{"id":29829,"date":"2020-01-15T16:15:32","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T21:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=29829"},"modified":"2020-01-17T08:05:02","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T13:05:02","slug":"after-26-years-as-utcs-director-of-student-support-services-shirl-gholson-retires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2020\/01\/after-26-years-as-utcs-director-of-student-support-services-shirl-gholson-retires\/","title":{"rendered":"UTC&#8217;s Director of Student Support Services, Shirl Gholston retires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After 26 years and more than $11 million secured for Student Support Services, Director Shirl Gholston is ready to relax.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29830\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"29830\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2020\/01\/after-26-years-as-utcs-director-of-student-support-services-shirl-gholson-retires\/img_6956\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/01\/IMG_6956.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"853,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6956\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/01\/IMG_6956-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-29830\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/01\/IMG_6956-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/01\/IMG_6956-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/01\/IMG_6956-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/01\/IMG_6956-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/01\/IMG_6956-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/01\/IMG_6956-580x870.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/01\/IMG_6956-610x915.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/01\/IMG_6956-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/01\/IMG_6956-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/01\/IMG_6956.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Student Support Services Director Shirl Gholston Photo Courtesy: Kaili Spears<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI want to retire on a high note,\u201d said Gholston., \u201cI&#8217;ve had an amazing journey for 26 years, and I just want that legacy to stay as perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gholston was the director of Student Support Services at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and, using the federal grant program, TRIO she helped increase the retention and graduation rate of under-represented students, including low-income students, students with disabilities and first-generation students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRetaining the grant in which for 26 years \u2026 to help with retention of students is what I&#8217;m most proud of,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Success Stacie Grisham said Gholston didn\u2019t just reach her annual goals of continued student success but exceeded them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShirl exceed all grant objectives by +20% margins and boast high student success rates\u2026 She consistently goes above and beyond in her job duties, Grisham said. \u201cOur Student Support Services program has again and again been awarded the highest grade for their efforts and outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gholston started working in higher education as a spinoff of the civil rights movement, hoping to make a difference like her heroes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy heroes, because I grew up in the \u201970s, were people who were fighting for civil rights, like Martin Luther King, Malcolm X. My favorite was Angela Davis, a professor on a college campus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her initial job in higher education was working as a career coordinator for California Polytechnic State University students, but that wasn\u2019t her true calling, she said. Her path always led to working with under-represented students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never really got to fulfill my passion until I became the director of Student Support Services,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>There isn\u2019t one student story or success story that stands out for her at UTC. There are too many to specifically name, she said. But she can hit an overall high point: Students who were close to dropping before Student Support Services stepped in and helped bolster their confidence, giving them the help they needed to make sure they graduated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere&#8217;s been hundreds of them, thousands, but 100 that I can say, \u2018Oh, gosh. I am so proud of that student.\u2019 They not only graduate, some of them go on to get terminal and professional degrees\u2014master\u2019s, Ph.D.\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While saying that \u201cI&#8217;ve accomplished everything that I need to accomplish,\u201d she admits it will be hard to leave UTC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m going to miss just working with students and the high that I get from seeing them succeed, making a difference in the lives of these students who have gone on and been productive citizens and giving back to society in a very positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But she knows it\u2019s time to enjoy the simpler things, including a greenhouse in her back yard to grow vegetables and herbs. She\u2019s already picked it out on Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile I&#8217;m in good health and my mind is still good, I want to retire on a high note because, like I said, I&#8217;ve had an amazing journey for 26 years, and I just want that legacy to stay as perfect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I appreciate UTC allowing me to direct this program and providing the support that it has.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Student Support Services Director,  Shirl Gholston is retiring after 26 years of service at UTC. <\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><span><a class=\"more-link button text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2020\/01\/after-26-years-as-utcs-director-of-student-support-services-shirl-gholson-retires\/\"><span>Continue Reading <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1364,"featured_media":29830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_slider":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_featurette":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7290,661],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-29829","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-student-servicees","8":"category-students","9":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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