Student Leadership & Involvement Staff

Donald Abels

Director, Student Leadership & Involvement 

Contact SLI about: Weeks of Welcome, Homecoming, LEAD Board, Religious Life, Student Leadership & Involvement

Matty Bailey
m.bailey@memphis.edu
Assistant Director, Community Engagement & Campus Partnerships

Matty Bailey serves as the Senior Coordinator of Community Engagement & Campus Partnerships. Prior to stepping into this role, Matty has spent the past four years serving as a K-12 English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher in the city of Memphis. Matty is responsible for providing leadership and support to our leadership programming, extended orientation programming, and campus partnerships. Matty has a deep passion for the University of Memphis as an alumnus and a drive to help students become the best leaders they can be. He believes in the impact that the programs housed in the Student Leadership & Involvement office have on student academic performance & retention. Matty is excited to be back on campus, collaborating with campus partners to best serve students during their time here. Matty holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Memphis and a Master of Education from Union University through the Memphis Teacher Residency graduate program. 

Contact Matty about: Frosh Camp, Frosh Fusion, FLITE Program, Tigers for St. Jude

Sherika Smiley
sdsmiley@memphis.edu
Assistant Director, Student Engagement 

Contact Sherika about: Student Activities Council, Blue Crew, Registered Student Organizations, Student Event Allocation, TigerZone, Involvement Ambassadors 

Melissa Oshodi
Coordinator, Fraternity & Sorority Life 

For information about Fraternity & Sorority Life contact Melissa Oshodi, moshodi@memphis.edu 

Visit Us!

University Center
Involvement Zone
UC 210 & 211
901.678.8679
studentinvolvement@memphis.edu