The Office of Student Success and Retention

The Office of Student Success and Retention (OSSR) serves as the hub for freshmen and sophomore students to become connected and engaged with all LeMoyne-Owen College opportunities and resources.

The mission of the Office of Student Success and Retention (OSSR) is to work in collaboration with the Academic Divisions of the college to increase student retention rates and persistence to graduation with a focus on academic success and achievement through early intervention and systematic tracking of undergraduate students.

• B.S. of Interdisciplinary Studies from Texas A&M University at Commerce
• M. Ed of Education with a concentration in Curriculum and Instruction from Concordia University

• Instructor of MATH 110: Concepts of Algebra at LeMoyne-Owen College
• B.S. of Mathematical Sciences from the University of Memphis, Fall 2018
• M.S. of Applied Mathematics from the University of Memphis, Fall 2021

• B.A. of English and Foreign Languages from Alabama A&M University, Spring 2018
• English and Writing Specialist at LeMoyne-Owen College, 2024

• Associates of Business Information Systems from Remington College
• B.S. of Operational Management from Remington College
• M.Ed. of Education with a concentration in Education Leadership from Strayer University
• Ph.D. of Psychology with a specialization in Mental Health Policy and Practice from Northcentral University
• Member of the APA (American Psychological Association)

1. The Office of Student Success and Retention is open during college operational hours, from 8:30am – 4:30pm.
2. Link to online scheduling for advising appointments: Bookings with me – – Outlook
3. Department offerings: academic advising, virtual tutoring services via Upswing, face-to-face tutoring service via Upswing, mathematics and English and writing specialists for student academic support, academic improvement and success planning, etc.

1. The Dr. Cheryl Golden Student Success Center located in GOH – 205
2. Scheduling and reservations for this space are done through the Office of Student Success and Retention (GOH – 209

Under the direction of Dr. Tony C. Whitson, Ph. D, member of the American Psychological Association and National Society of Leadership and Success.

1. Title: Reframing Narratives: How African American Male Students Attending an Urban HBCU Use Narrative Reframing to Redirect Their Mental Health Well-Being to Persist in College.
2. Brief description: The problem addressed by this study was the lack of specific information about the reframing narratives of graduating African American male students. Robust anti-deficit research about black males and academic achievement has endorsed the concept of the counter-narrative. Thus, the purpose of this study was to explore those reframing narratives and to validate or challenge the theoretical framework of the study, the black identity development theory.