{"143001":{"#nid":"143001","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Joyce Jones to Lead University System Student Affairs Operations","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe 318,000 students enrolled in the University System of Georgia\u2019s 35 colleges and universities will have a new colleague in Dr. Joyce A. Jones. Jones has been named as the University System\u2019s vice chancellor for Student Affairs, beginning August 15, 2012.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENot only will Joyce be a new face in the USG office, her position also is new. The position has been elevated from associate vice chancellor to that of vice chancellor. The upgrade gives the position greater authority in dealing with student issues and policy and was requested by campus student leaders in conversations with System officials and had the support of Chancellor Hank Huckaby.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe head of Student Affairs has the primary responsibility for general oversight of a wide range of student services provided throughout the USG. The Office provides direct support for five major areas of student administration: Enrollment Services; Student Services; Student Life; Student Information; and Special Projects.\u0026nbsp; The VCSA also works collaboratively with the System-wide Student Advisory Council (SAC), and a number of Regents Advisory Committees related to students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJones was named to her new post by USG Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer Dr. Houston Davis. \u201cWe are so excited to have Dr. Jones join our team,\u201d Davis said.\u0026nbsp;\u201cHer wealth of experience in student affairs and services combined with her strong relationships with our system campuses will enable her to advance the work of this critical area.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJones and the Student Affairs department report to Davis as part of the USG\u2019s Academic Affairs division. Among other duties, she will be involved with the System\u2019s work to increase college completion rates under the Complete College Georgia initiative.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;Jones is currently the vice president for Student Services and dean of students at Augusta State University, a position she has held since 2005. At ASU, she has supervised several offices including financial aid, student activities, testing and disability services, the counseling center, the career center, international student programs, code of conduct, judicial and disciplinary boards, residence life and the first-year experience.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe came to Augusta State from The Carter Center of Emory University in Atlanta, where she held the position of director of Educational Programs from 1995 to 1998.\u0026nbsp; Prior to Emory, Jones was assistant vice president for Student Affairs at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. from 1993 to 1995.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJones holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and received her bachelor\u2019s degree in psychology from Texas Woman\u2019s University in Denton, Texas.\u0026nbsp; She is originally from Terrell, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, Texas.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe 318,000 students enrolled in the University System of Georgia\u2019s 35 colleges and universities will have a new colleague in Dr. Joyce A. 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Jones has been named as the University System\u2019s vice chancellor for Student Affairs, beginning August 15, 2012.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2012-07-27 13:55:56","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:36","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-07-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-07-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"143011":{"id":"143011","type":"image","title":"Joyce Jones Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at USG","body":null,"created":"1449178723","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:38:43","changed":"1475894774","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:14","alt":"Joyce Jones Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at USG","file":{"fid":"194996","name":"vc_sa_usg.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/vc_sa_usg_0.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/vc_sa_usg_0.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":26226,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/vc_sa_usg_0.jpeg?itok=LzRCjM5X"}}},"media_ids":["143011"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.usg.edu\/","title":"University System of Georgia"}],"groups":[{"id":"1269","name":"Student Life"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJohn Millsaps\u003Cbr \/\u003EAssociate Vice Chancellor, Media \u0026amp; Publications\u003Cbr \/\u003EBoard of Regents\u003Cbr \/\u003EUniversity System of Georgia\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:john.millsaps@usg.edu\u0022\u003Ejohn.millsaps@usg.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}