Profile: Liane Gough

Liane leads the Academic Support Program and loves helping struggling students find their way.

B.S. Psychology, University of Oregon

M.S. Adult & ContinuingEducation, Portland State University

Lianebegan working at PSU in 1999 as Graduate Assistant in Undergraduate Advising & Support Center (UASC), working with the Academic Support Program (ASP). She came to PSUafter working at the University of Oregon for two years.

Liane's interests include assisting under-prepared and struggling students in achieving their goals of a baccalaureate degree and in managing the variousbarriers that can occur along the way. She created the College Success curriculumin 2002 when she saw a need that wasn't being fulfilled by the University andfelt that it was our job to TEACH students HOW to be students. She has attendednumerous national and international conferences on teaching and curriculumdevelopment and the result is that today there are several sections of the coursetaught by different advisers via the Academic Support Program. In 2007, she presented at the International Conference on the First-Year Experience about the success the ASP has had in increasing retention and graduation to this at-risk population of students.

Lianegets her energy from students and loves to help solve complex problems! Herfavorite time of year is Commencement, when she gets to personally witnessthe culmination of a students' hard work when they walk across the stage toreceive their degree. Being able to be part of that process in a student's lifeis truly an honor.