“Kristen comes to us with a wealth of relevant experience and expertise, a strong respect for those with whom she will be working at all levels of the college, and a desire to help us make our systems easy and clear for students and colleagues,” says Rosales.

Before working at Carolina University, Kristin was interim associate dean of advising services at Winston Salem State University. Prior to that she was an associate director at the University of North Carolina Charlotte for a summer bridge program for primarily at-risk and minority students.

Kristen started at Guilford this week. Her hiring is one of several personnel announcements made by the Provost this month.

• Naadiya Hasan, an Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, has been named an Associate Academic Dean.
• Cathryn Bennett, a Program Evaluator for Every Campus A Refuge, has been named Director of Global & Off-Campus Initiatives (GOCI) and International Student Advisor. Cathryn will provide administrative oversight and academic leadership for both the College’s Study Abroad programs and International Student Scholar Services.

Maria also announced three faculty-in-residence hires: 

• Marjorie Church, an Instructor in the English Department, has been named the GOCI faculty-in-residence 
• Lavon Williams, a Professor in the Sports Studies Department, has been named faculty-in-residence in the Career, Academic and Personal Exploration office
• David Hildreth, Lincoln Financial Professor of Education Studies, has been named faculty-in-residence in Admission.