Welcome to our New Maryland/Delaware Regional Coordinator

A Maryland native, Joe attended Villa Julie College, now Stevenson University, receiving a Bachelor’s in Film 2006. In 2009, after completing his Master’s in Counseling at Shippensburg University, Joe joined Towson University as a Residence Life Coordinator in the Department of Housing and Residence Life. Joe enjoys having the opportunity to help students grow and discover who they are as individuals and as leaders and also how much he gets to learn about himself while working with those students.

ACUHO-I Stars

Let Your Students Know About this Educational Opportunity:

Now is the time you can say "thank you" to some of your outstanding student staff members. Think about sending them to the ACUHO-I STARS College as a reward for their hard work and an opportunity to further build on a career in residence life. Give back to the future of our profession. Application deadline is Friday, April 8.

STARS College is an educational program for undergraduate students who are interested in a career in housing and residence life. STARS is held as a pre-conference workshop at the ACUHO-I Annual Conference and Exposition.

STARS College provides opportunities for participants to learn more about the field of housing and residence life as well as gain mentoring from experienced professionals.

Click here to meet the 2011 STARS Faculty

Visit the STARS College website for more information and to register

If you have a student in the SEAHO Region, there are scholarship opportunities, so be sure to pass on this information to your students.

Check out ACUHO-I STARS College on Facebook - search for ACUHO-I STARS College -

RELI

Hello MACUHO!

The 14th annual Regional Entry-Level Institute (RELI) is scheduled for June 1 - 3 at Westfield State College (MA). Please share this exciting professional development opportunity with entry-level housing and residence life staff members (those with 0 – 3 years of professional work experience).

RELI provides entry-level staff members who are interested in moving up the career ladder with needed information on seven competencies (listed on the attached brochure). Participants will be assigned to a faculty mentor with whom they work closely during the Institute. The cost of the Institute is $250 which includes lodging, meals, and supplies. MACUHO provides 10 scholarships ($100 each) to the first 10 applicants who are accepted into the Institute. The application can be found on the MACUHO website. Only 28 participants are accepted each year (approximately half from MACUHO and half from NEACUHO). Last year, we received over 60 applications (from MACUHO & NEACUHO).

The deadline for submitting application materials is March 1, 2011. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Joanne Goldwater
Associate Dean of Students/Director of Residence Life
RELI Co-Founder/Co-Director
St. Mary's College of Maryland
240-895-4207
jagoldwater@smcm.edu

MCPA Events

Register today for the Maryland College Personnel Association (MCPA) Fall Conference and ACPA East Coast Graduate Fair and Undergraduate Experience. The conference is Friday, November 5^th from 8:30-5p. at Loyola University – Timonium.

We are excited to announce our keynote speaker; Congressman Elijah Cummings, Maryland’s 7^th District Representative.

We are proudly partnering with the American College Personnel Association to showcase the East Coast Graduate Fair and undergraduate experience featuring keynote speaker Marcia Guenzler-Stevens. Our undergraduate experience features a case study competition with some amazing prizes as well as a focused, intentional undergraduate program track including a graduate student panel. If you are interested in representing your graduate program at our Graduate Fair, please contact Joshua Hiscock at Jhiscock@umd.edu.

Our annual MCPA Recognition Awards will be presented at the conference. Nominate your deserving colleagues and/or students today!

If you are ever looking for a chance to submit articles and professional writing, consider our Little Linkages newsletter. Contact Eddie Wright at wright@msmary.edu for more information.

MCPA strives to make membership affordable and offer quality professional development opportunities to higher education professionals in Maryland. We are happy to offer a conference fee that is affordable while offering amazing benefits. Member rate for the conference is $40 or $60 with the purchase of membership! The Graduate Student rate is $25 and the undergraduate rate is $15.

