Heather Bell

Biography

Heather Bell, who came to USC in January 2011, is an Assistant Athletic Director and serves as the Director of Athletic Academic Advising. Her primary responsibility is to serve as the lead administrator of the academic advising component of SAAS which includes supervision of the other 7 full-time advisors. She also oversees and coordinates academic support for the Football and Men's Basketball teams. As Director of Advising, Heather facilitates staff meetings, directs strategic planning, oversees APR submission, and manages the eligibility certification and files in SAAS. She also coordinates the guest coaches program for football and men's basketball and the department's summer aid applications and approvals. During her time at USC, in an advising capacity, she has also worked with the Women's Basketball, Women's Track/CC, Women's Volleyball, Baseball, Crew, and Lacrosse teams. Prior to USC, Heather worked at the University of Tennessee in the Thornton Athletics Student Life Center as a Sr. Academic Counselor beginning in 2007. Her main responsibilities were advising the Football team (LB, DB, WR, DE), Technology Coordinator, and creating the Summer Bridge Program. Heather began her time at Thornton as an Academic Mentor for football in 2006 while she was earning her Masters of Science in Sport Management. While pursuing her graduate degree she was also a Graduate Teaching Associate for the Physical Education Activity Program. Heather graduated from the University of Southe