DOS Newsletter. Summer 2007

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1 DOS Newsletter Summer 2007 July 23 to August 10 August 1 to August 10 August 15 August 18 August 19 August 20 August 25 August 29 Assistant Director Training Residence Life Coordinator Training Head Residents Arrive RAs Arrive Vucept Executive Board Arrives Vuceptors arrive MOVE IN and Founders Walk First Day of Classes Upcoming Events/Announcements ** The DOS Newsletter needs a new title since The Bandas Blog was shot down by the Dean himself! We need your suggestions for naming the newsletter. Send your suggestions to patricia.a.helland@vanderbilt.edu. The person submitting the winning name will be awarded a special prize. ** ACPA Educational program submission is now open! We encourage you to browse the ACPA Atlanta 2008 site at to learn more about the convention theme, professional outcomes, sponsorship opportunities and... Atlanta! ** NASPA Annual Conference programming submissions website is now open. The 2008 Conference Committee encourages NASPA members to submit program proposals for Pre-Conference Workshops, Poster Sessions, and General Interest Sessions. Go to to find more information on the proposal submission process. ** As we prepare for a new era at Vanderbilt beginning with the Commons, the Residence Life and Residential Education Department has restructured for the present and future. Terms that you may not be familiar with are Sr. Preceptor, Preceptor, and Residence Life Coordinator (RLC). The Sr. Preceptor is the same management level as an Associate Director, the Preceptor is the same management level as the Assistant Director, and the RLC is a new entry professional live-in position. At our graduate staff level, we will have four (4) Graduate Hall Directors. Three of these positions will report to an Associate Director or Sr. Preceptor, with one reporting to the central Residence Life Office. Our student staff of RAs and HRS continue to serve as our resource persons that live in the residence halls with our students. For the academic year we will have seven (7) RLCs, one in each of the following areas: Kissam, Alumni Lawn, Towers, Branscomb, and Highland Quad. The Commons will have two RLCs. The RLCs will be the first line of contact in our area daily operations, supervision of the RAs/HRs, and crisis response. The Assistant Director positions has been changed to an entry level mid-management position. The AD staff will supervise the RLCs and have management authority over multiple residential areas or one large residential area. The Associate Directors and Sr. Preceptor will operate as Associate Directors have for the past academic year. We are excited about these changes and look forward to collaborating with you on future projects to serve our Vanderbilt Community.

2 CONGRATULATIONS DOS congratulates Toi Batson, Housing Facilities, and her husband on the birth of their son Thomas who was born on June 10. All the best to Carolyn Land who recently became engaged to Dave Page. A September wedding is planned. A big congrats to Mona Hicks and Daniel Swinton who passed their comprehensive exams this summer. They are scheduled to received their Ed.D. diplomas at Vanderbilt s graduation next May. All the best as they complete their final year in the Department of Leadership, Policy and Organizations. Congratulations also to Tina Smith who successfully defended her dissertation proposal this summer. Two special wishes for Mark Dalhouse and his wife Mary Ellen on the birth of their twin boys who arrived at 9 pm on Friday, August 10. Teddy was 7 lbs and Braden was 5 lbs 4 oz. A Hint of Things to Come: Strategic Management Plan This year, DOS will develop a strategic management plan to help us align better with our institutional mission. As we move toward the opening of The Commons, the first phase of the College Hall Program, we must be sure to direct our energies, efforts and resources to support the academic mission of the University. What can we do to promote student learning, facilitate student-faculty interaction, and connect experiential learning to the curriculum? This year we will develop answers to this question, create a shared understanding of these answers, and translate the answers into an organizational strategy with concrete objectives, measures, targets and initiatives. To support this effort, we have taken two major steps. We created an Office of Special Initiatives and Assessment staffed by Pat Helland, Assistant Dean; Mona Hicks, Senior Director for Assessment; and Brian Heuser, research associate. We also have contracted with Eduventures, a higher education consulting firm, and will participate in a student affairs learning collaborative on strategic management, assessment and student learning outcomes with a consortium of research universities. So, be sure to check out the University mission statement at the following website address: You'll be hearing more soon - Mark Bandas

3 PAGE 3 On The Move Congratulations to the following staff who have made moves within the Dean of Students Office!" Dwayne Elliott has accepted the position of Director of Student Campus Events beginning August 1st. He comes to the team with extensive program development and concert management experience. He will be an exciting addition to the team!!" Donna Bedwell has moved to Zerfoss, where she has accepted the position of Administrative Assistant working with Steve Caldwell and John Greene.!" Traci Ray has been promoted to Associate Director of Residence Life.!" Angie Cottrell has been promoted to Senior Preceptor/Associate Director/ of Residence Life where she will be responsible for operations of The Commons working with Dean of The Commons, Frank Wcislo.!" Louise Hanson, MD, has been promoted to Medical Director of the Student Health Center.!" Jen Swails has been promoted to Administrative Manager of the Student Health Center.!" Jonna Whitman, MD, is the new Chief of Clinical Services for the Student Health Center.!" Rose Hearn has been promoted to an AAII and is the assistant to Dr. Hanson at the Student Health Center.!" Christina Jones assumes the role of Outreach Coordinator in addition to being a fully-licensed Staff Psychologist at the Psychological and Counseling Center.!" David N. Sacks moves from a Post-Doctoral Resident position and will function as a fullylicensed Staff Psychologist, Coordinator of Sport Psychology Services and Research Coordinator at the Psychological and Counseling Center. DOS Staff News Lori Groves White, Dwayne Elliott and Neil Jamerson presented a session at the 20th International Conference on the First Year Experience held July 9-12 on Hawaii s Big Island. Their presentation was titled Skeletons in our closet: Sharing contentious campus history with firstyear students. JoEl Levy Logiudice, Director of the Office of Arts and Creative Engagement at Vanderbilt, has been selected for inclusion in an art exhibition featuring the works of art educators from around the country. Logiudice s Views from the Garden, 2007 is included in the exhibition on display at the Hammond Regional Arts Center in Hammond, La., Aug

