FYE Program Staff

Mabel Freeman, Assistant Vice President for Undergraduate Admissions and First Year Experience

• Dr. Mabel Freeman earned all three of her degrees from The Ohio State University: a BS in secondary education, an MA in guidance and counseling, and a PhD in educational policy and leadership.
• As the assistant vice president for Undergraduate Admissions and First Year Experience, Dr. Freeman directs the recruitment, admission, and enrollment process for all new freshman and transfer students to the university.
• Dr. Freeman oversees University Orientation and provides senior leadership to a university-wide collaborative effort to implement the First Year Experience initiative for all new students, ensuring their successful transition into the university.
  

Allen Kraus, Senior Associate Director

• Allen earned a BA in Psychology and an MBA from The Ohio State University.
• Allen provides leadership for all First Year Experience programs and coordinates personnel. He is the liaison to the FYE representatives on the regional campuses and chairs the First-Year Advocates, a campus-wide committee whose members are particularly attentive to the needs of first-year students.

Jenny Osborn, Senior Assistant Director

• Jenny earned a BS in Psychology from The Ohio State University and an MED
  in Higher Education and Student Affairs from the University of South Carolina.
• Jenny’s areas of responsibility include developing and coordinating University Orientation, Convocation, Land Grant Opportunity Scholars, Picnic with the Buckeyes, and retention projects.

Amy Barnes, Assistant Director

• Amy earned a BA in Sociology from the College of William and Mary, an MA
  in Higher Education and Student Affairs from The Ohio State University, and
  an EdD in Higher Education from the College of William and Mary.
• Amy’s areas of responsibility include the Leadership Collaborative;
  FYE conference; and partnerships with University Housing, academic colleges, and the Student Wellness Center.

Nicole Craven, Program Coordinator

• Nicole earned a BA in English from The Ohio State University and an MA in College Student Personnel from Bowling Green State University.
• Nicole’s areas of responsibility include selecting, training, and supervising Orientation Leaders, Camp Buckeye and Buckeye Adventures, and
  co-advising the Transfer Student Activities Board.

Marion Meadows, Program Coordinator

• Marion earned a BA in Sociology from The Ohio State University. He is
  working to complete an MA in Higher Education and Student Affairs at
  The Ohio State University.
• Marion’s areas of responsibility include the Leadership Collaborative,
  First-Year Success Series, First-Year Connections Team, Buckeye Contacts, and Alternative Spring Break.

Julie Schultz, Program Coordinator

• Julie earned a BA in Sociology and an MA in Higher Education and Student Affairs from The Ohio State University.
• Julie’s areas of responsibility include the Buckeye Book Community, Distinguished Speaker Series, Camp Buckeye and Buckeye Adventures and co-advising the freshman honorary, Alpha Lambda Delta/Phi Eta Sigma.

Joanne Boos, Coordinator

• Joanne earned a BA in Communications and a BA in Political Science from
  The Ohio State University. She is working to complete an MA in Higher Education and Student Affairs at The Ohio State University.
• Joanne’s areas of responsibility include First-Year Success Series, Convocation, Leadership Collaborative, Buckeye Book Community,
  and fiscal management.

Mary Ann Kheniser, Office Manager (not pictured)

• Mary Ann supervises the University Orientation office and its student workers, administers the flow of communications to first-year students,
  and provides on-site supervision of orientation programs.
• Mary Ann also manages the orientation system support.

Ambre Jessen, Graduate Assistant

• Ambre earned a BA in Psychology from Douglass College at Rutgers University. She is working to complete an MA in Higher Education and
  Student Affairs at The Ohio State University.
  
• Ambre assists with University Orientation programming, including recruitment, selection, and training of orientation leaders. She coordinates FYE-News and co-advises Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma.

Said Sariolghalam, Graduate Assistant

• Said earned a BS in Business Administration from The Ohio State University. He is working to complete a dual master in Public Affairs and Health Administration at The Ohio State University.
• Said assists with programming for transfer students, international students, and the Land Grant Opportunity Scholars. He co-advises the Transfer Student Activities Board and organizes Buckeyes Beyond Ohio events.