Donna McGalliard, the dean of Residence Life and Housing, has been selected to serve as faculty for this year’s National Housing Training Institute (NHTI), being held at the University of Georgia, June 12-16, in Athens, Ga.

The James C. Grimm National Housing Training Institute provides a thorough professional development experience for less-experienced professionals looking to further their career in housing. Participants meet and interact with other colleagues, establish mentor relationships with experts in the field, develop professional development plans, and gain skills and competencies needed to meet the current and future demands of the profession. The institute recognizes the importance of the evolving housing field, and it strives to provide participants with the knowledge and skills they will need to be successful in the ever-changing field.

McGalliard joined Wake Forest in 2000 as associate director of residence life.

Stephanie Ganser, a Residence Life Coordinator (North Campus), has a case published in “Peer Leadership in Higher Education” in the New Directions for Higher Education journal, Number 157, Spring 2012 publication. Ganser worked with a University of South Carolina colleague on Chapter 2, entitled: “Where It All Began: Peer Education and Leadership in Student Services.”

Stephanie received her Masters of Education from the University of South Carolina in Higher Education and Student Affairs and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Western New England College.

Yost

Shelton

Bill Yost, associate director of housing, and Frank Shelton, Deacon OneCard manager in Residence Life and Housing, spoke at the Higher Education Lenel Users Conference on electronic physical security at Stanford University on March 12-14.

Yost and Shelton were asked to give a presentation on Wake Forest’s recent card access system upgrade to proximity card and reader technology, as well as the challenges and benefits of the project. Attendees at the conference included representatives from Cornell University, Arizona State University, University of Alberta, Emory University and University of Southern California, among many others.

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Please join Interim Provost Mark Welker and Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration Hof Milam for Campus Connections, an opportunity for non-faculty staff to learn about, discuss and provide input about issues at Wake Forest. The event will be Thursday, Feb. 23, from 8:45-10 a.m. in Benson 401.

This month’s Campus Connections will feature:

• Donna McGalliard, Dean, Residence Life & Housing, who will discuss the residence halls about to go under construction.
• Lynn Sutton, Dean, Z. Smith Reynolds Library, who will discuss how ZSR advances the mission of the University by helping its students, faculty and staff succeed.
• Nate French, Director, Magnolia Scholars Program, who will discuss the Scholars Programs at WFU.

Cherise James, the Residence Life Coordinator for South Campus, was presented with the 2011 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award during Nova Southeastern University’s 14th annual Celebration of Excellence banquet in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

The 2011 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Awards were presented to graduates of the university’s schools, colleges and centers. Cherise is a 2009 M.S. graduate of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.

At Wake Forest, she supervises six Graduate Hall Directors and 60 Resident Advisers.

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Megan Anderson and Michael Logan

Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina honored Wake Forest as its Corporate Donor of the Year at its 2011 Recognition Banquet on Thursday, Nov. 10.

Attending on behalf of Wake Forest were Bill Yost, associate director of housing in Residence Life & Housing; Megan Anderson, manager of recycling and waste reductions in Facilities and Campus Services; and Michael Logan, a purchasing officer in Procurement Services. Baseball coach Tom Walter was the keynote speaker.

Logan handled surplus property for the University for 11 years, and he shared the responsibility with Anderson last fiscal year. Since July, Anderson has been handling the task.

“The entire reception was very moving, and Goodwill did a great job of showing their appreciation for the work of their diverse staff and their community affiliates,” Anderson said. “Even as involved as I am with Goodwill, I was still very impressed with all of the wonderful opportunities Goodwill creates for the local community.” Continue reading »

A few days after classes began, as orientation activities were winding down, new students were made to feel especially welcome in the Wake Forest community by a very important group to them — their faculty members!

A number of faculty responded to an invitation for Residence Life & Housing’s Faculty House Calls program. Faculty spent a few hours in the residence halls welcoming new students, making a number of personal connections along the way. After saying hello and showing off their own spaces a bit, many first-year residents seized the opportunity to ask questions about life at Wake Forest, to seek out advice about the transition from high school to college and to just share a few laughs as fellow Wake Foresters. Continue reading »

The Resident Student Association will be hosting the North Carolina Association of Residence Halls Fall Summit on Saturday, Oct. 1. Fall Summit will bring approximately 40 undergraduate student leaders to Wake Forest University from UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC-Wilmington, UNC-Charlotte, Meredith College, N.C. State and several others from across the state. The conference will provide members of the Resident Student Association an opportunity to connect with fellow residential leaders and to highlight Wake’s strong on-campus community.