The Office of Academic Affairs oversees all of the College’s academic programs and helps plan big events like Academic Convocation and the Honors Ceremony.
Office of Academic Affairs
DR. Jason pierce
Provost
(706) 379-5060
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Dr. Keith DeFoor
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Professor of Music
(706) 379-5156
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Dr. DeFoor joined the Young Harris College faculty in 1998 and was named Chair of the Division of Fine Arts in 2003. He was appointed Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs in 2009. Dr. DeFoor has been a featured piano soloist with the Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and the Charlotte (FL) Symphony Orchestra. Dr. DeFoor has been a presenter consultant for the Georgia Council for the Arts and has served as Piano Division Chair for the Georgia Music Educators Association. Dr. DeFoor is a Past President of the Georgia Music Teachers Association and is an institutional evaluator for the National Association of Schools of Music and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).
Karen C. Williams
Academic Affairs Assistant
(706) 379-5171
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Academic Affairs Assistant
Academics
The Office of Academic Affairs oversees all of the College’s academic programs and helps plan big events like Academic Convocation and the Honors Ceremony.