Sondra Matter

Sondra Matter
Resident Director
Stevenson University

Undergraduate:
Boston University
Penn State
Master's:
Loyola University Maryland
Currently a Doctoral Candidate
at Loyola University Maryland



Most Passionate about:
 Social Justice,Women's Issues,  & Service Learning (creating
awareness, advocacy,  and activism with students)

Biggest Influence(s) have been Michael Puma

Exciting this Summer:  Took a flying-trapeze acrobatics class,
but it paled in comparison to spending last summer in
South America doing service and backpacking :)

Outside of Work:  Love to learn new dances (i.e. salsa, swing, hip hop, etc.)
& I am always up for trying something new and looking forward
to the next adventure, risk, etc.

Erika Brightful

Erika Brightful
Area Director
Salisbury University

Where you went to school:
St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Class ’07
Salisbury University, class ‘09

What are you most passionate about in the field: I’m most passionate about social justice issues and student development

Who has been your biggest influence in your career: Joanne Goldwater has been the biggest influence in my career

Something exciting from this summer: I recently became an Aunt this summer

Something fun that you do outside of your job or something we should know about you:I love to go sailing and traveling; I’m currently planning on a trip to the west coast to enjoy sailing on the pacific!

Anthony "Tito" Sierra

Anthony "Tito" Sierra

Resident Director for Manokin Hall
Salisbury University

School:
Undergrad @ Lincoln University of PA '09; Masters @ Salisbury University (in progress) '11

Passion: I am most passionate about creating a safe and engaged community that empowers not only my residents but also my staff to advance to their highest potential.

Influence: I would have to credit Ms. Genyne Royal and Mr. John Lowney as my positive influences and mentors.

Summer: This summer I accepted an ACUHO-I Internship with Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. This experience was enriching both mentally and professionally. I developed the training modules for 4 different positions in their HRL department and at night enjoyed the "NOLA EXPERIENCE".

Outside: Outside of work I enjoy riding motorcycles. I have been riding for 5 years and have enjoyed every moment. I just sold my last street bike and plan on buying another one shortly.

Sheree Stachell

Sheree Satchell
Resident Director
Salisbury University

Where you went to school :
Salisbury University: Undergrad & Masters

What are you most passionate about in the field?
The ability to serve as a catalyst of intellectual, social, physical, spiritual and emotional growth to students (and RA’s). To be able to covertly incorporate teachable moments into everyday conversation, all the while witnessing them transform right before your eyes. Definitely the steam in my engine!

Who has been your biggest influence in your career
Although I have had some pretty awesome supervisors, I would have to say that the students themselves have been my biggest influence, along with my RA staff. They have the ability to ignite within me the embers of motivation when the profession/life in itself wears you down a bit.

Something exciting you did this summer
Exciting…well let’s see….oh yes, I only GOT MARRIED!!!! Yes indeed, I was joined together in Holy matrimony on July 10^th, to a pretty stupendous man. Hip hip horayyyy!!!

Something fun that you do outside of your job or something we should know about you: I love Jesus, simply relaxing, singing, watching a good movie, and laughing (doing them all at the same time is AWESOME)!

Greg Moreau

Gregory W. Moreau
Residence Life Coordinator
Towson University

Education:
Muhlenberg College

University of South Carolina

Most passionate: Helping students realize that adulthood starts now and the decisions in life are theirs to make.

Biggest influence: My colleagues over the years.

Exciting: 4 DAY WEEKENDS! EVERY WEEK! That's what happens when you do not take vacation for 3 years.

Outside: Wait... outside the job... huh?

Bob Mikus

Bob Mikus

Dean of Students

Stevenson University

B.A., Lebanon Valley College

M.A., LaSalle University

Doctoral candidate, IUP

Most passionate: I am passionate about working with young professionals, helping them grow and develop into more mature, knowledgable and confident student affairs professionals.

Biggest influences: I've generally had one significant mentor at every stop along my path in student affairs. Dave Calvario & Dave Evans (LVC), Alan Wendell (LaSalle), Roland Watts (William Paterson), and Jim Hilton (Elizabethtown).

Something exciting this summer: A week of rest and relaxation in Rehoboth Beach with my wife and two sons.

