Oglethorpe University has named Bradley J. Blitz as the inaugural Dean of Student Success. In this new role, Blitz will provide vision and leadership to create a comprehensive advising model and strategy for student success that supports academic progress, retention, and degree completion.

Blitz, MEd ’07, has spent his academic career focused on advising strategy, strengthening student success efforts, and guiding universities through transformational and operational change. He comes to Oglethorpe from Temple University, where he has served as the director of advising in the Klein College Advising Center.