The Engineering Student Success Center is a hub for student academic, leadership and career development and enrichment in the College of Engineering (COE). We work collaboratively with the COE and University departments, units, and offices to develop and implement various strategic services, programs and resources that promote undergraduate retention, graduation, and career progression across all engineering disciplines.
Our mission is to deliver excellent and innovative student success programs and services.
We utilize data from multiple sources to create, plan and assess programs that challenge students to go beyond “competency” in their engineering discipline and take advantage of more profound learning experiences.
We engage students with barriers impeding their success but with high potential to succeed in services, interventions, and programs that challenge them to take ownership of their education.
We provide an array of venues to students to participate in experiences that connect course content with industry practice, learn career advancement strategies via mentoring and engage with employers both inside and outside the DFW area.
We identify and engage engineering students interested in guiding and directing others in an engineering work environment. Various university-wide and College of Engineering institutes and related experiences are being developed to accomplish this goal.
We foster nternal and external partnerships to create opportunities for all College of Engineering undergraduates to engage in creative learning experiences that lead to innovation and entrepreneurial pursuits.
As engineering majors, it is critical that students develop and can show evidence of APPLIED knowledge. Our Engineering Professional Tech Skills Series features hands-on engineering tech skills seminars where students are introduced to and engaged with pertinent topics in their engineering field of students with the emphasis being placed on corresponding credentials, i.e. certifications, licensure, etc.
A native of Dayton, OH, Dr. Henderson’s career in higher education spans 23 years and two generations of college students. He is passionate about creating innovative student learning experiences, especially for diverse students. He leads and collaborates with the ESS staff and other COE faculty/staff to develop and implement programs, services and initiatives that promote undergraduate student success. He is a proud alumnus of Wright State University, the University of Dayton and Union Institute & University.
A native of Lincoln, NE, Lynne earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska--Lincoln and a master’s degree from Northeastern Illinois University. Lynne’s higher education experience includes residence life, career services, and academic advising. Her goal is to provide each student professional guidance using institutional knowledge, personal insight, and resourcefulness to develop a plan of action for optimal academic success.
A southern California native, Rashida is a retired Air Force veteran who has earned two master’s degrees. One from the University of Oklahoma in Human Relations and the other from Texas Wesleyan University in Marriage and Family Therapy. She has worked grades K – 7 as a Technology Teacher and Student Behavior Support Specialist. Working with people and in the field of education is her passion. In her personal life, she is the mom of two teenagers and a puppy. Rashida spends time working with her church, community, and as a parent volunteer at her children's schools.
After working for 15 years in recruiting, placement and human resources positions, Carole Coleman came to the College of Engineering in 2005 as the Undergraduate Cooperative Education and Internship Coordinator. Since that time, her role has grown to include managing the Engineering Career Fair and numerous employer and alumni events each semester. She has been a member of the Texas Cooperative Education and Internship Association since 2007 and has held roles as President, Conference Chair and, currently, University Representative for the organization. Coleman has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Iowa State University.
A proud native of Carencro, Louisiana. Jay is a first-generation college graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in History from Northwestern State University of Louisiana and a Master of Education in Educational Leadership in Student Personnel Leadership. He is pursuing a Doctor of Education in Higher Education at Texas A&M University-Commerce. For most of his professional career, Jay has worked with student success, access, and transition programs. In his role with Engineering Student Services, Jay assists with developing and implementing student success programs and initiatives that promote student success in the College of Engineering.
For academic advising on a specific engineering major, please see a list of Departmental Advisors.
Location: Nedderman Hall, room 242
Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8 am - 5 pm
Phone: 817-272-1294
Jack Henderson, Ed.D, Director, Engineering Student Services
jack.henderson@uta.edu
Lynne Kinnan, Asst. Director for Engineering Academic Success
kinnan@uta.edu
Carole Coleman, Coordinator for Co-ops and Internships
colemanc@uta.edu
Rashida Casey Reynolds, Academic Advisor
rashida.caseyreynolds@uta.edu