A day in the life of

I feel privileged that I can say that I love what I do.

Currently I work in two areas at Bloomsburg. The first is in residence life department where I work as a residence director - currently in Lycoming Hall. I actually live in the building, right off the lobby. My mom affectionately calls my apartment a "room" - which conjurs up visions of cheap posters and oddly placed, year-round holiday lights more reminiscent of my undergraduate years. I think she figures that all the other students live in a room, her son must as well.

In that I live where I work, I'm rather involved in student's lives - good grades and bad, relationships, roommate conflicts, and quite a few other things. I'm proud that I have an opportunity to have a positive impact on college students. Living in provides a unique venue to have this impact, although that hours are a bit challenging at times.

The second "half" of my job is in the Student Standards department where I am the assistant director. A simplified explanation is if a student violates university policy or otherwise maintains inappropriate conduct, I need to address it. This part of my work is incredibly challenging and rewarding; the opportunity to work with people who maybe need a bit of guidance or assistance is amazingly gratifying and something that I hope to continue for many years.

I remember reading a while ago that you should find what you love to do and then figure out a way to get paid for it. For me this happened in the reverse order: student life/residence life/working with people seemed to find me, repeatedly and kept bugging me til I figured out that this is what I truly enjoy. Pretty cool...