THE
Vol. CXXII Issue 9
EPORTER
Stetson University | DeLand, Fla.
Get to Know Your New
Dean of Students
Q&A with Lynn Schoenberg
Katie Dezes
Editor-in-Chief
Dean of Students Bio
Education:
• B S in Psychology,
Lynchburg College
• Ed.S. and M.Ed, in Mental Health Counseling,
University of Florida
Past Work Experience:
• Was the Chapter Development Consultant of
Kappa Delta National
Sorority
■ Worked at the Counseling Center at Santa
Fe Community College
and the Career Resource
Center at the University
of Florida
• Has held five different
titles at Stetson University: Began as the
Coordinator of Health
Education and Wellness
and was most recently
the Executive Director
of Holistic Wellness
Fun Facts:
• Enjoys exercising and
yoga
• Would rather be outdoors than indoors
• From Long Island, New
York
• Favorite colors are green
and purple
• Loves to read
• Was president of her sorority, Kappa Delta
• Has a "cat child" named
Dobby
• Was a member of her
college dance team
Q: For those who don't already know, what are the
responsibilities of the Dean
ofStudents?
A' That's a really good
question. * laughs* I've
been asked that a lot lately.
The main job responsibility of the Dean of Students
is to be the chief student
advocate. It's actually in
my job description, which
I really love. In addition to
that, I provide leadership
to five departments at Stetson, which are a little bit
different than the departments former Dean, Rosalie
Carpenter, worked with I
work with Student Development and Campus Vibrancy
(which includes SGA and
Greek Life), Wellness and
Recreation, The Counseling
Center, Health Services, and
Community Standards.
I'm also in charge of
the on-call response system
for students.
Q: What makes you most
excited about your new position? Whatmakesyou the
most nervous?
A. I'm definitely most excited that I will have more public student contact than I did
in my last position, which I
also loved, but was mainly
behind closed doors. I love
going to student events,
talking with students, and
just hearing what's going
on. I can already feel the difference in the first few days
of school, and I just love being part of that energy.
And the thing that I'm
most hesitant about...like
any student affairs professional, I want all of our students safe and in one piece.
So, my biggest concern is
always that something really bad will happen to one
of our students or a group
of our students. You have
to not think about it all of
the time to keep going, but,
statistically, it will happen
at some point, so we have
to be prepared. But it's the
thing that none of us want
to deal with and none of us
want to happen.
Photos credit Shadee Rios
Q: As Dean, you are expected to ensure student
success. How do you personally define student success?
A: For me, student success
is individually defined by
different students. For some
students, that means straight
As, involvement in everything on campus, and community service. For others,
it means passing, graduating, and getting through. So,
it's really important when
working with a student who
is struggling or stressed
to figure out what success
means,to them. I tell students often that my goal is
for you to succeed here. I
want our students to do well
academically, to feel connected to the campus, and
to feel like they are growing
and developing No matter
what an individual's goals
are, I hope for those three
things for all of our students.
Q: What can the Stetson
community expect from its
new Dean? What are your
Full Q&A on Page 2
Inside this issue
'Soulful and Untainted'
A look at
The Hand
Art Center's
newest
exhibition,
Page 6
'A Team with Plenty of Heart'
Men's
Basketball
Fall Recap
and Spring
Preview,
Page 10
keep hearing
from students
that they don't
feel heard."
Photo courtesy: Lynn Schoenberg
