators to organize/synthesize/analyze College-wide, program-level, and student data for routine & ad hoc reports for internal and external audiences and constituents
- Oversee the collection/analysis/reporting of College-related information & data including development & implementation of College-wide data systems & processes
- Coordinate data projects & develop strategies to manage College data under state/national reporting requirements
- Provide technical & analytical support to administrators, faculty, and staff
- Admissions inquiries for graduate programs
- Application processing for graduate, postbaccalaureate, and certificate programs
- Assist prospective students with application submission and completion
- Prepare application materials for committee reviews
- Advisement & Program Coordination-BA in Education Sciences (PaCE & UF Online)
- Undergraduate & Transfer Admissions-BA in Education Sciences (PaCE & UF Online)
- Change of Major, Degree Audits, Degree Clearance
- Non-teacher prep minors
- General office management
- Communications with students regarding opportunities on campus and in the community
- Supporting EduGator Central’s projects, reporting, and events
Sarah Nassoiy
Clinical/Field Experiences & Internships
352.273.4379
sarahmk@coe.ufl.edu
StudentPlacements@coe.ufl.edu
- Internship Orientation and Applications
- Internship Placements & Evaluations – Local and Distant Sites
- Background/Fingerprint Clearance
- Mentor Teacher/Site Host Tuition Waivers
- Professional Educator Certification process and questions
- Administer technical aspects of electronic assessment system: LiveText by Watermark
- Collect and report data for purposes of continual program improvement & meeting state/national accreditation requirements
- Provide information, training & assistance in use of LiveText and college assessment/accountability systems
Robin Rossie
Academic Advisor – Initial Teacher Preparation Programs & Minors
- Programs: Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary Education, EPI Programs
- Minors: UF Teach Math & Science, FL Teaching Minor
- Undergraduate/Transfer Admissions
- Change of Major, Degree Audits, Degree Clearance