Dean of Students Stephanie Russell Holz has been making quite a few changes around the University of Tampa, something her colleague Megan Frisque described as a “fresh approach to student engagement.”
Among these changes includes placing Tim Harding in the newly created role of Associate Dean of Career Development and Engagement.
This position came as a result of a reorganization of Student Affairs by Russell Holz.
“Tim’s years in the field of higher education coupled with his passion for working with students makes him the perfect choice for this position,” Russell Holz said.
“Tim is well-respected by faculty, staff and students. He has the knowledge base, enthusiasm and student-centered philosophy that we need to connect leadership, community engagement and career services together to create the best environment for student learning at UT.”
As the Associate Dean of Career Development and Engagement, Harding will facilitate a methodical and philosophical approach that blends the departments of Career Services and Student Leadership and Engagement.
“This holistic approach is very cutting-edge in Student Affairs,” Harding said. “Several other colleges are pursuing like models, though UT is one of the more aggressive ‘pioneers’ in this work.” Harding heads the UT-HIRE program, as well as Internship and Career fairs, and leadership trips.
The position of the associate dean and director of the Office of Student Leadership and Engagement were dissolved, which allowed the creation of this new position since both positions were previously associate and assistant director roles.
The reorganized portion of Student Affairs will bring focus to the natural relationship between community engagement and service, leadership training and career development.
The management team for this new cooperative area of Student Affairs consists of three directors: Mark Colvenbach, Director of Career Services; Megan Frisque, Director of Community Engagement and Kim Northup, Director of Leadership Programs.
Frisque commented on the change by saying, “I believe that it will create intentional connections between our offices so that we can best provide opportunities for UT students. It is my hope that we can serve as a role model for student organizations to collaborate more often.”
Brittany Moulden can be reached at brittany.moulden@spartans.ut.edu.
Oh wow, “serving the students”. How about just focusing on our education. That would be appreciated.