HBCU and Future Act Activities

Supporting Persistence and Completion Through Enhanced Academic and Student Services

Activity Director: Dr. Andrea Lewis
Phone: 404-270-5981
Email: Alewis29@spelman.edu 

This activity enhances student services and outcomes through the provision of learning support services, such as peer tutoring and advisor consultation. This activity also supports early college success by promoting utilization of campus resources intended to assist students with learning (such as structured study groups), with personal development (such as counseling services), and with problem-solving to remediate issues before they become severe (early alert and intervention).

Advancing Education and Promoting Innovation in STEM for the Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (NSM)

Activity Director: Dr. Leyte Winfield
Phone: 404-270-5748
Email: lwinfield@spelman.edu 

This activity fosters improved understanding of and expanded engagement in data science. Most importantly, the resources provided enable the College to better support faculty development, increase student access to STEM research and innovative curriculum, and reinforce our science infrastructure to sustain and promote faculty research productivity.

Enhancing Excellence of Minority Women in STEM

Activity Director: Natasha McClendon
Phone: 404-270-5897
Email: natashamcclendon@spelman.edu

This activity is designed to assist in the creation and implementation of programs for Spelman students and faculty that enhance knowledge of emerging research areas and highlight the work of Black women in STEM. It also facilitates the ability of the Center of Excellence for Minority Women in STEM (COE-MWS) and its staff to serve the needs of the Spelman STEM community.

Enhancing Matriculation Pathways: Cross-Collaborative Student Support Services

Activity Director: Mrs. Dawn Alston
Phone: 404-270-5077
Email: dalston@spelman.edu 

This activity enhances institutional management, student services and outcomes, and fiscal stability by implementing the semester payment plan and on-demand statements, which allow students to have an accurate and clear depiction of balances owed to the College and the payment schedule. This assists students in planning for payments by automatically notifying them of amounts due and due dates.

Program Administration and Evaluation

Activity Director: Sylvia Thomas
Phone: 404-270-5243
Email: sylviathomas@spelman.edu

The Project Administration and Evaluation activity provides administrative oversight, management, monitoring, and evaluation functions for the College’s Title III programs and safeguards compliance with institutional guidelines and federal regulations. The Title III Program Administration Office also ensures that the Title III activities are implemented as described in the College’s Strategic Plan.

Elevating Global Citizenship at Spelman College

Activity Director: Dr. Dimeji Togunde
Phone: 404-270-5748
Email: dtogunde@spelman.edu 

This activity enhances global education at Spelman through faculty curriculum internationalization that includes virtual global engagement for students and faculty research on global topics/issues that foster local-global connections. This activity also seeks to increase student intercultural competence through their engagement with other cultures.

Advancing Applied and Interdisciplinary STEM Education Through Real-World Integration and Innovation – Natural Sciences and Mathematics (NSM)

Activity Director: Dr. Leyte Winfield
Phone: 404-270-5748
Email: lwinfield@spelman.edu 

This activity addresses the national demand for a highly skilled STEM workforce by preparing students for careers in biology, chemistry and biochemistry, computer and information science, engineering, environmental and health sciences, mathematics, and physics. Rooted in the principles of liberal arts education, this proposal supports the ongoing development of STEM education at Spelman College by increasing investment in high-impact, interdisciplinary fields such as cosmetic science, computational science, quantum science, cybersecurity, and environmental and health justice.

Spelman Technology Enhancement Project – Artificial Intelligence (STEP-AI)

Activity Director: John Wilson
Phone: 404-270-5376
Email: john.wilson@spelman.edu

Through this activity, Spelman College will further its mission by adopting innovative technologies that enhance student success, institutional flexibility, and inclusive excellence. The project aims to improve retention and graduation rates, especially for Black students and other marginalized groups, by utilizing AI to identify early warning signs and provide timely, personalized support.

Program Administration and Evaluation

Activity Director: Sylvia Thomas
Phone: 404-270-5243
Email: sylviathomas@spelman.edu

The Project Administration and Evaluation activity provides administrative oversight, management, monitoring, and evaluation functions for the College’s Title III programs and safeguards compliance with institutional guidelines and federal regulations. The Title III Program Administration Office also ensures that the Title III activities are implemented as described in the College's Strategic Plan.