TRANSITIONS The Dean of Students position was back to a full-time Dean of Students position and not a split position between Housing and DOS. It was the first year that there was intentionality and strategy in bringing the Student Services & Student Life Services together and beginning to create an identify within the Division. The bringing together of the two units resulted in the solidifying of an identifier for the combined units. After vetting in the team, Student Life & Services was determined to be the new name for the student affairs units.
STUDENT LIFE & SERVICES DEPARTMENT ANNUAL SUMMARY JULY 1, 2017 - JUNE 30, 2018 Includes transition of department, related projects that impacted SL&S, highlights, goals and challenges
Student Life & Services had several senior leader transitions. Kathi Baker began work as the Director of Housing in August 2017, and Ann Murphy was hired in May 2018 to replace Kara James as the Director of Disability Services. With the departure of Angie Swenson-Holzinger, co-Director of ASPIRE, permission was sought to reconfigure the ASPIRE leadership into a single ASPIRE Director position. Angie Ruppe was appointed to that role. Multicultural recruitment, formerly in Admissions, was moved to Multicultural Student Services. Meghan Dufrane-Grosse was hired as the Multicultural Recruiter.
HIGHLIGHTS Summer 2017 began with a difficult situation regarding a student with a disability who needed to be brought back from her study abroad experience due to personal safety concerns. The Office of International Education, Disability Services and Dean of Students were all involved in working with this situation. ASLS had a focused initiative to educate students on sexual violence. To that end, two significant events were held: o Kimberly Dickman – Presented numerous programs to students and staff. o Aaron Boe, Prevention Culture, conducted a twoday train-the-trainer workshop for 15 staff.
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o The Dean of Students Office and the Sexual Violence Coalition supported the student-initiated Sexual Assault Awareness Week. The theatrical performance by Speak About It was so impactful it will be incorporated into orientation for first year students in Fall, 2018.
