First-Year Focus is run by First-Year Programs.
Our Team
Samantha Solomon, Ph.D.
Associate Director of First-Year Programs
Assistant Professor
samantha.solomon@wsu.edu
509-335-5488
About Samantha
Samantha directs the First-Year Focus program and teaches general and mid-semester sections of UNIV 104: College Success Seminar.
Christel Woods, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, First-Year Programs
christel.woods@wsu.edu
About Christel
Christel teaches UNIV 104: College Success Seminar and assists with the First-Year Focus Program.
Nora Rye, MSW
Instructor, UNIV 104
Director, LSAMP
nora.rye@wsu.edu
About Nora
Nora serves as the Director for LSAMP and teaches UNIV 104: College Success Seminar.
DAESA and Office of the Provost Administration & Staff in Support of First-Year Programs
The Division of Academic Engagement and Student Achievement (DAESA) supports the administration of First-Year Programs at WSU. DAESA is part of the Office of the Provost.
Mary Sánchez Lanier
Assistant Vice Provost
DAESA
sanchez@wsu.edu
Jaclyn Gotch
Program Coordinator, Office of Undergraduate Research
DAESA
jgotch@wsu.edu
Jeffery Moss
Administrative Assistant
DAESA
jmoss@wsu.edu
Hailey James
Executive Director, Communications and Engagement
Office of the Provost
hrupp@wsu.edu
Daniel Rieck
Web Coordinator, Developer, and Designer
Office of the Provost
daniel.rieck@wsu.edu