By Lacie Blankenship
Wesley Notestine has been named the Assistant Director of Academic Affairs for Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management.
Notestine will focus on providing customized academic advising to graduate students across the multiple degree programs and will play an integral role in academic affairs, supporting class registration, class/exam schedules, and Teaching Assistant assignments.
“I am thrilled to join the Academic and Student Affairs (ASA) team at Owen,” says Notestine. “It is so rewarding to empower students and help them pursue their dreams.”
Notestine comes to Vanderbilt from the University of Mississippi, where she served as Coordinator of Advising, Recruitment, and Retention. She brings experience in student affairs, degree audits, and university policies and procedures after working at Belmont University, the University of Minnesota, and the Vanderbilt University Registrar’s Office.
“Vanderbilt Business students are world class, and I look forward to using my expertise to support this community of developing professionals,” says Notestine.
Notestine received a BA in Southern Studies from the University of Mississippi, a BA from the University of Memphis in African American Studies and History, and an MS in Academic Advising from Kansas State University.
“I look forward to working with the students in each of the degree programs,” says Notestine. “Every student will have different goals and different stories, I am honored to help them navigate these waters and get to their goal destination.”
In her spare time, Notestine enjoys going to all the new restaurants in Nashville, exploring, hiking, reading, and watching sports.