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OASIS

Transcript: Get to Know OASIS

Hello and welcome to Oasis.

My name is Pat Kahoe. I'm the Dean of Walden's Office of Academic Support and Instructional Services, better known as Oasis. And I want to introduce you to the resources and services our team provides.

So, who is Oasis? We are Walden's academic support team. We can help you improve your academic and professional skills, writing, library research, or success strategies like time management. So, when you have a question, just remember Oasis is here to help you and our resources and services are completely free.

We're also very easy to find right on your homepage. In the Canvas classroom, the Oasis button will take you to the Oasis website with a simple click of a button. Our team and resources are available to you. Oasis is also available for our Tempo students from the top navigation bar. Click on Walden resources, and a drop-down menu will appear. Select Oasis Academic Support and you'll be taken to our website.

And don't forget about our help desk called Ask Oasis. Whenever you have a question, you can click on the Ask Oasis button, and we'll assist you in finding answers. We provide self-service resources and it's also a form to ask questions. The Ask Oasis desk will respond within 24 hours. So, ask away. We're here to help.

Whether it's reading support, researching in the library, solving the statistics problems, or developing a skill that can help you succeed you can always count on Oasis. We have a lot of ways to help you develop your skills. Live sessions, interactive guides and instructional web pages. Just click the Oasis button in your classroom and check out our website or send a question to Ask Oasis.

Well, we know you're busy, so thanks for taking the time to get to know what we do here in Oasis. Most importantly, good luck in your classes. We want you to have a great experience at Walden. And we're always happy to help you succeed.

OASIS Overview

OASIS (the Office of Academic Support and Instructional Services) supports students in developing information literacy, writing, and other academic skills needed to succeed at Walden.  

In alignment with Walden's Success by Degree approach and degree-level competencies, OASIS is structured with separate bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral teams. These teams are devoted to understanding students and programs, partnering with faculty, and developing curricular and co-curricular academic supports. 

In service of Walden’s diverse student body, OASIS will integrate co-curricular and curricular academic support and instruction through cross-institutional collaboration and inclusive, evidence-based decision making. 

Leadership Team

Patrick Kahoe

Dean


Amber Cook

Associate Dean: Master's


Christy Fraenza

Associate Dean: Instructional Services


Melanie Brown

Associate Dean: Doctoral


Michelle Hajder

Associate Dean: Research and Data


Lisa Raymond

Associate Director, Content Management


Laura Gianfrancesco

Manager, Operations


Doctoral

Brenda Hudson

Senior Core Faculty


Herrietta Linton

Lead, Academic Support


Kelly Chermak

Manager, Capstone Form and Style


Susan Stekel

Lead, Librarian


Tobias Ball

Manager, Capstone Form and Style


Allison McNamara

Specialist, Instructional Services


Angie Drennen

Senior Editor


Arfe Ozcan

Methodology Advisor


Audrey Butlett-Swenson

Librarian


Bethany Duarte

Senior Editor


Carey Brown

Senior Editor


Dan Fleischhacker

Senior Editor


Dayna Herrington

Senior Editor


Denise Long

Senior Editor


Jenny Martel

Senior Editor


Joe Gredler

Senior Editor


Kacy Walz

Specialist, Instructional Services


Kim Burton

Librarian


Marydee Spillett

Methodology Advisor


Meghan Irving

Senior Editor


Michael Dusek

Specialist, Instructional Services


Nathan Sacks

Senior Editor


Rose Gold

Senior Editor


Sam Herrington

Senior Editor


Sara Witty

Senior Editor


Shereeza Mohammed

Methodology Advisor


Stephanie Kramer

Specialist, Instructional Services


Sunny Liu

Methodology Advisor


Tara Kachgal

Senior Editor


Zin Htway

Methodology Advisor


Master's

Nykol Eystad

Lead, Librarian


Amanda Solomon

Librarian


Brittany Rogers

Specialist, Instructional Services


Emily Bruey

Specialist, Instructional Services


Hadeer Elsbai

Librarian


Jim Horwitz

Specialist, Instructional Services


Julie James

Librarian


Veronica Oliver

Specialist, Instructional Services


Undergraduate

Chris Taylor

Lead, Undergraduate


Abby Ngwako

Specialist, Instructional Services


Andrea Konrath

Specialist, Instructional Services


Ed Watson

Specialist, Instructional Services


Laurel Kriigel

Librarian


Instructional Services

Terren Rye

Manager, Graduate Assistant Strategy and Services


Amy Bakke

Lead, Asynchronous Tutoring


Andrea Lemieux

Lead, Librarian


Christina Lundberg

Specialist, Graduate Assistants


Ellen Zamarripa

Lead, Live Instruction


Heidi Marshall

Lead, SKIL Courses


Matt Sharkey-Smith

Lead, Instructional Design


Rachel TeWinkel

Specialist, Statistics


Sue Pefferly

Sr. Editor, Media Post-Production


Emily Adams

Associate Librarian


Negeen Aghassibake

Associate Librarian


Content Management

Angie Kukielka

Manager, Office of Student Affairs


Jon Allinder

Lead, Librarian


Kyle Bernier

Lead, Website Design


Lucy Enberg

Website Specialist


Mackenzie Salisbury

Librarian


Graduate Assistants

Kelcey Sihanourath

Peer Tutor, Statistics


Michelle Coleman

Peer Tutor, Statistics


Eddie Ndife

Peer Tutor, Accounting & Finance


Daniel Smith

Peer Tutor, Statistics


Keisha Nelson

Graduate Peer Mentor


Ondreia Thomas

Graduate Peer Mentor


Cynethie Kirkman

Graduate Peer Mentor


Kerin Hanson

Graduate Peer Mentor


Marijana Williams

Graduate Peer Mentor


Marshalle Lockhart

Graduate Peer Mentor


Airreia Pierce

Graduate Peer Mentor


Carnesha Ben

Graduate Peer Mentor


Michelle Darling

Graduate Peer Mentor


Shannon Gentry

Graduate Peer Mentor


Jody Nelson

Graduate Peer Mentor


Hugo Lopez

Graduate Peer Mentor


Luisa Amissah

Graduate Peer Mentor


Alexis Harris

Undergraduate Peer Mentor


Sandreena Martin

Undergraduate Peer Mentor


Riley Thrasher

Undergraduate Peer Mentor


Ashleigh Cole

Peer Writing Mentor


Amber Baldwin

Peer Writing Mentor


Brenda Queen

Peer Writing Mentor


Nabila Mason

Peer Writing Mentor


Taylor Allen

Peer Writing Mentor


Annam Inayatullah

Peer Writing Mentor