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, Division of Enrollment Management, and Florida Department of Education
- Certification Officer for Educator Preparation Programs
- Title IX College Coordinator
- Oversee assessment and accreditation activities for CoE & affiliate programs
Aaron Ganas
Assistant Director, EduGator Central
Program Coordinator and Academic Advisor – Education Sciences
- Advisement & program coordination, BA in Education Sciences (on campus)
- Student Awards, Scholarships & Funding
- Undergraduate/Transfer Admissions
- Change of Major, Degree Audits, Degree Clearance
Earl Alvarez
Admissions Coordinator, Academic Advisor – Education Sciences
- Advisement for Education Sciences Bachelor’s – UF Online, Innovation Academy, Promise, Pathway to Campus Enrollment (PaCE)
- Undergraduate/Transfer Admissions
- Oversee graduate application and admissions processes
- College Curriculum Committee Secretary
- Non Degree & Course Audit processes
- Academic Program Reporting
- Collaboration with Partner Schools and Community Agencies
- Oversee Field Placement Processes
- Clinical Educator Training for Mentors
- Graduate School Liaison
- Florida DOE & Institutional Data Reports
- Faculty Awards for Teaching & Mentoring
- Graduate Petitions & Transfer of Credits
- Advisement for Early Childhood Education (UF Online)
- Post-Baccalaureate Education (Non-Degree Seeking)
- Oversee the collection, management, analysis, and reporting of student information and data for both internal and external audiences, stakeholders, and constituents
- 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
- Admissions inquiries for graduate programs and assist with application submission and completion.
- Application processing for graduate, postbaccalaureate, and certificate programs
- Prepare application materials for committee reviews.
- Undergraduate and Graduate student recruitment.
Sarah Nassoiy
Field Experience Coordinator
352.273.4379
sarahmk@coe.ufl.edu
StudentPlacements@coe.ufl.edu
- Internship Applications/Orientations
- Practica and Internship Placements and Evaluations
- Professional Educator Certification (Process & 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
- General office management
- Communications with students regarding opportunities on campus and in the community
- Supporting EduGator Central’s projects, reporting, and events
Robin Rossie
Academic Advisor – Initial Teacher Preparation Programs & Minors
- Admissions and Advisement for Elementary Education
- Advisement for Secondary Education Pathways (Minors and Certificates)
- Change of Major, Degree Audits, Degree Clearance