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transitions Boise State University Boise, Idaho Bryan Homrighausen will be the new resident director for University Apartments. Kyle Medley will be the new resident director for Taylor and Driscoll Halls. John Wichser University of Maryland, Baltimore County King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Thuwal, Saudi Arabia Kevin Konecny is the new assistant provost of student life at KAUST. In his new role, Konecny will help start another higher educational program in the Arabian Gulf that will include student development, community life, athletics and recreation, activities and cultural life, and health and wellness. Konecny is coming from a career at the Qatar Foundation in Doha, where he established the campus and residence life area and the office of faculty and student services. Sundi Musnicki will be the new resident director for Barnes Towers Hall. Davenport University Grand Rapids, Michigan Rob Engblom is the new executive director of housing and residence life. He was previously an assistant director of university housing at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Before that, Engblom served as an area coordinator at Missouri State University in Springfield and a hall director at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Engblom is currently completing his doctoral degree in higher education administration at the University of Tennessee. He received his master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. Julia Roberts is the new assistant director of residence life. She was previously the residence hall coordinator at Davenport. Jason Lheureux is the new residence hall coordinator. Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon Linda Kasper is the new associate director of university housing and dining services/director of residential education. Kasper came to OSU from the University of Arizona in Tucson where she served as assistant director for residential education. She has also served as a resident director at Western Washington University in Bellingham and at the University of Arizona. Additionally, Kasper taught English as a foreign language for two years at Nankai University in Tainjin, China. Linda received her bachelor’s degree in public relations and broadcasting from Northern Michigan University in Marquette and her M.Ed. in higher education and student affairs administration from the University of Vermont in Burlington. George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia Hollie Chessman is the new associate director of residence life. She is coming from Loyola University in New Orleans where she was the associate director for co-curricular programs. Heather Cruz is a new assignments coordinator. She was previously a resident director at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Parker Goolsby, Lauren Mauriello, and Clair Shields are the new resident directors. Maria Fiore is the new business manager. Maria comes from the New York University School of Medicine where she was a financial analyst/project accountant. David Prudom is a new assistant manager for information technology. Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, New York Andrew Beverly is a new community enrichment coordinator for the EPB halls. Daniel Greer will be the new community enrichment coordinator in Baker and Colby Halls. James McCarthy is the new community enrichment coordinator in Gibson Hall. Amanda Scheerbaum will be the new community enrichment coordinator in Fish Hall. SUNY Cortland Cortland, New York Robyn McMicken is the new residence hall director for DeGroat Hall. 1 Talking STick

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