Welcome from the Dean of Student Academic Services - Spring 2025

Happy New Year and welcome to spring!

CASA continues to follow our core mission of providing compassionate academic and personal support to all undergraduate students. CASA Academic Success Coaches are professional staff here to support your academic journey and make sure you are connected to any resources you may need along the way. You can find your assigned CASA Coach in the Student Hub under “Success Team,” which is also where you can make a one-on-one appointment with your assigned CASA Coach.

We are excited to introduce three new staff members to the community: David Yohanna, Brooke Enners, and Jackson Shumway. David earned his master’s degree in Professional Communication at USF and joins CASA as an Academic Success Coach. Brooke earned her J.D. from Rutgers Law School, joining CASA as an Academic Success Coach. Jackson earned his master's degree in Exercise and Sports Science with a concentration in Mental Performance Concentration from Ithaca College, and also joins CASA as an Academic Success Coach. Brooke and Jackson will be working with our student-athlete population as part of their student caseloads.

CASA continues to offer hybrid student support with in-person, phone, and online (Zoom) appointments. Your CASA Academic Success Coach will continue to hold their weekly drop-in hours online. Continuing this semester, CASA will be holding in-person drop-in hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. in the CASA lobby in the University Center on the 3rd Floor. Come stop by!

In addition, please look for registration support from CASA during the first week of classes in January and Registration Week in April. We will host in-person and online support to assist you in navigating registration. You should also check your USF email regularly for communication from your major department regarding their advising process and how to remove any advising holds. Please be sure to review your degree evaluation and check-in with your major adviser in your school/college prior to early registration for summer/fall 2025.

As always, CASA is guided by our Jesuit value of cura personalis, or “care for the whole person.” We are here to support students, families, faculty, and staff in our commitment to USF’s Mission and Values. We look forward to seeing you in our offices on the UC 3rd floor, or virtually this spring!

Shona Milazo
Associate Vice President and Dean of Student Academic Services
doyles@usfca.edu
(415) 422-6113