4 On The Move, con t The following staff have left Vanderbilt. For those we have information on, we have indicated their new position or town. We wish them all the best. STUDENT ACTIVITIES Cande Cook Director of Special Events at MAC Presents. MAC Presents is a full service events consulting and sponsorship company. RESIDENCE LIFE AND RESIDENTIAL EDUCATION Doug Hollis Atlanta, GA Jocynda Hudson University of Florida, Coordinator of Residential Judicial Programs Kris McPeak University of Redlands, Director of Residence Life Gabriela Peters-Cuellar Memphis, TN Cassandra Bradley Winston-Salem State University, Assistant Director Albert Smith Nashville, TN OFFICE OF ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP AND SERVICE Alexis Yee-Garcia law school STUDENT HEALTH CENTER Lori Adelson Abby Burke Erin McCullough SARRATT STUDENT CENTER Dora Boling Philadelphis, PA PSYCHOLOGICAL AND COUNSELING CENTER Shawn Blue Lindsay Vaughn Amanda Parsons Max Gunther Warren Thompson Sonya Shropshire Kristen McEvoy Stephanie Shaprio (Gamse) VANDERBILT DANCE PROGRAM Marsha Tardy, - faculty appointment at MTSU

5 DOS Welcomes DOS is very please to welcome the following new staff members: CLIPS Lilly Massa, Program Coordinator, OACS Sherif Barsoum, Director, ISSS OFFICE OF HOUSING AND RESIDENTIAL EDUCATION Jason Jakubowski, Director, Housing Assignments Linda Welch, Assistant Director, Conferences Samantha Bruess, Administrative Assistant, Conferences Brian Craig, Area Maintenance Supervisor, Facilites Dylan Reed, Assistant Director, Residence Life and Residential Education Chris Smith, Assistant Director, Residence Life and Residential Education Elise Alford, Residence Life Coordinator, Residence Life and Residential Education Amanda Dickes, Residence Life Coordinator, Residence Life and Residential Education Emmanual Gunn, Residence Life Coordinator, Residence Life and Residential Education Leslie Newsome, Residence Life Coordinator, Residence Life and Residential Education Kerrie Turney, Residence Life Coordinator, Residence Life and Residential Education STUDENT CONDUCT Jeremy Berkeley-Tuchmayer, Assistant Director Bridget Golden, Assistant Director STUDENT HEALTH CENTER Cheri Frazier, Patient Service Representative Megan Gaffney Bowles, MD, Staff Physician Paula Nunn, MD, Staff Physician, Psychiatry Susan Thomas, RD, Dietician Leslie Yen, MD, Sports Medicine Physician Marti Young, AAI Dorothy Gager, MDiv, LCSW, Alcohol and Drug Counselor SARRATT STUDENT CENTER Samantha Brandenburg, Assistant Director

6 DOS Welcomes, con t PCC Anna G. Settle, MA, Lisa A. Lorenzen, MA, E, Rachel Eakridge, MA, and Johanna Shadoin, LCSW, join the PCC as Staff Therapists. Erin B. Vasconcelles received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Bowling Green State University in Ohio and will join PCC on 11/1/2007 as a Post-Doctoral Resident. Vickie Woosley will also join the PCC staff on 11/1/2007 as a Post-Doctoral Resident with her Psy.D. from Argosy Univeristy in Washington, DC. The following will serve as Therapists in Training at the PCC: Anna K. Krueger Heather A. Knox Francis (Lee) Stevens Maggie K. Hope Terrance Flynn Terri K. Onstad Valri Bromfield The following individuals join the PCC this year as Pre-Doctoral Interns: Allison K. Bradshaw is completing her Ph.D. at Indiana State University Joshua Gregson is completing his Ph.D. at Duquesne University Parriah L. Paul is completing his Ph.D. at The Pennsylvania State University Sheena N. Walker is completing her Ph.D. at Tennessee State University Did we leave something out? Please let us know if a special accomplishment, announcement, hiring, or other item was left out of the newsletter and we will include in the next edition coming in October. Want something included in the next newsletter? Please complete information to Pat Helland at patricia.a.helland@vanderbilt.edu.