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Show 6 ADMINISTRATION & FACULTY T FORUMFORTNIGHTLY.COM o 3 O f O ? i I j i I I v I i h' Levin-Stankevi- ch Continued from Page 1 dples, such as a liberal arts edu- said Levin-Stankevi- ch that he and his wife Debi cation. Levin-Stankevi- ch said that he wants to use liberal arts to broaden the colleges focus. He said that expanding the colleges international scope is vital, as is keeping talent local Salt Lake City is becoming a beacon of industry and high technology, said. We not only need to train a workforce, we need to keep them here so that the city can grow. Were interfacing with the mayors office and community leaders for this, he added. spent a month teaching in China, where several of his students asked him why American students are so becreative. lieves that this interpretation is due to a liberal arts education. A few Chinese uni- orga- nized an event called Eau Care in which they and other faculty couples would visit students in their residence halls. I did it to make sure that the students are connecting to the community, he said. We enjoyed visiting our students. A lot of faculty have Levin-Stankevi- ch never set foot inside a residence hall, said Debi Eau Care was about making sure the students were happy and Levin-Stankevi- connecting. The Levin-Stankevich- ch. -es said that they have always attended sporting events, evening gatherings, and art shows held on the campuses they worked at. They said that they would carry tire tradition on at Westminster. Debi said that her desire to help others has extended far beyond her job versities are even creating small as a social worker. liberal arts colleges within their Ive served in commusystem, he laughed. It demonnity service boards and projects strates that everyone is catching at all of the universities weve worked at, she said. I plan to on to the liberal arts model. As president, get involved with the community will meet with other service projects here, including administrators, liaise with the the upcoming Week of Service. Board of Trustees, and make While of speaking short-term m both and long-tercommunity engagement, Brian howdecisions. The liberal arts, also reached ever, are not the only reason out to incoming students. took the job Get involved, he said. Theres a lot of opportunity here at Westminster. He says that engaging with the community and to do just that. Connecting with interacting with the students are people keeps you going and gives just as important to him. you purpose. career If youre missing, Throughout my Ive made a priority of meeting someone will notice, he said. students and faculty, he said. I Thats the advantage of a small knew easily a thousand students school. Someone will notice if at Eau Claire, and Im certainly youre absent from class or praccarrying that habit of meeting tice. Someone will always be and knowing them here. looking out for you. Levin-Stankevi- ch Levin-Stankevi- ch Levin-Stankevi- ch Levin-Stankevi- ch Levin-Stankevi- ch Levin-Stankevi- ch Ambitious educator enters student affairs Holly King Assistant Editor Many students will remember Richel Raich. Raich was Westminsters Graduate Assistant of Student Life from 2010 until this spring. She oversaw everything from Residence Life, to ASWC, to Hall Monitors. When she graduated last semester, it left the Student Life Administrators with a unique opportunity to split up her for the University of Utahs Educational Leadership and Policy position into two positions. These became a Graduate Assistant of Student Life and a Graduate Assistant of Residence Life. Westminster is happy to announce that Nick Rhodes will be see both sides. filling the Graduate Assistant of Residence Life position. Rhodes enters the job following four successful years at Dixie College. Nick Rhodes is originally from Bluffdale, Utah, and graduated from Riverton High School in 2004. He then spent a year and a half at Salt Lake Community College before moving onto Dixie State College. It was here that he received his Bachelor Degree in Human Communication. He was very involved at Dixie, serving as a Student Ambassador, a member of the Student Alumni Association, a Resident Advisor, the D Crew President, and the Student Body Vice President Knowing he wanted to go to graduate school, Rhodes applied program. Rhodes says that this program was right up his alley. What I wanted was to get into student affairs and work with students; be an advocate for students, he said. I found a lot of my experience in college, especially as a student leader, I could I could see what the admin- istrators were implementing and what they thought was a good idea, but I was a student also so I could say, No. The students wont like that idea. Thats not copacetic with what the students think, he said. Ultimately, the administrators would have the final say in decisions because they were the ones in charge. And so thats really what made me think that I wanted to be a Student Affairs Administrator so I can get in there and be somebody that listens to the students and be an advocate for the students. Hopefully I can mediate between what the institution needs and what the students want. Rhodes found out that he had been accepted to the University of Utahs graduate program in April of 2012. He interviewed for Westminsters new position for a Graduate Assistant of Residence Life later that month. His interview process was quite unique in that it was all done over the phone. After interviewing with three student life directors, he had a lengthy conversation with Mark Feme, the dean of students, about his goals and positions. Feme told him that this position would be a great experience for him because it would give him a chance to learn student affairs. Feme also told him that the experience of working at a private institution versus a state institution would prove to be invaluable. Rhodes is currently getting settled in his position and says he loves it so far. He is excited about his two year graduate program at the University of Utah, and says he cannot wait to implement all of the student development theories that he has been learning about Hes most excited for the students to be returning to campus. I love working with Nicola (Miller) and Aimee (Frost), he says, but I am so excited for the students to be here. My degree is in student affairs, and I want to know whats going on with them! |