Blake Bennett, Retention Specialist
Blake Bennett joined the Academic Success Center team during 2023. Along with enrolling students, Blake provides students with academic coaching, such as note-taking strategies. Blake oversees CLEP testing, works with students who are on academic probation and serves as the ASC liaison for the College of Language and Social Sciences. He can be reached through e-mail at blaben@ecok.edu.
Nichole Beyer, Project Coordinator
Nichole Beyer is the coordinator for the Academic Success Center’s PEER-START grant, a $2M project that provides enhanced academic support to the ECU campus. As part of Nichole’s work, she coordinates the Tiger Connect course for incoming students, creates and provides training to faculty advisors and supervises students in peer-teaching roles. Before joining the ASC team, Nichole worked with the NASNTI REACHE grant at ECU. Nichole can be reached through e-mail at nicabey@ecok.edu.
Mya Hooser
Mya Hooser joined the Academic Success Center during 2023 after working several years in the Housing and Residence Life office. Mya is part of the PEER-START grant team, and she works with students, faculty and other departments across campus to ensure students in remedial courses are able to make progress toward their degrees. Mya also helps provide training to faculty advisors. She can be reached at myahoo@ecok.edu.
Chris Conway, Academic Advisor
Chris Conway joined the Academic Success Center during 2024 after working for ECU as a Residence Director. Chris helps incoming students enroll and manages concurrent enrollment at ECU. Chris routinely communicates with more than 12 area high schools to ensure concurrent students are successful. Chris can be reached through e-mail at chracon1@ecok.edu.
Stephanie Cox, Purple Program Advisor
Stephanie Cox began working in the Academic Success Center during 2023 as part of the PEER-START grant team. Stephanie oversees the Purple Program, which provides extra support for students who are admitted to ECU through petition. Stephanie works closely with students to develop study plans, provide guidance and help them reach their potential. She can be reached at scox@ecok.edu.
Haley Hoyt, MPA, Ph.D., Academic Success Center Director
Haley Hoyt joined the Academic Success Center during 2021. Along with serving on the Enrollment Management Committee, she is part of the Campus Assessment Response and Evaluation (CARE) team, which ensures students in crisis receive comprehensive support. Dr. Hoyt is also the Project Director for the PEER-START grant. She can be reached through e-mail at hmatlock@ecok.edu.
Jill Miller, Academic Advisor and Student Worker Supervisor
After almost five years in administration at ECU’s Stonecipher School of Business, Jill became an academic advisor during 2023. In addition to helping students enroll, Jill oversees the department’s student workers, including tutors, writing consultants, and reception area staff. Jill is the ASC liaison for the School of Business and can be reached at amiller@ecok.edu.
Royanna Willis, M.Ed., Retention Specialist
Royanna brought over a decade of education experience to the team when she joined the ASC in 2022. Royanna works with students to develop effective study strategies and has created templates and worksheets to help students with organizational skills. Royanna is the liaison for the College of Sciences and a Tiger Connect instructor. Royanna can be reached via e-mail at roymwil@eock.edu.