Matthew O'Brien is the Associate Director of Academic Services in Barrett, The Honors College. He has been serving as an Honors Advisor for the last ten years, and has extensive experience working in Academic Affairs and previously with Residence Life. In his role with Barrett, Matt assists in the operation and supervision of the Advising team, and continues to support student questions, goals, and achievements.
Matt teaches HON 294 - Peer Mentoring: Leadership Development. This class focuses on the work of the Barrett Mentoring Program and fostering leadership skills among the peer mentors. Within this class, Matt hopes that students are able to grow as leaders within the college and develop communication that is both intentional and effective.
Prior to working at Barrett, Matt worked with the W. P. Carey School of Business as a Graduate Programs Coordinator, working with the Evening and Weekend MBA programs. In two years at WPC, Matt saw students through their coursework, provided support to faculty and classrooms on and off-site, advised students on elective courses, and oversaw an international business study abroad program to Argentina.