Something fun outside your job: I love watching my boys play soccer, basketball and swimming. And I really enjoy college football (I would sit in front of the TV every Saturday from morning to midnight if I could!).

Brittany Duncan

Brittany Duncan
Resident Director
Frostburg State University

Current Institution: Indiana University of PA (graduate classes), Frostburg State University (working in ResLife)

Where you went to school:
Undergrad: Shippensburg University of PA '09
Masters: Indiana University of PA (in progress), '11

What are you most passionate about in the field: Working with students in varying circumstances and seeing them develop as individuals, students, and leaders as they learn more about their institution and work with their peers and staff. I am able to see this working in Residence Life, and I am also very passionate about student involvement and service. The functional areas I am most passionate about and would like to work in are Leadership and Civic Engagement, Residence Life, Student Activites, or Conferences and Events Management.

Who has been your biggest influence in your career: My supervisor at Shippensburg University influenced my decision to attend graduate school and pursue a career in student affairs. My fellow RA's and supervisors at SHIP were a wonderful, hard working group of people that made me want to continue working with students and stay in the college environment.

Something exciting you did this summer: Visited Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh, PA, worked in Conferences and Events Management at Susquehanna University

Something fun that you do outside of your job or something we should know about you: I am a huge hockey fan and love the Pittsburgh Penguins. I also love Rutt's Hut's hot dogs. I think I would travel to NJ just to have a few.

Laura Arthur

Laura Arthur
Residence Life Coordinator
Towson University

Where you went to school:
B.S. from Xavier University
M.A. from Ohio State University

What are you most passionate about in the field: Helping students figure out their place in college, whether in terms of involvement, a major, or a future career.

Who has been your biggest influence in your career: My first residence life supervisor, Angie Kneflin. Angie saw past my shy exterior, motivated me to take a leadership role within our department, and saw me through several professional and personal hurdles. In her third year of encouraging me to consider student affairs as a career, Angie forced me to attend a Careers in Student Affairs conference. It was October of senior year, and within an hour of the conference, I knew that student affairs, not the career path I had decided on long ago, was my true calling. Angie’s support helped me see that the best things may be those you do not plan, advice I now share with my own students.

Something exciting you did this summer: I took my first trip out West to beautiful San Diego! My favorite parts were the seals at the La Jolla cove, koalas and pandas at the zoo, and running along the Pacific!

Something fun that you do outside of your job or something we should know about you: I love traveling, photography, and music- sometimes going to concerts, sometimes having a concert of one in my apartment. :) I also enjoy baking and adding peanut butter to just about anything.

Clinton Gilbert

Clinton Gilbert
Area Coordinator for Multicultural Initiatives and Coordinator for Multicultural Achievement Peer Program
St. Mary’s College of Maryland

Where you went to school:
B.S. St. Mary’s College of Maryland
M.Ed Salisbury University

What are you most passionate about in the field: I am most passionate about having the opportunity to create an environment where students are able to find themselves. I enjoy having intellectual and personal conversations with students to help them become more comfortable with me and assist them in the process of discovering their full potential.

Who has been your biggest influence in your career: Joanne Goldwater has served as my professional mentor since undergrad. She was the first person to suggest that I consider Student Affairs as my profession. Joanne has been able to provide me with professional growth opportunities and guidance to help ensure my professional success.

Something fun that you do outside of your job or something we should know about you: I love to play piano, read, cook, and entertain others!

Randi Kaltrider

Randi L. Kaltrider

Assistant Director of Residential Programs
Frostburg State University

Where you went to school:
BS in Elementary Education and a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction for Elementary Education at Frostburg State University

What are you most passionate about in the field: helping people discover their potential

Who has been your biggest influence in your career: Angelo Nudo and Kate Heiser (previous supervisors)

Something exciting you did this summer: Went to the Carnival of Madness show, the Uproar Festival, and a Rascal Flatts concert :-)

Something fun that you do outside of your job or something we should know about you: I love to go snowboarding