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Transitions Arizona State University Furman University Furman University University of St. Thomas Michael Coakley Boyd Yarborough Jason Cassidy Yolanda Norman Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona Michael Coakley has been named the associate vice president of university housing. He has served as the associate dean of student affairs and the executive director of university housing since September 2006. Previously, he was assistant vice president for student life at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. He has over 28 years of fulltime experience in student development, housing operations, auxiliary services, residential life, judicial affairs, and Greek affairs administration at the university level and has academic experience as an instructor and a clinical faculty member. Furman University Greenville, South Carolina Boyd Yarborough is the new director of administrative services. He was previously the director of housing, a position he held since 1999. A graduate of Furman University, he received his master’s degree from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, and his Ed.D. from Florida State University in Tallahassee. Yarborough held similar housing director positions at Frostburg State University in Maryland and at Florida State before returning to his alma mater. He has made over 40 presentations at educational and professional conferences and was given the Association of Furman Students Administrator of the Year award in 2006. Jason Cassidy is the new director of housing and residence life. Prior to this position, he served as the assistant director of university housing since 2002. A graduate of Bethany College in West Virginia, he received his master’s degree from Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, and his Ph.D. from Clemson University in South Carolina. At Furman, he is chair of the Substance Abuse Coalition, a member of the Crisis Management and Emergency Preparedness Team, and an academic advisor. He was named Canisius College Outstanding CSPA Alumnus in 2007. University of St. Thomas Houston, Texas Yolanda Norman is the new director of housing and residence life at the University of St. Thomas. She previously served as a hall coordinator at the University of Texas at Austin for two years and as a hall director at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg for two years. Norman received a bachelor of arts in journalism, a master of science in sports management, and a master of education in college student personnel from the University of Southern Mississippi. Submit Your Information Transitions includes information about new appointments, job transfers, and memorials within housing and student affairs. We encourage professional quality photos to be sent along with the transition information. Please send information and photos to holly@acuho-i.org. 1 Talking Stick

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