The Experience Learning Quality Enhancement Plan is housed within Teaching & Learning Innovation (TLI), a unit within Academic Affairs that advances the Volunteer Experience through programs, services, and partnerships that support faculty and enrich student learning at the University of Tennessee.
TLI has a team of staff and graduate research assistants dedicated to assisting faculty with a variety of teaching and learning needs. Members of the TLI team tasked with leading the growth of experience learning on campus are as follows:
Christopher Lavan
Executive Director of Teaching & Learning
Teaching & Learning Innovation
E-mail: clavan@utk.edu
Doctor of Philosophy, Urban Higher Education, Jackson State University
Master of Public Administration, Louisiana State University
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Centenary College of Louisiana
Virginia Stormer
Assistant Director for Experiential Learning
Teaching & Learning Innovation
E-mail: vstormer@utk.edu
Doctor of Philosophy, English Literature, UTK
Master of Arts, Renaissance Studies, University of Alabama
Bachelor of Arts, English and History, UNC-Chapel Hill
John P. Walker
Experience Learning Assessment Coordinator
Teaching & Learning Innovation
E-mail: jwalker@utk.edu
Master of Policy Studies, University of Sydney
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, Grand Valley State University
Wes Romeiser
Administrative Specialist for Experiential Learning & Teaching Innovation
Phone: 865-974-3807
Email: wromeise@utk.edu
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville