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STUDENT AFFAIRS AROUND THE REGION

FLORIDA UPDATES
Auburn UniversityFlorida Agricultural
and Mechanical University
FAMU Housing welcomes Pamela Grissett to the
Residence Life Team. Pam joins the College of Love
and Charity as a recent graduate from UGA's College
Student Affairs Administration master's program. A
native Fort Lauderdale, Pam's " homecoming " has a
been a integral part to the department's success thus
far. 
FAMU Housing recently opened the brand new, state of
the art FAMU Towers. The suite-style traditional hall
will serve 700 upper-class students. This addition to
the on-campus community will further enhance the
department's stature as the epicenter of the student
experience on the hill.

LOUISIANA UPDATES
University of Louisiana Monroe
The Board of Supervisors for the University of
Louisiana System approved Valerie S. Fields, Ed.D.,
vice president for Student Affairs at the University of
Louisiana Monroe at the Oct. 23, 2020, board meeting.
Fields is the first woman to serve in a vice president's
position in the university's 89-year history. Along
with other departments, the Vice President for
Student Affairs oversees Auxiliary Enterprises and the
Department of Residential Life.
Tulane University
Tulane is almost one month away from the end of a
successful, COVID-aware fall semester. We are happy
to report that we have been able to host students
in on-campus residence halls and hold both online
and in-person courses this semester. The Division of
Student Affairs and Housing and Residence Life have
maintained our focus on virtual support and resource
opportunities for students, such as virtual workout
classes, office hours/meetings, and engagement
activities, that began in the spring of last year. The
University continues to move forward with the
construction of two brand new residence halls to
be open in the fall of 2022. In terms of new hires,
Housing and Residence Life hired Jillian Solomon
as a Resident Director for Sharp Hall and Sophie
LaBella as our Program Assistant. Additionally, we are
actively recruiting for two live-in positions: a Resident
Director and an Assistant Director to fill immediate
vacancies. We hope that you and our fellow colleagues
across the region are staying safe!

Nicholls State University
Here at Nicholls State University, we have restored two
buildings to housing Isolation/Quarantine students and
provide an option for students to live in a community
that is more secluded because they have identified
that they are more " at-risk " for COVID-19. We are
also making a large transition to Portal X for StarRez,
which will be huge for our students. I am also
extremely excited to announce that we are currently
updating our laundry system to be a coin-free
operation for our students, so they can wash at any
time at no immediate cost to them
Southeastern Louisiana University
New hires consist of Keonta Johnson--served as
Interim Assistant Director of Operations. Recently
hired as Assistant Director of Operations and Joelle
McWilliams--Recently hired as Assistant Director
of Residential Life. Posted positions consist of
Administrative Assistant III--Will start advertising
for position in January 2021 and Administrative
Coordinator--Will start advertising for position in
January 2021. We are currently working on StarRez
upgrade to PortalX. Roll out begins in November 2020.
Louisiana State University
Here at Louisiana State University, we hired Josh Finch
as the Assistant Director of Training and Development.
The Highland Hall renovation project was completed
prior to Fall opening. Greenhouse construction project
is continuing to progress and is scheduled to open in
Fall 2021.

MISSISSIPPI UPDATES

Mississippi State University
NEW STAFF
MS State would like to introduce our newest team
members to our housing organization.
Bob Morton, Associate Director for Student Housing
Facilities & Maintenance. Bob joins us from most
recently as the Director of University Housing and
Residence Life at Clayton State University in Morrow,
GA.
Timothy Bush, Senior Custodial Supervisor, South
Campus
Carolette Evans, Senior Custodial Supervisor, North
Campus

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