Maria O'Connell

Maria O’Connell is the University Innovation Alliance Fellow and Undergraduate Student Success Strategic Initiatives Manager at Michigan State University. Maria's professional journey is rooted in social work with a profound commitment to higher education and student success. 
 
Maria brings over a decade of experience in higher education in a variety of roles such as a Success Coach, Academic Advisor and Student Services Specialist. Most recently, Maria served as a Clinical Assistant Faculty for the Department of Social Work at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.
 
Maria is excited to return to Michigan State University as a UIA Fellow, where she can help contribute to student success initiatives to a University that has been so pivotal to her life.