Sean Kramer-Lazar

Sean Kramer-Lazar grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. After completing his undergraduate studies at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois (yes, that is an actual city), he decided to pursue his Master's in Higher Education and Student Affairs at Western Michigan University. After surviving two Michigan winters, he was ready for a change and started moving westward. He and his partner slowly made their way with stops in Springfield, Illinois, and then a stint in St. Louis, Missouri, where Sean worked for a brief time at Saint Louis University as an interim program coordinator in their Multicultural Office. 

 

Following this interim position, Sean began his first position at the University of Arizona as the recruitment coordinator in International Admissions. With this opportunity, Sean was able to travel to different locations, including Saudi Arabia, meeting students with aspirations to study in the U.S. However, after some reorganization and some introspection, Sean decided to change roles and seek out advising positions. His advising career started at the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture where he spent seven years advising both main campus and online students and introduced a new culture of support at the college. Sean's most recent move was to become the inaugural director of undergraduate academic advising and student success with the newly formed College of Information Science (then known as the School of Information) to develop an advising structure and practice from the ground up. It has been an exhilarating experience from the start, and he is excited to see what this new opportunity will bring. 

 

Outside of his daily job, Sean is also pursuing his PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Arizona, with a focus on higher education, primarily exploring academic eligibility policy on retention efforts. In addition to his personal studies, Sean also teaches two sections of the university's introductory first-year seminar course, UNIV 101. When he has free time, Sean enjoys spending time with his partner, watching movies, playing video games, finding new food to try and travel.

 

Sean is happy to meet with students and talk about their day or their week and help them combat any challenges that may arise in their educational pursuits.