Adam A. Smith recently joined the Office for Academic Affairs as the new Director of Undergraduate Academic Advising and Student Success. In this new role, Mr. Smith will develop strategic campus partnerships, alignments and systems aimed at increasing campus-wide retention and graduation rates. Smith will also develop the new Capstone Center for Student Success that will serve as a one-stop shop for holistic academic advising for UA students. Smith says, “My wife Linda and I are excited about this opportunity to join the Alabama Family. We are honored to join with our students, faculty, staff, and alumni to work to ensure all students are successful at UA and beyond.”
Prior to arriving in Tuscaloosa, Adam served as Assistant Vice President for Student Success at The University of Akron where he successfully developed advising and retention strategies. Mr. Smith’s efforts have led to increased retention and graduation rates among diverse student populations. Prior to his time in Akron, Adam served as Director of Education and Life-Long Learning for Mayor Lawrence J. Morrissey in Rockford Illinois, as Director of College Activities and Outreach at Rock Valley College (IL) and founded successful TRiO Programs and community-based organizations in Illinois and Wisconsin. Mr. Smith coached college football for six years and served as adjunct faculty at Judson University (IL) teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in Human Services, Human Resources and Organizational Leadership.
Among all of his professional experiences, Adam credits his time as a Community Organizer in the inaugural cohort of AmeriCorps national service as the foundation of his worldview. Adam possesses a Bachelor’s Degree in Theology from Concordia University-Wisconsin, a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration from National-Louis University and has taken classes toward a doctorate at The University of Akron.
Adam and his wife Linda, a life-long educator, have three adult children and one grandson.
Prior to arriving in Tuscaloosa, Adam served as Assistant Vice President for Student Success at The University of Akron where he successfully developed advising and retention strategies. Mr. Smith’s efforts have led to increased retention and graduation rates among diverse student populations. Prior to his time in Akron, Adam served as Director of Education and Life-Long Learning for Mayor Lawrence J. Morrissey in Rockford Illinois, as Director of College Activities and Outreach at Rock Valley College (IL) and founded successful TRiO Programs and community-based organizations in Illinois and Wisconsin. Mr. Smith coached college football for six years and served as adjunct faculty at Judson University (IL) teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in Human Services, Human Resources and Organizational Leadership.
Among all of his professional experiences, Adam credits his time as a Community Organizer in the inaugural cohort of AmeriCorps national service as the foundation of his worldview. Adam possesses a Bachelor’s Degree in Theology from Concordia University-Wisconsin, a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration from National-Louis University and has taken classes toward a doctorate at The University of Akron.
Adam and his wife Linda, a life-long educator, have three adult children and one grandson.
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