UE is excited to announce that Sara L. Weertz has accepted our offer to serve as the new director of the Academic Resources Center (ARC), beginning April 1.

Sara brings outstanding experience and leadership to one of UE's most important units.

Sara is the founding director of the Supplemental Instruction and Tutor Center at Angelo State University, a campus in the Texas Tech system. She is currently the Executive Director of the First Year Experience program at Angelo State and incoming president of the College Reading and Learning Association.

At Angelo State, Sara developed and expanded SI and tutoring programs. She implemented new instructional technology, conducted rigorous evaluations of student success programs, and implemented learning assessments into the first-year programs. She has helped to develop Summer Bridge at Angelo State and implemented Title V and NSF grants intended to improve undergraduate improvement, retention, and success.

Sara received her B.A. and M.Ed. degrees from Wayne State University in Detroit and has also obtained a project management certificate from American Project Management.