Our Mission: The Office of Civic Engagement promotes and encourages opportunities for community service and service-learning that enhance student learning and advance community development while responding to societal issues and concerns.

Conveniently located in the Student Center, we provide assistance for students, student groups, faculty, and staff with regards to volunteerism, community service, and service learning, in addition to serving as a clearinghouse/think-tank for outreach programs in the metropolitan Atlanta area.

Lovell O. Lemons, Director

Lovell Lemons currently serves as Director of the Office of Civic Engagement at Georgia State University. In this position, he leads the office in engaging more than 3,200 students in service to the greater Atlanta community. Prior to assuming the duties of director, Lovell was the assistant director of Cooperative Education and an employment counselor in Career Services at the University.

Lovell received both his B.S. in Education and his Masters of Education in Guidance and Counseling from Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri. He currently serves on the Village of Bedford Pines Operation PEACE Board of Directors. He also serves on several Advisory Boards, including the American Red Cross Fulton Service Center and Project Healthy Grandparents.

Lovell is Past-President of the Council of Volunteer Administrators of Metro Atlanta and the Georgia Campus Community Service Association. In 2002, he was appointed to the Georgia Commission on Service and Volunteerism as a Commissioner by then-Governor Roy Barnes. If that wasn’t enough, he serves as advisor to seven student service organizations; Campus Civitan, Circle K International, Habitat Georgia State, Colleges Against Cancer, Hands on Atlanta Georgia State chapter, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and Gamma Sigma Sigma.

Lovell believes in practicing what he preaches, and he invites you to join him and other Georgia State students as they reach out to the greater Atlanta community.

Alysia Brown, Administrative Coordinator

If you’ve recently been accosted by a short woman asking you about community service or Volunteer Solutions … you’ve met Alysia Brown. The latest addition to the Dean of Students and Office of Civic Engagement staff, she joined the team as Administrative Coordinator in January 2007 and is excited about the caliber of students and student organizations she has had the pleasure of working with.
Alysia is the wife of her high school sweetheart Delongelo (Joe) and they are the proud parents of two children, Jolisa (8) and Governor (6). “I am excited about the challenge of spreading the word about the Office of Community Service among the university community. Many students and staff don’t know of our office’s existence and how the services we offer can enhance their students’ learning experience. We look forward to increasing the traffic to the office by 50%.”

Alysia has volunteered significantly in the community working with students in local schools. She has served as parent liaison to the local school council of Fickett Elementary in addition to volunteering in the classroom and offices at both Fickett and Kimberly Elementary schools. Professionally, she offers in excess of 13 years of professional experience with a career marked with national corporate awards for exceeding expectations including a President’s Club selection. She also serves on the board at House of Colors Art Studios and Funkyard Entertainment.